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The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge.

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Business organizations are not built for innovation; they are built for efficiency.&# – Vijay Govindarajan In The Other Side of Innovation the authors demonstrate their absolute knowledge of an area that many organizations need more of, innovation! There is just one little problem. Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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Welcome to Thinkers50, one of the best online sources for brain food

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Thinkers50 offers the definitive global ranking of management thinkers and is published every two years. The 2009 winner was CK Prahalad. The ranking is based on voting at the Thinkers50 website and input from a team of advisers led by Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer.

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HBR's Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

Harvard Business Review

This was originally posted in 2009, and it remains one of our most popular posts. by Vijay Govindarajan. Better Time Management Is Not the Answer. Management is chaotic by nature. Important advice for smart people (and their parents and managers). The Best Cover Letter I Ever Received. by David Silverman.

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3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

He told us: “In a Phillips Leadership Conclave in 2009, I listened to the presentation of Dr. He decided to leave Phillips to commit to the cause of fighting blindness — a risky decision for a 43-year old. Vijay Govindarajan Ravi Ramamurti. His life was set. Further Reading. Innovation & Entrepreneurship Book.

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The $300 House: The Urban Challenge

Harvard Business Review

Editor's note: This post is one in an occasional series on Vijay Govindarajan's and Christian Sarkar's idea to create a scalable housing solution for the world's poor. Poverty has fallen from 22 percent of the population to 7 percent between 2003 and 2009. This effort must be replicated in other developing countries as well.

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World Business Forum – Top 10 Speakers | N2Growth Blog

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Vijay Govindarajan - Vijay is a Professor of International Business and the Founding Director of Tuck’s Center for Global Leadership at Dartmouth. Not only did Steve keep the entire audience at Radio City Music Hall in stitches, he did it while making astute observations and keen insights on what it takes to be successful in business.

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