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01 Dec 2017
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Ink: Alumni Book Recommendations

Recommended by Strategy consultant Vivek Ravishanker (MBA 2012) Shoe Dog by Phil Knight Knight on the idea that became Nike: “That morning in 1962 I told myself: Let everyone else call your idea crazy just keep going. Don’t stop. Don’t even think about stopping until... View Details

2008
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The Rules of Globalization: Case Book

By: Rawi Abdelal

This is a book about the politics of the global economy — about how firms prosper by understanding those politics, or fail by misunderstanding them. Understanding the politics of globalization may once have been a luxury; it is now, for most high-level managers, simply... View Details

Keywords: Trade; International Finance; Globalized Economies and Regions; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations

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01 Apr 2001
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HBS Press Books in Brief

Business Initiative at The Wharton School, the book distills a set of critical insights Western managers can use to compete aggressively while creating and sustaining successful professional relations in Chinese business communities... View Details

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

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Alumni-Authored Books | Baker Library

Alumni-Authored Books Building our collections with the work of HBS graduates All Services for Alumni A curated selection of alumni-authored titles for honored years: 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010,... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book

Keywords: April White

18 Jun 2001
Lessons from the Classroom

Why Leaders Need Great Books

Agee Professor of Social Ethics and the acclaimed author of 50 books including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Children of Crisis, agreed to offer a course he had taught elsewhere at Harvard, where he let students talk about literature. These... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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 used to prepare for quizzes and... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

03 Jan 2014
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Book Review: 'Fortune Tellers' by Walter Friedman

01 Jan 2007
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Strategy + Business Magazine's Best Management Book

19 Jun 2019
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Faculty Books in Brief: Summer 2019

04 Aug 2011
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Twelve New Books By Harvard Business School Faculty

23 Apr 2019
Blog Post

HBS Shares Their Favorite Books for HR Leaders

HBS Career & Professional Development is excited to share some of our favorite books from the Harvard community for Human Resources leaders. Covering topics from effective leadership, to mentoring talent, to creating an environment of... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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

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PAPERS AND BOOKS IN PROGRESS:

"Social Networks in Republican Shanghai," edited conference volume with Nara Dillion.

"Equity Shares as Political Payoff: Property Rights Reform in Chinese Firms," ms. 2005

"Pathways of Development: The Uncertain... View Details

July 2015
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The Atavist: Reinventing the Book

By: Mukti Khaire and Mary Tripsas

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June 2012
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The Atavist: Reinventing the Book

By: Mukti Khaire and Mary Tripsas

Atavist, a start-up founded by journalists, publishes enhanced ebook singles as well as the software to create enhanced ebooks. The company is currently engaged in both publishing and software development, but as they raise funding and grow, must decide whether to... View Details