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- 20 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Acquirers
"debt market misvaluation," the idea that debt can be misvalued, just as stocks can be misvalued. "There's a lot of empirical evidence that equity misvaluations were driving merger waves and that being overvalued makes a... View Details
- 04 Jan 2012
- What Do You Think?
Income Inequality: What’s the Right Amount?
when we begin to legislate in favor of consolidation." (Victor Paredes); "The points on the curve which would describe the decline of democracy." (T. Reilly). There was support for the idea that mobility is one answer to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 08 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care
interrelated. People who have studied this industry for a long time have come up with a number of feasible ideas to get at the cost problem, including high-deductible insurance and health savings accounts. But until we make sure that the... View Details
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
dreams and ideas," stretch is even necessary? As she put it, "Stretch goals seem like a crutch to me." What do you think? Original Article The leadership of General Electric introduced the management concept of "stretch" in the 1990s. The View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation
both the firm and their own energy. Richard Tedlow will present his observations of "why bad things happen to good companies," focusing on the 1982 and 1986 Tylenol crises. Michael Porter will continue to address the latest View Details
Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery
- 02 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Leading Professional Service Firms
reflect on the material and ideas discussed in class and apply it to their own situations. This is a rich opportunity for sharing information in an informal atmosphere in which participants can build relationships with each other that... View Details
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
the idea of a radical space reduction strikes him. The case follows Lachman, working closely with Country HR Manager Jane Lewis, from idea inception to the eve of the company-wide transition to a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Paid Search Ads Pay Off for Lesser-Known Restaurants
recalls, at the thought that he would effectively be giving away the equivalent of millions of dollars worth advertising exposures. By the end of the conversation, they were excited enough that the idea expanded to a broader vision of... View Details
- 02 Jul 2015
- Op-Ed
The Future of the Greek Economy
away from petty, small disputes and think about embracing the broad idea of Europe writ large. That would help in the search for a sustainable solution to this agonizing, destabilizing, and never-ending Greek crisis. While notable... View Details
- 12 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 12
technological shifts to closed-body designs and metal stamping technology, as well as the marketing-led idea of the annual model change. The case offers a setting to examine several frameworks: exploration versus exploitation, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China
relates to what you observed in China. A: My research focuses on technology transfer through ethnic scientific and entrepreneurial networks. Traditional models of technology diffusion suggest that if you have a great idea, people who are ten feet away from you will... View Details
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
How the U.S. Army Develops Leaders
ourselves from our experiences. Second, we progress through a finite series of universal and progressively more complex stages in how we construct our understanding. These two ideas in combination make Kegan's approach to identity... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Gurus in the Garage
interviewed share one habit: they refuse to make decisions for the entrepreneurs. Otherwise, their teaching methods vary tremendously. Learning by Doing When Michael Chiarello, founder and CEO of NapaStyle, was developing the idea for his... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Emerging Art of Negotiation
ideas in theory, the jury is still out on whether or not they are viable for the typical negotiator. Negotiation With More Than Two Players As the number of parties in a negotiation increases, the complexity of the dispute expands... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Nov 2024
- Op-Ed
How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis
African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also challenges to lives and... View Details
- 04 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?
two class of voting stock. So there are questions being raised about that. Kenny: We've talked in the past about crucible moments, which was one of the ideas that you've written about. Is this kind of a crucible moment for Mark... View Details
Keywords: Re: Liangzong Ma
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
practices related to those tools. Our study contributes to the accounting and management literature on influence-gathering, underlining that toolmaking plays a vital role in explaining how functional experts may compete in the intraorganizational marketplace for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Feb 2016
- HBS Case
Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can
of Chicago dubbed the Array of Things. The idea is to provide real-time, location-specific information on temperature, humidity, vibration, light, and foot traffic from sensors on telephone poles throughout downtown. But there has been... View Details
- 09 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch
unfortunately tend to do a very bad job of managing the succession process. Even if they have an inside candidate, which most do, they select that person mostly on past performance. But what they don't think about is the company's future strategic direction, the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 06 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School
women and men are tired of gender inequality. It's our opportunity to make something of that—or it's our opportunity to miss." In addition to teaching students about building an inclusive organization, the case will give faculty an opportunity to collect—and maybe... View Details