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- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
were many theories about why this is the case as well as suggestions for how to fix the process. Some even argued that the idea of planned, orderly CEO succession has inherent flaws that can't be fixed. Both boards and their CEOs were... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
FAQ
Why is annual alumni support so important? The flexible, current-use support provided by annual gifts is essential to innovation at HBS, especially since 89 percent of the School’s endowment is restricted. Such contributions are used as seed capital for new View Details
- 13 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Trust
barrier to entry to competitors offering innovative products. What were your main findings about how trust influences the speed at which new ideas and products diffuse in the economy? A: We found that the companies in our study were much... View Details
- 14 May 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams
research. Key concepts include: Employees' perceptions of team leader support are more positive when the leader gives timely feedback; supports team member's actions and decisions; recognizes good work privately and publicly; and asks for team members' View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 07 Jan 2002
- What Do You Think?
Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?
age and with it comes a price: privacy. If monitoring is a good way to provide security, so be it." Have we become so accustomed, however gradually, to the idea of oversight that surveillance in the name of transparency is a mere... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
“I Can Acquire Important Skills, But Also Gain the Big Picture Perspective of a Founder.”
need to get new customers and/or get more orders from our current customers. I have to come up with a marketing plan, then implement the ideas that the team finds agreeable.” So far, Rahil has pursued options such as a referral program, a... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- Profile
John Speer
that’s how I trained for the B-2.” John’s FIELD 2 experience in Brazil opened up an entirely new challenge as well. His assignment: an online shoe retailer, Dafiti.com, looking for a customer-loyalty program appropriate for its national market. “When we began,” says... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
From Das’s Desk
As I wrote in my September 2019 column, HBS reunions serve many valuable purposes, including reconnecting with classmates and being a platform to learn about the latest pathbreaking research and ideas from the faculty. Armed with alumni... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- Mar 2012
- Report
A Jobs Compact for America's Future
the companies that employ them on the right path. Kochan's call to action for U.S. corporations and business schools emphasizes apprenticeship programs, technology-education partnerships, infrastructure investments, and a host of other practical View Details
- Portrait Project
Richard Linder
her goal of building a medical practice that benefits our community and for us to raise children that are creative and honest. I will consider new ideas and spend life being challenged by the inner-children around me. Let's face it;... View Details
- Portrait Project
Christine Keung
opportunities available for their children. My Harvard education taught me to cherish these childhood lessons: the idea that no job is ever beneath you and the value of character, especially when you lack the privilege of reputation.... View Details
- Web
Using Oral History in Business and Management Studies - Creating Emerging Markets
materials for teaching in different institutional contexts in Europe, India, Latin America, and the United States. Each session included time for discussion and debate to lay the foundation for a community of scholars exchanging ideas on... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Crowdfunding capital for small business
like the idea of the crowd vetting ideas, and determining winners and losers by voting with their capital.” Although the partners had been friends for four decades, they had never worked together before iCrowd. McGee, a US Navy veteran,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Global Outreach Program Planned for HBS Centennial
Centennial with alumni. “These events offer a wonderful opportunity for our alumni to interact with faculty and hear about the latest work and ideas coming out of the School,” says Stephanie Goff, senior director for Alumni Relations. As... View Details
- 06 May 2002
- What Do You Think?
What’s Driving the “New Marketing?”
Vargas-Bianchi added, "I do think we need to advance...marketing concepts beyond the 4 Ps, but ultimately, didn't they imply to a certain extent what the authors now mean by 'value'?" Perhaps we should be encouraged that the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
From the Classroom to Casablanca
with local business partners, tackling real-world challenges through intensive project work for up to 10 days. While the novel ideas the students generate for a new product, service, or experience for consumers are often well received by... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings
few years, he said, has permanently changed the financial markets and the idea of entrepreneurship. "I think the financial field is permanently warped, especially for smaller markets," he said. Markets these days change as fast... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Wired and Black: Focus on Careers
companies are very big companies now." And, according to Butler, the time of the manager has come. "It seems like the limelight has gone a lot to the idea people and the people who find the money for the View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 21 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?
inducing people into believing they can expertly control the ball will affect the way they perceive themselves as business influencers. In fact, Norton spends most of his time thinking about thinking. So it's somewhat ironic that his latest line of research explores... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
hooked.” Scholarship with Relevance Condo says he “bumped into” the idea of a pursuing career in academia in the early 1990s, while earning his master’s at INCAE, Latin America’s renowned business school. INCEA uses case-method teaching... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg