Rapid Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone'

when the change is high—when credit is expanding a lot faster than the economy.” Layne: And how do you measure the rapidity of credit expansion? Greenwood: We're looking at the View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Banking

31 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It

although structure is undoubtedly an impediment to the process, an even bigger barrier is managers' outdated understanding of strategy. At the heart of the problem is a failure to recognize that although the past three decades have brought dramatic View Details

Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal

08 Nov 2024
Op-Ed

How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

as insurance against a starter who may get injured. Co-benefits are tangible and financeable. Health improvement and time savings, for example, are real benefits. We rode the new bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Dakar, Senegal. Local... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy

19 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature

the Chinese population, the country's recent and rapid industrialization, and thousands of years of environmental degradation have put more strain on a finite amount of land than any other place on earth." That strain is manifesting... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Manufacturing

13 Aug 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Entrepreneurs Needed for Long-Run Success

business reasons and family reasons why we think this is true. The Business Reasons In today's competitive environment of rapid technological change and quickly evolving industries, it doesn't pay to become... View Details

Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era

Entrepreneurs and managers who can't adapt to the fast pace of change in the world—"a world that should be on Prozac"—are likely to miss out on opportunities in the years to come, says HBS Professor Howard Stevenson. The good... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Aug 2007
First Look

First Look: August 21, 2007

leaders on the future of regulating food, drugs, medical devices, and dietary supplements. In a period of rapid scientific and market changes the success of regulation in these areas increasingly hinges on... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

envision personal rapid transit (PRT) systems that achieve these benefits. Such a system opened this week at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5, taking passengers between the terminal and a parking lot two miles away. In addition, the city of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

27 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities

development decisions to a new level of sophistication.— Michael E. Porter A final hidden cost of outsourcing is slower innovation. Changing products and processes is more complex and time consuming across separated sites. Knowledge and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

A Toolkit for Customer Innovation

pace of change in many markets accelerates and as some industries move toward serving "markets of one," the cost of understanding and responding to customers' needs can easily spiral out of control. In the course of studying... View Details

Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings

The financial field may be permanently changed by the explosive ups and downs of the tech sector, but old standards of quality and planning will still make or break new businesses, HBS professor Howard H. Stevenson said. In his keynote... View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications

If proof was needed that change is afoot in the worldwide media industry, it came in the form of late alterations to a panel on the subject at the HBS Global Alumni Conference. CEOs Jean-Marie Messier of France's Vivendi and Thomas... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

16 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The Inner Workings of Corporate Headquarters

only changing them gradually. Instead, they found rapid turnover in much of the employees' networks when there was a change in job functions. This was especially the case when... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part One]

Japanese government to make the necessary policy changes because these attitudes are so deeply ingrained, particularly in 60- to 70-year-old officials who are in senior posts. Change will be more View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

08 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How to Hire a Millennial

General Electric isn’t moving to Boston’s waterfront for the views, however breathtaking they may be. In the increasingly fierce battle for millennial talent, GE’s decision to uproot its long-time headquarters from suburban Connecticut is nothing less than a... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller

12 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 12

as new players enter these markets and change the ecosystem of the industry. Although no single model has been successfully imported from one country to another due to significant country-specific differences in the regulatory financial... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Riding the Internet Fast Track

Finally, if the ease of customer retention is high, early investment in customer acquisition can pay dividends over a longtime horizon. For example, Web users find changing Internet service providers a difficult task, but buying an... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

11 Jan 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World

changes simultaneously. The globalization of markets and competition, the rapid maturation of the information age, the expansion of the service-based economy, the impact of deregulation and privatization,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

08 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

How Newspaper Closures Open the Door to Corporate Crime

violations Heese, who researches corporate misconduct, decided to examine company violations in light of the rapid deterioration of the newspaper industry. The circulation of local newspapers in the United States has declined by roughly... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

29 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age

protect against a company’s having extensive control over its workforce without paying for employee benefits and social security taxes. Until recently, Work 2.0 worked. Now the Work 3.0 era has dawned, prompted by the rapid rise of... View Details

Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu; Transportation; Web Services

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