What about local industry builups?
Umesh
Making Waves
Venture Capitalist Tom Perkins MIT'53, Harvard MBA - launches a superyacht -- and a novel.
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Highlights this Week
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- Q&A: How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
- Op-Ed: Enron Jury Sent the Right Message
- Research & Ideas: Political Turmoil and Mexico's Economy
- What Do YOU Think: How Important Is "Executive Intelligence"?
- First Look: Business ethics, private equity in M&A's, more.
New on the Site
Q&A: How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5462.html
Customers have produced some of the most important innovations in industries ranging from oil refining to scientific instruments. But how do user innovations take place? How do they get to market? Professor Carliss Baldwin discusses research into the rodeo kayak industry to understand the world of user innovation.Op-Ed: Enron Jury Sent the Right Message
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5456.html
Although the actions of Enron's executives were in many areas neither clearly legal nor illegal, jurors sent an unambiguous message that all executives should heed: Truth telling and ethical discipline are the cornerstone values in corporate governance, writes professor emeritus Malcolm S. Salter.Research & Ideas: Political Turmoil and Mexico's Economy
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5458.html
Professor Noel Maurer's historical research into Mexico and other countries with unstable governments shows that their economies perform better than might be expected. Why?Jim Heskett asks: How Important Is "Executive Intelligence" for Leaders?
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5449.html
What do YOU think? Online comment section open till Thursday. Leadership talent seems to be enjoying a "seller's market." As we select and train future leaders for all levels of our organizations, how much effort do we really spend assessing executive intelligence as opposed to personality and style?First Look: Cutting-Edge Work from Faculty
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/firstlook/
This week: Business ethics, the role that private equity firms play in M&As, and directors and officers liability insurance as a tool in corporate governance.Most Popular Stories
Developing a Strategy for Digital Convergence
How Important is "Executive Intelligence" for Leaders?
Political Turmoil and Mexico's Economy
Best of Faculty Q&As
Kathleen L. McGinn: Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/3711.html
When negotiating compensation, women often sell themselves short. Some practical advice on claiming the power to lead in this interview with HBS professor Kathleen L. McGinn and Harvard's Hannah Riley Bowles.Working Paper Spotlight
Behavioral Operations
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5401.html
by Francesca Gino and Gary P. Pisano
Organizations often commit to more product development projects than they can handle. And while people do not always behave rationally, most research on operations management still assumes they do.Elsewhere at Harvard Business School
Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/bcaowk/index.html
HBS Executive Education Program
July 30 - August 4, 2006Advanced Management Program
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HBS Executive Education Program
September 5-October 27, 2006General Management Program
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HBS Executive Education Program
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