Topic: Harvard Business Review
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Bullied bus monitor: Karen Klein case shows power of crowdfunding
Donations for bullied bus monitor Karen Klein poured into a website at such a clip that they overwhelmed the site. Her case may be a tipping for the phenomenon called crowdfunding.
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Verbal Energy The kudzu of global business languages
A call for companies to require English of all their employees seems insensitive – and unnecessary.
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Donald Marron Why finance heads shouldn't be judged by the market
The problem is that incentive compensation based on financial performance does a lousy job of distinguishing skill from luck.
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The Entrepreneurial Mind The best business model is a fluid one
Developing a business model isn't a one-time event. It's an ongoing process that should help your business grow and change with the demands of the market
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Editor's Blog Oval Office or Starship: What a leader needs
A professional manager may or may not make a good US president. Piloting a superpower through a four-year term is so complex and unpredictable that no one can be fully prepared for the job.
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Cover Story Does America need a CEO in the Oval Office?
Mitt Romney has been both vaunted and vilified for his business background. Here's how running a corporation really compares to running a country.
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The Apple effect: How Steve Jobs & Co. won over the world
UPDATE: Steve Jobs passed on Wednesday. In this cover story, first published last month, Alan Webber explores what made Steve Jobs (and Apple) exceptional. Apple knew what consumers didn't want and understood the power of being itself. A look at what the company can teach corporate America.
09/17/2011 12:29 pm -
Opinion Michael Moore ignores capitalism's blessings
'Capitalism: A Love Story' seems more like a documentary of capitalism's authoritarian losers, rather than its democratic winners.
11/03/2009 12:00 am -
Pirates, Inc.: Inside the booming Somali business
Meet the modern-day brigands behind the sometimes sophisticated, always risky operations that raked in an estimated $80 million in ransoms in 2008.
05/31/2009 01:00 am -
Want to keep your job? Be happy.
Study shows that a bright disposition helps workers navigate darker times.
03/16/2009 01:00 am
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