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Stop Focusing on Profitability and Go for Growth

Harvard Business Review

Next time you're deciding about a big investment, NPV can help you make a more informed decision. But many companies struggle to come up with enough promising growth options. Some focus their best people on finding ways to squeeze out more profitability from existing operations, rather than creating new businesses.

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Reflecting on David Garvin’s Imprint on Management

Harvard Business Review

David Garvin, who died earlier this month, was by all accounts one of the great Harvard Business School teachers, lighting up the classroom and the minds of his students over the past 38 years. Kaplan’s balanced scorecard or Clayton Christensen’s disruptive innovation.