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    • 03 Dec 2019
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Why CalSTRS Chooses to Engage with the Gun Industry

    Should large institutional investors divest or engage if they have an issue with a company? In a recent case study, Vikram Gandhi discusses how CalSTRS, the $200 billion pension plan for California public school teachers, chose to engage with gun makers and retailers.  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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    • 23 Nov 2015
    • Book

    The Historian Who Came in from the Cold

    by Dina Gerdeman

    While much has been written about the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, Jeremy S. Friedman’s Shadow Cold War: The Sino-Soviet Competition for the Third World is the first book to explore in detail the significance of the “Second Cold War” that China and the Soviet Union fought in the shadow of the communist and capitalist struggle. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

    • 11 Nov 2015
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    Alex Ferguson's Lessons on Leading

    by Sean Silverthorne

    Sir Alex Ferguson, who is an Executive Fellow in Harvard Business School's Executive Education program, may be the most successful professional sports coach of all time. He discusses his management style at Manchester United, and why building a team is less important than building a foundation. PLUS: Book excerpt from Leading. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

    • 02 Nov 2015
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    Dear Internet: You Are Extraordinary, But Not Exceptional

    by Carmen Nobel

    Professor Shane Greenstein is annoyed by “Internet exceptionalism,” the prevalent idea that the Internet defies economic logic, that there’s never been anything like it in business history, and that its impact supersedes everything. In his new book, Greenstein argues that the Internet actually follows classic patterns of economic behavior, detailing the commercial forces that guided the Internet’s path from cool invention to successful innovation. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

    • 21 Sep 2015
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    What It Takes to Learn to Be a Leader

    by Roberta Holland

    Is there such a thing as a born leader? Probably, but for most people, leadership can be a learned craft, says Robert Steven Kaplan. In his new book, What You Really Need to Lead, Kaplan provides practical advice to executives facing different challenges to illustrate what makes a good leader and how to become one. Tip No. 1: Think and act like an owner. Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

    • 13 May 2002
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    Bringing the Master Passions to Work

    by Mihnea C. Moldoveanu & Nitin Nohria

    Ambition, envy, self-deception. These "master passions" are everywhere, say Nitin Nohria and Mihnea C. Moldoveanu, co-authors of Master Passions: Emotion, Narrative, and the Development of Culture. In this excerpt, they describe what master passions mean for you. Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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