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- 04 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From
the Jack Welch-style of firing the so-called bottom 10 percent every year." Recruit developed this strategy in the wake of crisis. In the 1980s, Recruit Holdings’ CEO sold shares of a subsidy before it went public. The resulting scandal... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- 27 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
There Are No HBS People, Just People Who Happen to Go to HBS
engineering internships near my hometown to spend time with my family while I figured it out. I didn’t get Nielsen; however, I did get all the engineering internships at big oil and gas companies and an internship at one of the biggest View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
in promoting electric vehicle (EV) adoption. As acting director of Global E-Mobility at the research non-profit, the World Resources Institute, she straddles the intersection of the global transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources as well as the... View Details
- 14 Feb 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Partner Feature: Love Doesn’t Need a Zip Code
Afghanistan and Las Vegas. Finally, after four years, we hatched a plan and Jeremy moved to Las Vegas where we shared the same zip code for the first time since going to school together in Boston. After realizing that we flew over 32,390... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
would be stadium seating, but that's about it. It's remarkable. And not in a good way." Lopez, it seems, is just getting warmed up. "Can you imagine driving the same car in 2010 that you drove in 1977, with the same features? There's... View Details
- 11 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Energy & Environment Club’s Icelandic Adventure!
trip!" The group's enthusiasm was part of what made this experience so great. Day 1: After arriving on a red-eye flight from Boston, we had some daylight time to choose our own adventure! Some people decided to rent a car and explore the... View Details
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
habits as well, such as a growing preference for sharing items rather than owning them, and encouraging "showrooming" where shoppers visit stores only to test products—then buy them more cheaply online. The user benefits from lower cost,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 27 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning to Make the Move to CEO
committed to helping others achieve shared goals?" In some situations—a Wall Street trading floor or a car dealership, for example—people are paid on commission, and it doesn't matter if they're... View Details
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
Systems Approach in Venezuela: Laying the Foundation for Shared Value in a Time of Crisis No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/917409-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 617-014 Korea... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Status: When and Why It Matters
like to believe that people pay for status for purely symbolic reasons, but the empirical evidence for that has been weak at best” Think of the Bugatti Veyron, for example, a car with 1,000 horsepower that goes 252 miles an hour.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change
world-class performance in racehorses? Section F is not unique in its achievements. Who on the B-School Blades could have predicted that when Barry Allardice stopped living out of his car he would become an investment banker? How about... View Details
Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
After researching the issue, including spending the better part of two days riding in taxis as an observer, Mukhtar came up with an idea. With drivers compelled by law to take their cars to special inspection centers every six months, his... View Details
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
jobs that provide a sense of dignity for individuals.” Terry is riding the crest of the electric vehicle wave. The White House has an aspirational target of 50% of all new cars sold in the U.S. being zero-emissions models by 2030. And... View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future
personalities, he and Walton could not have been more different. Walton, the optimist, could light up a room. Revson, the pessimist, could light up a room by leaving it. But they did share one trait—a characteristic which paved their way... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- Web
Design: At, Into, & Beyond - Race, Gender & Equity
engineer something yet unseen. Whether we’re navigating a website or shared public space, we constantly witness the extent to which our environments and experiences are curated. What do you believe about what people have access to? What... View Details
- 15 Sep 2016
- News
The Burning Man Project
harsh desert conditions for a week, including all their food and water. There's no money. There's no electricity. But there are 70,000 people willing to share and have an amazing experience with you. Hanna: And can you tell me, what is it... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
faculty and staff. One employee who was seriously injured in a car accident was astonished to receive a visit from McArthur in the hospital even before his family could get there. “While part of this was about managing an institution, it... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Reality to News Biz: Drop Dead
hard up that it’s slashing $500,000 a year in office-supply spending. With its shares near a decade low, the New York Times Company now has just 1.33 percent the market capitalization of Google. “Like most print journalists,” wrote Miami... View Details
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Leading Innovation is the Art of Creating ‘Collective Genius’
conflict, and trial and error to advantage. At Pixar, for example, the company was caught up short in 2008 in a clash over production schedules for the movie Up and the short film Cars Toons. Blindsided by news that View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 14 Nov 2024
- News
How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms
which is literally you go onto the site and, and we help you weatherproof your home. I mean, simple things like when hail is coming, put your car in the garage. It sounds so simple, right? Or other things you can do, to make sure that... View Details