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Subject: Newsletter: Comparing Asian and American Management Styles
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HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
Comparing Asian and American Management Styles
The Potential Downside of Win-Win
People Power: How to Measure It
Heskett Sum Up: Is a "Level Playing Field" a Good Thing?
Plus: Book and Web reports
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NEW ON THE SITE
Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4869&t=leadership
Business leadership is at the core of Asian economic development, says HBS professor D. Quinn Mills. As he explained recently in Kuala Lumpur, the American and Asian leadership styles, while very different, also share important similarities.
The Potential Downside of Win-Win
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4870&t=strategy
You ! and your negotiating partner may reach a wonderful agreement for both parties, but have you forgotten people who aren't at the bargaining table, such as your consumers? HBS Professor Max H. Bazerman reflects in this article from Negotiation.
People Power: How to Measure It
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4871&t=finance
Companies own their capital assets, but (obviously) not their employees. Yet people-powered business is more important every day. In this Harvard Business Review excerpt, two Boston Consulting Group experts outline a way to measure true performance.
Summing Up: Is a "Level Playing Field" a Good Thing?
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4872&t=heskett&oid=4836&rid=4855&hid=4872&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? Jim Heskett sums up reader responses.
BAKER LIBRARY SUMMARIES
BOOK REPORTS
Market-Driven Thinking: Achieving Contextual Intelligence
by Arch G. Woodside
Elsevier, 2005
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=marketing&id=4874
Forget that focus group; aim for "contextual intelligence."
The 7 Irrefutable Rules of Small Business Growth
by Steven S. Little
Wiley, 2005
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=entrepreneurship&id=4875
Not necessarily irrefutable, but certainly common sense.
The Next ! Global Stage: Challenges and Opportunities in Our Borderless World
by Kenichi Ohmae
Cornell University Press, 2005
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/book-review.jhtml?t=globalization&id=4876
An ex-McKinsey senior partner sizes up Asia and the world.
ON THE WEB
Upcoming.org
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/web-review.jhtml?id=4880&t=career_effectiveness
A guide to conferences, written by you and me.
MOST POPULAR STORIES
Creating a Positive Professional Image
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4860&t=career_effectiveness
HR's New Mandate: Be a Strategic Player
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4861&t=strategy
What an Executive Coach Can Do for You
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4853&t=career_effectiveness
Don't Listen to "Yes"
http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4833&t=leadership
Truth and Trust: They Go Together
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4776&t=srobbins
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
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
Driving Corporate Performance: Aligning Scorecards, Systems, and Strategy
HBS Executive Education program
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/dcpwk/index.html
July 17-22, 2005
Making Corporate Boards More Effective
HBS Executive Education program
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/mcbwk/index.html
July 17-20, 2005
Delivering Information Services
HBS Executive Education program
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/diswk/index.html
July 24-30, 2005
Building Competitive Advantage Through Operations
HBS Executive Education program
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/bcaowk/index.html
July 31-August 5, 2005
Burning Questions: The Return to Growth
Harvard Business School Pu! blishing Conferences
http://www.burningquestions.com
October 5-7, 2005
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