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- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
George C. Lodge
School's required curriculum. Lodge's early career plans pointed him toward journalism. After serving in the U.S. Navy and graduating with honors from Harvard College in 1950, he signed on as a reporter with the old Boston Herald, then...
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- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
trace the theory’s evolution from a technology-change framework—essentially descriptive and relatively limited in scope—to a more broadly explanatory causal theory of innovation and competitive response. This assessment reveals that our understanding of the phenomenon...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
Guts and Bliss: The Entrepreneur’s Journey
intelligence, persistence, fun, humanity, and courage. Many people may say that career paths should be straight and perfectly planned, Applegate added. "Forget it! The best careers are those that kind...
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by Martha Lagace
- 11 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 11
forthcoming Journal of Accounting & Economics Career Concerns of Banking Analysts By: Horton, Joanne, George Serafeim, and Shan Wu Abstract—We study how career concerns influence banking analysts'...
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- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
burn cash faster than they make it. But already successful pioneers such as eBay, Amazon, and Yahoo! have transformed industry dynamics, opened new career aspirations, and become emblematic of a new workplace style. The wanna-dots are...
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 05 Nov 2014
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?
our choice(s) in life." Henry Kwok commented, "The field of neuroscience and brain scanning will only get more advanced, and thus we can expect better reading However, the job of managing and leading will be evolving in a fast View Details
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by James Heskett
- 21 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Shabana Azmi: Leveraging Bollywood Fame into Social Good
completion of a brief form. We asked Deshpandé, the Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing at Harvard Business School, a few questions about his recently published interview with Azmi, which was conducted in 2015. Sean Silverthorne: Had you followed her View Details
- November 1998 (Revised July 1999)
- Case
Merrill Lynch's Acquisition of Mercury Asset Management
By: Andre F. Perold, Imran Ahmed and Randolph B Altschuler
In the Spring of 1998, Merrill Lynch faced an array of challenges and opportunities related to its global asset management business. The firm had recently completed its $5.3 billion cash acquisition of U.K.-based Mercury Asset Management, a transaction that made it one...
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Acquisition;
Asset Management;
Currency;
Financial Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Distribution;
Production;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Retirement;
Japan;
Europe;
United Kingdom
Perold, Andre F., Imran Ahmed, and Randolph B Altschuler. "Merrill Lynch's Acquisition of Mercury Asset Management." Harvard Business School Case 299-005, November 1998. (Revised July 1999.)
- 27 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences
ways to manage a business. One of the companies gave employees two hours a week to tutor at a school and was influential in raising standards for healthcare. The university students wanted career advice and wanted to know when and how to...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
minutes at minimal cost with no branding or design skills required. As it sets out to raise its Series B, the founders make some critical changes to their business model, moving to a subscription model and adding additional products and...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Create Winning Streaks
strokes" to quickly mobilize the organization, with initiating a "long march" that changes systems and habits. Leaders must start by building credibility and confidence in the organization through small wins. This can occur...
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by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel
- 21 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill
service. In the other 24, the material emphasized career advancement. "Importantly, neither [campaign] talked about salary," Ashraf says. "All that changed was emphasizing different aspects of the same job....
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by Carmen Nobel
- March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
- Supplement
From "BIG" Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
In August 2023, Raviv Zoller, CEO of ICL Group, discussed his upcoming business trip to St. Louis with Eduard Croitoru, VP of ICL Corporate Initiatives, to commemorate the construction of ICL's new $400 million advanced manufacturing facility. In preparation for the...
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Environmental Sustainability;
Natural Resources;
Globalization;
Information Technology;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Leadership;
Organizational Culture;
Personal Development and Career;
Partners and Partnerships;
Manufacturing Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Battery Industry;
Israel;
United States;
China
Hill, Linda A., and Lydia Begag. "From 'BIG' Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 424-043, March 2024. (Revised April 2024.)
- 09 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Manager in Red Sneakers
have a few implications for companies. For one thing, brands should take note that the way in which consumers signal status has changed in the last century, and many people these days applaud original products over mainstream choices....
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- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Putting the Project Puzzle Together
simultaneously hit a particular organizational unit and require so much change that the unit is effectively paralyzed into inactivity. The portfolio approach forces all of these projects from different parts of the organization to be...
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by Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
choices are presented—can encourage people to change their behavior in pursuit of policy goals, says Michael Luca, the Lee J. Styslinger III Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Luca has been bringing...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2006
set-up, and why three dimensions are more powerful than one. Here's a Q&A and book excerpt. Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change Following the adoption of a collective bargaining agreement in 2005, National Hockey League GMs had...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
increases in perceived bias against Whites—a relationship not observed in Blacks' perceptions. Moreover, these changes in Whites' conceptions of racism are extreme enough that Whites have now come to view anti-White bias as a bigger...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
How to Hire a Millennial
picturesque suburb. Instead, global workplace surveys portray a generation that yearns for more flexible work arrangements and prioritizes work-life balance over career progression. Millennials want to advance quickly and are keenly...
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by Joseph Fuller
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS
expanding involvement of households—both as savers and as borrowers—has had an enormous effect on the range of products and services offered. Important changes taking place at all of these levels—in household economic planning, in the...
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