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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
believes the key to making better strategic choices in turbulent markets lies in understanding the level of uncertainty faced in a given situation. 20/20 Foresight provides a framework for learning to separate what can be known from what... View Details
- Web
Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
parallel on inventions of insistent practicality as well as expansions of human perception," Victor McElheny explains. "Riding a storm of ever-altering customer specifications, Polaroid adapted its innovations again and again." 97 Land had the View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues
awareness about Afghanistan and other countries created an unprecedented opportunity for action, he noted. Recalling how the Marshall Plan "provided a grand vision for U.S. involvement in the world" after World War II, Offenheiser emphasized the need for similar View Details
- 16 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters
their government—a distinct contrast to the current sentiment in the United States. Almost all the Chinese executives I met believe that their nation's leaders possess the foresight and the courage to think long term. These executives are... View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria
- 05 Sep 2008
- What Do You Think?
Is Case Method Instruction Due for an Overhaul?
But as Shahid Sheikh put it, "in foresight ... there never are right (or perfect) answers ...." Seconding that notion in practice (vs. theory), Kim Allen suggested that "Case studies would be a great addition to science... View Details
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
need to and can develop "adaptive foresight" to be positioned to predict the future by exploiting changes in the business environment and anticipating customer behavior. They address the need for adaptive foresight by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
advance, or in lieu, of broader reform, it is useful to recall that the last wave of anti-inversion legislation likely spurred these more significant, recent transactions and reduced the prospect of reform in these intervening years. Members of the Committee, I admire... View Details
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Becoming an Ethical Negotiator
does it." Q: What makes a great, ethical negotiator in your view? A: Foresight is critical to maintaining ethical standards. People get into trouble when they make hasty decisions, or when they feel as if they've been backed into a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture - Course Catalog
scale and scope. These examples demonstrate how assessing marketing opportunities comes hand-in-hand with foresight for perspective growth and subsequent renovation. Questions we discuss in this module include: What are the sources of... View Details
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
schools-of-experience point of view. This can be done in three steps. First, imagine yourself at Pandesic on day one, when the executives were agreeing to start this disruptive venture. With only foresight and no hindsight allowed, what... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
$10 million, knew that the web represented an opportunity to build and expand a well-established brand. Founded in 1857 by a group of Bostonians with triple-decker names (James Russell Lowell and Ralph Waldo Emerson among them), the Atlantic had the View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
to a greater discipline than he ever subjected his students,” adds Berolzheimer. “I don’t know if everyone was aware of that. Even his humor was carefully orchestrated to make a point.” Levitt’s sheer foresight also came into play in the... View Details
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
accelerating. And that has a huge impact on the second major trend and that is that, 20 years ago, this was not on the agenda of most businesses. Some companies had the foresight to understand this 20 years ago, but most CEOs were not... View Details
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
Underlying this change is a story of foresighted strategy and disciplined execution—of connecting knowing to doing. In strategic terms, the IBM transformation illustrates the ideas behind dynamic capabilities, showing how the company has... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
internet is putting ever more power in the hands of the customer, a book that treats pricing with substance and foresight is a welcome addition to the market. - John Schermerhorn, Professor Emeritus, Ohio University Fearless Growth: The... View Details
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Print View - Course Catalog
demonstrate how assessing marketing opportunities comes hand-in-hand with foresight for perspective growth and subsequent renovation. Questions we discuss in this module include: What are the sources of marketing capital that companies... View Details