International Business - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives

In some respects, developing strategy is the easy part. Executing that strategy in alignment with strategic priorities is where real mastery of management takes place. We asked Harvard Business School senior lecturer Frank V. Cespedes,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

26 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

higher prices," says Frank V. Cespedes, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, who spent 12 years running a professional services firm. That's right. Higher prices, not lower. “Competing on price is ultimately a bet on your... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth (John Wiley & Sons, 2018) was listed as #14 on the Porchlight Business Best Seller list in 2019. Amy C. Edmondson : Named the Most Influential View Details

14 Dec 2016
Blog Post

Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise

thought business school would be my savior, prior to applying to business school, I ended up being “rescued” by an international opportunity to work in Chile at a non-profit... View Details

25 Apr 2024
News

Origin Stories

gas started in 1933, when Hess’s father Leon bought a secondhand truck and began delivering fuel oil to homes in New Jersey. A thought leader for the energy industry, Hess serves on the board of trustees at the Center for Strategic and View Details

06 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Winners and Losers at the Olympics

glory on the slopes or on the ice are looking for endorsement opportunities that will lead to a post-Olympics pot of gold. In short, the Olympic Games are big business. Harvard Business School professor emeritus Stephen A. Greyser has... View Details

Keywords: Re: Stephen A. Greyser; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

30 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations

intuitive about the process” Emotions such as satisfaction and elation can be quite rare in negotiation, says Andy Wasynczuk, MBA Class of 1953 Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

Career Coach

Anne Marie Checcone

Anne Marie (HBS ‘04, Johns Hopkins ‘98) is an executive coach and career advisor to leaders who strive for the highest professional and personal achievement and who inspire the same in their organizations. With 20+ years of experience in product management,... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Consulting

01 Jun 2002
News

Up to the Challenge: Ipsita Dasgupta - Global Perspective, Local Results

copresident of the HBS International Business and Development Club, cochaired Orientation, and acted as a key liaison in negotiations between students and administrators in the adoption of a new pilot... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; development; leadership; social issues; management; technology; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

21 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/118074-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 118-066 Steinhoff International: Accounting Irregularities and Financial Markets Steinhoff International... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

2017
Working Paper

The Need for Speed: Effects of Uncertainty Reduction in Patenting

By: Mike Horia Teodorescu

Patents are essential in commerce to establish property rights for ideas and to give equal protection to firms that develop new technologies. Young firms especially depend on the protection of intellectual property to bring a product from concept to market. However,... View Details

Keywords: Startups; Natural Language Processing; Machine Learning; Patents; Business Startups; Risk and Uncertainty; Outcome or Result; Green Technology Industry

Citation

March 2018
Article

Making the Numbers? 'Short Termism' and the Puzzle of Only Occasional Disaster

By: Hazhir Rahmandad, Rebecca Henderson and Nelson P. Repenning

Much recent work in strategy and popular discussion suggests that an excessive focus on "managing the numbers"—delivering quarterly earnings at the expense of longer-term investments—makes it difficult for firms to make the investments necessary to build competitive... View Details

Keywords: Capability; Short-termism; System Dynamics; Tipping Point; Business or Company Management; Earnings Management; Resource Allocation

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Find at Harvard

24 May 2018
Blog Post

3 Ways to Get to Know HBS

An important part of the application process is figuring out which business school is right for you. We would love for you to get to know HBS, so we wanted to take the opportunity to outline our resources in one place. 1. Connect with HBS... View Details

22 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23

transparency in its company practices. Buffer openly shared its business strategies and fundraising decks, among lots of other information. Even when they were hacked, the company live-blogged updates to keep their users informed as the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road

What can companies today take away from the experience of myriad multinationals in the United States? A lot, says HBS professor Geoffrey G. Jones, a specialist in business history and international business.... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

challenge lies in attempting to heal a nation that is bitterly divided. We asked members of Harvard Business School's faculty two questions: First, how do you expect Biden’s presidency to impact businesses? And second, what leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

18 Sep 2015
Blog Post

A Peek Inside Peek Weekend

students from each of these institutions (and many more besides) have participated in Peek Weekend for the last two summers. Aimed at rising juniors, seniors, and new college graduates - Peek was launched to help young women (specifically from women’s colleges)... View Details

30 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

accounting, improve price and volatility discovery, and expand international risk intermediation activities. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-026.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsC. R. Smith and the Birth of... View Details