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- 27 Aug 2019
- News
A Shot at Success
college, a good presence in the locker room, and the ability to compete in the classroom. But too often, Feickert says, these high-potential students lack “the recipe”—the knowledge they need to navigate the opaque college-recruitment... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson
technical competence to lead change in that direction. Because of our global perspective, we're looking for managers with overseas experience and multicultural skills. Finally, our managers must be able to inspire the trust and confidence... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era
renewables compete very well with expensive oil-based energy and are more reliable. A domestic focus on efficiency and renewables can reduce domestic energy bills and create diversification. A favorable business climate for renewables... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
The Digital Deck
guiding HBX's offerings were established early on," notes Dean Nitin Nohria. "HBX should offer a differentiated product. It should complement rather than compete with current programs and Harvard Business Publishing offerings. It should... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
consists of (1) two firms competing in a vertically differentiated market in which product quality is a mix of public and private components and (2) a market for developers that firms hire after observing signals of their contributions to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
Bazerman Abstract People often experience tension over certain choices (e.g., they should reduce their gas consumption or increase their savings, but they do not want to). Some posit that this tension arises from the competing interests... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Jan 2008
- What Do You Think?
Does Judgment Trump Experience?
Summing Up How is good judgment developed? Whether judgment trumps experience quickly gave way in this month's rich exchange of views to other questions about how (and the extent to which) judgment is developed. Most of those addressing the question agreed with the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
Publications October 2014 John Wiley & Sons International Strategy: Context, Concepts and Implications By: Collis, David J. Abstract—This book is designed for every student who will be involved in managing and advising companies that View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- April 2007
- Article
Knowledge-based Innovation: Emergence and Embedding of New Practice Areas in Management Consulting Firms
By: N. Anand, H. K. Gardner and T. Morris
How do innovative knowledge-based structures emerge and become embedded in organizations? We drew on theories of knowledge-intensive firms, communities of practice, and professional service firms to analyze multiple cases of new practice area creation in management... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge; Innovation and Invention; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Economy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Experience and Expertise; Service Operations; Consulting Industry
Anand, N., H. K. Gardner, and T. Morris. "Knowledge-based Innovation: Emergence and Embedding of New Practice Areas in Management Consulting Firms." Academy of Management Journal 50, no. 2 (April 2007).
- 20 Oct 2020
- News
The Future of Work / Global Networking Night
- 30 Aug 2010
- News
Dallas on a Roll
- Profile
Marie Kyle
Pitch for Change competition for the Social Enterprise Conference, an opportunity for social entrepreneurs to compete for $6,000 in seed capital and three free hours of nonprofit consulting time. "Ultimately," Marie says about... View Details
- 28 Apr 2016
- News
New Venture Competition Winners Announced
Video Embed At the 2016 New Venture Competition finale 12 teams competed from 3 tracks for more $225,000 in cash prizes. The opening video portrays inspiring companies founded by HBS graduates and students to show that one simple idea can... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
University Elections
institutional excellence to which Harvard aspires; to provide advice to the Corporation; to give formal consent to major initiatives as referred by the Corporation and to appointments; and to bring a long-range perspective to Harvard affairs through the varied View Details
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
reality, Cespedes says that sales is one of the most contextually determined areas in business, varying dramatically across markets and industries and between companies in the same industry. And his article cites data illustrating how sales View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
supermarkets over independent shops and the fact that processed tomatoes were considered a commodity, fierce competition for miniscule profits was the norm. So Francesco decided to close Mutti's side businesses in cheese and cattle and focus solely on tomatoes. But... View Details
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
Beyond the economic terms of the companies' arrangement, they aimed to foster a strong social contract between their management teams. Yet the implementation of their arrangement strained the emerging deal, and the separate distributors, who never subscribed to the new... View Details
- 31 Aug 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Innovation through Global Collaboration: A New Source of Competitive Advantage
- Article
Immigrant Entrepreneurs in U.S. Financial History, 1775-1914
Throughout its history, the U.S. has been the beneficiary of a worldwide in-migration of entrepreneurial talent. This article surveys finance, one of the many sectors in which immigrants made a conspicuous impact. Part I demonstrates the dominant role of immigrants in... View Details
Keywords: History; Talent and Talent Management; Groups and Teams; Entrepreneurship; Policy; Immigration; Banks and Banking; United States
McCraw, T. K. "Immigrant Entrepreneurs in U.S. Financial History, 1775-1914." Capitalism and Society 5, no. 1 (January 2010): 1–47.