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- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
way it’s been for more than 100 years. Cars today, he says, are essentially produced the same way Ford made the Model T. “But what if we made cars differently?” Rogers gathers speed. What if we assumed that people didn’t care about steel? What if we assumed that View Details
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
customer value propositions. However, this proved difficult to sustain over the long run, and the business ultimately went into bankruptcy in 2001. How did Polaroid rise to a position of such preeminence,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century
Indeed, many of the leaders we've celebrated over the last decade or two made their organizations competitive by instituting fairly linear improvements, such as reengineering, supply chain management, enhanced customer responsiveness, and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
the third of five children. The family placed a heavy emphasis on the value of good, honest labor; at 18, he became a firefighter to help pay his university expenses. The occupying workers also came from large families, and many had... View Details
- 05 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
The HBS New Venture Competition Turns 25: Celebrating A Quarter Century of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
prize. Viewers also had the opportunity to select a crowd favorite in each of the three tracks, with a prize value of $5,000. In a separate process that recognizes the unique challenges of companies commercializing breakthrough... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Happy Monday
on that day,” Bernard clarifies. For those employees whose work often requires a Friday presence, as in customer care teams, they work with their managers to take another day of their choosing. As the teams felt their way through the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
major developments: Ericsson opened its first 5G-enabled smart factory in the United States, Apple unveiled its first 5G-enabled phone, and carriers like AT&T and Verizon have been preparing their customers for major transition. So has... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208025 Silic (A): Choosing Cost or Fair Value on Adoption of IFRS Harvard Business School Case 108-030 A French real estate firm must choose to report its primary asset... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
1997. “Sometimes our students arrive at HBS thinking they are the sum total of their résumés,” says DeLong. “In courses like Authentic Leader Development or the Interpersonal Skills Development Lab, we try to move them away from this... View Details
- 14 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Smartphone Addiction
at the firm for the long term (58 percent versus 40 percent) and were more likely to perceive that they were providing significant value to their clients (95 percent versus 84 percent). BCG clients reported a range of experiences with PTO... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
about tax legislation beyond concern over the amount of the check we write each April 15? Yes, very much so. Our tax policies reflect the values that the country stands for. Do we cut taxes on top earners or redistribute their wealth to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
companies have a sense of mission enabling them to deliver what their customers want in a way that is significantly better than the competition. As a formula for the future, it brings together the necessity of financial success... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Give It to Me Straight
the AdSense business was on fire, and when I said how many new customers we added over the last couple of months, Eric Schmidt almost fell out of his chair, and he said, "What did you say? This is incredible. Do you need more marketing... View Details
- 09 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off
micrograms of total suspended particulates per cubic meter, yet the World Health Organization establishes 90 as a maximum safe level (Berlin's level is 50). Over 25,000 square kilometers of land were deforested in Brazil each year from... View Details
Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
converting an $11 million investment in Peruvian bonds worth $21 million into a $58 million cash payout from the country, representing the full face value of the bonds plus past-due interest. Highlights the problems associated with debt... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
shift and the emergence of an approach that will be recognized as being totally different to the arrangements that were previously in place. Transformational change is well established in business and can deliver outstanding results. In... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
not be there tomorrow. A good set of principles and values will remain with you for a lifetime." Among the wider societal responsibilities that Chandaria felt was to improve the rules of the game under which business operated. One major... View Details
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
Union and started pulling billions of euros out of the banks. To prevent total collapse, the government closed the banks for three weeks and limited withdrawals to 60 a day. The capital controls hit the population hard; for many... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
conditions for the various greens. This focus on nailing the plant science, says Lo, was a differentiator, though one she didn’t immediately grasp. “I have enough experience in technology that I thought, ‘I totally see this hardware being... View Details
- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
the combination of a desire to hold out for the best. And it's also this belief that option value is really sort of valuable in and of itself. That combination not only hurts you because you become indecisive and you become trapped in... View Details