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- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
effects of climate change—as well as many, varied government policies trying to mitigate its effects—are also inspiring technological innovations that will give rise to new products, services, and business models in the coming years. How can investors effectively price... View Details
- 07 Sep 2007
- What Do You Think?
Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?
management by building more value in their alumni networks than in their curricula and teaching. 2) Business school curricula, if not always their teaching, reflect the demands of the market. This is or is not appropriate, but not... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
PublicationsHeterogeneity and Graceful Technology Retreats: A New Perspective on Responding to Dominant Technological Threats Authors:Ron Adner and Daniel Snow Publication:Industrial and Corporate Change (forthcoming) Abstract We... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking E-Leadership
efficiency and innovation, between maintaining existing businesses and creating new ones, between revenue growth and increased profitability. They must strive to make progress on all these fronts—simultaneously. 2. Innovate with abandon.... View Details
Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age
a mouse click or a remote control device. And the third, contractual flexibility, describes the nature of the demands the various media place on advertisers. The contractual requirements associated with... View Details
- 03 Apr 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?
manual typewriter 17 years ago, put away the carbon paper in favor of the "cc" line on email only 12 years ago, and began watching video on your computer just a few... View Details
- 11 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?
Hildreth had one day in Berkeley. “We went to lunch and started arguing about moral philosophy,” says Hildreth, who had previously worked as a manager at a global accounting firm for eight years. “When you work in an organization, you... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Why Small-Business Lending Is Not Recovering
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles based on a Harvard Business School working paper by Karen Mills that analyzes the current state of availability of bank capital for small business. During the 2008 financial... View Details
- 05 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Should Not Do in the Next Banking Crisis
to the short-term ones.” Steinwender points out that their findings only apply to companies in the wake of a financial crisis brought on by a banking crash—and don’t necessarily apply to crises brought on by... View Details
- 26 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 26, 2008
Working PapersApplicant and Examiner Citations in U.S. Patents: An Overview and Analysis Authors:Juan Alcacer Abstract Researchers studying innovation increasingly use indicators based on patent citations. However, it is well known that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
Business leaders must respond to growing concerns about pollution, but both the environment and corporate coffers can be green, says Harvard Business School professor Forest Reinhardt. The key to success may depend on how the challenges... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Death of the Global Manager
it required a huge amount of travel, with communications mailed and faxed around the world. Things are obviously different now, with the Internet, satellite phone connections, and video conference calls on... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 15 May 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Women Find New Path to Work
staff to create New Path: Setting New Professional Directions. In this interview, Hart explains the program and her hopes that future sessions can be expanded. Mallory Stark: Could you give some background on how New Path originated? Myra... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 27 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning to Make the Move to CEO
time left, and that if they want to do something, they've got to move." Launched in 1945, AMP is the longest-running executive education program in the world. And at 8 weeks, it demands a serious time commitment that may at first... View Details
- 28 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
B2B Branding: Does it Work?
ingredient brand. It makes zero sales to end consumers, yet Intel built a consumer demand pull for its chips that required every PC manufacturer to incorporate them and to advertise Intel Inside on their... View Details
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
an important customer demands a change, or a software vendor releases a new patch—the list can go on and on. But no matter the reasons, it's crucial to document every modification. That way, if your... View Details
- 29 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 29
Working PapersSurviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Direct Investment and Establishment Performance Authors:Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen Abstract We examine in this paper the differential response of establishments to the global financial crisis, with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Jun 2013
- What Do You Think?
Do We Need to Extend ‘No Surprises Management?’
with respect and understanding. The payback is impressive." Several commented on the demands that NSM places on management in an uncertain environment and the need for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase
services, Mills says, citing the experience of milliner Linda Pagan, owner of The Hat Shop in New York. “She decided to create these crazy videos and put them on Instagram, and they’ve taken off,” Mills... View Details
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Readers Ask: I Need Tips for Working at Home
flexibility in this timeframe and might start demanding flexible work as a long-term solution. Doesn’t making employees work remotely save on utility expenditures? Choudhury: If companies allow workers to... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz