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17 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan

who was working in Tokyo last week when tremors hit the city. He left his office to drive home. The usual 10-minute trip lasted four hours. Despite their lack of knowledge of what was happening and the full... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

12 May 2003
Research & Ideas

How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?

several years ago to connect the back end of its 50,000 stores with company headquarters. But it soon dawned on executives that 90 percent of Starbucks customers use the Web, and many are high-end business... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne & Martha Lagace; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

02 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat

merchandise categories or sub-categories online. Best Buy, for example, allots floor space only to higher-end televisions—commodity-level TVs are mostly merchandised online. Virtually all major retailers have rolled out or are... View Details

Keywords: Re: Rajiv Lal; Retail

22 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Advertising: It’s Not ‘Mad Men’ Anymore

money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.' " For the past several decades Silk has devoted himself to prying open the black box, understanding the economics underlying the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores

their entrances more visible as people walked into a branch, the bank was able to substantially improve consumer acceptance. Lesson 4: Recognize That Customers' Response To Technology Varies. It is very... View Details

Keywords: by Raymond Burke; Retail

17 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?

of our interview with authors Rajiv Lal and José B. Alvarez, they discuss what the future of storefront retailing looks like and how its transformation will also change the economy and society. Sean Silverthorne: What is happening to the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for James Austin

In an email interview, Harvard Business School professor James Austin spoke with HBS Working Knowledge managing editor Carla Tishler about his work on collaboration and his ongoing research.Tishler: You talk... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

22 Apr 2002
Lessons from the Classroom

Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught

opposed to changing your character. One case that students consistently rate highly centers on a Harvard MBA who spent the first ten years of his career working at General Electric and other large companies... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

18 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation

on local employers to provide admitted students with mentors and paid work experience starting in grade nine. Co-author of the recent book, Breaking Barriers: How P-TECH Schools Create a Pathway from High... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

02 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

Modern Indian Art: The Birth of a Market

to as high as, in some cases, millions of dollars. Khaire and Wadhwani describe their work in "Changing Landscapes: The Construction of Meaning and Value in a New Market Category—Modern Indian... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

26 May 2003
Research & Ideas

What Your Competition is Telling You

employees is "a competitive world, in which you come to work every day just a little bit scared." Making The Pie Bigger If you're an independent operator and an industry giant like Wal-Mart or... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Studying Japan from the Inside

deep financial distress and had no choice but seek a foreign partner. Ghosn, who had never worked in Japan but had extensive experiences in other parts of the world, motivated the middle management at Nissan and transformed the culture of... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

10 Feb 2016
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: New Insights into Career Development

Harvard Business School researchers are offering unique insights into our workplaces and careers. In this world, taking a pay cut can help a career, promotions aren't always good things, and networking may send you to the nearest tub for... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Disruption: The Art of Framing

stated that their ventures were separate from their parent company, but their daily work processes indicated otherwise. Online sales reps still reported to and had offices near their print managers, for... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower

03 Jan 2008
What Do You Think?

Does Judgment Trump Experience?

creator of knowledge with a storyline (comprising ideas, values, and ways of generating emotional energy for the organization) and a teachable point of view, in addition to possessing good judgment. There is no mention of experience,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

20 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Workshop Encourages Corporate Reporting on Environmental and Social Sustainability

The development of corporate integrated reporting (IR) standards has the promise to be one of the great business innovations of the 21st century, and could be pivotal in restoring public trust in business institutions, Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Accounting

03 Feb 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do You Hire an 'Impostor'?

that, “‘imposters’ could well bring in the balancing element in the teams of today where more people are the exact opposite in terms of work output to ‘talk’ ratio!” Cathy Lee speculated about whether... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career

too, says Groysberg. "Managers might want to think strategically about what positions they can hire a top-notch outsider for, and which ones they're better off developing talent for inside the organization." Groysberg and team recently... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Sports

05 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 5, 2007

Working PapersNone this week. Cases & Course MaterialsArtisan Entertainment Inc. Harvard Business School Case 207-067 Geoff Rehnert and Marc Wolpow have left Bain Capital to launch Audax Group. As... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

Wrap-up: Software, Telecom, and Recovery

enterprise resource planning systems, security technology, and systems that enable enterprise applications to talk to one another. People can look at this as a lull, he said, or as a return View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

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