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- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Birth of the American Salesman
Scott. The book looks at the changing image of the salesman, represented by the likes of George Babbitt and Willy Loman. In the end, says Friedman, salesmen not only fed America's thirst for consumerism, they also shaped it. Laura Linard:... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way
cons of mixing business with social service? Can nonprofits effectively serve two masters, their nonprofit mission and the call of the market? At the annual Dialogue on Social Enterprise, a daylong event held April 20 at Harvard Business School and the John View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
tasting and flavor pairings, and chocolate decoration techniques. "It involves being a leader in connoisseurship and giving our customers a real, value-added experience by learning and connecting with the category," Koen... View Details
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
linkages he saw and analyzed. “Al Chandler had one of the best darn smiles this side of the Continental Divide." —Nancy F. Koehn Second, he wrote about the past but this work was always anchored by his... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next
auto market in the 1950s. The industry leader, unbothered by competition and looming threats, began to coast on its former glory, however, and bypass such areas as consumer preferences and industry innovation. View Details
- Awards
Hillcrest Behavioral Finance Award
By: Eugene F. Soltes
Winner of the 2015 Hillcrest Behavioral Finance Award from Hillcrest Asset Management for “Being Surprised by the Unsurprising: Earnings Seasonality and Stock Returns” with Tom Chang, Samuel Hartzmark, and David Solomon. View Details
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
Challenges for Women Leaders," a chapter in the forthcoming book Psychology of Leadership: Some New Approaches, edited by David Messick and Roderick Kramer (Lawrence Erlbaum Press). As influential... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
well-established organizations to act in new ways is never easy. This book is designed to support business leaders and organizational scholars who are grappling with this challenge by pulling together leading-edge insights from some of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
Karthik, David F. Drake, and Douglas Fearing Abstract—Mobile money systems, platforms built and managed by mobile network operators to allow money to be stored as digital... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 27
our results suggest that the predictive value of accruals and market participants' ability to process it are a significant driver of accrual-based anomalies. Consumer Policy Author:J. Gunnar Trumbull Publication:Chap. 26 in The Oxford Handbook on Business and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
patent applications in 1976 to 16% in 2008. This is partly driven by the increase in the prevalence of information and communication technology; however, even for patents unrelated to information and communication technology, we see a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 16
http://www.hbs.edu/research/facpubs/workingpapers/papers1112.html#wp12-005 Cases & Course MaterialsAccounting for Catastrophes: BP PLC and Union Carbide Corporation (A) David F. HawkinsHarvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?
in half, with no loss in pay to the workers.” David F. in Arizona reminded us that “Markets may be efficient, but they’re not always quick to reach equilibrium.” As a result, some businesses will invest in... View Details
- 13 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Life of Leaders
of California and at Harvard Business School, where he became a member of the HBS faculty. McNamara was a devotee of managerial control, an expertise he applied in his work at the Ford Motor Company and later at the Department of Defense as secretary in President John... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
613-080 Chef Davide Oldani and Ristorante D'O This case examines the unique business model of Ristorante D'O, a high end gourmand restaurant located near Milan, Italy. Founded by Chef, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
Richard L. Nolan
Professor Nolan earned his B.A. from the University of Washington in Production and Operations Research in 1962, and his M.B.A and Ph.D. in 1963 and 1966, respectively. Upon graduation in 1966, he joined Boeing Commercial Airplane Company as an Information... View Details
- 01 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 1, 2006
Working PapersUnfinished Business: The Impact of Race on Understanding Mentoring Relationships Authors:Stacy Blake-Beard, Audrey Murrell, and David Thomas Abstract W.E.B. DuBois's 1903 words are prophetic, as he proclaims the importance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2011
- What Do You Think?
When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?
Summing Up The variety of responses stimulated by this month's column may help explain why our public institutions are so often perceived as responding slowly to natural or man-made "meltdowns." First, as Ravindra Edirisooriya... View Details
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
antagonistic students, sexism, and racism. Even when case discussions raised controversial topics, Christensen's leadership was informed by clarity and confidence. David Garvin, the C. Roland Christensen... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
Programs An outdated regulatory system designed for the traditional banking system was one of a number of important factors that led to the 2008 financial crisis, Professor David Scharfstein says. “The financial system had evolved over 30... View Details