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- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
supplement: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208125 China's Financial Markets: 2007 Harvard Business School Note 208-147 Provides an overview of capital markets in mainland China in 2007,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Judgment Calls
blood and hustle might come crashing down was a nontrivial possibility. But so was an increase in revenue that would elevate the company to a whole new league of wealth and market share. Founder and CEO Dal LaMagna chafed at the potential... View Details
- 11 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Four Ways to Create Lasting Change
decline. In retail, this measure of performance proves to be extremely important. Retailers can drive revenue growth by opening new stores, but eventually, geographic markets become relatively saturated. Therefore, it is very important... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Jesse Lou (MBA 2022) – Working to Change the Food System
oils, using a lot less land and resources. It’s no secret that these are powerful organisms, but past attempts to scale production have faced challenging unit economics (high up-front capital costs for facilities, selling into commodity... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2019
data tells you one thing, but it’s talking to people and being out in the world that really give you the creative power to see what’s next.” Joint venture: “We built Bluemercury while we were building our family and associate each one of... View Details
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
dynamic groups, don't learn naturally. I outline the factors that prevent them from doing so, such as interpersonal fear, irrational beliefs about failure, groupthink, problematic power dynamics, and information hoarding. With Teaming,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
they also induced large spillovers of technical knowledge in prefectures adjacent to those with prizes, relative to distant control prefectures without prizes. Linking competition expenditures with the expected market value of patents... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni Explore a Changing Hong Kong; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Singapore
development capabilities, ability to attract talent to teach, and growing the market to include the Greater Bay Area of Hong Kong. It ended with insightful parenting tips from these professors to our audience—a group of mostly tiger and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
sometimes intense cyclicality that can result in turmoil and hardship for many. And we interfere with that cyclicality at our peril, as pent up economic forces will eventually be unleashed with far greater ferocity. Still, under capitalism, View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
Manage yourself: Learn that management isn't about getting things done yourself. It's about accomplishing things through others; 2) Manage a network: Understand how power and influence work in your organization and build a network of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1
process, just grueling. Public and, you know, Jack was like the most famous business leader probably in the history of the world. Because, you know, the markets were booming. He was really famous. And so, you know, it was all like... View Details
- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
market, then investors, employees, intermediaries such as law firms and data providers, and the wider capital markets are likely to be knowledgeable about the venturing process and the strategies, financing, support, and exit mechanisms... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Clearing the Air
market? The first way to capture pollutants is at the source, whether it’s in an automobile or at a power plant. It’s also the easiest way to do it, because you have a concentrated source of the molecules you’re trying to gather. Next, we... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
my estimation, an unnecessary $100 billion loss to the American taxpayer. I had learned by experience—the "bitterest" road—the power of vested interests in DC, and resigned after two years. Yet despite my failure, I had acquired a deep... View Details
- 29 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records
can be used in powerful ways, ideally leading to better patient care, lower health care costs and, ultimately, healthier patients. “Trust on the part of both the consumer and doctor is hugely important in determining who is going to be... View Details
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
usually required in a venture capital presentation. “A lot of companies that probably shouldn't get funding will get it” As enticing as crowdfunding is as a concept, it may ultimately have little power to shake up the investing world,... View Details
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
peak in 1997, Kodak had a market value of $30 billion. Despite inventing the first digital camera, Kodak stumbled to capitalize on the new technology and by 2011 the company was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In September 2013,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
You Won't Make It If You Fake It
resent your attempts to exert power over them. “If you fake leadership, people will be unwilling to follow your lead” Developing as a leader is hard work. It is similar to the rigorous training and required experience that surgeons,... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation
differences in their forecasts of future events (such as the profitability of a business being sold), attitudes toward risk and time, tax and regulatory status, market and technological knowledge and access, and so on. The third dimension... View Details
Keywords: by Anita M. Harris
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Books
today's top executives must build organizations in which the new can constructively displace the old and where talented employees are encouraged to help formulate company strategy. "Successful e-leaders focus on two things: a new approach to View Details