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- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices
your location?" Balis asked. Few people raised their hands. "How many people have turned off the location-tracking feature on their mobile phone" Balis asked. Hardly anyone raised a hand. And then Gupta posed a different question: "How... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Buy the Book
of interactive marketing, where a company uses individual customer data to tailor its pitch to a customer’s interests and tastes. One question the case poses is whether Patterson could use the sort of individualized information gathered... View Details
- 20 Mar 2019
- News
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
might increase costs by 3–4 percent of world GDP, but the costs of inaction are far greater. She noted that, according to the 2018 Fourth National Climate Assessment, climate change could cost the US 10 percent of its GDP by the end of the century. Henderson emphasized... View Details
- 06 Mar 2006
- What Do You Think?
The China Dilemma for U.S. Firms: Comply, Resist, or Leave?
involvement and participation from the inside. Even though the process may be slow and, yes, profitable, they argue that abdication negates an organization's power to foster change. Further, if all U.S. information utilities operating in... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
equilibria that give lower utility to the users; and reduce the severity of the coordination problem faced by users. Download the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1677624 Preparatory Power Posing Affects... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2012
- What Do You Think?
How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?
The challenges Big Data pose for managers include "identifying which data are relevant" (Subrata Chakraborty) and "seeing through the woods to know what to use and what not" (Pieter J de Beer). Scott Waller expressed the fear that "the... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 09 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria
Nohria: The key moment really came when we clearly framed the question, "What basic mental drives do all humans have as members of the same species?" Once the question was sharply posed and carefully considered, drawing on our... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms
priorities of the business.” Because this alignment is difficult to accomplish, they argue, “it creates a powerful competitive advantage.” How does a professional service firm differ from a traditional corporation? Lorsch: Professional... View Details
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
corporations have it in their power to become the world's most effective means for reducing poverty—George C. Lodge The success of a DaimlerChrysler project in Brazil's poverty-stricken northeast provides a particularly good example of... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 30 Jan 2006
- HBS Case
The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand
tastes. People don't want to be fed a menu of books based on their past selections.—John Deighton One question the case poses is whether Patterson could use the sort of individualized information gathered by book clubs about readers'... View Details
- 17 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)
questions I posed before the MBA, HBS has brought me closer to being the mission-driven, responsible leader I aspire to be. How has the classroom experience enriched your understanding of global business challenges? What are some of the... View Details
- 02 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2006
looks like a "win-win" answer to the scarcity of good managers and the predominance of low-involvement entry-level jobs. But are sufficient numbers of entry-level employees ready for self-management? And is management ready? The View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Israel - Global Activities 2020
was named one of the 100 most powerful women in business by Fortune in 2015, 2016, and 2018—the only Israeli on the list. “Rakefet is an unconventional leader. She is usually the smartest person in the room, but she also knows how to... View Details
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
Europe is seething with nationalism and racism. There are large and growing extreme right wing parties from Sweden to Greece, many of which enjoy waving Nazi flags. Fascist parties are in power in Hungary and Poland. There is a huge... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In Review
disseminate our research in new ways, including blogs, video cases, podcasts, and large-scale events in Klarman Hall. Internationalization? We inherited a powerful international platform from my predecessors that we strengthened by... View Details
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade
You Make It Published: September 20, 2010 Nervous about an upcoming presentation or job interview? Holding one's body in "high-power" poses for short time periods can summon an extra surge of power... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Fashion Your New E-Business Model
vertical portals have a profound effect on traditional distribution networks, but because many vertical portals will have production capabilities, they may also pose a threat to specialty producers that choose to downplay the significance... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
changing the constraints under which firms operate. Are there changes that would make it easier for business to contribute to the public good? Would these kinds of shifts be desirable or would they have unexpected side effects? And second, she View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Straight to the Heart
emphasizes the power of fate and serendipity in finding love. How do you respond to those who find your proactive approach too contrived? If there’s one pet peeve I have after 10 years in the love business, it’s people’s complete faith in... View Details
- 09 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch
at length about the The Pay Problem posed by executive compensation in a May/June 2010 article in Harvard Magazine. There we argued that evidence of the link between executive compensation and company performance is not clear. We noted,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner