Filter Results:
(654)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(654)
- News (142)
- Research (451)
- Events (2)
- Multimedia (2)
- Faculty Publications (162)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(654)
- News (142)
- Research (451)
- Events (2)
- Multimedia (2)
- Faculty Publications (162)
- Research Summary
Reverse Innovation
VG and Chris Trimble reveal a bold discovery with far-reaching implications in REVERSE INNOVATION: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere (Harvard Business Review Press; April 10, 2012;... View Details
- 29 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?
however, show significant correlations in opposite directions: In areas where inequality is driven by the difference between low-income and medium-to-high-income earners, we find higher obesity. Meanwhile, in areas where inequality is... View Details
- 12 May 2023
- Blog Post
Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps
switch first. Homes with opposite parameters may see more gradual adoption as they find pumps in the ~$20-30K range. However, all hope is not lost — the TCO of pumps will likely decline over time across the U.S. as technology/efficiency... View Details
- 14 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’
multipurpose rice cooker that featured a revolutionary design. Research into extreme consumers doesn't have to stand in opposition to traditional research methods. In fact, it can be a valuable complement. "I get a lot of pushback from... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 21 Jul 2022
- News
A Warren Buffett Protégée Strikes Out on Her Own
time at Berkshire Hathaway, but tells the Times that “I’m not building a Berkshire 2.0. I’m building something different using some of the principles.” Her classmate Andrew Van Pelt (MBA 2009) says her approach is also very different from how some expect private equity... View Details
- 17 Feb 2022
- Book
When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed
“authenticity.” Rather than modifying an old-fashioned, conformist culture, the deep purpose leaders I studied try to reinvent their organizational cultures more fully as bastions of individuality. They aren’t going to the opposite... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 10 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
Using an MBA for a Career Change
is hyped up to be, and Nasty Gal was a hip brand in downtown LA. It felt quite the opposite of my Deloitte days. I liked the work and culture, but wanted a faster pace of work. I wanted to have a lot of clients who would push me and be... View Details
- 01 Sep 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time to Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports?
and sold between the two countries. Could it be defended at home as a step toward curbing inflation in the US? Maybe, although economists have told us that the effects would be small. How much of it would actually trickle down to consumers? The primary View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 31 Aug 2021
- Book
Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate
Philosophers have been debating what constitutes a just distribution of power for millennia, and many people are tempted to think that the philosopher’s study is precisely where the topic belongs. In fact, the opposite is true: The... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 16 May 2023
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 2)
May is Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. The Asian Affinity Business Association (AABA), in collaboration with students and organizations across campus, is proud to share and honor the stories of our community members. We hope these stories... View Details
- Web
Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
if anything, decreased in the 21st century. The namesake conundrums, defined as six- or twelve-month periods in which short rates and long rates move in opposite directions have become far more frequent. The authors rationalize their... View Details
- 07 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Art of Haggling
integrative bargaining. The debate over which type of negotiation strategy is better has been raging since the early 1980s, when two books came out focusing on opposite sides of the issue. In You Can Negotiate Anything, Herb Cohen made an... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Johnston
- 13 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?
Most eight-year-olds are familiar with cooties: an imaginary infectious disease spread through proximity to children of the opposite sex. We eventually outgrow the silly idea. But when it comes to the world of consumer products, fear of... View Details
- 15 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax
rich. We ask the highest earners among us to pay a greater share of their income than the rest of us. But, despite the well-known fact that inequality in incomes is now at levels not seen since FDR's time, President Obama faced stiff View Details
Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
opposite has occurred; Hope cites this as evidence that the further out toward the customer-facing nodes of an organization you push the profit responsibility, the more cost-conscious and innovative the employee behavior you get. Indeed,... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details
- 16 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Competition Make Us More Creative?
much competition pushes them in the opposite direction. The findings could help organizations generate more innovative ideas, sharpen R&D, and even improve “bake-off” competitions between vendors used to award contracts. “You could... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993
also grateful to those who have mentored her. “One of the people I learned the most from was a guy who was the polar opposite of me,” she says. “He taught me more about how to manage than anyone.” Given the criticism of banks in recent... View Details
- 27 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?
In his encouraging entrepreneurs not to go to business school, PayPal co-Founder and Gawker toppler Peter Thiel faults MBA programs for producing “extremely herd-like thinking.” He’s not alone – Elon Musk also rails against business school and being anti-MBA has become... View Details
- Blog
Leading Successful Digital Transformation
was the strategy used by Ajay Banga to completely transform Mastercard from a company founded by a consortium of banks to one of the most digitally savvy and innovative companies in the world. Lean in: Novice downhill skiers tend to lean back to avoid falling—exactly... View Details