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The China Rules
Paine, Lynn S.Article HBS-R1006H-ETo achieve growth and profitability in the world's third-largest economy, multinationals need strong leadership-but China is tough on top executives. Pulsating with opportunity, China attracts foreigners, yet HR professionals continue to rank it as one of the most challenging destinations for expatriates. The problem, says the author, is that many executives sent to lead China operations are ill equipped to tackle the country's unique challenges....Starting at €8.20
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A Global Leader's Guide to Managing Business Conduct
Paine, Lynn S.; Deshpande, Rohit; Margolis, Joshua D.Article HBS-W1109A-EAn extensive global survey by three Harvard Business School professors finds that employees agree on core standards of corporate behavior. But meeting those standards will require new approaches to managing business conduct. The compliance and ethics programs of most companies today fall short of addressing multinationals' basic responsibilities, let alone such vexing issues as how to stay competitive in markets where rivals follow different rule...Starting at €8.20
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What Are You Doing About It? (Spanish version)
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Article HBS-R1109HStrategyMarket capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and inadequate government and international institutions are just a few of the forces that threaten to disrupt global market capitalism in the decades ahead. In conversations with business lead...Starting at €8.20
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Global Capitalism at Risk: What Are You Doing About It
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Article HBS-R1109H-EMarket capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and inadequate government and international institutions are just a few of the forces that threaten to disrupt global market capitalism in the decades ahead. In conversations with business lead...Starting at €8.20
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Sustainability in the Boardroom
Paine, Lynn S.Article HBS-R1407G-EMore and more companies recognize the importance of corporate responsibility to their long-term success--and yet the matter gets short shrift in most boardrooms, consistently ranking at the bottom of some two dozen possible priorities. Many years ago labor conditions in Asian contract factories prompted Nike board member Jill Ker Conway to lobby for a board-level corporate responsibility committee, which the company created in 2001. In the years ...Starting at €8.20
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Managing for the Long Term
Bower, Joseph L.; Paine, Lynn S.; Cliffe, Sarah; Barton, Dominic; Manyika, James; Keohane Williamson, SarahArticle HBS-R1703B-ELeadership and People ManagementIn this issue's Spotlight we examine how a focus on maximizing shareholder value--which leads to short-termism for management and boards--can threaten companies' health and financial performance. In "The Error at the Heart of Corporate Leadership," Joseph Bower and Lynn Paine examine the foundations and flaws of agency theory, which views shareholders as the "owners" of a company and is behind the current widespread idea that corporate managers s...Starting at €8.20