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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Corruption 101
investment firm seeking a high-impact agribusiness project in rural Africa. A small company in Tanzania seems to fit the bill, but it faces health-safety issues with the potential to spread E. coli throughout the region. Another problem:... View Details
- 10 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table
cognizant of the potential benefits and costs of setting up a secret channel. They understand that details as small as the timing of a meeting or the size and shape of the negotiating table can make a difference. Above all, they are... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 15 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem
Apple has its work ahead in convincing thoughtful and potentially skeptical customers," says Edelman. On With The Show Reports say Apple will roll out the digital payment service later this week, with perhaps more details coming at a... View Details
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
Green and Black's, and Coca Cola purchasing a significant interest in HonestTea.) As the authors write, "Making a virtuous mouse and rich elephant merger work is a delicate, but potentially high-value undertaking in terms of... View Details
- 08 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries
Cultural differences can influence business negotiations in significant and unexpected ways, as many a hapless dealmaker has learned. In some cases, it's a matter of ignorance or blatant disrespect, as with the American salesman who presented a View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong
industry's rapid evolution, coupled with the availability of ample data, made it rich ground for research. Given the potentially overwhelming threat of disruptive technologies, why do so many managers appear to overlook them? The problem... View Details
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Develop and disseminate research and course material on advancing racial equity in business. - Advancing Racial Equity
see and learn from the full range of human talent. Our effort to diversify protagonists will actively reach beyond the networks of HBS faculty and identify potential protagonists from all backgrounds. As a pilot for a sustained effort,... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Putting on the Wheels
intimidating aura. "On a dreary January day, we drove over the border," he recalls. "The East German countryside, still under communist rule, bristled with barbed wire and watchtowers." But Hughes's initial assessment of the factory's View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Social Enterprise Visionary
history, Austin and his coauthors identified the decision to mainstream social enterprise material into every aspect of HBS research and teaching as “a defining strategic choice.” Today, the initiative’s strategic objectives range from cultivating outstanding faculty... View Details
- 9 AM – 10 AM EST, 23 Jan 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Disruptive Strategy
Make innovation a reality with strategies from two-time World's Most Innovative Business Thinker, Clayton Christensen. Program Dates: January 23, 2019 - March 6, 2019 View Details
- 14 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Business Summit: China in the Global Economy
business in China will face challenges such as an underdeveloped infrastructure, unfamiliar business structures, and limited skills among middle- and upper-level managers. Despite these obstacles, the current and long-term potential in... View Details
Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby
- Portrait Project
Jason George
living without formal power has greater potential for changing the world than the grasping that often defines us. I will care less about temporal things and rely more on daily grace, because it is sufficient. If I am strong enough I will... View Details
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
revenue source, is potentially a more salient factor in the crisis cities and states are experiencing. “For people and businesses alike, it’s clearly valuable to be able to borrow money to weather an unexpected shock that is no fault of... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 21 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse
company would be more than likes, comments, and shares, he said, and Meta would develop the community on top of the Oculus platform it bought for $2 billion in 2014. The Facebook-Meta name change came a year-and-a-half into the COVID-19 pandemic, which demonstrated the... View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
rededicating themselves to improving the value they deliver to their patients: better outcomes and lower costs. Time-driven activity-based costing offers the potential for clinicians to redesign their care processes toward that end. This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Wanted: Leaders for the New Millennium
required. This year MBA Admissions has launched a new initiative to attract potential applicants who might not automatically include HBS in their career plans. Targeted to reach alumni, colleges, and companies worldwide, the effort seeks... View Details
Keywords: Cindy Olnick
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
From observers to active participants in the global economy
By investing in African countries, moving them beyond subsistence, Jonathan Bloom (MBA 1972) fuels some of the world’s potentially fastest-growing markets. As deputy vice president for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), he... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Faculty Books
emerging markets’ potential and crafting strategies for succeeding in those markets. Government and Markets: Toward a New Theory of Regulation edited by Edward J. Balleisen and David A. Moss (Cambridge University Press) A field long... View Details
- 28 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sophisticated Investors May Be Harming Fintech Lending Platforms
School Assistant Professor Boris Vallée. “Platforms need to be attentive about this potential problem when thinking about their design. They want as many investors as possible, both sophisticated and less so, [and] they want to make sure... View Details
- 05 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Our Godrej Site Visit
Godrej Group has a huge potential environmental impact, and the mangroves conserved at the company’s HQ serve as a symbol of company’s social and environmental awareness throughout its supply chain. Adi Godrej then wowed us with his... View Details