Enthusiasm for corporate venturing (efforts by firms to create new businesses from within) come and go over time. Firms set up venture groups, get disillusioned with them, fold them back into the core business only… Read more »
Thought Sparks
How one industry was nearly undermind by its own success – Cycling
Imagine, if you will, that your industry received global attention for many years, had a popular and charismatic heroic character for people to look up to, and sparked waves of interest and enthusiasm among all… Read more »
Observations on educational institutions
Two books which challenge the current way educational institutions organize themselves are now out, and they are both a fascinating read. Rakesh Khurana’s book From Higher Aims to Hired Hands traces the evolution and development… Read more »
Master Class by Rita McGrath featured in Recruiter Magazine in the UK
October 4, 2007 Recently, I gave a talk at the CIPD Annual Conference, which is the UK’s leading association for Human Resource Professionals. The talk involved how HR can become a leading force in helping… Read more »
Of curtains and cup holders
Today I was teaching in Columbia Business School’s “Emerging Leader Development Program,” which as the name suggests is an executive education program focused on developing the leadership skills of younger, high-potential managers. We were chatting… Read more »
Opportunity Idea: A financial product that would help those crippled by credit card debt
People that owe a lot of money on credit card balances would just love to have a lower-interest loan that would help them get that monkey off their backs. WIth some people getting hit by… Read more »
Do you think banks process transactions first-come-first served? Think again. Opportunity!
In yesterday’s USA Today a columnist noted that banks have taken to the practice of clearing transactions from the highest to the lowest dollar amount, rather than in the order they arrive for processing (USA… Read more »
My co-author, Ian C. MacMillan, cited for his social enterprise efforts
September 26, 2007The Philadelphia Daily News printed a great story about my colleague, Ian C. MacMillan who is doing very creative work using entrepreneurship to address social problems in Africa. To see the whole article,… Read more »
My co-author, Ian C. MacMillan, cited for his social enterprise efforts
September 26, 2007The Philadelphia Daily News printed a great story about my colleague, Ian C. MacMillan who is doing very creative work using entrepreneurship to address social problems in Africa. To see the whole article,… Read more »
If you want to be more productive, stop multi-tasking
I hear it (and see it) all the time – executives who are supposed to be studying, discussing or working together tuning in and out as they engage in the so-called blackberry prayer, or trying… Read more »
Market Busting Case Studies and Applications
3MTechnologies.pdf Apollo_Group_Report.pdf ARM_Holdings.pdf BHP_Billiton.pdf Cadence_Design_Systems.pdf DrReddys.pdf GAF.pdf Google.pdf Haier_Report.pdf Infosys_Technologies.pdf Netflix_Report.pdf Puma.pdf Ranbaxy.pdf Ryanair_Report.pdf Save-A-Lot.pdf Tata_Motors.pdf Wahaha.pdf Whole_Foods.pdf Willie_Nelson_Biodiesel.pdf WL_Gore.pdf
How much does the prestige of a university matter to business?
I was recently asked to consider whether the prestige of a university matters at all in the business world. I’d say it does. One place you see it make a huge difference is when companies… Read more »