General Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

and fire” companies don’t. So what factors in the family and work environments foster the creation of leaders who share the founders’ entrepreneurial fire? How do some firms manage to bypass or work through family conflicts, disparate visions of the future, sibling... View Details

28 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

analytical research posits that low-powered incentives can motivate employees to generate creative ideas by diverting their attention away from fixating on performance measures associated with their standard tasks included in the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9

and 2000, the global generating capacity of wind power grew from 13 megawatts to 17,400 megawatts, but two-thirds of that capacity was in Denmark, Germany, Spain, and the United States. Wind turbine manufacture was clustered in Denmark... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Why Plume? To Make a Difference in the World

professional background in health tech. He mentioned that the venture capital firm, General Catalyst, he worked for before school had just invested in a trans telehealth company. My jaw must have dropped on the sidewalk. I had thought it... View Details

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Exploring Trade Links in the Interior - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in... View Details

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The Art of American Advertising: 1865 - 1910

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

01 Oct 2000
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After the Revolution: Putting the Internet in Perspective

Microsoft and Cisco, Nolan said the mature business model of a hierarchical organizational structure with a "make-and-sell" strategy can't be adapted to the virtual, information-enabled world of dot-coms. There, the real-time speed,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

expected to generate social value in addition to profit. As a result, they also increasingly face the distinct challenge of pursuing social and financial goals at the same time. Social enterprises have a great deal of experience dealing... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Apr 2001
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The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less

how companies that lack resources and clout respond to a range of issues, from developing products and services, to establishing supplier relationships, to hiring and growing a staff.” In the spirit of his research, Bowen began his presentation, titled “Running and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

21 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Missing the Wave in Ship Transport

were poor. "People mistake a shock to demand with an ability to generate profits. They overinvest because they don't understand." The growing body of research is causing Greenwood to think about business cycles more broadly, he says,... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Transportation

01 Jun 1999
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Short Takes

to ensure that environmental resources are replenished for future generations - as there are people discussing the issue. But with increased pressure on businesses to consider the costs of their actions to society and the environment... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Group Therapy

emerging markets has been part of a larger effort to understand how local business environments influence company strategy. Thus far, strategy scholars have emphasized the importance of industry and firm-specific characteristics in... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

01 Dec 1996
News

Laurel without Hardy? A Lesson for Business

complements better, more plentiful, and less expensive. Traditionally, business strategy has largely focused on competition - Coke versus Pepsi - and in the process underplayed complements. There hasn't even been a word to describe... View Details

01 Aug 1998
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A Roaring Success in the Windy City

added, summing up the general consensus of attendees. Plenary Sessions: The Bigger Picture A diverse range of speakers and panelists - 55 in all - presented their insights and experiences in a variety of formats. Plenary sessions focused... View Details

01 Mar 2013
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2nd HBS Survey on US Competitiveness

A second survey of nearly 7,000 HBS alumni and just over 1,000 members of the general public found ongoing concern regarding America's ability to compete in the global economy but wide agreement between liberals and conservatives on the... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Flying High

years—about the time she expects that the next generation of green aircraft will debut. She isn’t sure which of the innovations currently in development—such as planes powered by hydrogen or battery power—will win the race to the runway,... View Details

Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation

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Freedom, Fear, and Feedback: Should Other Companies Follow Netflix’s Lead? | Working Knowledge

individuals, especially in creative and technical roles, and terminated average performing staff, using the refrain: “adequate performance gets you a generous severance.” Employees were let go if they could not pass “the Keeper Test”—that... View Details

26 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

David, Goliath, and Disruption

popular, in a way no one might have predicted. "It just depends on what behavior you're changing," said Michael Schreck (HBS MBA '96), principal of the venture firm General Catalyst, which attempts to fund potential disrupters.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

11 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?

did. Most teaching around being a successful negotiator focuses on preparations before discussions start, and on strategies during the talks. The problem: We don't spend nearly enough time after the negotiations to grade our performance... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

10 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 10, 2008

Formula’ Harvard Business School Case 808-127 Robert Wessman took over Actavis in 1999 when it was a failing 90-person domestic generic pharmaceutical maker in Iceland. Within 7 years he had brought Actavis to number 5 worldwide, with... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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