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- 28 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Ground Game, Air Wars, and Other Marketing Lessons From Presidential Elections
Democrats set up more field operations than the Republicans, in some cases significantly more, with the Obama campaign being particularly bold in throwing resources behind its field offices during the last two elections. The View Details
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Digging Deep
irritation, Pieper could empathize: Having logged thousands of miles sailing in the Pacific Ocean, she knew that gear is important—that it should be portable, perform well under stress, and preferably look good. View Details
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Julia Hanna
- Fast Answer
Sustainability in the Transportation Industry
This is a part of Baker Library's Sustainability Research Guide. Background Readings Future of Mobility White Paper Transportation is arguably experiencing its most transformative revolution since the introduction...
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- 28 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback
retail. Q: What’s different about the physical storefront in this renaissance of retail? Jill Avery: There’s a lot of experimentation around what a store is and what it could do. In this new worldview, a store has to create a branded...
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- 14 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Understanding Users of Social Networks
as Facebook and MySpace. He has also applied many of the insights to help companies develop strategies for leveraging these various online entities for profit. Addressing Network Failures "Online social networks are most useful when...
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- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Short Takes
revolutionized the ways in which managers have yoked IT to their organizations' needs. Successful navigation in today's Network Era relies, writes Nolan, on the development of new management practices. Winning View Details
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Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Alumni Books
mistakes. Managing Health Care Business Strategy by George B. Moseley III (MBA ’65) (Jones & Bartlett) This textbook examines strategic planning and management in the special environment of health-care organizations. View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
New Releases
Foundations of Organizational Strategy by Michael C. Jensen (Harvard University Press) Economists have historically concentrated on analyzing markets while glossing over the complexities of organizations inside those markets. Behavioral...
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- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
Street, for example, are taking steps to overcome some of the barriers for women that you have noticed? Or does it appear that women need to continue designing their own strategies in order to thrive as...
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- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
For decades, the U.S. auto industry ruled America's economy, shaped the country's development, and influenced American culture and social mores. Now, buffeted by globalization and other powerful forces, it faces a moment of truth. The...
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- 11 Dec 2017
- News
Growing from Within
locations in the US, and counts consumer experience, increased sales, and sustainable profits among his charges. We asked him about the pros of corporate ownership, the data that drives his strategy, and—naturally—his regular order. McDonald’s owns and operates about...
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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
The CEO and the Functions of Leadership
coordination across activities and units. Both structure and processes must align with strategy. Commitment: An organization’s leadership has to provide financial and other incentives that align with strategy and goals to ensure broad...
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
Performance, by Brian Becker, Mark Huselid, and Dave Ulrich, is an ongoing study of nearly three thousand firms that describes a seven-step process for embedding HR systems within the firm’s overall strategy — what the authors call an HR...
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- 03 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Social Responsibility in a Downturn
might arise: I believe the tendency is to make across-the-board cuts, without reflecting on the company's business strategy and its relationship to the larger environment. Some companies will end up making...
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by Martha Lagace
- 30 May 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should Intellectual Property be Protected in International Trade?
Summing Up Does IP Ownership Belong in International Trade Deals? Intellectual property (IP) regulation remains an active issue in trade negotiations between the China and the United States. The most straightforward element of the negotiation—US attempts to reduce...
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- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Impact: The Changing Nature of Work
Advanced technologies, shifting demographics, and new business models are transforming the nature and scope of work globally. As a result, the skills leaders need—today and tomorrow—also must evolve. Since its inception, HBS has aspired...
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- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
attractive strategy for the "mice"? A: A carefully executed acquisition—through a well-designed agreement—can have many advantages over other ways of going to scale. Compared to organic, self-funded growth, View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Classroom Legend
they would need as general managers. The course became a centerpiece of the HBS curriculum, the source of many pioneering case studies, and an inspiration for the next generation of strategy scholars. Its...
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
A Helping Hand for Health Care
The HBS Buffalo Club continued its tradition of sponsoring community leaders for HBS Executive Education courses by sending senior management teams from two of the area’s health-care providers to the School’s new Managing Health- care...
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- 03 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Money Making Movies
the momentum generated in the U.S. Buzz, it appears, quickly wears out. There is an important caveat. Our study suggests that foreign exhibitors—not foreign audiences—mostly drive this effect. Shortening release times can thus be a useful...
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