[Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: rags to riches immigrant: The History and Influence of Andy Grove

[umesh sharma]

could be inspiring for some NRAs atleast.
   
  Umesh

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Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:40:11 -0500 (EST)
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Subject: Newsletter: The History and Influence of Andy Grove

                
  Highlights this Week    
   Research & Ideas: The History and Influence of Andy Grove  
   Views on News: Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance  
   First Look: Customer management, digital innovations for doctors, more   
   What Do YOU Think? Summing Up: How Do We Respond to the "Dependency Ratio" Dilemma?
==============================   New on the Site  Research & Ideas: The History and Influence of Andy Grove  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5561.html
In a soon-to-be-released biography, Harvard Business School professor Richard S. Tedlow profiles one of the most influential business leaders of our time—Intel's Andy Grove. Tedlow discusses his research on the Silicon Valley legend and how Grove altered much more than the chip industry.
  Views on News: Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5555.html
Who says you can't rewrite history? Dozens of companies have been caught in the practice of backdating options for top executives. But this is only part of the problem with C-level compensation packages, which often motivate top executives to act in their own best interests rather than those of shareholders. Professors Mihir Desai and Joshua Margolis turn to philosopher John Rawls for a solution: Reward the execs, but don't give them the details.
  First Look: Cutting-Edge Faculty Research  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/firstlook/index.html
Handling organizational biases in forecasts ... The intricacies of customer management ... Brazilian cosmetics go global ... Digital innovations for doctors. 
  Summing Up: How Do We Respond to the "Dependency Ratio" Dilemma?  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5539.html#forum-summary
Dependency ratios are useful as general indicators of future economic and social health. But they must be managed downward on both a micro and macro basis, in the opinion of the majority of respondents to this month's column.
  Most Popular Stories  The Quiet Leader?and How to Be One  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/2766.html
  Will the "Long Tail" Work for Hollywood?  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5520.html
  The Subconscious Mind of the Consumer (And How To Reach It)  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/3246.html
  Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5555.html
  Report from China: The New Entrepreneurs  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5523.html
  Best of Faculty Q&As  The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/2766.html
Think of a business leader and who comes to mind? A brash type like Jack Welch? But real leaders solve tough problems in all kinds of ways, and often quietly, says Harvard Business School's Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr.
  Working Paper Spotlight  Analyst Disagreement, Forecast Bias and Stock Returns  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5418.html
by Anna Scherbina
Pdf available for download. Analysts often operate under incentives that are inconsistent with telling the truth. Retail investors, who tend to be less sophisticated, may fail to make proper adjustments for the more nuanced of the resulting biases, some of which might be reflected in market prices. To study the scope of market efficiency, Scherbina studied analysts' incentives, resulting forecast biases, and their potential impact on market prices.
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