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30 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?

mention” candidates, Tony Hsieh, Jack Ma, and Richard Branson. Musk did his undergraduate work at Wharton and completed a graduate degree in physics at Stanford. Hsieh displayed entrepreneurial skills as a student at Harvard College where... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation; Financial Services

10 Nov 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

Center launched infoscape, or information landscape, which includes 13 four-by-eight-foot LED "blades," or digital posters, lined up along West 65th Street; a large digital display outside Alice Tully Hall; and scrolling text on... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

28 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 28

Display Dennis Campbell and Rui LuHarvard Business School Case 111-072 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/111072-PDF-ENG The Ford Fiesta John Deighton and Leora... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan

major DRAM memory chip makers like Samsung and Hynix in Korea, and Powerchip in Taiwan have already stopped quoting prices until they can assess the impact of the earthquake on their supply chains. Anisotropic conductive film is a key material used in the manufacture... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

13 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Paid Search Ads Pay Off for Lesser-Known Restaurants

businesses—like eBay or Gap—should be running experiments to test their own ads. If you’re a small business with a good reputation, getting that information out to people is an important thing to do. “Having an online presence isn’t enough,” Luca says. “You have to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

24 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 24, 2008

which display high values for each of the three measured parameters. In addition, there are 92 two-star regional clusters and 313 one-star regional clusters. The analysis also suggests that regional concentration in EU10 is clearly lower... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Aug 2018
Research & Ideas

Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels

commoditization occurring in practice? Shih: We see much of this commoditization happening at the level of many intermediate goods—components—that get incorporated into other products. For example, the extremely complex process of making the flat panel View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing; Electronics

16 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist

fundamental ways," Glaser explains. "At the same time, we are prepared to pivot dramatically in those select cases where you have to pivot in order to maintain your advantage." In a rare display of agreement between the two... View Details

Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak

26 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Where will Pokémon Go with Your Personal Information?

educating people about augmented reality. It’s a very clever introduction to the technology and beautifully illustrates the merging of the cyber and the physical. We’ve seen other things work similarly before—Google Glass, and heads-up View Details

Keywords: Re: Willy C. Shih; Video Game; Entertainment & Recreation

12 Nov 2024
HBS Case

Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers

suggest matches with employers based on the nature of the crime, the amount of time since the conviction, and the nature of the job. For instance, “a low rating might be displayed for an individual convicted of credit card theft who was... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Employment

02 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

Ray A. Goldberg

concerns." Discussing these matters recently, Goldberg displays the same high level of energy and determination that have been his hallmarks throughout his life. Born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota, he started working in his... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Agriculture & Agribusiness

02 Dec 2015
What Do You Think?

What Will It Take to Achieve Gender Equality in Leadership?

Their comments concentrated on ways of getting women into positions with the power to hire and promote. Seena Sharp suggested that “Gender equality will be achieved when both women AND men participate in making it happen Women need to View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters

in parts of their economy, and they realize that the fevered output they've enjoyed is likely to slow. They understand the need to increase domestic consumption and imports to offset strong exports. But they see these challenges as surmountable. Mostly, they View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria

05 Dec 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?

Walmart "family"—employees, their families, and guests like me. Every effort was made to recognize individual effort. New products were introduced. Decisions under consideration were even discussed from the stage. The biggest View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

05 May 2011
Research & Ideas

How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless

for the respondents. Further, data showed that women display greater satisfaction in their interactions with the police when they live in villages with a female council head (Table VIII, Panel B in the working paper). Women are slightly... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

12 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career

Stellar teamwork and star talent will be on display February 1 at the National Football League's annual Super Bowl, in Tampa Bay, Florida. For football fans, the much-awaited Super Bowl is the highlight of the year. Minus the dramatic... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Sports

05 Dec 2017
Research & Ideas

What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

difficulty of maintaining these over time, and as circumstances changed. Salvaj: The mistakes provided opportunities for these pioneers to display their confidence and to project self-assurance. They have been able to withstand shocks and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

22 Sep 2009
First Look

First Look: September 22

attributes in online search interfaces changes the valuations of those attributes—and impacts subsequent choice—such that attributes that are displayed as separate categories tend to receive greater decision weight than attributes grouped... View Details