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Creative Destruction Visits the MBA

Harvard Business Review

competition from one-year, more focused courses (such as one-year degrees in finance, which are increasingly popular); and the ability to obtain somewhat substitutable credentials of other kinds. What can we predict? If your school goes out of business, tenure doesn't mean much.

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Investors Punish Amazon for Investing in Disruptive Growth

Harvard Business Review

On Tuesday, Amazon.com reported third-quarter earnings that fell far short of Wall Street's expectations. Listening to Amazon's finance chief Tom Szkutak explain the miss, it was immediately apparent that Amazon's problem was not with the top line. You have to be willing to think long-term. per share by nearly a dime.