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- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
In trying to secure financial backing for a new product, independent innovators generally face the question of how much to invest in development before showing it around. Should they create, say, a working prototype (and maybe even... View Details
- 18 Jan 2021
- Book
How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems
etc., you would get a list of very interesting and sometimes helpful practices. And if you, as a public leader, aren’t doing the things on that list, you should. And if you, the public, aren’t demanding... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
The cult of the CEO is complex and persistent—and usually not good for business, says HBS professor Rakesh Khurana. Khurana recently fielded questions from HBS Working Knowledge senior editor Martha Lagace in an e-mail interview about his... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Businesses Can Respond to AIDS
Much like how disruptive technologies can threaten established businesses, the growing epidemic of AIDS has the power to blindside and possibly topple companies who choose to ignore the threat, participants concluded at a Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult
the firm's walls: customers. It is riskier economically and organizationally to adopt. "The thing that struck me right away was that e-buying and e-selling for the firms in my sample were fundamentally different activities," McElheran... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
professionals and understand professional norms. As long as there is a fair hearing, it’s perfectly fine to get relevant information into the decision-making process.” The most important thing for academics to keep in mind, says Moss, is... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
agency. The average team lets go 38.5 percent of its roster during the off-season meaning that a quarterback could be working with a completely new cast every year. For teams looking to hire a QB, finding someone who fits the bill is not... View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
chick” and said she performed surgery “like a girl.” Jurors ultimately awarded her $168 million, the largest judgment for a single victim of workplace harassment in United States history. Years later, sexual harassment remains a problem... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
value. Increase customers' perceptions of value. Cut costs without decreasing customer value. Do some or all of these things simultaneously. The most profitable and sustainable... View Details
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?
of scope for managerial diversion, having the state enforce its claim can be a wonderful thing for shareholders. Similarly, tax avoidance in the United States is only valued fully for firms that are... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 09 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices
element is one of the things we focus on, because it is really fundamental.” Should regulators step in? As Google and Facebook face threats of antitrust action, issues related... View Details
- 04 Mar 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar
growing a business, for better or for worse. “I tell my students that they'll get a better framework in this 14-week course than I got in 14 years at the school of hard knocks.” Chester A. "Chet" Huber (HBS MBA '79) says the... View Details
- 17 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Hospitals Must Learn to Compete
evidence of quality improvements—nonetheless, so many organizations continue to pursue them. So you wonder why leaders are choosing this route. One answer might be that the strategy Raffaella is talking about—improving management... View Details
- 06 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy
employees who are experts in their various areas of work. They say they feel "childlike" when they have to switch to the working language. It affects how they contribute. Managers primarily tend to worry about View Details
Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley
- 09 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Manager in Red Sneakers
the pyramid have found other ways to distinguish themselves, going beyond buying things that are expensive," Bellezza says. Luxury marketers should be aware of the different ways that people display status... View Details
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
In 1999, Tom Herman and Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, best friends since childhood, quit their comfortable jobs to start govWorks, with millions of VC dollars to back them up. Their goal was nothing if not grandiose: to use View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 17 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos
that they will share it. "People watch a lot of things online that they would never share with anyone," Teixeira notes. To figure out what prompts viewers to share ads, Teixeira's team conducted an... View Details
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
afraid of things getting worse. Tell us about your plan for better. 3. Convince us of the future. According to research from Gallup, just 15 percent View Details
- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
summarized, “If he’d stuck to coaching and coaching alone during his time in Philadelphia, things just might have been different for Kelly in the NFL.” We revisit Carroll as another example of what can... View Details
- 28 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Can We Expect in the Other War?
In light of the outset of the war on terrorism, how does this affect what has been called the war for talent? A book by the same name 1 has recently characterized this as an "endless journey" to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett