[Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: Managing with Bobby Knight & "Coach K"

Mon Aug 14 10:21:39 PDT 2006

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Subject: Newsletter: Managing with Bobby Knight & "Coach K"

  Highlights this Week    
   Lessons from the Classroom: Managing with Bobby Knight and "Coach K"  
   Research & Ideas: Career Advancement Without Experience  
   First Look: Entrepreneurs in the U.K., personal data and security, more  
   Jim Heskett Asks: How Do the Economics of Scarcity Meet the Economics of Abundance?
==============================   New on the Site  Lessons from the Classroom: Managing with Bobby Knight and "Coach K"  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5464.html
Bobby Knight and Mike Krzyzewski are arguably the two most successful college basketball coaches in the country. But their leadership styles could not be more different. Professor Scott Snook wonders: Is it better to be loved or feared?
  Research & Ideas: Career Advancement Without Experience  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5471.html
Lacking experience, contract workers find it difficult to advance to a job with expanded responsibilities. But it can be done. Siobhan O'Mahony discusses research into the concept of "stretchwork" and the increasing complexity of career management.
  First Look: Cutting-Edge Work from Faculty  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/firstlook/
This week: Why the U.K. needs to improve its environment for entrepreneurs; how a personal data company recovered from a security breech; strategizing about the Patrimonio Hoy housing program.
  Jim Heskett Asks: What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance?  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5469.html
Online comment section is OPEN. The "Long Tail," a term coined by Chris Andersonand the title of his new bookdescribes the item popularity curve. Does the Long Tail represent a paradigm shift for business and consumer behavior? What are its implications for management going forward?
  Most Popular Stories  Career Advancement Without Experience  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5471.html
  When Not to Trust Your Gut  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5465.html
  Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5470.html
  Entrepreneurship and Business History: Renewing the Research Agenda  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5495.html
  The Strategic Way to Go to Market  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5459.html
  Best of Faculty Q&As  Myra Hart: Women Find New Path to Work  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5331.html
Professor Myra Hart's New Path program helps Harvard Business School alumnae re-enter the work world. Here is a look at what participants learned about life, work, and the quickly changing world of business.
  Working Paper Spotlight  Winning Legally: The Value of Legal Astuteness  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5416.html
by Constance Bagley
Bagley recommends ways to integrate legal counsel into different aspects of the business process.
  Elsewhere at Harvard Business School  Changing the Game: Negotiation and Competitive Decision Making  http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/dmwk/index.html
HBS Executive Education Program
October 2 - 7, 2006 New Session Added
  Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategies to Create Business and Social Value  http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/csrwk/index.html
HBS Executive Education Program
October 18 - 21, 2006
  Building New Ventures: Entrepreneurship in Established Companies  http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/bnvwk/index.html
HBS Executive Education Program
October 22 - 27, 2006
  Real Estate Management Program: Developing Future Leaders  http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/remwk/index.html
HBS Executive Education Program
October 22 - 26, 2006
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