92 Posts found for Source: Forbes

Doing well and doing good is a pretty popular notion these days, especially among the world’s largest corporations. That’s a good thing. After all, who else has the financial resources and the influence to tackle pressing problems like the AIDS epidemic in Africa, cancer and global warming? Forbes offers a special report on the businesses trying to transform themselves into corporate citizens.

Content: Article | Source: Forbes | Subject: Social Responsibility (ESG)

What do newly appointed CEOs have in common? They all face two immediate challenges their first day on the job. First is diagnosing the state of business he or she is taking over and the second is assessing the people who have been running things up to that point. They are difficult chores and Bain experts know the rules. Do you?

Content: Article | Authors: Steve Schaubert, William Hayes | Source: Forbes | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Management

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The smart aleck employee who prides himself on doing as little as possible to scrape by will needle you by saying, “There are no bad workers–just bad managers.”

Editor’s Note: check out the ten types of bad employees slideshow.

The genius-in-residence has a minor point. But the question remains: How do you motivate employees who don’t perform up to their potential?

Content: Article | Author: Scott Reeves | Source: Forbes | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

The Forbes biennial ranking of business schools ranks schools based on return on investment–meaning compensation five years after graduation minus tuition and the forgone salary during school.

Content: Prospective MBA Content | Source: Forbes | Subject: MBA Program Rankings

If you experience great difficulty in raising money, it’s not because VCs are idiots and cannot comprehend your curve-jumping, paradigm shifting, revolutionary product. It’s because you either have a piece of crap or you are not effectively communicating what you have. Both of these are your fault. End of discussion.

Content: Quotation | Source: Forbes | Subjects: Communication, Venture Capital

Former Apple marketing maven Guy Kawasaki has established quite a second career as start-up counselor and funder via his Garage Technology Ventures VC firm. We are big fans of his Forbes column, which offers straight-shooting advice from someone who has been there. His topics are as broad as the importance of taking chances to the right time to name a company, from the worth of … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Author: Guy Kawasaki | Source: Forbes | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

Rarely have corporate directors faced such a deep and widespread erosion of public trust. What can directors do to affirm their role, drive board effectiveness and reclaim control over their own agenda? They can start by holding up a mirror to their own board performance, as measured against the “seven habits of an effective board.”

Editor’s Note: a slightly longer version of this article can … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Alan Bird, Paul Rogers, Robin Buchanan | Source: Forbes | Subject: Corporate Governance

“If you never went to business school or if you just miss the stimulating discourse of your marketing strategy or leadership class, these mostly free Web magazines from top institutions may hit the spot. Except for the occasional plug for enrollment or a donation, they are virtually advertising free.”

E-Zines covered include:
– HBS Working Knowledge
– Babson Insight
– Capital Ideas
– Knowledge@Wharton
– … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Forbes | Subject: MBA Related

This article was written in August, 2000 and examines the births and personalities of a handful of New Economy magazine start-ups, including:
– Red Herring
– Business 2.0
– The Industry Standard
– Fast Company
– Upside
– eCompany Now
You’ll notice that some of these have perished and likewise the article isn’t that fresh, but it is an interesting … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Samir A. Husni | Source: Forbes | Subjects: History, Industry Specific | Industry: Publishing

In this interactive feature, Forbes.com looks at the world of direct-response TV ads. The question: Are they a good deal for advertisers? Ask Johnny Carson. His Carson Productions has sold some 2.5 million copies of its best of The Tonight Show videos, a number the author notes, “is comparable to the DVD/video sales for a hit Hollywood movie.” Nearly two-thirds of all Americans report seeing … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Forbes | Subjects: Advertising, Marketing / Sales | Industry: Advertising

People don’t do what you expect but what you inspect.

Content: Quotation | Source: Forbes | Subjects: Measurement, Organizational Behavior

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This special issue of Forbes celebrates two forces that are bringing the world closer together: innovation and capitalism. The editors list their choices for the 85 most consequential innovations since 1917. Following are five essays on capitalism and invention, and then profiles of 15 outstanding innovators of today.

Content: Article | Source: Forbes | Subject: Miscellaneous

As investors, we deceive ourselves a thousand different ways, both large and small. We attribute gains to acumen when they are the product of luck, and attribute losses to ill fortune when they are often the product of stupidity or inattention. The common problem is that we fall in love with a company that is unworthy of our affection.

Content: Quotation | Source: Forbes | Subjects: Finance, Investing

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If you are reluctant to sell, you are typical of American investors, who sell their winners and keep their losers. Investors do this because the act of selling at a loss is an admission that they were wrong.

Content: Quotation | Source: Forbes | Subjects: Finance, Investing

Article discusses a new financial fund which allows multiple startup founders to contribute stock in an attempt to diversify their personal portfolio.

Content: Article | Author: Ari Weinberg | Source: Forbes | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

Short article takes a look at Siemens’ plan to use “Zyklon” as a product name in the U.S. as well as a couple of other examples of “culturally insensitive” marketing gaffes.

Content: Article | Author: Mark Lewis | Source: Forbes | Subjects: International, Marketing / Sales

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