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HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
Don't Listen to "Yes"
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
The Three Windows of Opportunity
Jim Heskett asks: Is a "Level Playing Field" a Good Thing?
Plus: Book and Web reports
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NEW ON THE SITE
Don't Listen to "Yes"
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4833&t=leadership
It's essential for leaders to spark conflict in their organizations, as long as it is constructive. A Q&A with Professor Michael Roberto, author of the new book Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer.
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4834&t=technology
Using formal economic modelling, professors Pankaj Ghemawat and Ramon Casadesus-Masanell consider the competitive dynamics of the software wars between Microsoft and open source. Read our interview.
The Three Windows of Opportunity
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4835&t=entrepreneurship
A new book, Made in China, delivers lessons learned by Chinese entrepreneurs in the rugged and dynamic environment of that country. This excerpt zeros in on determining if your timing is right: Is the window of opportunity open?
Jim Heskett asks: Is a "Level Playing Field" a Good Thing?
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4836&t=heskett&oid=4836&rid=-1&hid=-1&aid=-1
There is a lot of talk these days about a level playing field, sparked in part by Thomas L. Friedman's bestseller, The World is Flat. But what is a level playing field in the world today, and does everyone play by the same rules?
BAKER LIBRARY SUMMARIES
BOOK REPORTS
White Collar Zen: Using Zen Principles to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Your Career Goals
by Steven Heine
Oxford University Press, 2005
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=career_effectiveness&id=4838
Employing Zen methods to improve relationships at work.
Boards That Deliver: Advancing Corporate Governance from Compliance to Competitive Advantage
by Ram Charan
Wiley, 2005
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=corporate_governance&id=4839
A guide for making boards more effective--and a counterweight to a powerful CEO.
Strategy Bites Back: It Is Far More, and Less, than You Ever Imagined
by Henry Mintzberg, Bruce Ahlstrand and Joseph Lampel
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=strategy&id=4840
A strategy book that's not just for specialists.
ON THE WEB
Tekrati: The Industry Analyst Reporter
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/web-review.jhtml?id=4830&t=technology
Keeping up with what analysts are saying about the tech industry.
MOST POPULAR STORIES
Six Steps for Making Your Threat Credible
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4823&t=strategy
The Path to Critical Thinking
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4828&t=srobbins
Germany's Pioneering Corporate Managers
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4822&t=bizhistory
Can Executives Job Share?
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4824&t=career_effectiveness
Flexibility Key to Retaining Women
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4779&t=organizations
NEW RESEARCH AT HBS
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/new-research.jhtml
A listing of the latest research papers, publications, and cases written by Harvard Business School faculty.
BEST OF FACULTY Q&As
It's India Above China in New World Order
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/facultyQAs.jhtml?t=facultyQAs
Can India overtake China? That was the title of an influential article in Foreign Policy magazine in 2003. A Q&A with authors Yasheng Huang of MIT and Tarun Khanna of HBS.
ELSEWHERE AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
Marketing Innovative Technologies
HBS Executive Education program
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/mitwk/index.html
June 19-22, 2005
Senior Executive Seminar for Retailers and Suppliers
HBS Executive Education program
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/retwk/index.html
June 26-28, 2005
Consumer Marketing Strategy
HBS Executive Education program
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/cmswk/index.html
June 26-30, 2005
Finance for Senior Executives
HBS Executive Education program
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/fsewk/index.html
July 10-16, 2005
Leading Product Development
HBS Executive Education program
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/lpdwk/index.html
July 11-15, 2005
Making Corporate Boards More Effective
HBS Executive Education program
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/mcbwk/index.html
July 17-20, 2005
Burning Questions: The Return to Growth
Harvard Business School Publishing Conferences
http://www.burningquestions.com
October 5-7, 2005
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