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Jack Perkowski
experience who were open to new ideas. A self-confessed “blank slate” upon his arrival—he had never been to China and didn’t speak Chinese—Perkowski used $150 million in US investor capital to launch ASIMCO, an auto parts manufacturing...
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- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
Twenty years has provided time to judge the success or failure of Theodore Levitt's predictions of a global economy populated by standardized products and marketing approaches. For the colloquium, a number of Harvard Business School and...
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- 29 Jul 2013
- News
Opening New Markets for Black South African Winemakers
awareness. "The Mandela family saw it as a way—through the medium of wine—to support a local economy and to tell the story about their values and their tradition that hopefully can be lessons for other people," says Cuffe. "So we are just...
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- 11 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Supporting Independent Workers During COVID-19: One Phone Call at a Time
classmates at Harvard Business School, and became fast friends over their passion for the gig economy and the future of work. They both spent their summer before HBS working with fintech-focused venture capital funds in India and the US,...
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- 08 Dec 2015
- Research Event
Research Trends Discussed at India and South Asia Conference
Initiative's Creating Emerging Markets project, in which business leaders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America discuss their experiences growing businesses amid the opportunities and uncertainties of developing markets throughout recent...
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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
President Hoover famously said in October, 1930, “the fundamental assets of the nation have been unimpaired." How was it possible that the economy was breaking down when the fundamental assets of the nation, as he put it, were sound? Upon...
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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: A Fair Share
supporting the sharing economy—to answer your questions. With the increased reaction among incumbent businesses, how can sharing economy services (especially car and home) best get around the barriers represented by regulations? —Derek...
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- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
Competitiveness ranking and the current competitiveness ranking—are the highest new entrants, indicating that there have been a lot of programs in terms of transforming these economies into market. Now, before turning over to Professor...
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- 26 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
6 Lessons I learned from HBS Peek
HBS Peek is an educational experience designed for college students to gain knowledge and insight into the MBA degree. Using the renowned case method of instruction, HBS faculty will lead class discussions on current management challenges...
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- 01 Oct 2015
- News
Banking on Trust
development. “We catalyzed demand for change, crowd-sourced solutions, and implemented them in transparent ways,” she notes. Her perspective was broadened when her HBS classmate and husband, Scott Rockafellow (MBA 1990), launched a furniture manufacturing business...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Ink: Talking Shop
some tales, and then ask for tips,” Bines says. The experience taught him that the better you understand your customer, the richer the tips. He has worked in customer-facing businesses ever since, including his current role as managing...
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- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
McFarlan and asked him to reflect on his experiences in China, and his thoughts about the future of a country he describes as “a fascinating place with great promise, but uncertain prospects for continued economic growth.” What were your...
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Deborah Blagg
- 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...
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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).
- 18 Apr 2022
- News
Home Grown
actually just roam around the street and say, oh, I like this, I like that. And I like this pair of shoes, I’m going to buy something. What you’re doing is you’re discovering, and that’s the true shopping experience that the world’s...
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- 26 Nov 2019
- News
Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream
Mills asked, “How do we keep this piece of the economy vibrant?” As Mills’s research demonstrates, small business lending hadn’t changed in 50 to 100 years. Traditional banks failed to deliver a positive customer View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
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Faculty Books
from choosing experiences over stuff to spending money on others. They describe new research revealing that luxury cars often provide no more pleasure than economy models and that commercials can enhance the...
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- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
experience ratios ranging from 155 percent to 302 percent in 2035, depending on assumptions regarding growth. Euro zone nations, where some action already has been taken, would experience lower ratios....
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by Jim Heskett
- 22 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Earth Day 2022 with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative
business strategy to bring positive change in the world. Read More >> Short Intensive Program (SIP): Opportunities in the Plant-Based Economy By Sutton Guldner & Monika Berankyte In this weeklong HBS session, a classroom of...
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- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Globalization Revisited
today, Levitt’s article caused a minor sensation when it first appeared. Apart from its insightful specifics, its language (“globalization” was a novel term) and expansive vision offered a hopeful alternative to the grim reality of a world View Details
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Joseph Blair
his business unit managed: the famous Bobcat excavator. Yet Joe's experience at another manufacturer – FlexEnergy, a clean-tech company that makes microturbines – inspired “a passion for startups and smaller businesses” that encouraged...
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