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- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Short Takes
Firms and Flexibility As job security and long-term relationships between corporations and their white-collar workers become relics of the past, what will link these two parties in the future? According to HBS assistant professor Jeffrey L. Bradach, a new model based... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Ronald P. Mitchell
Ron Mitchell says his most valuable learning experience at HBS did not take place in the classroom. Rather, it emerged from his work as student government president. "That's where I learned about working with people in a political and professional environment and about... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
A Constructive Summer at HBS
Two highly visible projects took shape on campus this past summer - one forward looking and one aimed at preserving a historic campus landmark. The first is the Spangler Center, the new campus center that is rapidly rising from its recently dug foundation between... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Right Connections
From genome research to e-commerce, new ventures are popping up everywhere, competing for the cash needed to turn them into successful enterprises. When trying to secure backing for a high-risk start-up, whom you know can be just as important as what you know. "Our... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
A Taste of Tradition
In a family-founded business, tradition and values are as ingrained and in-escapable as one's own genetic heritage. Even when such an enterprise becomes a publicly owned and operated corporation, the family's influence can remain an integral part of company culture.... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Manager's Notebook
In this new series, the Bulletin will feature occasional reports on faculty research in progress. Who Has Your Number? Customer information is the lifeblood of business. Indeed, a company's success often hinges on how well it understands the people purchasing its... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making
The following article is the eighth in a series on the activities and research taking place in each academic unit at HBS. Whether it involves getting striking baseball players back on the field, cutting a deal with a foreign supplier, or simply coordinating your... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
New Releases
The Differentiated Network by Nitin Nohria and Sumantra Ghoshal (Jossey-Bass Publishers) The key to building an effective multinational corporation (MNC) is organizing its various parts as a differentiated network, according to a new book by HBS professor Nitin Nohria... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
Illustration by Steve Bjorkman When the Class of 1974 returns to campus to celebrate its 25th Reunion, at least three of its members won't have far to travel. From their base of operations at Soldiers Field, faculty members and classmates Carliss Y. Baldwin, Diana... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Ikenna Okezie
So far my life has been filled with exciting challenges along with God's blessings," says Ikenna Okezie. Indeed, "challenge" seems to be the operative word for the soft-spoken Okezie, who is about to become one of the first two people ever to earn a joint degree in... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Brice Cutrer Jones
Ask Brice Jones, founder and president of Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards, what he does for a living, and he will answer simply, "I'm a farmer." Spend a morning touring his vineyard and winery in Windsor, California, however, and you will discover that growing grapes for the... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Right Connections
From genome research to e-commerce, new ventures are popping up everywhere, competing for the cash needed to turn them into successful enterprises. But when vying against others in industries where high uncertainty, long development cycles, crowded markets, and... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Management Update Launched
Managers trying to make sense out of a continuously changing business environment should check out the latest from Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP). Management Update, a monthly newsletter launched in June 1996 and edited by new Harvard Business Review... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Short Takes
A summary of selected new research by HBS faculty. Diversification Best Bet in Emerging Markets In today's era of global competitiveness, companies in the industrialized world have slimmed down their operations in order to focus on doing a few things well. These... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Deals For Sale
IF BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS commerce over the Internet is the wave of the future - and analysts project such transactions will increase a thousandfold by 2001 - then Scott Randall and his company, FairMarket (www.fairmarket.com), are riding the crest of that wave.... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Breaking Down Barriers: The Electronic Wallet
As people get more accustomed to using the Internet to conduct business transactions, their demands will become more sophisticated. Cyberspace is jam-packed with startups trying to second-guess what consumers of the future will want. "Whole new industries are emerging... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Short Takes
Who Does Good and Why While it's common knowledge that business leaders often serve on nonprofit boards, there has been little formal information about the characteristics and motivations of such individuals. In a 1997 working paper series on social enterprise,* HBS... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Short Takes
No Mistake About It: Trust Is Key in Learning It's a real Catch-22: Learning is more critical than ever to firm success, yet the process often requires making mistakes. And many people believe mistakes lead to failure and thus avoid risking them or try to cover them... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Culture Clash: Exploring Cross Cultural Conflicts in Business
"As different cultural traditions meet in the marketplace and inside organizations, managers face tough choices about the values that they and their organizations will live by," HBS professor Lynn Sharp Paine told participants at an HBS conference in Hong Kong last... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Short Takes
Ownership Matters: Bringing Owners on Board In his working paper, "The Impact of Ownership Type on Performance in Public Corporations: A Study of the U.S. Textile Industry 1983-1992," HBS assistant professor David L. Kang demonstrates that the ownership structure of... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross