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20 Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Blog in 2016

Curious Cat

The Purpose of an Organization (2005). One factor at a time (OFAT) Versus Factorial Designs (2011). The aim of leadership is not merely to find and record failures of men (2011) *. Dangers of Forgetting the Proxy Nature of Data (2004) *. Stated Versus Revealed Preference (2013). The Toyota Way – Two Pillars (2010).

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Leadership in the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association

Coaching Tip

Presented to an individual within the RV industry who has made extraordinary contributions to the industry''s overall success. Norm Jacobson. Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. Sid Johnson. Jayco, Inc. The RV Financing Community. Pete Liegl. Forest River, Inc. Wade Thompson. Thor Industries. Jim Sheldon. Monaco Coach Corporation. Don Walter.

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. We were optimistic about Yahoo’s future in China as the deal closed in January 2004.

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There Will Be Oil, But At What Price?

Harvard Business Review

After all, he has asserted since 2004 that global oil production was nothing to worry about, and that there would be few effects on the economy. Conventional crude ended its 150-year-long growth trajectory in 2004 and flattened out around 74 million barrels per day. And we must correct some of Mr. Yergin's assertions.

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Outsider CEOs Are on the Rise at the World’s Biggest Companies

Harvard Business Review

That’s nearly double the rate from 2004 to 2007. That’s because the CEO Success study found that female chief executives are hired from outside the company more often than male CEOs are — 32% of outgoing and incoming CEOs from 2004 to 2015 were women, versus 23% were men. Iger has been in charge of Disney since 2005.

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Adrian J. Slywotsky, Part Two: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Slywotzky is a consultant and author of several books on economic theory and management. He graduated from Harvard College and holds a JD from Harvard Law School and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has worked as a consultant since 1979 and is currently a partner at Oliver Wyman.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Flooding in 2011 in Thailand, harmed 160 companies in the textile industry and halted nearly a quarter of the country’s garment production, increasing global prices by 28%. Coca-Cola, for example, faced a water shortage in India that forced it to shut down one of its plants in 2004. In 2005, they launched a U.S.