HarvardBusinessReview publishes new and authoritative ideas for improving the practice of management. Written by leading business thinkers and executives, HBR gives readers a first look at cutting-edge ideas and their real-world applications in areas like strategy, leadership, marketing, team management, and professional development. Each monthly issue presents groundbreaking research, analysis of the forces shaping the business agenda, and proven best practices designed to help individuals and organizations lead, manage, and compete more effectively and with greater purpose. The October2007 issue features: "The Institutional Yes: The HBR Interview with Jeff Bezos," "The Chief Strategy Officer," "Making Judgment Calls," "Realizing the Promise of Personalized Medicine," and "The Art of Designing Markets."
• COVER: The Incredibly Shrinking Court - The Roberts Supreme Court has not found much common ground lately. And that's just the way the Chief Justice likes it
• HEALTH & MEDICINE: The Problem with Transfusions - New research suggests that banked blood may lack a key, lifesaving ingredient
• SOCIETY: Hunting Big Game in Urban Areas - As residential areas spread deeper into the countryside, animal poaching moves closer to home
• BUSINESS: General Motors' Green Leap Forward - The automaker gets ready to roll out a new line of hybrids — including SUVs. Why it waited so long to come clean
• The History of the Electric Car - Since the advent of the automobile, car makers have struggled to build mainstream electric vehicles. Here are their best and worst attempts
