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Birth of a Salesman

This book chronicles the remarkable metamorphosis of the American salesman from itinerant amateur to trained expert. From the mid-nineteenth century to the eve of World War II, the development of sales management transformed an economy populated by peddlers and... View Details

23 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

readers? Use data science. Make money by doing deals with television and filmmakers and book publishers. The case describes the challenges of matching readers to stories and of helping writers produce better stories by supplying feedback... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

January 2009 (Revised March 2013)
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Live Nation Faces the Music

By: Stephen P. Bradley, Frank Cespedes and Kerry Herman

In 2008, concert producer and promoter Live Nation faces a decision about its strategy in light of the tumultuous changes in the music industry and the increasing power of the major artists. As the music business once again recreates itself in response to new... View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Music Entertainment; Five Forces Framework; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Music Industry; Service Industry

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12 May 2014
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China’s Strategic Challenge

27 Nov 2013
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Harvard Business School Faculty Dominate 2013 “Thinkers 50” List

09 Oct 2013
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Why business can be good at solving social problems

16 Sep 2013
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Want Marital Bliss? Pool Your Money

06 Mar 2022
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Don’t Be Miserable in Middle Age. Make a Happiness Plan Today

12 May 2020
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How History's Great Leaders Managed Anxiety

10 Mar 2020
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Why Capitalists Need to Save Democracy

21 Jan 2020
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Why Business Leaders Should Solve Problems Beyond Their Companies

26 Nov 2019
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Who Killed Healthcare? Dr Regina Herzlinger Knows Who’s Guilty

22 Jan 2019
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Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace

16 Nov 2016
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The best ways to combat bias

2020
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Business, Ethics and Institutions: The Evolution of Turkish Capitalism in Global Perspectives

By: Asli M. Colpan and Geoffrey Jones

This book is the first systematic scholarly study on the business history of Turkey and its predecessor the Ottoman Empire from the nineteenth century until the present. It places the distinctive characteristics of capitalism in Turkey within a global and comparative... View Details

Keywords: Capitalism; Corruption; Business History; Ethics; Economic Systems; Crime and Corruption; Middle East; Central Asia; Turkey

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