[Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times

Thu Feb 12 20:34:49 PST 2009

we might need it in current times.

Umesh Sharma

Washington D.C. 

1-202-215-4328 [Cell]

Ed.M. - International Education Policy

Harvard Graduate School of Education,

Harvard University,

Class of 2005

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--- On Mon, 9/2/09, HBS Working Knowledge <workingknowledge at hbs.edu> wrote:
From: HBS Working Knowledge <workingknowledge at hbs.edu>
Subject: Newsletter: Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
To: jaipurschool at YAHOO.COM
Date: Monday, 9 February, 2009, 10:45 AM

HBS Working Knowledge Newsletter

Highlights this Week

Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
In Praise of Marketing
What Do You Think? Why Can't We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?
Working paper: Unravelling in Two-Sided Matching Markets and Similarity of Preferences

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Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6108.html

As companies batten down the hatches, we need leaders who do not compromise on standards and values that are essential in flush times. Fortunately, such leaders do exist. Their insights can help other organizations weather the current crisis, says HBS professor Michael Beer. Q&A

In Praise of Marketing
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6015.html

Marketers do a surprisingly poor job of marketing Marketing, says Professor John Quelch. "They do not appreciate, let alone articulate, the economic and social benefits of marketing." Here is the story that needs to be told.

What Do You Think? Why Can't We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6103.html

Online forum open through Thursday, February 26. All good leaders teach as well as learn, says HBS professor Jim Heskett. Is it possible with any degree of confidence to select people for certain leadership jobs? What do you think?

Working paper: Unravelling in Two-Sided Matching Markets and Similarity of Preferences
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6100.html

Download the PDF. Hiring policy is one of the most important determinants of a firm's success. The hiring process calls for collecting information in order to choose the best individual from among the candidates. In certain markets, however, firms hire workers long before all the pertinent information is available. Those early matches often turn out to be inefficient when the job starts. This phenomenon of contracting long before the job begins, and before relevant information is available, is called unravelling. In order to provide insights for designing better measures to prevent unravelling in markets prone to it, HBS professor Hanna Halaburda examines a two-sided matching market populated by firms on one side and workers on the other.

First Look: New Research by HBS Faculty
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6104.html

Have we been oversold on the benefits of goal setting? ... What successful teams know about better learning ... Case: "Kibera and the Kenya Slum Upgrading Project."

Most Popular Stories

The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5941.html

Sharpening Your Skills: Career & Life Balance
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5966.html

In Praise of Marketing
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6015.html

Marketing Your Way Through a Recession
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5878.html

Why Can't We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6103.html

Best of Faculty Q&As
Improving Public Health for the Poor
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5559.html

Elsewhere at Harvard Business School

HBS Economic Crisis Web Site
http://www.hbs.edu/economic-crisis/

Read the latest insights from HBS faculty on the unfolding global economic crisis.

India Programs
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/india_wk/

HBS Executive Education Program

March 22–May 16, 2009

The Women's Leadership Forum: Innovation Strategies for a Changing World
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/wlf_wk/

HBS Executive Education Program

April 13–18, 2009

Marketing of Innovations: Developing Effective Strategies for Launching New Products
Leadership for Senior Executives
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/mi_wk/

HBS Executive Education Program

April 19–22, 2009

Leadership for Senior Executives
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/lsec_wk/

HBS Executive Education Program

May 17–21, 2009

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