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  • 20 Feb 2006
  • HBS Case

Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive

topics. They were not limited to subjects often identified with women. They did not revolve around the latest fashions, scandals, or celebrity gossip. It was clear that she was talking about something much... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 30 Jun 2009
  • First Look

First Look: June 30

Although China has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, it still suffers from a weak financial system dominated by state-controlled banks and severely limited access to capital for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Profile

Jackie Burgos

top FIELD 2 destination choices, she deliberately picked China and India both far and foreign to her — and got India. “Choosing India forced me to do something I ordinarily would not do,” Jackie says.... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media; Other Financial Services; Services
  • 17 Dec 2013
  • First Look

First Look: December 17

  Publications August 2013 Harvard Business Review Press Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth By: Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, and F. Warren McFarlan Abstract—At the time of the American Revolution, China was... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 17 Sep 2014
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills

consequences of the (surprisingly) limited extent to which social influence research has penetrated the field of negotiation. Better Deals Through Level II Strategies: Advance Your Interests by Helping View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 16

Operations Management. The thoughts laid out here are based on conversations we had with Paul relating to the drivers underlying sustainability as a management issue: population and per capita consumption growth, the View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 03 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 3

lawyers inevitably start to keep work to themselves as the firm navigated an ever-more competitive environment? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/414022-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 513-097... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Aug 2008
  • What Do You Think?

Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

Summing Up Stretch—its meaning, uses, and pitfalls—could fill a book, judging from responses to this month's column. First, there appears to be limited agreement about what... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 06 Mar 2018
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

provide insights into why and how investors use reported environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information. Relevance to investment performance is the most frequent motivation for use of ESG data followed by client demand and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

knowledge of a technical system to gain strategic advantage. The strategy involves, first, identifying "bottlenecks" in the existing system, and then creating a new architecture that isolates the bottlenecks in modules. An... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Jan 2009
  • First Look

First Look: January 21, 2009

20,000 MW of wind energy, representing a $37 billion investment in 2007. Besides high prices, wind energy represented a solution for consumers seeking an energy source that would not add to the problems associated with global climate... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 6

blocking ourselves from new challenges. This response hurts us and our organizations, but we fear making ourselves even more vulnerable by committing mistakes while learning something new. In Flying Without a Net, Thomas DeLong explains how View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Sep 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries

more specific rules. “Regulators should have the temperament that ‘we need to make this thing work,’ but most regulators don’t think about it that way and just want to protect the down side,” Lal says.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Telecommunications
  • 10 Jan 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

accounts—a tactic that consumers have already used at many online retailers. And industry norms let consumers find ways around almost any rule intended to block multiple purchases. For example, even when consumers are View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising; Technology
  • 18 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 18

government sought to limit executive pay and excessive risk. The debate raged over what constituted excessive risk and how best to mitigate it. This case describes the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Oct 2024
  • Blog Post

It Takes a Village: Global Field Courses at Harvard Business School

just so I could check the bathrooms. It’s not glamorous, but it’s crucial.” For Mitkevicius, the many flights and limited sleep were challenging, but the trip was exhilarating, educational, and informative. “Everyone we met—from founders... View Details
  • 23 Dec 2008
  • First Look

First Look: December 23, 2008

welfare. Yet, our understanding of this decision is limited. Using an instrumental variables strategy and dataset new to this literature, we provide the first precise, causal estimates of the effects of education on financial market... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 10

levels as a result of the financial crisis. Though the cost of raising capital in the private sector was much higher than a government bailout, the latter also came with strings attached, including restrictions on executive compensation, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Jul 2005
  • Research & Ideas

An Organization Your Customers Understand

consumer products. Finally, a series of cubes represents major customers. The shapes lie scattered on your desk. Your job is to fit the pieces together. Do you place the spheres on top of the blocks so that functions report View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
  • 15 May 2012
  • First Look

First Look: May 15

conventional optimal tax theory because it eases the classic tradeoff between efficiency and equality. But tagging is used in only limited ways in tax policy. I propose one explanation: conventional optimal tax theory has yet View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel