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01 Mar 2025
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Borders and the Self By Chinwe Ajena-Sagna (MBA 2003) Masobe Books “Who are you?” Every border tells a story. Every story has its origins. Tracing a cultural lineage from the beginnings of Igbo history in the ninth century by delineating... View Details

February 4, 2012
Book Review

"When Life Is a Bunch of Carrots." Book Review of Strings Attached: Untangling the Ethics of Incentives, by Ruth W. Grant

By: Nancy F. Koehn

Keywords: Ethics; Motivation and Incentives; Information

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01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book

of books that make up its online inventory on hand—but the curation is not specific to the location. Nationwide ordering trends and reviews inform what is available on the shelves in Los Angeles, Chicago,... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2016
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Faculty Books for December 2016

Introduction to Financial Accounting: Review Quizzes and Practice Exams by V.G. Narayanan (Self-published) This book provides practice multiple choice questions on introductory accounting topics. It can be... View Details

26 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews

reviews affect consumer demand, as restaurants are less likely to book up during the weeks following a review that notes poor hygiene. Lastly, they found suggestive evidence... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Retail

04 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Harder Than I Thought

the book is a sequel to their 2009 work The Adventures of an IT Leader "We hope that this book inspires reflection and makes a contribution to developing our knowledge about CEO leadership in ways that can... View Details

Keywords: by Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan & Shannon O'Donnell; Aerospace

15 Jun 2021
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June 2021 Books and Podcasts

Alumni Books Boeing Metamorphosis: Launching the 737 and 747, 1965–1969 by John Fredrickson and John Andrew (MBA 1959) Schiffer Military History Welcome to the world of corporate decision-making, workplace gambles, and myriad human... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

25 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Can China Lead?’

book excerpt The Importance Of Being Innovative From Chapter 4, Can China Lead: Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth By Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, and F. Warren McFarlan One can surely doubt that creativity can be mandated or... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby & F. Warren McFarlan; Education; Technology

01 Dec 2013
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Alumni News | Book Briefs

to provide the resources needed to change the world. Boards That Lead: When to Take Charge, When to Partner, and When to Stay Out of the Way by Ram Charan (MBA 1965, DBA 1967), Dennis Carey, and Michael Useem (Harvard Business Review... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Professional Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

Founder’s Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth by James Allen (MBA 1989) and Chris Zook (Harvard Business Review Press) Based on their decade-long study of companies in more than 40 countries, the authors... View Details

May 6, 2024
Book Review

Is That What You Really Think?: Book Review of "Third Millennium Thinking" by Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell and Robert MacCoun

By: Michael Luca

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01 Apr 2002
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HBS Press Books in Brief

HBS Press Books in Brief Total Access: Giving Customers What They Want in an Anytime, Anywhere World. Regis McKenna, the renowned "father of high-tech marketing," sets forth a new marketing paradigm in which machines and networks do most... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2001
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HBS Press Books in Brief

The Digital Enterprise: How to Reshape Your Business for a Connected World is an authoritative collection of cutting-edge Harvard Business Review articles, edited by HBR executive editor Nicholas G. Carr. Containing the latest thinking... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2014
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Book Review: My Lunch with Warren

values, Spier begins his redemption by starting the Aquamarine Fund and by channeling none other than the king of value investing. When Spier saw Warren Buffett speak at HBS, he wasn’t much impressed. That would soon change. See Also Alumni and Faculty View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Aug 2022
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September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States By Alliah L. Agostini (MBA 2009); Illustrated by Sawyer Cloud becker&mayer! Kids On June 19, 1865—more than two years after... View Details

11 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ’The Future of Boards’

more than timely that a book on the subject by one of the world's great experts on corporate governance, Harvard Business School Professor Jay Lorsch, will be published next week. The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Lorsch

01 Mar 2018
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March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Alumni Books Dress Like a Million from Goodwill: The Ultimate Recycle Store by Jean Kelley (OPM 29, 2000) (JKLA Publishing) Goodwill stores are the ultimate retail location for getting great deals on name brand clothing. In this book, the... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Winslow Homer: American Passage By William R. Cross (MBA 1986) Farrar, Straus and Giroux In 1860, at the age of 24, Winslow Homer (1836–1910) sold Harper’s Weekly two dozen wood engravings, carved into... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Alumni Books Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me about Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss by Tyra Banks (OPM 42, 2012) and Carolyn London TarcherPerigree Tyra Banks and her mother, Carolyn, share what they’ve learned... View Details