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- 22 Sep 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
CEO of Competitiveness.com, he brings experience in nearly 200 economic development initiatives in Europe and Latin America to his World Bank job. Comparing his previous development consulting experience in emerging economies to his work... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Will Challenged Amazon Tweak Its Retail Model Post-Pandemic?
items. Meanwhile, Target and Walmart smartly deployed their formidable power over suppliers and the more than 7,000 large format retail stores between them to out-compete and out serve Amazon’s fewer than 200 North American fulfillment centers, increasing their View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control
Municipalities have been selling bonds to pay for public works projects—fire stations, parking garages,sewage treatment systems—for 200 years. It’s only in the past decade or so, however, that they’ve been selling them with an extra perk: helping the environment. In... View Details
- 16 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Workings of Corporate Headquarters
compare to the networks of line workers within those divisions. If theory is correct, corporate staff networks should be larger and more centralized than those of line workers. Stuart and Kleinbaum hit upon the idea of using workers'... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark
process stalled in reverse. This study suggests opportunities for future empirical research. Future studies could analyze the evolution of once-comparable clusters such as the financial centers in Paris and London or shoemaking districts in different regions of Italy.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Research Brief: Capitol Gains
looked at "industry-tied votes" by "interested" legislators—senators from states where agriculture was responsible for a high percentage of the state's GDP—and compared those votes with the votes of "uninterested" legislators (from... View Details
- 06 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?
ago, and that interested me in renewables. For the Harvard Business School Centennial in 2008, I did a comparative research project on national renewables policies, and wrote cases on wind companies in Europe, India, and the United... View Details
- 20 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit
renewable energy. The Strengths of Tata Solar’s Manufacturing Facility Walking through the manufacturing lines, it was clear that Tata Solar is pushing the boundaries of India’s solar energy capabilities. The facility demonstrated a commendable degree of automation... View Details
- 20 Oct 2014
- Blog Post
Create Buzzworthy Industry Education Events at HBS
targeting. And all of us are more responsive to personal invitations compared to generic ones, right? Those firms who send personalized email invitations to specific students tend to have a more engaged audience at their Industry... View Details
- Profile
David Kang
example of the power of international perspectives, David refers to a case that compared the way two Indian states are managed by the larger central authority. "That led to a conversation about how the European Union handles its... View Details
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B2B Sales and Distribution - Course Catalog
hire and manage first line sales managers, define a sales culture and create scalable compensation systems. The go-to-market design module will address how to choose an appropriate sales model to achieve growth and profitability and View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine
marketplace. How to stand out in a saturated market Know the competition. “There are more than 725 wineries in Oregon now, compared to just a handful when we started. So we did a survey of our competition to see where we fit, where they... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
A Student Plan Goes to Washington
student proposal, “but in many ways corporations have evolved faster than corporate governance has been able to adapt. The system needs an update; this kind of reform is practical, low-cost, truly implementable, and more palatable View Details
- 13 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Productivity of Multi-Ethnic Teams
the citizens, whether the team was able to find the household, and the length of the conversation. Surprisingly, they found that ethnicity of the teammates compared to the voters had little bearing on how many households they visited.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit
credit expansion was offered. The firms raised borrowing by 61 percent once credit was expanded over 12 months compared to the previous year. That’s the equivalent of 35 cents for every dollar of increased debt capacity. On average, firms... View Details
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Chinese Competition and Emerging Technologies - A Chronicle of the China Trade
Related Collections Site Credits When I compare our meager list of constituents of the past two years with what it used to be, I feel very blue & downhearted. It seems as if we had reached the pinnacle of our glory, & were now toppling... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Batten Gift to Support Residential Campus
Batten’s generosity will enable us to continue the tradition of creating a seamless experience from learning to living.” Presently, Harvard University owns 240 acres of land in Allston, compared with the 215 in Cambridge. “As Allston... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
HBS Faculty Approves Curriculum Innovations
will have a newfound freedom to experiment with course design. Moon compared the new approach to a rule change in sports. “A change in the rules may not sound like much, but over time it can have a major impact on how the game is played,”... View Details
- 18 May 2021
- Book
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
manager isn’t clear on what or how, try asking them or a colleague what’s been tried before. Or look through internal files or the internet to find templates or examples. Compare the options, pick the one you like best, and then show the... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Rating Fund Managers by the Company They Keep
Business. At its core, the new system compares a fund manager's investments with those of other successful fund managers, making past performance less important in the rating scheme. In short, funds are rated by the company they keep.... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen