Archivist’s Pick: The Birth of the Theory of Business
Among the most influential articles that Peter Drucker ever wrote for Harvard Business Review was one titled “The Theory of the Business.”
Lights Flicker on the Nook
Sadly for Barnes & Noble, the people of the book are not necessarily the people of the Nook.
The Reemergence of Mergers
If an English gentleman hunting foxes is, in Oscar Wilde’s formulation, “the unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable,” then the prospective merger of American Airlines with U.S. Airways should perhaps be …
Samsung Judo
The mobile phone industry has two giants today: Apple and Samsung. Apple claims about 72% of industry earnings, Samsung the rest. No one else is turning a profit.
How “Free” Can Generate Real Value
“They will think, ‘I am paying retail for a greasy sandwich, and somewhere else there is a guy with the same greasy sandwich, not paying for it. What kind of a dope am I?’”
That’s the Ticket
Ticketmaster—loved by some, hated by many and used by nearly all—has long reigned over ticket sales.
Physician, Heal Thyself: How a Hospital in California Became a Model of Change Management
Rick Wartzman examines Citrus Valley Health Partners, a nonprofit community hospital system based in Covina, California—and, as Wartzman describes it, “easily one of the most impressive turnarounds I know of.”
An Idea That the Makers of 5-Hour Energy Drink, Possibly Involved in 13 Deaths Over the Past Four Years, May Have Taken Too Much to Heart
“Many industrial or human wastes might be translated into valuable products.”
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