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- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
you to evolve with the customer.— Kishore Biyani, Pantaloon Retail What is the mall's role in the panelists' businesses? "It's probably not the right strategy for Intergold," said Jain. Consumer research has shown that at least... View Details
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Debora L. Spar
innovation work? A: There are many. Recent decisions against Napster and other file-sharing firms, for example, confirm that property means are by no means dead online. On the contrary, both citizens and firms want to preserve property View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2003
- What Do You Think?
China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?
view raises questions of whether there will be an adequate supply of such talent. Will impatient Western managers eager to develop Chinese business opportunities delay initiatives until the right people can be found? How high is the cost... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
long-run growth dynamics. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52130 Short-Termism and Shareholder Payouts: Getting Corporate Capital Flows Right By: Fried, Jesse M., and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—During... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
Abstract—Several CEOs are receiving significant media attention for taking public positions on controversial social and environmental issues largely unrelated to their core business, ranging from LGBT rights to race relations to gender... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
coming years and also impact development and capital needs of the firm. Which was the right model to bring the device to market and have a meaningful impact? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/814050-PDF-ENG... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility
we discern four central criticisms of corporate social responsibility. When companies engage in socially responsible practices, the first concern is that managers will misappropriate corporate resources by diverting them from their View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future
became. With his eyes on the future, he drastically pruned the company's product line, jettisoning items that held little promise and concentrating on data processing. The most important decision any company ever makes is what markets it will serve with what products.... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- 01 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Marketing Challenges of the China Olympics
the Chinese government's role in Tibet, Sudan, and other alleged human rights abuses threaten to derail its plans to stage the Olympics as China's coming out party. Tight security in Beijing may take some of the fun out of the Games, not... View Details
- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
improvement in safety climate." “They're not going to get better by picking the right problem. They're going to get better by becoming better problem-solvers.” One reason for this is that employees are more likely to buy into improvement... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
- 15 May 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Women Find New Path to Work
women in the room who said, "I'm ready." Their last child was going off to school in the fall. "I want the tools to figure out what I'm qualified to do, and what I want to do. How do I locate the right employers? How do I... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
often buttress the existing social contract. When the wrong minds meet. Sometimes problems arise not because of cultural differences but instead because the right people are not involved in negotiations. For example, when two CEOs... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Personalized Entrepreneurial Finance and Other VC Trends
entrepreneurship and venture capital are especially exciting right now? Josh Lerner: One of the big changes in venture capital in the last decade is the rise of “personalized” entrepreneurial finance. That includes crowdfunding platforms... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy
company headed in the right direction. "It should be as much a part of an organization's agenda as annual employee evaluations and financial plans," says Beer. "That's the next step in our work." View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 02 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Spending on Happiness
issue was not that money couldn't buy happiness but that people simply weren't spending it in the right way to make themselves happier. Liz had the great idea to explore whether, if we encouraged people to spend money in different ways,... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 02 Oct 2000
- What Do You Think?
What Lies Beyond NAFTA?
to satisfy the U.S. demand?" Devdip Ganguli asks, "... will neighboring countries be justified in considering it their right that the privileges be extended to them as well?" It's hard to argue with his conclusion that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Gen AI Marketing: How Some 'Gibberish' Code Can Give Products an Edge
customers will visit the site. The techniques and ethics of what the researchers describe as “Generative Search Optimization,” or GSO, are underexplored. “This is a dialogue and a debate that very much needs to happen,” Lakkaraju says, “because there is no clear answer... View Details
- October 2018 (Revised August 2019)
- Case
Everybody Knows: Russia and the Election
By: Rawi Abdelal, Rafael Di Tella and Galit Goldstein
Following a contentious presidential race, Donald Trump’s 2016 election destabilized America’s status quo. Academics, journalists, politicians and the public at large examined why Trump had won. Many Americans, inside and outside the government, asserted that a... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Industry; Strategic Alliances (Business); Business And Government; Business And Public Policy; Business And Society; Media Businesses; Media Content; Media Slant; Media Regulation; Internet Of Everything; Government Policy; Politics; Political Campaigns; Political Strategy; Political Turmoil; Government; Government Regulation; Security; International Business; International Relations; National Security; Political Elections; News; Media; Internet and the Web; Rights; Problems and Challenges; Globalization; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Government Legislation; Risk and Uncertainty; Cognition and Thinking; Conflict and Resolution; Identity; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; War; Social Media; Public Administration Industry; United States; Russia
Abdelal, Rawi, Rafael Di Tella, and Galit Goldstein. "Everybody Knows: Russia and the Election." Harvard Business School Case 719-012, October 2018. (Revised August 2019.)
- 05 Apr 2021
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t More Leaders Teach?
is right about the overlap between good leaders and teachers, how did our unsuccessful teachers ever attain their positions as leaders of large, successful organizations? Did they manage to do it without doing much teaching? Did the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters
a more competitive workforce, and high-value-added jobs-steps that would restore optimism and confidence in the US economy. In times of anxiety, it's natural to begin pointing the finger of blame at others. That's what is happening right... View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria