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Build Your Reputation the Rachael Ray Way

Harvard Business Review

Sometimes, it seems they've always loomed large: for decades, Michael Porter has been synonymous with strategy, and John Kotter with change management. In March 2001, Groysberg writes in his case study, NBC's Today show had a rash of guest cancellations due to a snowstorm.

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The $300 House: A Hands-On Approach to a Wicked Problem

Harvard Business Review

Bhalla used the case study of the chulha stove, co-created by businesses, NGOs, and slum dwellers, to make his point. "It will be unfortunate if the house were to be designed by those who will never live in it," wrote Bhalla. The $300 House project is a housing ecosystem project. The authors have an implicit negative view on business.

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Case Study: Is a Promotion Worth Hiding Who You Are?

Harvard Business Review

Of course it was natural for a boss to have mixed feelings about seeing a valued employee move on, but David was more than Mark’s manager: He was his mentor. Editor’s note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. .

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The Changing Role of Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

The change has not gone unremarked by management's leading thinkers. Witness Chris Lazslo's work on sustainable value , and Michael Porter's theorizing about shared value. We look forward to sharing their case studies in a third research study, to be published later this year.

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Why President Kagame Runs Rwanda Like a Business

Harvard Business Review

So when Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter invited HBR last month to attend a class where Kagame was the guest speaker, and talk to him and Kagame afterwards, I was curious but also a little worried about being enlisted as a Kagame salesman. To Porter] How did you hook up with this guy? How did this partnership evolve?

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18 of the Top 20 Tech Companies Are in the Western U.S. and Eastern China. Can Anywhere Else Catch Up?

Harvard Business Review

Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce leader, manages the world’s largest money market fund, and now plays an important role in financial and payment services. Meetic, the French dating site, offers a case study in the difficulties of managing across digital borders. digital giants in these countries.