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What We'll Be Doing in 2022
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1410Z-EEconomicsOver the next decade, job growth will be greatest in the health care and personal care fields and in construction. Jobs will actually decline in farming. Due to the highly graphical nature of the Vision Statement, we offer this reprint in color, PDF format only. We recommend printing it out in color to maximize its effectiveness.Starting at €8.20
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Managers Can't Be Great Coaches All by Themselves
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1803A-ETo understand how managers can better provide the development that up-and-coming talent need, researchers at Gartner surveyed 7,300 employees and managers and interviewed and surveyed hundreds of HR executives. From this work they identified four coaching profiles-- Teacher Managers, Always-On Managers, Connector Managers, and Cheerleader Managers--and assessed their impact on performance. Surprisingly, time spent on employee development seems no...Starting at €8.20
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Can a Strong Culture be too Strong, Debrief Slides
Harvard Business ReviewCase HBS-HPT005-ELeadership and People ManagementSlide supplement for product numbers R1401L, R1401X, and R1401Z.Starting at €8.20
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Can a Strong Culture be Too Strong, Teaching Note
Harvard Business ReviewTeaching Note HBS-HTN005-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for Product Numbers: R1401L, R1401X, and R1401Z.Starting at €0.00
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Aviron Interactive Inc.: Bootstrapping a Gamification Fitness Startup
Derrick Neufeld; Ning Su; Ken Mark; Vy Hoang; Michael LaPalme; Angela VavitsasCase IVEY-9B19E003-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyIn 2016, Toronto entrepreneur Andy Hoang was working to launch a new business, Aviron Interactive Inc., a developer and marketer of interactive rowing machines that would use gamification to allow users to work out with others through a virtual connection and an innovative, remotely-activated resistance adjustor. Hoang wanted to create the new business by wrapping an outsourced services model around a central core that included the key business i...Starting at €8.20
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Didi, Kuaidi, and Uber in China
Ning Su; Yulin Fang; Yukun YangCase IVEY-9B16M059-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, China’s leading domestic Internet-based ride-hailing company, Didi, claimed more than 50 per cent of the Chinese ride-hailing market, followed closely by a major local competitor, Kuaidi. As Didi and Kuaidi actively competed against each other, U.S.-based Uber entered the battle with a different strategy. In the face of the increasingly complex and constantly changing landscape of China’s ride-hailing market, Didi’s founders wondered wha...Starting at €8.20
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Finding the Right CEO
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F2201A-EKnowledge and CommunicationThe most promising candidates in your company may not be where you expect.Starting at €8.20
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The #MeToo Backlash
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1905A-ELeadership and People ManagementMany people thought the #MeToo movement would have a deterrent effect. A group of researchers weren't so sure. In early 2018 they began a survey to determine whether their fears of fallout were justified. Indeed, both men and women predicted that men would be more reluctant now to engage with women at work in certain ways, such as meeting one-on-one or going for after-work drinks, even though such activities can be crucial for advancement. People...Starting at €8.20
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When Hiring Execs, Context Matters Most
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1705A-EEntrepreneurshipWhen choosing a CEO, boards typically take into account the particular circumstances the company faces: Is it in need of a turnaround, say, or will it be scaling for growth? But firms don't usually pay much attention to contextual challenges when hiring for and promoting people into lower-level leadership roles, instead preferring jack-of-all-trades candidates. A new study from CEB suggests that they will be more successful if they consider the s...Starting at €8.20
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ExerciseApp
Barbara L. Marcolin; Ning Su; Corey RochkinCase IVEY-9B13E001-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyThe CEO and founder of ExerciseApp decided to take the plunge and spec out the features of his new iPhone mobile application and supporting website. He planned for ExerciseApp to stream exercise workouts from pro-athletes to followers who wanted to “Train. Play. Be. Like the Pros” and get an edge to their workouts. As he envisioned the application, he realized he would need a lot of help with the technology and the setup of this entrepreneurial v...Starting at €8.20