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Extreme Negotiations: Putting the Idea into Practice

Harvard Business Review

In our November 2010 issue, Jeff Weiss and Jonathan Hughes, along with Major Aram Donigian, authored an article called " Extreme Negotiations." The authors used examples from military negotiations in Iraq and Afghanistan to illustrate how these strategies work.

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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

In an age of awards overkill, it is tempting to see the ranking as just another example of hubris in the business world. Until very recently, for example, most managers were (and many still are) convinced that fear and greed were the two primary levers for motivating people. The results for 2011 are published today — 14 November.

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

Harvard Business Review

Vijay Govindarajan Ravi Ramamurti. In 2010, Chandra started a for-profit venture, Forus Health , which launched the world’s first low-cost fundus camera , 3nethra, that screens anterior (cornea) and posterior (retina) segments of the eye for four major conditions (cataracts, diabetic retina, glaucoma, and cornea issues).

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The Middle East Could Be a Cradle of Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Kenya's M-Pesa , for example, allows customers to withdraw and deposit money via text message. Long before the Arab uprising in 2010 — and uninhibited by uncertainty and instability today — Middle East entrepreneurs have used innovation to overcome challenges and to find new opportunities for growth.