The Times and Times Online bring you the Best of the MBA. Ten of the world's leading business thinkers provide the latest thinking in economics, management, finance, strategy and marketing. The weekly series of lectures will be available as a 30-minute podcast, in text online and in an abridged version in the newspaper
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* *Shekhar Chaudhuri * Management Innovation  
I will examine the factors that contributed to the success of one of the world's most innovative companies.
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* Shekhar Chaudhuri
* Director, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
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IBM
* IBM suggests steps to improve innovation management


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* The power of many.pdf *
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* *Rosabeth Moss Kanter * Delivering Confidence: Propelling Winning & Avoid Losing Streaks  
This podcast will feature lessons for leaders about the differences between sustained success and perpetual mediocrity or decline.
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* Rosabeth Moss Kanter
* Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University
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* Biography Email *Rosabeth's site
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IBM
* IBM explores the importance of an innovation culture in the workplace


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* People Innovation.pdf *
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* *Fan Gang * Understanding the Chinese economy  
I will discuss the issues affecting China's development and the opportunities and risks ahead
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* Fan Gang
* Director, National Economic Research Institute, Beijing
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* IBM explores the prospects and challenges for Chinese companies


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* Going Global: Prospects and challenges for Chinese companies on the world stage.pdf *
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* *C.K. Prahalad * Democratising Commerce: The Challenge for the 21st Century  
In this podcast, I will consider how business can be mobilised to serve the 5 billion people in emerging markets
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* C.K. Prahalad
* Professor of Strategy, Ross Business School, University of Michigan
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* IBM explores national economic development


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* Winning in China’s Mass Markets.pdf *
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* *Lynda Gratton * Hotspots - why some companies buzz with energy & some don't  
My talk will explore how companies can inspire and energise their staff and avoid 'the big freeze'
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* Lynda Gratton
* Professor of Management Practice, London Business School
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* Biography Email *Linda's site
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* IBM explores the changing nature of the workforce


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* People and Innovation: Getting Ideas on the table.pdf *
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* *Martin Lindstrom * Sensory branding   
In this podcast, I explain how brands can appeal to all the senses, not just sight and sound
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* Martin Lindstrom
* Author of BRANDsense
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* Biography Email *Martin's site
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IBM
* IBM explores why diversity in shopping styles is important in today's consumer market place


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* Retail opportunities in a world of extremes.pdf *
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* *Tim Jenkinson * Private equity - The new kings of capitalism?  
This podcast will lift the veil on the private equity sector and look at whether those who work in private equity are really the new kings of capitalism
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* Tim Jenkinson
* Professor of Finance, Said Business School, Oxford University
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* Biography Email *Tim's site
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* IBM explores rapidly changing forces that are threatening traditional sources of profit


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* Capturing the sell-side upside.pdf *
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Dame Sandra Dawson
* Management and Leadership in the Global Economy  
This talk will focus on the challenges and opportunities of the global economy for those charged with leading and managing businesses around the world.
* Dame Sandra Dawson
* Professor of Management, Judge Business School, Cambridge University
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