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Life's Work: An Interview with Dean Koontz
Koontz, Dean; Beard, AlisonArtículo HBS-R2002N-EConocimiento y comunicaciónDean Koontz is one of the world's most prolific and best-selling writers, with more than 120 novels to his name. During a difficult childhood, books were his refuge, so he has devoted his life--from 6:30 am to dinnertime, six days a week, for the past five decades--to creating fictional worlds across a range of genres for his devoted readers.Desde 8,20 €
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Life's Work: Bill T. Jones
Jones, Bill T.; Lissy, Dana; Beard, AlisonArtículo HBS-R1511M-EBill T. Jones revolutionized modern dance through the company he founded in 1982 with his partner Arnie Zane, who later died of AIDS-related lymphoma. He's since choreographed over 120 works (including the Broadway hit "Fela!"). Now 63 and the artistic director of New York Live Arts, he returns to the stage for a solo performance this season.Desde 8,20 €
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Collaborating for the Common Good
Tierney, Thomas J.Artículo HBS-F1107F-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasCollaboration among competitors is an unnatural act, but sometimes it's the best way to reduce costs, leverage strength, accelerate scale, or amplify influence-as unlikely allies in the world of social enterprise have demonstrated. The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, for example, has worked with 19 other philanthropies to create a $120 million pool of growth capital for three of its leading grantees, providing inspiration for the Obama administr...Desde 8,20 €
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Workspaces That Move People
Waber, Ben; Magnolfi, Jennifer; Lindsay, GregArtículo HBS-R1410E-EFew companies measure whether the design of their workspaces helps or hurts performance, but they should. The authors have collected data that capture individuals' interactions, communications, and location information. They've learned that face-to-face interactions are by far the most important activity in an office; creating chance encounters between knowledge workers, both inside and outside the organization, improves performance. The Norwegia...Desde 8,20 €
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What Entrepreneurs Get Wrong
Onyemah, Vincent; Pesquera, Martha Rivera; Ali, AbdulArtículo HBS-R1305D-ESalesmanship is central to a start-up's success, but many entrepreneurs ignore this simple fact. They may believe that their idea will sell itself or that there's no point visiting a prospective customer without a finished product in hand. Those who search for sales advice find mostly tools and techniques for established companies. In a study of 120 entrepreneurs in six countries, more than half fully developed their products before getting feedb...Desde 8,20 €
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Reaching the Rich World's Poorest Consumers
Yunus, Muhammad; Dalsace, Frederic; Menasce, David; Faivre-Tavignot, BenedicteArtículo HBS-R1503B-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasAlmost 120 million people in the European Union are classified as at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Although many companies offer low-cost products and services, they have largely ignored the needs of these consumers. In this article the founder of Grameen Bank and his coauthors describe how five leading companies, working through the not-for-profit Action Tank, have developed "social business" models to serve the bottom of the pyramid in F...Desde 8,20 €
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Who Goes, Who Stays? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Light, David A.; Kidd, David; Demonaco, Lawrence J.; Freeland, Grant; O'Sullivan, PatrickArtículo HBS-R0101A-EConocimiento y comunicaciónThe merger announcement between DeWaal Pharmaceuticals and BioHealth Labs was front-page news. Two months later, the press had moved on to a new story, and the hard labor of integration loomed. CEO Steve Lindell had worked tirelessly to clear regulatory hurdles, and all signs pointed toward approval in the near future. Now Steve was feeling pressure to attack the real challenge of the merger: bringing together two very different cultures as quick...Desde 8,20 €
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"Special Forces" Innovation: How DARPA Attacks Problems
Dugan, Regina E.; Gabriel, Kaigham J.Artículo HBS-R1310C-EThe Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency arguably has the longest-standing track record of radical invention in history. Over the past 50-plus years, DARPA has produced an unparalleled number of breakthroughs, including the internet, global positioning satellites, stealth technology, MEMS, and carbon composites. The agency's advances are now used in everything from smartphones to sporting equipment to artificial limbs, and it has ...Desde 8,20 €