Filter Results:
(4,959)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(4,959)
- People (33)
- News (2,072)
- Research (2,104)
- Multimedia (8)
- Faculty Publications (69)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(4,959)
- People (33)
- News (2,072)
- Research (2,104)
- Multimedia (8)
- Faculty Publications (69)
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Q&A: Orin Smith
a day or two behind the counter as part of our 'Adopt a Store' program for senior executives," he explains. "It keeps us connected to the spirit of the company." How did you decide to View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Career to Smile About
Foods, joined Colgate in 1988 as head of its Far East and Canada operations. "How do you take an idea or product that may work in Latin America and introduce it into Asia or Africa, instantaneously? All... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 20 Mar 2017
- Book
Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies
“Users are as important as or more important than producers as sources of innovation in modern societies.” Can you explain how? Lakhani: Research... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate
real estate allocations to between 3 and 5 percent of their portfolios. "Now most of the allocations are going to 5 percent to 7 percent because they perceive the risk has become lower." It's not just institutional investors who... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
CEO Compensation Troubles
long-term trend has been for CEO pay to rise along with the pay for other senior executives, and it is now twice as much as that of CEOs in major... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Steven C. Watson
Two years ago, if you bet me five bucks that I was going to be a school-teacher, I would have taken that bet in a heartbeat.” When his students question the relevance of precalculus to their future lives,... View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
Commerce and Strategy panel at the 2001 Global Alumni Conference. He told alumni that fighting against a larger, stronger rival means not playing the game that your opponents want you to play. "Instead, figure out a different way to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Perfection’s Price
“I’m guilty of obsessing until I get the right solution, and sometimes it’s not possible,” concedes Kaplan. “Giving money back to an investor was a scary moment. Those were some sleepless nights, but it helped us to finally pull the trigger. I think the biggest thing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
estate you have an asset with stable cash flow plus appreciation over time. It’s proven to be a good investment.” So good in fact that money managers now regard real estate as a new asset class. Cynthia... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti
customers. To me, it seemed like a very interesting challenge. How do you view your mandate as commissioner? There is one overriding mandate emerging from the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998: we've... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 13 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
"I Wanted to Move from Analyzing Results to Creating Them": Cynthia Samanian, MBA 2012
to pay as much as four." By December 2017, Cynthia had "let go of everything but brand-sponsored events," and in January 2018, she... View Details
- 10 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
Working for a Shamed Company Can Hurt Your Future Compensation
to do with the scandal,” adds HBS colleague Boris Groysberg, the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration. “It’s almost as if someone is rewriting your CV 10 years after you leave a company.”... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Turning Point: Soul Cycle
venture, or simply live their extraordinary life as they define it. There are so many ways to execute a mission. Once you do that, the quality of your life changes, and it doesn’t require flipping your world... View Details
- 15 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
These VC Partners May Make Your Firm Less Innovative
“which is a fancy way of referring to all of the things you don’t have as a new company—products, knowledge, connections, resources.” The most common and effective way to make up for that lack is to find... View Details
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
Get What You Pay Them Case: Lincoln Electric Company Written: 1975 Copies Sold: 284,826 With a tradition of innovation and technological leadership, the Lincoln Electric Company of Cleveland, Ohio, was the... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
IT Links for Boundaryless Companies
control. With the path-based approach you've got to have your eye out for how easily is this thing going to integrate with things I haven't even thought of yet. "A key question to ask yourself as View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
concept of choice architecture, which is a piece of the behavioral puzzle. The idea is that you can help people to make better decisions by understanding systematic biases in judgment and decision-making and changing the environment in... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Price Tag Confusion
can firms do to prevent it? A: When you go buy a toy at the store, the only cost that stands out is the price you pay for the toy, not the coins... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Laurel without Hardy? A Lesson for Business
paying attention to complements is a necessity. Without key complements, the market may never take off. In established markets, attending to complements has less dramatic but still valuable results. Here, complements most likely exist,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
Get What You Pay Them Case: Lincoln Electric Company Written: 1975 Copies Sold: 284,826 With a tradition of innovation and technological leadership, the Lincoln Electric Company of Cleveland, Ohio, was the... View Details