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- 19 Nov 2019
- Op-Ed
Gender Bias Complaints against Apple Card Signal a Dark Side to Fintech
creditworthy customers are being shut out, that’s a problem. Even worse, if we don't understand why, we can’t fix it. About the Author Karen G. Mills is a Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School and the author of Fintech, Small Business & the American View Details
- 19 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
Japan's Dream Machine: Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. Recruit Holdings, an advertising media, staffing, and business support conglomerate was founded in 1960 by Hiromasa Ezoe. Recruit was built on the principle that the company should add...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
employee at Google's London office, Markus Berger, was thinking whether he should quit his job and go after his dream of becoming an entrepreneur. Berger's idea was to create Dinr, a company that would offer an upscale food ingredient...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 23
venture capital firms, offering to invest Rs 200 million in return for an equity stake in the company. His dream of transforming Getit from a regional print company into a digital company with broad geographical reach was within grasp....
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Anna Secino
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future
dreams in the pages of upscale women's magazines. Indeed, when Revson first saw The $64,000 Question, he was angry with his advertising agency for buying it. There was no glamour, no mystery. The advertisements were plain vanilla....
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by Richard S. Tedlow
- 12 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs
jump from their corporate job to start the social venture they've been dreaming about. Our findings suggest that if you're working in business to get the business mindset, there may be a case for jumping sooner," says Lee.
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by Michael Blanding
- 01 Mar 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time for More Reverse Mentoring?
rest of us. An imaginative, tech savvy caregiver we employ in our home dreamed up a business based on an unsatisfactory personal experience. Despite her lack of formal training, resources, and investment, she devised a way to test her...
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by James Heskett
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
afield. Planning a Start-Up? Seize the Day...Then Expect to Work All Night Author:Noam Wasserman Publication:Harvard Business Review 87, no. 1 (January 2009) Abstract If you dream of starting your own business, it's better to leave the...
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Martha Lagace
- 11 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups
change,” he says. “So changes in behavior were driven mostly by changing beliefs or changing expectations of the job seekers.” Using cash to weather a talent drought So, what’s a job seeker with dreams of working for a startup to do?...
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by Rachel Layne
- 14 Sep 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Google Engineer Deserved to be Fired by the CEO
them to open up and share their authentic selves, life stories, crucibles, and their hopes and dreams enable them to flourish and grow as leaders by feeling fully accepted. The real danger of labeling people by their external...
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by Bill George
- 31 Oct 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should the Wisdom of Crowds Influence Our Thinking About Leadership?
the top of an organization? Is it the best argument yet for the idea of diversity, broadly defined, in organizations? Or is it a utopian dream forged in the laboratory by organization theorists in support of the mantra of decentralized...
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by James Heskett
- 03 May 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Much Is Enough?
respondents helped frame the challenge of "just enough." For example, Saurabh Dwivedy commented, "So long as there is humankind, there will be unfulfilled desires and broken dreams and a longing for 'being there.'"...
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by James Heskett
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City
It's the dream business location. Vital infrastructure feeds the area. A committed workforce lives nearby. A large number of potential customers are packed around you. And it's the last place you thought to look: the inner city. But the...
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by Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2010
- What Do You Think?
What Is Customer Opinion Good For?
naturally. Remember, this is a company that has been described by a number of its chroniclers, rightly or wrongly, as being somewhat averse to the use of marketing research as opposed to following the dreams and preferences of its product...
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- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
dreams and ideas," stretch is even necessary? As she put it, "Stretch goals seem like a crutch to me." What do you think? Original Article The leadership of General Electric introduced the management concept of...
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by Jim Heskett
- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
In fact, job creation appeared not to be a major concern of most respondents. For example, Jade Chang Sheppard said "Small business is where society's culture, motivation and inspiration come from. It is the American Dream" Other comments suggest that the...
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by James Heskett
- 04 May 2016
- What Do You Think?
What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?
When should control over a brand be ceded to the public? What do you think? Original Column The Internet is a wonderfully democratic device that brings large numbers of people together around ideas practically in an instant. In one sense, it is a marketer’s View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
April 4, 2019 Palgrave Macmillan Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream: How Technology Is Transforming Lending and Shaping a New Era of Small Business Opportunity By: Mills, Karen G. Abstract—Fintech, Small Business & the American View Details
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Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
http://hbr.org/product/Beyoncé/an/515036-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 314-052 Teach For China and the Chinese Nonprofit Sector Teach For China was founded in 2008 with the mission of expanding educational opportunity across China. By 2013, Andrea Pasinetti's...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
dream to have his own business. The case is a rewritten version of a previous case 899-212, updating the dates and financial data to 2012 timeframe. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/813045-PDF-ENG Paul Thomson: Walker Insurance...
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Sean Silverthorne