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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Artisans Must Balance the Books 8:12 AM Tuesday November 23, 2010 by Ndubuisi Ekekwe | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print The boy was 11 years old when his father took him to live with a kinsman, a businessman with many shops in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR? Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance. The Alert delivers the latest blog posts from HBR.org directly to your inbox every morning at 8:00 AM ET. Thats different in IT, accounting, or finance.

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The Next Frontier of Judgment - Across Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

Over the next few months, well each be authoring posts in this blog to test-drive ideas and invite input as the research progresses.) Now consider the joint judgment involved in a process of co-creation , whereby companies collaborate with customers or other partners to bring new offerings to market.

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The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

For example, marketing optimizes its activities for its own benefit and the sales and customer service functions do likewise. The end-to-end process of customer acquisition and retention — getting rid of duplicate activities and information across marketing, sales and customer service — isnt touched.

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Are You Working Over the Thanksgiving Holiday?

Harvard Business Review

The Conversation Blogs The Conversation Are You Working Over the Thanksgiving Holiday? The Alert delivers the latest blog posts from HBR.org directly to your inbox every morning at 8:00 AM ET.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

The Alert delivers the latest blog posts from HBR.org directly to your inbox every morning at 8:00 AM ET. He advises some of the world’s biggest companies on environmental strategy. Follow him on Twitter at @GreenAdvantage.

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable 4:33 PM Monday November 29, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared.

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