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- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast region of the United States in August 2005, it destroyed homes and lives. A paradoxical effect, however, is that the storm's aftermath created an opening in New Orleans for school leaders...
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- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
others. Oral history can also shed light on hypersensitive topics, such corruption, which are rarely formally documented. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55633 January 29, 2019 Harvard Business Review Time for Happiness: Why the Pursuit...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
happened in natural gas in the late 1980s and early 1990s. And, there's always money to be saved in industrial sourcing. If management really focuses on purchasing and puts effort into it, you can always save money by creating more...
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- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
Games are breathing down the city fathers' necks, there's no room for discussion or compromise when people's homes (especially those of low-income residents) need to be razed for Olympics construction. Bottom line: From an urban planning...
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- 16 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Transitions of Power Are Difficult. What Joe Biden and Other Incoming Leaders Need to Know.
it imposes limitations and stifles innovation, as I argue in my new book Think Outside the Building. In companies, turf wars between departments and divisions hinder organizational performance. Silo-busting often consists of moving people from their View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
The New Real Estate
some of the best real estate market returns anywhere. Green real estate development in dense locations in our urban centers could have an enormous impact on our energy use. The average home owner in the U.S. suburbs today, according to...
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- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
targeted ads on the lockscreen and home screen, consumers clamored for an ad-free version. Amazon backtracked and extended its Special Offers program to the tablet, allowing consumers to opt out from the ads. Q: You're expecting that more...
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- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
School's MBA and doctoral programs. He discusses the findings and implications of his research with HBS Working Knowledge. Ann Cullen: You point out that historically some assets might look riskier than they actually are and some might...
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by Ann Cullen
- 13 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Paid Search Ads Pay Off for Lesser-Known Restaurants
produce rigorous, managerially relevant research, and I’d like to see more out there,” he says. “In the case of advertising effectiveness, I thought: What if you take small businesses and give them advertisements for a three-month span,...
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- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
Once the hub of American manufacturing, Detroit is in a long state of economic decline. The rubber finally hit the road last week, when the city filed for bankruptcy protection. The challenges ahead for those that call the Motor City home...
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- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
Business Speaks English: Why You Need a Language Strategy Now Author:Tsedal Neeley Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 5 (May 2012) Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Book:...
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Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
start reassessing one's life and asking the big questions like 'Why am I here?' Coupled with this, you have many people looking for a renewed sense of community. They're searching for a sense of belonging." The "s" Word For...
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by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
on. Managers can understand how to think about the list of institutions and a framework of enumerating them. Q: You describe "emerging giants" as "a small but growing set of companies that have built world-class capabilities to challenge...
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by Martha Lagace
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
framework.) The window of opportunity, if you wish, is even larger than it might appear. More specifically, the purchase or sale of whole bodies—not parts—is absent from the Act's provision. Second, the purchase and sale of body parts for...
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- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation
but also to clean vegetables. By making a few minor modifications to the washers they manufactured, Haier was able to market the machines as versatile enough to wash both clothing and vegetables, and rapidly became the market leader in rural areas of its View Details
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
and investing leaders in countries including Ethiopia and Tanzania as well as field research in Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda. (Several students have shared insights from their field studies here: IFC Africa: Building Cities.) I believe the lessons learned there can be...
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- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
ironic, given that in 2008 and 2009, they were given a hard time for issuing excessively positive ratings of structured products based on home mortgages that turned sour. Whatever they do, someone gets mad. That said, the mistakes on...
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- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
intones, "How do you prepare to deal with the unexpected that's coming up? Get there early, set the place up. Read every signal you can get. So it's intuitive, but it's also systematic." Those two...
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- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
we test the prediction that novel rituals—arbitrary hand and body gestures enacted in a stereotypical and repeated fashion—can impact intergroup bias in newly formed groups. In four studies, participants practiced novel rituals at home...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
administration and is a reaction to the Chinese Communist Party’s own perception of insecurity at home and in the global economy. Increasing restrictions to transnational commerce in and with China are best understood in terms of security...
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