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In a FastCompany post relating to The Little Black Book of Innovation by Scott Anthony, Rita McGrath's writings are also cited:

"There's much more to say about the topic of testing, and the writings of Rita McGrath, Peter Sims, Steve Blank, and Eric Ries are replete with practical tips.

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• Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2012

[The writer] "regularly seek[s] out the unmistakable voices of three bloggers at Harvard Business Review: Rita McGrath writes like a favorite professor; Bill Taylor is the sage mentor; and Scott Anthony is the forward-thinking colleague. I value their unique sensibilities and communication styles, and could easily identify who wrote what if their bylines suddenly vanished. To read the entire post, click here.

• Posted: Monday, March 12, 2012

China.org.cn has cited Rita McGrath's recent HBR article: Steady, predictable growth is what every large company strives for. However, how many companies with a market capitalization of at least US$1 billion achieved steady and predictable growth over a ten year period? Harvard Business Review has recently published research findings of Rita Gunther McGrath, associate professor of management at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and her fellows, on corporate growth. Only 10 companies in the world have over five percent of annual growth over a ten year period ending in 2009. China's Tsingtao Brewery made the list at #6. To read the entire post, click here.

• Posted: Monday, March 12, 2012

In an article addressing Pay Still a Basic Issue in Temp Marketplace at IT Business Edge quoted Rita McGrath's post at Harvard Business Review:

...writer Rita McGrath makes the point that many "regular" jobs have serious downsides and this new way of thinking has some upsides. One of the commenters mentioned this a way to provide work for stay-at-home parents, military spouses and others.

McGrath wrote: "Many of the assumptions about society that we take for granted are based on the notion that relatively stable employment relationships are the norm. When will our thinking catch up with the new reality?"

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• Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2012

In a post addressing the issue of flattened organizations, Rita McGrath is quoted:

"When you increase the span of control for each manager, you're giving each employee that much more leverage over the company," she says.

Flattened organizations can also have many managers who haven't been properly "seasoned" in the ways of doing business, says McGrath.

"A lot of managerial roles served as development functions -- there was a reason for those career paths, and now the people we see attending our executive education programs no longer have that depth of experience," she says. "They've never managed during times of economic hardship before, and it shows."

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• Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2012