General Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Mar 2011
News

Make or Break for the USA?

earlier this year, Barack Obama appointed General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt (MBA ’79) to head the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Historically, HBS and its alumni have played a key role in the country’s manufacturing and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Manufacturing

Career Coach

Megan Gardner

Circles.Work Experience: Tech Start-ups (Board member, Advisor, CEO/Founder), Investment Banking (including M&A) - Deutsche Bank, SoundView Technology (bought by Schwab), Strategy Consulting / Business Development (Ameriprise... View Details

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Hospitality

21 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

social media information and 5.73% when using social media information is used. In both cases, this significantly improves the accuracy of the company's internal forecasts (a MAPE of 11.97%). Combining these empirical results, we provide recommendations for forecasting... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2014
News

Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over

deep into the tournament a team will go, because that will affect the number of over-the-air impressions that are generated for the brand. They must consider many other factors such as the global appeal of an opponent or of a particular... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

Web

A Rewarding Work Life - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

Web

IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment

environmental impact of rice farming while safeguarding farmer livelihoods is a monumental challenge. Through our research and site visits, we explored innovative strategies to decarbonize rice farming, focusing on sustainable practices,... View Details

05 Aug 2002
What Do You Think?

Is Platform Leadership Old Hat or the Wave of the Future?

course, one can argue that this is what the highway system of the U.S. (or any country, for that matter) is all about. Or at a more micro level, it is what General Motors, Ford, and others created when they built a system of complementors... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

28 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

market, the by-product market. Since waste is now a useful raw material, the firm may increase profit by generating more "waste." By converting waste into by-product, the firm not only reduces waste disposal cost and increases... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2004
News

Clay Christensen (MBA 1979)

Clayton M. Christensen is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at HBS, where he holds a joint appointment in the Technology and Operations Management and General Management units. He is the author or coauthor of... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

15 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 15

"ad hoc advisor." Using the two cases we develop a conceptual framework that generalizes the different routes that experts follow in their diverse attempts to gain influence in organizations. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Jan 2017
First Look

January 3, 2017

pay out capital also initiate debt or equity issues in the same year, resulting in 32% of aggregate payouts being externally financed. Most firms with simultaneous payouts and security issues do not generate enough operating cash flow to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions

A couple of years ago, hip-hop artist Macklemore topped the Billboard 100 chart with Thrift Shop, a paean to buying inexpensive used clothing from Goodwill Industries. Indeed, like the rapper, millions of people know Goodwill primarily as a successful retailer; in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Web

Digital Exhibits | Baker Library

the mid-19th century, the family partnership evolved from a general store to the fourth-largest investment banking house in the country. HBS Entrepreneurs Collection In 2001, Harvard Business School initiated a two-year oral history... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Two Truths and a Lie About 5G

Illustration by Mengxin Li After years of speculation, 2020 was meant to be a big year for the implementation of 5G, the fifth generation of standards for broadband cellular networks. And somewhere between a pandemic and a mountain of... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

14 Feb 2019
News

Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change

Boston Green Ribbon Commission, a group of business, institutional, and civic leaders developing strategies to fight climate change and meet Mayor Marty Walsh’s 2050 carbon-neutrality goal. However, McCarthy added, “the city is slow to... View Details

25 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

10 Reasons Customers Might Resist Windows 8

made me feel like one." "Your software should not make anyone feel like an idiot," Kanter advises. 7. More work—This is an unavoidable biggie. Change generally requires work. That can feel like an irony when it comes to a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Computer; Consumer Products

01 Mar 2013
News

Sizing Up Social Impact

government and individual donors may have different priorities and demands, and soon a nonprofit trying to please too many (including the general public) pleases no one—least of all those constituents they were hoping to help.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

06 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

clear-cut business strategy for its research laboratory, and, in turn, many of PARC's technologies did not fit into Xerox's strategic objectives. For instance, the Alto's ability to adapt to large customers' computer systems was... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

04 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Should You Outsource Your Marketing?

still need to meet regularly with customers. Companies need chief marketing officers to drive marketing strategy and make the most of the company's customer relationships. And companies still need flesh-and-blood employees to win and... View Details

Keywords: by Poping Lin

01 Sep 2007
News

How to Take a Stand On UBS and Climate Change

financial services companies as it determines its stand on a matter of increasing public prominence. Oberholzer-Gee teaches the case in Strategies Beyond the Market, a second-year elective that focuses on the interplay between business... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance

Publications