IT Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Feb 2014
News

The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)

time. It is incredibly validating to see so many of our customers signing up for the monthly VIP membership and, even if they don't buy every month, are always happy to receive our emails and see what we've picked for their showroom. "The... View Details

Keywords: online shopping; fashion; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

05 Jun 2013
What Do You Think?

Do We Need to Extend ‘No Surprises Management?’

"A world without surprises or bad news is utopian I often coach employees to expect the worst and prepare for it studies should focus on preparation rather than prevention." Paul McKay commented that "By having a clear,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 Jul 2019
Lessons from the Classroom

Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?

out a new letter with an extra line, letting people know that their neighbors were ponying up, implying that they should, too: “We are writing to inform you that we have still not received your tax payment. By now, nine out of 10 people in your town have paid their... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2006
News

One-on-One with Jeff Hicks

industry entirely. Instead, the Miami native went home after graduation to join an upstart agency that seemed interested in doing things a little differently. At the time, Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) had a regional focus, with 55 employees and annual billings of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

16 Nov 2020
Blog Post

Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020

their voter engagement strategy by developing a granular data-driven understanding of youth voter turnout. I loved putting my new skills to work for such a worthwhile cause! Joshua Rodriguez (MBA 2020): For our first project, we were... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

21 Feb 2020
News

Style for Everyone

Nadia Boujarwah and Lydia Gilbert (both MBA 2013) cofounded Dia & Co right out of HBS, producing fashion and online services for plus-size women. In this interview, they talk about the inspiration for the idea and the need it serves. “Dia... View Details

Keywords: Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2017
News

In My Humble Opinion: Truth Teller

ever offered me a normal job. Obviously, it would be much nicer to be the chairman or CEO of a high-performing business that floats gently upward. I do what I do because the river carries you in a certain direction.” And there’s an... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 2009
News

Magician Turns HBS Upside Down

explained Thomke. “I invited Jason to class to help students understand how people at the top of their profession innovate in an extremely competitive environment.” It was a class that few of Thomke’s students will ever forget. Randal,... View Details

Keywords: magic; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Sep 2011
News

Faculty Learn Firsthand about Chinese Business

Bank of China. HBS alumni clubs in Hong Kong and Beijing also hosted dinners and panel discussions. Overall, it was “an incredibly successful” experience for everyone involved, notes McFarlan. Future faculty immersion trips are being... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

28 Jun 2022
Book

The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose

resolved through open conversation and good will. George was an active teacher in the Quaker Adult School Movement and had spent years teaching in Birmingham’s worst slums. The brothers explicitly rejected Taylor’s approach to management and View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

01 Mar 2018
News

Making Sense of the Modern Startup

Illustration by Martin Leon Barreto In a lot of ways, it didn’t seem like a very good experiment to run. A young HBS professor—a rising star in the Finance area, an economist by training, by then already looking down the road at an... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)

06 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Best Place for Retirement Funds

interested in doing research on this topic? Daniel Bergstresser: My interest in asset location is both scientific and personal, in the sense that the topic matters for my own behavior. Leaving aside my personal financial stake, the topic touches on a lot of important... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

01 Jun 1999
News

Short Takes

Reinhardt writes that for a company to be sustainable, it must have a strategy or development path that maintains an undiminished level of net assets. He argues that if the prices in the firm's accounting... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

Web

Corporate Training Programs | HBS Online

goals. HBS Online has a real integration of knowledge, resources, and community. It offers immersive online learning, the best industry cases, and input from actual executives at industry-leading companies. In a nutshell, HBS Online... View Details

30 Sep 2014
News

Life Lessons on the Open Seas

sailboats to a former America’s Cup boat that we adapted—although no one said it could be accomplished.” A competitive sailor who has raced in the Paralympic Games in Sydney in 2000 and in London in 2012, Callahan takes a measured... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

27 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

The Potential Downside of Win-Win

little effect on the restaurant or movie industry. Their contentment left society slightly better off. It is generally wonderful when parties are able to trade off interests to create value. In fact, one of the most important... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman

28 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

It’s India Above China in New World Order

professor of strategy at HBS. It is also important because the two countries have embraced very different models of development. The biggest source of worry is the state of China's banking sector, which is... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Nov 2019
Book

Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History

Business History at Harvard Business School. Jones talked with us about the book. Sean Silverthorne: Given the growth of the Turkish economy and the country’s importance in geopolitical circles, it seems surprising that this book appears... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2020
What Do You Think?

Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?

(iStock) iStock SUMMING UP Who Will Call the Shots in Stakeholder Capitalism? At one time in my checkered academic career I studied, researched, and published papers about interorganizational management. Specifically, I was interested in measuring the benefits of... View Details