Video On Demand - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Mar 2001
What Do You Think?

Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?

To some degree, this has exacerbated the challenge to those responsible for staffing these activities by creating more frequent peaks and valleys in demands for talent. Are there lessons for human resource management in what is being done... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers?

Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing KnowHow, for Harvard Business. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge.Customers are the source of all cash... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

06 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?

approach to the “pitch or spec” dilemma by constructing a model that links this choice to writers’ past experience and their confidence level about this particular idea. The model also predicts the average quality of ideas offered for sale at different stages. Luo... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Motion Pictures & Video; Motion Pictures & Video; Motion Pictures & Video

26 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?

residents and stay permanently. View Video With limited hope of resettlement on the horizon, many Rohingya have sunk deeper into despair. “You’re dealing with the trauma you experienced, with no... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

14 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 14, 2010

most important country determinants of governance. Capital market institutions appear to be less important drivers of CSP. Our results provide insights on the demand and supply forces that determine CSP... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Jul 2021
Op-Ed

For Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down

A few months ago, I wrote about the ridiculous increase in velocity that we are seeing in the venture capital market in my post, Velocity and Venture Capital: 11. Now that summer is upon us, I want to reflect on the subtle value of... View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

the first time read versus books that I’ve re-read dozens of times. I feel like this helps me think in broader strokes, with more perspective, and helps stimulate ideas and connections that I wouldn’t have otherwise encountered. Three books View Details

Keywords: by Staff

23 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle

increased allocations will take a number of years to implement. This growth naturally begs the question of sustainability. As has been highlighted throughout this volume, short-run shifts in the supply of or demand for venture capital... View Details

Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner; Financial Services

04 May 2009
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for the Big Financial Brands

(Editor's note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge.) Recent news... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Banking; Financial Services

14 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

in captivity? Three professors in Harvard Business School's Entrepreneurial Management unit who focus on the study of creativity recognize the romantic allure of believing it's a rare quality bestowed on a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

16 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 16

PublicationsRenewing Unilever: Transformation and Tradition Author:Geoffrey Jones Publication:Istanbul: Is Bankasi Kultur Yayinlari, 2010, Turkish ed. Abstract Unilever's brands can now be found in one out of every two households in the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 May 2013
Research & Ideas

Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?

distribution centers. Initially, they don't have to make a big commitment to a huge factory, although if demand exceeds forecasts, they may have to." Time For Decisions Back in the classroom, after engaging in scenario planning, the... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

27 May 2020
Research & Ideas

What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID

the economy. On the demand side, it requires people to change their behavior. On the supply side, a country needs to mass-produce masks and efficiently distribute them. South... View Details

Keywords: by Doug J. Chung; Health

21 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 21, 2009

Financial Literacy, Financial Decisions, and the Demand for Financial Services: Evidence from India and Indonesia Authors:Shawn Cole, Thomas Sampson, and Bilal Zia Abstract Why is demand for formal financial... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts

business press and savvy business experts such Warren Buffett. It didn’t help when one of the most publicized RLBOs—Refco—collapsed in 2005 shortly after its initial public offering. And on September 21, a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Banking; Financial Services

15 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

Human Decision Processes Seeker Beware: The Interpersonal Costs of Ignoring Advice By: Blunden, Hayley, Jennifer M. Logg, Alison Wood Brooks, Leslie John, and Francesca Gino Abstract—Prior advice research has focused on understanding when... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

08 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Management Education’s Unanswered Questions

give back, is misguided. The heart of a profession is that it is in the course of doing one's work that one is actually doing good and fulfilling the duty that is demanded of professionals. My worry—and this... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

10 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

gifts for others. So if three customers each want three vouchers, each can buy one for himself and one for each of his two friends, complying with the rules but obtaining multiple vouchers. Q: What are some... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising; Technology

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

How Women Can Get More Venture Capital

women who will say, "You know what? All my personal needs and all my family's needs are taken care of, and if I'm no longer enjoying the environment or the work, I'm gone." If there are other demands View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace

03 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

industries. Extreme Teaming provides new insights into the world of complex, cross-industry projects and the ways they must be managed. The authors analyze contemporary cases that expose the complex demands of cross-boundary collaboration... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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