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Planning a meeting or event is no easy task. Just ask any of the administrative staffers who are increasingly being asked to do it. One minor mistake – a plane ticket that doesn't arrive on time, not enough vegetarian meals at the luncheon, the wrong kind of audio/visual equipment – can mean big trouble. Now this handy little how-to guide takes secretaries and assistants through the entire process step-by-step. From site selection and registration...
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How do the most resilient leaders and organizations survive-and even thrive-during a market slowdown?
If you read nothing else on weathering a down market and returning to growth, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you navigate a tough market, stay resilient, and return to growth and prosperity faster than the competition. In this expanded edition,...
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Many of the most dynamic public companies, from Alibaba to Facebook to Visa, and the most valuable start-ups, such as Airbnb and Uber, are matchmakers that connect one group of customers with another group of customers. Economists call matchmakers multisided platforms because they provide physical or virtual platforms for multiple groups to get together. Dating sites connect people with potential matches, for example, and ride-sharing apps do the...
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A short history of piracy and capitalism
When capitalism spread along the trade routes toward the Indies...when radio opened an era of mass communication . . . when the Internet became part of the global economy...pirates were there. And although most people see pirates as solitary anarchists out to destroy capitalism, it turns out the opposite is true. They are the ones who forge the path.
In The Pirate Organization, Rodolphe Durand and Jean-Philippe...
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Find the right innovation model
Innovation is a much-used buzzword these days, but when it comes to creating and implementing a new idea, many companies miss the mark-plans backfire, consumer preferences shift, or tried-and-true practices fail to work in a new context. So is innovation just a low-odds crapshoot?
In The Architecture of Innovation, Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner-one of the foremost experts on how innovation works-says...
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How do the most resilient companies survive--and even thrive--during a slowdown?
If you read nothing else on preparing for a tough economy and coming back stronger, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help your company persevere through economic challenges and continue to grow even as your competitors stumble.
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Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre ce qu'est le tableau de bord prospectif
Modélisé par Norton et Kaplan, le tableau de bord prospectif, plus connu sous l'appellation du balanced scorecard, est un outil complet. Tels des pilotes d'avion qui se doivent de maîtriser l'ensemble des paramètres en cours de vol, les managers apprendront à tenir compte des quatre grands axes transversaux d'une organisation (la finance, la dimension humaine,...
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Un guide pratique et accessible pour mettre au point une stratégie d'entreprise éclairée
Le tableau de bord prospectif, plus connu sous l'appellation du balanced scorecard, est un outil qui fut conçu par Norton et Kaplan. Cet outil part du principe que tels des pilotes d'avion qui se doivent de maîtriser l'ensemble des paramètres en cours de vol, les managers doivent tenir compte des quatre grands axes transversaux d'une organisation (la...
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"System Error" exposes the root of our current predicament: how big tech's relentless focus on optimization is driving a future that reinforces discrimination, erodes privacy, displaces workers, and pollutes the information we get. Armed with an understanding of how technologists think and exercise their power, three Stanford professors share their provocative insights and concrete solutions to help everyone understand what is happening, what is at...
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Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre la matrice BCG
Puisque gérer son portefeuille d'activités et allouer les ressources nécessaires à leur développement n'est pas toujours évident, la matrice BCG propose des repères pour faciliter la prise de décision. Que les managers se rassurent donc, car le cadran développé par le cabinet de consultation Boston Consulting Group est clair, imagé et facile d'utilisation.
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Is your business playing it safe-or taking the right risks?
If you read nothing else on managing risk, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help your company make smart decisions and thrive, even when the future is unclear.
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• Avoid the most common errors in risk management
• Understand the three distinct categories of...
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How to compete in a world dominated by tech giants.
A new breed of monopolies is threatening your business. Tech mega-firms from around the world are encroaching on your industry's space, rewriting the rules, and scooping up talent--and your customers. What should you and your company be doing right now to counter these challenges?
Monopolies and Tech Giants: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will provide you with today's most essential...
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Get your idea off the ground.
You've got a great idea that will increase revenue or boost productivity-but how do you get the buy-in you need to make it happen? By building a business case that clearly shows your idea's value. That's not always easy: Maybe you're not sure what kind of data your stakeholders will trust. Or perhaps you're intimidated by number crunching.
The HBR Guide to Building Your Business Case, written by project management expert...
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Plan your way to business success
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and creating a business plan checklist, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
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• Understand the 9 key steps you must follow when creating any business plan and what each step involves
• Use your business plan to guide your new business or products, predict turnover and anticipate future...
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Un guide pratique et accessible pour découvrir comment réaliser pas à pas un business plan!
Entrepreneur, vous débordez d'idées et souhaitez à présent vous lancer dans la réalisation de vos projets ou dans la création d'une entreprise? Le business plan est là pour vous aider à bien cerner les limites et les objectifs de vos ambitions. En fixant au préalable la stratégie, la rentabilité financière, mais aussi les différentes phases...
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Compreender o essencial da lista de verificação do plano de negócios (também conhecido como plano de negócios ou plano de desenvolvimento) em apenas 50 minutos com este livro prático e conciso. Um plano de negócios é um plano financeiro que detalha os pontos relacionados com o lançamento de um negócio, incluindo o mercado, a pesquisa de mercado e a mistura de marketing. A preparação de um plano de negócios é uma parte essencial da criação...
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The must-read summary of Philip Evans and Thomas Wurster's book: "Blown to Bits: How the New Economics of Information Transforms Strategy".
This complete summary of the ideas from Philip Evans and Thomas Wurster's book "Blown to Bits" argues that within most traditional business models, there is a trade-off between richness and reach. In their book, the authors highlight that the Internet has the ability to remove this trade-off by being able to...
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Turn your data into a roadmap to success!
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Balanced Scorecard, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Evaluate company performance and management efficiency
• Focus on all perspectives of the business at once
• Successfully apply the Balanced Scorecard to your business
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Strategy consultant Christopher Surdak argues that disruptive companies have already figured out that information is replacing capital as the basis of wealth. Surdak calls this shift a "Jerk," the physics term for "an extremely rapid change in condition — violent, uncontrolled and difficult to contain." He covers some successful, disruptive Jerk companies, such as Uber and Airbnb, and lays out 12 tactics for your “Jerk” firm, such as using other...
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Author Chris Anderson makes the compelling case that in many instances, businesses can profit more from giving things away than they can by charging for them. Traditional economics operates under fundamental assumptions of scarcity--there's only so much oil, iron, and gold in the world. But the online economy is built upon three cornerstones: processing power, hard drive storage, and bandwidth--and the costs of all these elements are trending toward...
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