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- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
If your idea of a Ph.D. in business conjures up visions of spectacled scholars toiling in solitude in the library's darkest, dustiest corners, think again. At HBS, students in the School's Doctoral Programs are doing much more than... View Details
- 06 Aug 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?
the brand was trying to tell? When you look at the ads across the entire programming, and there's 85 to 90 ads that are aired during the Super Bowl, which people actually watch, you begin to see the themes coalesce around a few different ideas. Those View Details
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
their work fits into the organization’s larger mission—and to their personal missions." Korn Ferry’s leadership guide notes that giving employees a voice is “good for the organization” because “leaders don’t need to have all the answers. The best View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
anarchist architect," notes Shahani, the author of the book Gay Bombay. The lab was his long-percolating idea. A mutual friend introduced him to Nisa, who approved of the idea after a single proposal. "It was broad and ambiguous,"... View Details
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker
percentage of cost savings. Or, a contractor might be paid more for finishing a job early. There are many variations to performance-based pricing including penalty clauses. But, the idea is always the same. Base your price on the value... View Details
Keywords: by Benson P. Shapiro
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
Health Organization recommendations when the crisis was still far away. The protocols were ready within two weeks. By mid-March, the implementation was monitored on a daily basis by a crisis committee. Key learnings We can derive three broad View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
places to rent; in other words, build up the supply side. Their first challenge was to identify these property owners and rally them in large enough numbers to attract renters. Chesky and Gebbia had the clever idea to avoid starting from... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Feb 2014
- HBS Seminar
Karthik Ramanna, Harvard Business School
- Person Page
Press / Media
By: Karim R. Lakhani
Can America Invent Its Way Back?
BusinessWeek, by Michael Mandel, 12 Sept. 2008
Today, researchers are focusing on ways to make those... View Details
- 02 Mar 2012
- HBS Seminar
Joe Lassiter/Gordon Jones, Harvard Business School/Harvard University
- 2017
- Other Book
Good Work: The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices
By: Matthew Taylor, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol and Paul Broadbent
I was not the only person appointed to the Review. My fellow Review team members, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol and Paul Broadbent have not only been an important source of ideas and wisdom throughout the process but have led in engaging with key groups of... View Details
Keywords: Future Of Work; Labor Relations; Marketplaces; Employment; Labor and Management Relations; Labor; Markets
Taylor, Matthew, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol, and Paul Broadbent. Good Work: The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices. London: Great Britain, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 2017. Electronic.
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Markets of Progress: Coffee, Commerce, and Community in the Soconusco, Chiapas, 1867-1920
Markets of Progress presents a new holistic story of rural development in Mexico at the turn of the century. In the Soconusco, as in regions throughout the world, the accelerating circulation of commodities and capital, ideas and immigrants reshaped society... View Details
Keywords: Commodities; Coffee; Mexico; Foreign Investment; Institutions; Immigration; Developing Agriculture; Development; Export Crop; Emerging Market; Property Rights; Labor History; History; Capital Markets; Business History; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Latin America; Mexico; Central America
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Current working papers
Organizational restructuring: the influence of formal and informal structure on tie formation. This paper considers how changes in formal structure and a key element of informal structure – the embeddedness of employee... View Details
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Julie Battilana's Most Recent Columns for "Le Monde"
By: Julie Battilana
Julie Battilana is a regular contributor to the French newspaper "Le Monde." Below are her most recent articles.
Where are the Political Ideas Being Produced?
July, 16 2014
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Course Development
By: Debora L. Spar
Managing International Trade and Investment
Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details
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The overarching goal of my research is to produce works that are influential and informative to both academics and practitioners in the field of operations management. To accomplish this, I collaborate with industry partners who provide knowledge about their field,... View Details
- 07 Jun 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Important are Big Ideas?
Summing Up Judging from responses to the June column, big ideas rank high on a list including technology and intellectual property as sources of competitive advantage. But they are only a starting point, outweighed by methods and the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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2.1.1 Citing Sources & Plagiarism | MBA
must ensure they are giving appropriate credit to others for their ideas and words. This information is meant to supplement the MBA Honor Code and offer a student the resources to cite properly and avoid plagiarism. For further questions,... View Details
- 25 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Lean Strategy Not Just for Start-Ups
less and less innovative." “Success is a powerful thing It tends to make companies stupid" Scott Cook, Intuit Avoiding innovation stagnation is the reason that Cook believes established companies need a lean start-up model—maybe even more than start-ups do.... View Details