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Biomass -- The Other Energy Source
Walsh, Marie E.Article HBS-F0904E-EService and Operations ManagementPrairie grasses, forestry and mill residues, nongrain parts of food crops, and urban wood wastes all could become a huge source of renewable energy.Starting at €8.20
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Art of Designing Markets
Roth, Alvin E.Article HBS-R0710G-EMarketingTraditionally, markets have been viewed as simply the confluence of supply and demand. But to function properly, they must be able to attract a sufficient number of buyers and sellers, induce participants to make their preferences clear, and overcome congestion by providing both enough time to make choices and a speedy means of registering them. Solutions to these challenges are the province of market design--a blend of game theory and experiment...Starting at €8.20
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Think of Start-ups as Shots on Goal
Litan, Robert E.Article HBS-F1206E-EEntrepreneurshipEconomists disagree over whether the U.S. can keep driving the productivity gains that lead to higher incomes. To learn whether we're on track or in trouble, we should look at the number of business starts.Starting at €8.20
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Realizing What You're Made Of
Mangurian, Glenn E.Article HBS-R0703J-ELeadership and People ManagementA ruptured disk pressed against Glenn Mangurian's spinal cord several years ago, leaving the lower half of his body permanently paralyzed. One minute, Mangurian was healthy and secure in his career as a management consultant; the next, his life was transformed and filled with uncertainty. The injury has taught him volumes about resilience and leadership. In this first-person account, he explains how people can create a new future after a crisis h...Starting at €8.20
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Caso de estudio: Un inversionista ngel con una agenda personal
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizArticle HBS-R1103MEntrepreneurshipGloria Londoño, el dueño de una cadena de centros de día innovadoras e integrales para las personas mayores en España, se ofrece 3 millones de euros por Victor Serna, un acaudalado médico-inversor. A cambio, Serna quiere una participación del 25%, un puesto en la junta, un voto en todas las decisiones estratégicas, y la posibilidad de liquidar su posición en cinco años, ya sea a través de una oferta pública o una venta. Sus términos no son negoci...Starting at €8.20
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How GE Teaches Teams to Lead Change
Prokesch, Steven E.Article HBS-R0901J-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2006, General Electric launched its Leadership, Innovation, and Growth (LIG) program to support CEO Jeffrey Immelt's priority of achieving corporate growth primarily by expanding businesses and creating new ones. LIG represented a radical approach for GE's famed management development center in Crotonville, New York, because it was the first effort to train all the senior members of a GE business's management team as a group. Prokesch went thr...Starting at €8.20
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Neuroscience and the Link Between Inspirational Leadership and Resonant Relationships
Richard E. BoyatzisArticle IVEY-9B12TA06-ELeadership and People ManagementEvery leader needs to have smooth, productive relationships with those around him or her. But what makes for a rewarding relationship — and its opposite — has long been unclear. Boyatzis, who has conducted studies and written extensively about the impact of brain activity on such relationships, describes some important new research that holds the promise of helping leaders to form more effective relationships. In one study, executives underwent f...Starting at €8.20
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The CEO of Duke Energy on Learning to Work with Green Activists
Rogers, James E.Article HBS-R1105A-ERogers was a freshly minted CEO trying to lead Public Service Indiana back from the brink of bankruptcy when the results of a 10-year federal study on acid rain were released. He became convinced that legislation to curb sulfur dioxide emissions was inevitable-and that his industry should have a seat at the negotiating table. Though his peers were opposed to any government action, cap and trade looked to him like a smart and creative compromise t...Starting at €8.20
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An Angel Investor with an Agenda (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Munoz-Seca, BeatrizArticle HBS-R1103M-EEntrepreneurshipGloria Londono, the owner of a chain of innovative, holistic day care centers for the elderly in Spain, is offered 3 million euro by Victor Serna, a wealthy physician-investor. In exchange, Serna wants a 25% stake, a board seat, a vote on all strategic decisions, and the ability to liquidate his position in five years, either through a public offering or a sale. His terms are not negotiable; his objectives are not transparent. The money would ena...Starting at €8.20
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Cuatro estrategias para equilibrar trabajo y familia
Demerouti, E.Article 75924Leadership and People ManagementLa adopción del teletrabajo a escala mundial durante la pandemia fue el experimento natural perfecto para observar en tiempo real la relación entre trabajo y familia. He aquí tácticas para reducir el estrés, aumentar la motivación y lograr una vida en equilibrio.Starting at €8.20