Concepts - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Sep 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Negotiation

Negotiation, describes how you can shape important deals through tactics, deal design, and set-up, and why three dimensions are more powerful than one. Key concepts include: Three-D negotiation comprises tactics, deal design, and set-up.... View Details

01 Mar 2019
News

Napkin Finance: Say It in a Picture

The humble cocktail napkin is a tried-and-true medium for honing a concept to its essential elements. For Tina Hay (MBA 2002) it’s also a business. As founder and CEO of Napkin Finance, Hay oversees a multimedia effort to simplify... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

09 Feb 2012
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Online Marketing

Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business? In a new study, Assistant Professor Michael Luca shows just how much restaurant reviews on Yelp affect companies' bottom lines. The more difficult question: Are these ratings reliable as a measure of product quality?... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Technology

15 Jan 2009
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Career & Life Balance

Butler. In this Q&A and excerpt from his book, Getting Unstuck, he explains six steps for getting from here to there. Key concepts include: A psychological impasse is developmentally necessary for human beings. Although impasse is... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

01 Aug 2008
What Do You Think?

Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

mistakes") while attempting to achieve the goals. Joe Violette advised that, in his experience, stretch goals "have only succeeded (when) they are developed by the project team" (vs. management). The downside of stretch as a management View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

Web

Strategies for Value Creation - Abridged (SVC-S) - Course Catalog

strategic, and operating decisions. Cases typically analyze the value implications of major strategic decisions or analysis of unique business models. Similar to SVC, the course will utilize more strategy concepts (creating and sustaining... View Details

James W. Rouse

A visionary in the real estate world, Rouse was famous for planning and revitalizing suburban and urban areas. Rouse created the "festival marketplace" concept in cities and the indoor mall in suburbs. Beginning with Boston's... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

David D. Glass

Glass is credited with leading Wal-Mart through an aggressive expansion program – increasing sales ten-fold (from $16 billion to $165 billion), developing the SuperCenter concept combining groceries and general merchandise, and opening... View Details

Keywords: Retail

01 Feb 1999
News

New Releases

edition of Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution. This highly acclaimed, landmark work introduced a framework that would help companies achieve global-scale efficiency, respond flexibly to national market differences, and cultivate worldwide learning... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

16 May 2018
News

ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

Enterprise, and Student Business tracks — took the stage at Shad Hall to describe their business concepts in just 90 seconds. The Alumni winner, DynamiCare Health (New England region), rose to the top of a field of 164 original teams from... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2018
News

Ready, Set, Launch

critical feedback about the features they do want—and reduces the possibility that the startup will waste time developing features no one wants. Based on this feedback, a startup can then decide to adjust or abandon a concept or, if it’s... View Details

26 May 2015
Blog Post

5 Ways the Case Method Changes How You Learn

the questions. Fifth, I'll discuss the case with friends. It’s possible to learn tough business concepts through the case method Ezra: The case method teaches you to take ‘textbook’ concepts you would learn... View Details

01 Jun 2006
News

Artist Christo Visits HBS

To illustrate entrepreneurship from a different angle, HBS professors Josh Lerner and Felda Hardymon and research associate Ann Leamon wrote a case about Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the husband-wife team known for their massive, self-funded outdoor art projects. (Their... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

05 Dec 2016
News

How to Start a Tech Company Without Tech Experience

people willing to take on the challenge: Make sure your concept works offline first. Outsource coding in the beginning—but not for too long. Don’t box yourself in with technology that won’t evolve. READ MORE View Details

9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 05 Sep 2018
HBS Online

HBX CORe

Gain business skills and confidence in this three-course program on business fundamentals covering Business Analytics, Economics, and Financial Accounting. Program Dates: September 5, 2018 - November 29, 2018 View Details

Web

Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online

Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Design a defined, service-driven value proposition Understand sustainable pricing, the service-profit chain, and customer journeys Motivate employees to deliver exceptional,... View Details

16 Oct 2018
News

To Lead and Serve

stayed in five years. And some of us, like myself, stayed in 38. But I didn't pass my grandfather, who did 39 years in. My concept of service to the country really came from my grandfather and my father talking about their careers, but... View Details

01 Dec 2012
News

Taking Care

had this cautionary advice for newly minted MBAs: "Don't let the business school Kool-Aid go to your head. There's this concept that when you graduate, especially from the top schools, you're ready to conquer the world. There's an elitism... View Details

Keywords: childcare; Personal and Laundry Services; Personal Services

Web

Downhill Re-Boot

softer “walking” boot that fits into a carbon-fiber chassis that in turn fits into a ski binding. “Our whole design concept is first and foremost to have a boot that’s comfortable,” Hanson told the Associated Press (September 5, 2009).... View Details

Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

Publications