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- 29 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial
was an example of a firm leaving its market, while in A&P's case, the market left the firm. Both were like the proverbial frog being boiled in a gradually warming pot of water. By the time they realized what was happening, the... View Details
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
conflict—that could be revived with an influx of financial resources, and that would ensure fair distribution of the fruits of the resulting growth. Today the poorest regions of the world benefit from no such infrastructure. And what... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
You’ll learn how to find the reason behind your work; identify what makes you feel happy and fulfilled; use job crafting to transform your role; build positive, fulfilling relationships; and connect your work to service. Arm yourself with... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
average cardholder owned 4.6 credit cards. On some of these cards, interest rates were as high as 30 percent. The use of consumer credit, while by no means new, reached unprecedented levels in the early twenty-first century .... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
second of five children, growing up under apartheid in rural South Africa, she credits her parents with stressing the importance of education and for making her politically aware and proud of her Sotho heritage. With this strong upbringing, she was ready for an early... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
most profound memories as a child are of those times with my father. I saw him as a businessperson doing the things that created the beginnings of the business infra-structure in India, which now has taken off dramatically. My great love... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: The Happiness Equation
inform his unborn child about how to live a happy life. In this special live Skydeck episode, recorded during spring reunions, Neil talks about his book with the Bulletin's associate editor, April White. And takes questions from the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
likelihood of success was 15 percent at best. But by December 2020, the first NHS patient received a vaccine. Now, nearly every adult in Britain has had the jab, lockdowns have ended, and we can finally live with COVID. What lies behind... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
the culture of government. "Getting agencies into the habit of making data available is a good first step," said a CTO in the class. Other agencies want to look good, too. There is pressure on officials to not get left behind. A... View Details
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
her show regularly, I did not read her magazine, but I knew enough about her story to know that there's something interesting—broadly compelling—about her and what she and her organization are up to. "The second thing was that no one... View Details
- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
challenging the class to show up at work, and in life, as their true, authentic self. “We are all artists in our capacity,” she said. “If you embraced that, if you were no longer tied to the idea that you are one thing—how would that... View Details
- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
Silicon Valley is the poster child for capitalism, the synergistic geography where smart private money supports cool ideas, creates jobs, boosts national productivity, and provides a handsome return for investors. Less well understood... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
about the recent slump but also about the fascinating workings of the star-maker machinery behind the music that moves America. Strauss Zelnick, president and CEO of BMG Entertainment North America, a division of Germany's Bertelsmann AG... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles
the Navy, my brothers had both enlisted following high school, and military service ran deep throughout both sides of my family. With my decision to go to college, I had broken with this tradition and I originally had no goal of joining.... View Details
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
online from folks like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, which have all left commercials behind in favor of a subscription model. "The whole issue of cutting the cord is a huge risk for them," says Teixeira.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
platform systems, showing that, in contrast to step processes, this technology rewards the multiplication of options, increasing risk, and modularity. Moreover, given a modular architecture, a platform system can be open, with different components supplied by separate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
The analysis finds no impact of financial incentives on learning but significant effects of both goal setting and counseling on real financial outcomes. These results identify important complements to financial education that can bridge... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
impressions; methods for optimizing communication productivity; how to build strong relationships at a distance; ways to win negotiations and solve conflicts from behind a screen, and more. With enlightening stories, interviews with top... View Details
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
things is an essential part of the creative process. People must be allowed to voice half-finished thoughts, ask questions from left field, and brainstorm out loud; it creates a culture in which a minor flub or momentary lapse is View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Source Code
founding CEO. When the duo partnered again at Handspring, they launched another foundational tech revolution with the smartphone. But long before she redefined consumer technology, Dubinsky customized bowling shirts. When overcrowding at her Benton Harbor, Michigan,... View Details