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LVMH, Hermès, and the Danger of Going 'A Little Bit Public'

Harvard Business Review

He would not sacrifice the long-term value of the Hermès brand for short-term profits. Professor Michael Moffett is Continental Grain Professor of Finance, and Professor Kannan Ramaswamy holds the William D. That is not what he does. Hacker Chair of Management, at the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

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Doing Both: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Doing Both: Capturing Today’s Profit and Driving Tomorrow’s Growth Inder Sidhu FT Press/Pearson Organizational transformation is not — repeat not – a zero-sum game One of the most self-defeating mindsets is suggested by the admonition, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.&#

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