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- 02 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 2
per capita and, thus, lower cost of capital. We also explain that the variation in revenues per capita was both a product of the variation in natural endowments and a commodity boom that had asymmetric effects among states. These two... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Sep 2017
- News
Living the Quantitative Life
next hour or so. So it's a pretty effective way to get that in there. And then in terms of the things I track, I almost think of it in terms of things that I'll track on a sub-daily, so multiple times a day, or once a day, or once a week,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
company’s culture on three cornerstones: quality, performance, and valuing the individual employee. As for strategy and the bottom line, the commercial areas he focused on were the medical-services business and the fiber division—even... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
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the $100 processing fee. Changes to a Participant’s Enrollment Status (Withdrawal, Deferral, Drop a Term) This Section is effective for Programs that start after February 1, 2020. Access the previous policies here. HBS Online understands... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Unleashed
Starbucks—or felt cooler when they chose that indie coffee shop instead—knows that culture can influence anyone who interacts with it. If your ambition as a leader is maximum impact, then learn to become a culture warrior. Among the most View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Books
turn, moving ideas on new paths to market and perhaps even publishing research to enhance industry knowledge will provide new and important ways for companies to realize the value of their discoveries. — Laura Singleton (MBA ’88) Artful... View Details
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How an Order Views Your Company
driven." No longer were these vague philosophies or vacuous words. Now we could improve customer satisfaction by managing orders better. Order cycle management also enabled executives to better understand the value they were... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
channel offers potential benefits in selling to customer segments that value the convenience of online shopping, but it also raises new challenges. These include the higher likelihood of costly product returns when customers' ability to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
George C. Lodge
to fueling change engines, with Lodge as vice chairman. In Central America, Lodge began to perceive ideology as "the collection of ideas that a society uses to make values explicit." Considering this concept further upon his... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
enjoyed the process of creating something that people valued and would pay for." Her birthplace in Africa, combined with her education — boarding school in England, college and graduate school at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins — and... View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
egocentrically believe they have contributed more of the total work than is logically possible. Actively considering others' contributions effectively reduces these egocentric assessments, but this research suggests that undoing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Putting Ghosts to Rest
a “gift from the government,” but rather an asset with a strong future value that brought neighbors together and gave strength to families where so much had been lost. This gift of the first calf was incredibly significant. A cow, it... View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
society—otherwise, it will lose the social and political acceptability needed to maintain its legitimacy. But it also needs to be protective of the natural environment, grounded in the rule of law, supported by effective institutions, and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
shares) shareholders. In addition, press releases, frequent conversations with investors, public awareness market surveys, and so on are part of its day-to-day communication process, and are an effective way to stay in touch with its... View Details
- 15 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 15, 2015
value of a more thorough reflection on the notion of strategy becomes clear when the conceptual framework is contrasted with the reality of strategies as defined by regions. We find that some important aspects of strategy, especially the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
keep in mind that these tech giants are also working to create value for you in these relationships. “Thanks to these tech giants, a significant portion of your ecosystem is already established and readily accessible.” By shifting this... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
aside what may be getting in the way; celebrate your wins and effectively process your setbacks; and discover and consider the value of coaching in your personal and professional life. The perfect book for... View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018
change). They can be used to diagnose a culture and to model how likely an individual leader is to align with and shape it. The authors offer five insights regarding culture's effect on companies' success: (1) When aligned with strategy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
problem is that companies do CSR in fits and starts," Rangan says. "Programs are fragmented, and so they're not that effective in helping the community or the company." And then the CEO wakes up one day and realizes that "we're doing $50... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Jason A. Kilar
there are other things that are completely new and different. The things that are consistent, or should be, are your values and principles. They are hard to change, like the stripes on a tiger. I thank my mom and dad for the View Details