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  • 30 Nov 2019
  • News

Land of the Rising Scrum

MBA 1972 and Regan Turner MBA 2003 Mike Rush MBA 1972 and Regan Turner MBA 2003 The Old Boys, which are today predominately alums from the 1970s, were formed in 1978 by Mike Rush (MBA 1972) and other alumni ruggers to play in an Easter Tournament in the Bahamas. Since... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
  • 27 Aug 2019
  • News

A Shot at Success

college, a good presence in the locker room, and the ability to compete in the classroom. But too often, Feickert says, these high-potential students lack “the recipe”—the knowledge they need to navigate the opaque college-recruitment... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 01 Oct 1996
  • News

The Drive for Excellence: An Interview with Jim Henderson

technical competence to lead change in that direction. Because of our global perspective, we're looking for managers with overseas experience and multicultural skills. Finally, our managers must be able to inspire the trust and confidence... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2016
  • News

Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era

renewables compete very well with expensive oil-based energy and are more reliable. A domestic focus on efficiency and renewables can reduce domestic energy bills and create diversification. A favorable business climate for renewables... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2014
  • News

The Digital Deck

guiding HBX's offerings were established early on," notes Dean Nitin Nohria. "HBX should offer a differentiated product. It should complement rather than compete with current programs and Harvard Business Publishing offerings. It should... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 30 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 30

Search, a Google travel search service, we identify and measure the impact of diverting search away from non-paid algorithmic links to competing online travel agencies. Controlling for search intent, we find that Google's differential... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • April 2007
  • Article

Knowledge-based Innovation: Emergence and Embedding of New Practice Areas in Management Consulting Firms

By: N. Anand, H. K. Gardner and T. Morris
How do innovative knowledge-based structures emerge and become embedded in organizations? We drew on theories of knowledge-intensive firms, communities of practice, and professional service firms to analyze multiple cases of new practice area creation in management... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge; Innovation and Invention; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Economy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Experience and Expertise; Service Operations; Consulting Industry
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  • 20 Oct 2020
  • News

The Future of Work / Global Networking Night

  • 30 Aug 2010
  • News

Dallas on a Roll

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management
  • 25 Aug 2011
  • News

An Opportunity to Learn Something New

Keywords: Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Retail Trade
  • Profile

Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

and resources,” she observes. “It makes you take stock and prioritize what competes for your attention: cases, clubs, social obligations. You’re forced to be deliberate with your choices.” As her RC year comes to a close, Abena is... View Details
  • 12 Apr 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Operations and the Competitive Edge

several of which are described in our book. All these companies compete in markets that have long existed, and in which they were minor players up to a few years ago. None offers products or services that are markedly different from those... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 26 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

As economic turmoil continues, many companies are reconsidering their strategies with an eye toward going lean and slashing prices. And that might work for a few companies—but very few. Instead, companies should compete "on the basis... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products
  • 28 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 28

  Publications October 2014 John Wiley & Sons International Strategy: Context, Concepts and Implications By: Collis, David J. Abstract—This book is designed for every student who will be involved in managing and advising companies that View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 22 Jun 2011
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Motivation

Questions To Be Answered What's the best bonus program to boost sales productivity? Can companies inspire heroism in employees? Can employers promote moral behavior? Does money lead to creativity? What's The Best Bonus Program To Boost Sales Productivity? Do Bonuses... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
  • December 2007 (Revised February 2009)
  • Case

Don Jenkins: Resigning from the Firm

By: Boris Groysberg, Geoff Eckman Marietta and Steven Manchel
Don Jenkins, a star event planner at a large firm, resigns to take a position at a boutique firm. However, Don may have made some mistakes when departing that could be trouble later on down the road. The case can be used to teach the business and legal aspects of... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Resignation and Termination; Retention; Law; Service Industry
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  • 2008
  • Working Paper

Workplace Peers and Entrepreneurship

By: Ramana Nanda and Jesper B. Sorensen
We examine whether the likelihood of entrepreneurial activity is related to the prior career experiences of an individual's co-workers, using a unique matched employer-employee panel dataset. We argue that coworkers can increase the likelihood that an individual... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence
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  • 01 Mar 2010
  • News

Sunshine State

GREENE: Sitting pretty after hedging his bets. Carl Juste/Miami Herald Riffing off the famous opening lines of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, reporter John Dorschner set the stage in the Miami Herald (December 7, 2009) for the saga of Jeff Greene (MBA ’79):... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
  • 05 Feb 2016
  • News

The Wheel of the World

Photography by Jason Minick At the age of 16, Fortunat Mueller-Maerki (MBA 1975) was given his first clock, a Viennese desk model from the late 18th century. It came to him from the estate of a distant relative, and wasn’t particularly valuable. Mueller-Maerki put it... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 01 Oct 2013
  • News

Banking on Africa's Future

Tope Lawani Tope Lawani (MBA 1995) is a man on a mission—make that two missions, actually. The cofounder and managing partner of London-based Helios Investments, Lawani says his firm aims to reward investors with "attractive, risk-adjusted returns that at the same time... View Details