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- 29 Apr 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Use Personal Experience to Pick Winning Stocks
make it move the way you want," says Malloy. Team members Nami Singhal, Trish Higgins, and Yura Mikhalev (all MBA 2013) used a case that Singhal had studied about Argentina's volatile political system View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Risks and Rewards of the Intrapreneur
the intrapreneurial effort fails, you'll still have a job tomorrow, said HBS assistant professor Clark Gilbert, who served as moderator. And for managers of the start-up, a...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Aug 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?
above are numerous in a channel that includes, in your comments, food and tobacco producers of unhealthy products (Christy Hitchens, Tom Dolembo); lifestyle equipment and service providers; developers and...
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- 17 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Protecting against the Pirates of Bollywood
Center researcher Namrata Arora uncover a complicated mix of piracy and plagiarism that harm not only Hollywood's efforts at success in the Indian market, but local Bollywood companies as well. Iyer says the...
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- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Tales of the Newly-minted MBA
How do real-world conditions and shifting personal priorities influence a young MBA's early career path—those first five to ten years that executives remember as being of such critical importance? To find...
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by Julia Hanna
- 18 Oct 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Business Should Invest in Community Health
wellness initiatives at the center of its Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. The move dovetails with the company’s new focus on wellness as a priority business category. View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- Op-Ed
'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year
Credit: iStockPhoto Who are the editors of HBS Working Knowledge most thankful for as the new year begins? It’s the readers who take time to contribute comments to our stories, more than 1,000 in 2017. Since our readership extends to more...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 May 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?
such as the new iWatch, and I'm offered a service that will alert my doctor of any health abnormalities via the device , I'm going to agree to that. My health will win out over...
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by James Heskett
- 13 Jun 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
That Costs HOW Much?
graphicola Price is important to consumers not just because it determines whether they can afford to purchase that purse or patio set. The cost of an item sets the buyer's expectations as to how the product or View Details
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
profit for shareholders and directors. Pfeffer is also tired of seeing so-called leadership development services offered in a sanitized vacuum by a “leadership industry” under...
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- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
the model is not to be taken as a literal model of the Linux/Microsoft competition. But can you say anything about why Linux has enjoyed success against Microsoft? A: Linux's...
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- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
an effective way to establish themselves as hubs. Ping An successfully utilized this tactic in its auto services ecosystem. In a similar vein, Adidas entered the digital...
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- 02 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Companies Choreograph Earnings Calls to Hide Bad News
quarter earlier.) Despite disclosure legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley designed to ensure a transparent, level playing field, Cohen says that casting calls are a subtle but...
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- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Your Balance With Customers
acquisition as the biggest challenge. But lacking a CM strategy and able to respond to only short-term financial pressures, most organizations do an inadequate job of selection, retention, and growth. For...
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by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 08 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know
than others. “Every company today needs to think of themselves as a tech company,” says Andy Wu, the Arjun and Minoo Melwani Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School....
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- 10 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures
a joint venture and make sure that you can't buy those services or that knowledge through an arms-length contract that doesn't require sharing ownership. Most of what managers want from joint ventures is...
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by Cynthia Churchwell
- 08 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp
Even as citizens generate more data than ever before, most cities haven’t taken full advantage of that information flow to improve services and become more efficient. “Historically, cities have been moving...
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- 13 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Government Can Restore the Faith of Citizens
release data on public works requests for repairs such as potholes, graffiti, and broken streetlights. Using a cell phone application developed by the mayor's office, citizens can request View Details
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by Michael Blanding
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
a dealer's back lot, it will nonetheless embody a defining moment in a global race for supremacy. Manufactured by Toyota, this is the car that will propel the Japanese company...
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- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Surveying the VC Landscape
Certainly, it is legitimate to worry that long-run but nonetheless critically important research once performed by organizations such as IBM and Bell Labs will be trimmed, and that no one will take the slack. After all, it is unlikely...
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