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- 07 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Intellectual History of Harvard Business School
about them (and are very important at the School today) had to make a leap to become a part of this community. They had to leave their comfort zones. They had View Details
- 06 Apr 2007
- What Do You Think?
Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?
Summing Up Debate on this month's questions occurred on at least three levels. Is global warming occurring? Do humans (primarily through CO2 emissions) have much to do with it? Should we rely on market forces to provide appropriate responses, or will this require... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
IT Links for Boundaryless Companies
you pay full price, and Adobe Limited Edition. It actually costs more to make that, because you've got to change the code to strip things out.... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
the Opera is playing in theaters—making South Korea the only country in the world to have a live show. Yes, there is the hassle of wearing masks in public and there are potential privacy concerns over contact tracing using location data.... View Details
- 20 Mar 2017
- Book
Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies
good ideas with potential buyers willing to pay in advance to get the products made. “The field has grown quite a bit,” Lakhani says. “This book provides a concentrated view of... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
they pay little attention to the social contract, or the spirit of the deal. So while the parties agree to the same terms on paper, they may actually have very different... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road
primarily by material rewards, the staff acquired in an acquisition cannot be relied on to stay. The greatest care is needed also if entry is through an acquisition, as many corporate problems have arisen from foreign firms View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
Lawrence (MBA '87), a marketing consultant and professor at Boston University, says, "Spirituality should not be confused with 'religion.' To me, spirituality is simply having a sense of inner calm and a View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 18 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation
students were 100-percent students of color, and 60 percent of them were more than two years behind in reading and math—eliminated a barrier to scaling it. Some suggested making it a charter school. That way, you wouldn't have View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?
of convention, and eventually wins out. The man-of-action hero combines the autonomous willpower of the rebel with the willingness to contribute to societal institutions that... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
faced the challenge of convincing buyers to pay a premium price. Their products originated from a wild resource under government regulations which limited the size of the catch by both the industry and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue
substitute for private and public innovation. But the innovation will be motivated only if prices reflect the true state of the world. We are subsidizing our own consumption of fossil energy because we are unwilling to acknowledge View Details
- 10 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table
Watkins The best negotiators also work to foster organizational learning, both during and after a negotiation. They pay careful attention to managing the team learning process,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Pride Goeth Before a Profit
at five gallons, even as the gas continued to flow, you wouldn't drive away without paying for the whole tank. "This was about doing the right thing," says Thompson. "Pride and integrity go... View Details
Keywords: by Theodore Kinni
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
securities. "In 2004 and 2005 as these subprime loans started to emerge, it really wasn't a particular problem because of the lag effect, because people who couldn't pay off these mortgages with toxic... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
have two types of "sponsors" for their loyalty reward investments: manufacturers of the branded goods sold by retailers, and other partner companies presumably with higher margins, who find it economically advantageous to View Details
- 15 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind a Retailer’s Made-up Holiday
skepticism about how the company would ever sustain charging such low prices, paired with free shipping. That early experiment has proven a huge success, as there are reported to be 40 million current Amazon Prime subscribers. Each... View Details
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Negotiation is Like Jazz
within an information exchange, paying attention to selected information, and responding to it appropriately. The sales rep aced this performance, steering the negotiation... View Details
Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn
- 07 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure
contributions, it would have signaled the birth of truly rigorous business history. Schumpeter had a very strong attraction to history, and after writing Business Cycles, he urged again and again that economists View Details
Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw