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01 Mar 2008
News

THE 6 MYTHS OF CREATIVITY

Creativity’s reputation as a mysterious, unknowable trait (something of a myth in itself) has led to some erroneous ideas about what it is and how it functions in organizations. Here, Professor Teresa Amabile quashes some of these... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services; Management

02 Apr 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Making the Move to General Manager

go; they want to do." How It Works New skills, while important, are only a small part of what new general managers must possess. GMP's greater goal is to challenge them with new perspectives and ideas around people and organizations... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Jul 2019
Lessons from the Classroom

The Internet of Things Needs a Business Model. Here It Is

sense of confidence it starts to take off.” As customers get more used to the idea of connected sensors in their products—and see the benefits they bring—eventually they may start preferring them. From there, it’s only a matter of time... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer

06 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Strategic Intelligence: Adapt or Die

that companies shouldn't rely on consultants to develop their strategy. Why is that? A: It's a good idea for companies to seek out support in developing strategy, but not to delegate responsibility to an outside consultant. My thesis is... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Wind Sculpture (SG) V 2019 | About

Asia, Africa and Europe—and of course the diaspora in the United States.” Wind Sculpture (SG) V was acquired by Harvard Business School in 2021 for the C. Ludens Ringnes Sculpture Collection. In this work, Shonibare employs Dutch wax textiles to visualize the View Details

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition

lining is that many business leaders who have long been resistant to the idea of remote work may open their eyes for the first time to its benefits, including happier workers, less need for office space, and, for some, a possible bump in... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2022
News

The Exchange: Same Great Price, Now with Fewer Chips

biggest inflation in four decades. Throw supply-chain problems on top of that, and you get real pressure to jack up prices. It can be easier to pass along a price increase via shrinkflation because people tend to have a pretty clear idea... View Details

Keywords: Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

17 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

the output or the input," explains Khanna. "Applying this idea to human health care sounds a bit crude, but the output is the patient, the input is the doctor. We used to move the input around, and make doctors go to new... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

EXPLORE x HOME EMERGENCE OF A NEW TECHNOLOGY The Invention of the Polarizer A RESEARCH & MANUFACTURING COMPANY Commercialization of the Polarizer Innovation and the War Effort A Rewarding Working Life INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY The Idea of... View Details

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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

through the ideas in his book Effective Fundraising: The Trustee’s Role and Beyond. Purpose-Driven Board Leadership June 15, 2021 A conversation with Professor Kash Rangan and Anne Wallestead, CEO of BoardSource, on the shift to... View Details

2009
Chapter

Creating Superior Customer Value in a Connected World

By: Ranjay Gulati

"In the early twenty-first century, customers are more demanding than ever, and difficult economic times make them all the more so. As customers tighten their wallets and increase their demands, firms face greater pressure to provide superior customer value. Reducing... View Details

Keywords: Customer Satisfaction; Customer Value and Value Chain; Consumer Behavior; Product Design; Social and Collaborative Networks; Value Creation

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John H. McArthur | About

ground in entrepreneurship, leadership, ethics, strategy and a host of other areas. McArthur excelled at identifying promising generators of ideas and placing large institutional bets on them, leading colleagues to dub him “an... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Gulati : Deep Purpose (Harper Business, 2022) included as one of the Next Big Idea Club’s 2022 Best Management Books. Ranjay Gulati : Deep Purpose (Harper Business, 2022) included as one of the Next Big Idea... View Details

06 May 2021
HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

investment. As a consequence, that same year Kauffman ranked Miami at 36 among major cities for growth entrepreneurship due in part to the city’s low rate of startup expansion. Some women struggled to sell their ideas in a place... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

30 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Finding Pride

positive change. —Javier Bordes-Posadas (MBA 2004) I came out between college and grad school, so I wasn’t part of a PRIDE equivalent in undergrad, but I was intrigued with the idea of being involved at HBS. When I got to campus, I... View Details

19 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Company Loyalty

you, their employer. The very nature of the relationship between employers and employees has undergone a fundamental shift: Today, workers not only don't expect to work for decades on end for the same company, but they don't want to. They are largely disillusioned with... View Details

Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson

07 Nov 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United

putting the finishing touches on my first book, which will be released in the fall of 2013. The book is about the entertainment industry—the idea is to explain how it works, why it works that way, and how the industry may change in the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Sep 2006
News

Marketing Giant Ted Levitt Remembered

it is a standard piece of the litany of management practice,” HBS professor emeritus Stephen A. Greyser told the Boston Globe. “He wanted to be lively, he wanted to be provocative, but most of all, he wanted the power of the ideas to come... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

10 Apr 2023
News

Leading the Way

Illustration by Gisela Goppel Illustration by Gisela Goppel When Michael Trejo (MBA 2013) was a freshman at Arizona State University (ASU) in 2005, he almost lost his full scholarship. "I just really lacked direction, and needed to focus," says Trejo, who had a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

idea the dominant instinctive choice. Faculty Books The Treasure You Seek: A Guide to Developing and Leveraging Your Leadership Capital By Archie L. Jones, Jr., Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School Forbes Books Leadership is not about... View Details

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