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- 06 Jun 2008
- What Do You Think?
Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply?
Jeffrey Immelt, GE's CEO, has received a lot of publicity recently for fostering "imagination breakthroughs" by encouraging managers to think deeply about innovations that will ensure GE's longer-term success. He has vowed that...
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by Jim Heskett
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Firm Foundation
Courtesy Tracy Britt Cool Courtesy Tracy Britt Cool Tracy Britt Cool (MBA 2009) has been playing the long game as long as she can remember. The former Berkshire Hathaway executive grew up in a family business: Her father was a third-generation farmer in Manhattan,...
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- 30 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?
world’s most profitable and valuable companies. Further, the open policy had encouraged the production of more than a million apps, many of which were thought to increase the amount of time that Facebook users spent on the site, thus...
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- 22 Feb 2024
- News
GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
summit, much like they did for a case at HBS. “I’m encouraged by how proactive they are, and I’m hopeful this will be an impetus for us to remember our mandate as leaders—to give back and share our ideas to make this a better world.” For...
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Margie Kelley
- 02 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?
encourage companies to set lower salaries, hold firm on initial offers, and prevent expensive renegotiations. By publicly setting pay parameters at the outset, employees “know when you get a job offer, it’s not a negotiable topic,” says...
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by Avery Forman
- 24 Jan 2020
- News
Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67
friend and colleague, Clayton Christensen, on Friday, March 13 will not be held. The family and school are deeply touched by the outpouring of support during this difficult time. We would like to encourage you to continue sharing memories...
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National Markets - The Art of American Advertising
capita income and a more educated public also contributed to the creation of a consumer culture. Within this emerging national market, it fell to the advertiser to encourage consumers to buy goods not necessarily produced locally and to...
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The de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room | About
issues and face challenges. Through this foundation, they have worked with businesses around the world, providing hope and encouragement to other owners of family businesses. The foundation offers educational workshops and training...
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- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in...
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- 20 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Marketing Mix Right
category of products. Take for example the "Got Milk" advertising campaign, which is intended to increase demand for a category of products, milk. In contrast, an advertisement that points out how one brand is better than a competitor's brand has the goal of...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 23 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative
the Internet, can go through an iterative process much more quickly and cheaply than was true in the past. So, how do you encourage customer-driven innovation and capture some of that value? First, consider the question of intellectual...
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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online
assumed to use the bot and, while we encourage you to engage with the bot and share your candid feedback on your experience, a lack of engagement with the bot will not adversely impact your eligibility for a certificate of completion....
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- 25 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Secret Life of Supply Chains
have the inputs, including the workforce,” says Mills. The findings also argue for policies that encourage clustering of supplier companies and buyers to magnify innovation, and creating more access to capital for suppliers. “When we talk...
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- 21 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)
administration of elections. Silverthorne: You have studied voter participation and engagement in a number of countries.How does the American voting system(s) compare to those other countries in terms of encouraging turnout and protecting...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
we build, more than hazards. Yet vulnerable development remains legal, profitable, and most consumers don’t know the difference. Many policies indirectly encourage it. Look how the National Flood Insurance Program spurred floodplain...
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- 27 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Working to Change the Food System
motivate and encourage its students to join the fight by bringing more of these challenges to the forefront in the classroom and making careers in these spaces more accessible and practical. As students, the greatest opportunity for us is...
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- 17 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers
employees’ needs. And they encourage employees to discuss their caregiving needs. “It’s motivating for people to be heard,” Fuller says. Managers need to acknowledge that many employees are caring for young children and aging parents, or...
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- 01 Nov 2019
- What Do You Think?
Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?
especially if there is a tendency to start competitive businesses in the same market. (That helps explain why 30 percent of US hair stylists are required to sign NCCs even though their compensation levels are relatively low.) Perhaps most important, the existence of an...
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by James Heskett
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Payment and Financial Aid - HBS Online
in number and awarded during designated grant application windows four times per year. We are not currently accepting grant applications. The next grant application window will be October 07, 2024 12:00 PM ET - November 04, 2024 11:59 PM ET. We View Details
- 04 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors
the beginning Why do people take such a risk when there's plenty of other money out there? Because [friends-and-family] money is too easy to obtain, which encourages people to start marginal businesses. Beyond that, friends and family do...
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by Noam Wasserman