General Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Dec 2020
News

A Creator in the Era of Disruption

to solve first-world problems when you can create generational impact or wealth by solving a much lighter problem, as simple as, like, somebody cannot pay for their kid's education or somebody cannot save for a rainy day, or somebody can... View Details

20 Oct 2015
First Look

October 20, 2015

Gujarati-speaking Indians are 108 times more likely to manage motels. We develop a model of social interactions where non-work relationships facilitate the acquisition of sector-specific skills. The resulting scale economies generate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jun 2022
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces the 2022-2023 Blavatnik Fellows

and fellows’ companies funding has quadrupled. It is gratifying to be a part of the program’s tremendous growth and mentor next generation entrepreneurs who contribute to society by commercializing groundbreaking technology and biomedical... View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues

gospel brunch and an afternoon basketball challenge on Sunday. Billed as a catalyst for strengthening management skills, networking, and exploring strategies that will lead African Americans to success in today’s business world, the... View Details

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

01 Sep 2018
News

September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

traditional ways of getting work done, and organizations where “lines and boxes” still define how people are managed. As work and organizations have become more fluid and business strategy is no longer about planning years ahead but about... View Details

25 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University

departments and in the relationships among faculty and administrators. It is written into course catalogs, into standards for admitting students and promoting professors, and into strategies for raising funds and recruiting athletes. It... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen & Henry J. Eyring; Education

03 Dec 2008
What Do You Think?

Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?

will fall." P. Maxson asked, "Who gets to decide what the 'right' choices are?" Ironically, some who questioned "nudge" strategies favored other perhaps more draconian solutions. Tony Evans said, "Generally,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

12 Feb 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

‘UpTick’ Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students

Students act on information pulled from actual accounting statements, earnings forecasts, and macroeconomic data, revising and forming new strategies as data becomes available. At the same time, they can take into account the decisions of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services; Education

01 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational

of trusted appointees (known internally as the "Dutch Mafia"), whose understanding of Philips technology, commercial objectives, and overall strategy provided the major link between the parent company and its dispersed national... View Details

Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal

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Financing New Ideas - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

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

04 Feb 2020
News

In Harmony

for myself.” Over the next 35 years Weinstein held leadership positions at various arts organizations, including as general director of the Pittsburgh Opera, executive director of the Washington Opera at the Kennedy Center (with a view of... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

26 Jul 2018
News

Running the Numbers

Basketball Association was a recently launched, little-known organization, and Gelman had accepted a promising post-college job as a strategy consultant with the Mitchell Madison Group in New York. But her decision to defer the consulting... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

05 Aug 2014
News

A Diversified Portfolio

says Dorsen, "including several of whom had not even been formally invited." While there was a lot of interest in the idea, the principal concern among the group was whether there were enough good companies in the pipeline to generate... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

01 Apr 2002
News

Pamela Thomas Graham

After ten years of working at McKinsey & Co., where she had become the first female African-American partner, Pamela Thomas-Graham (MBA '88/JD '89) was ready for a change. "Consulting is an excellent way to learn management and strategy... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

10 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 10, 2009

returns. The risk-minimizing currency strategy for a global bond investor is close to a full currency hedge, with a modest long position in the U.S. dollar. There is little evidence that risk-minimizing investors should adjust their... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2007
News

Letters to the Editor

very substantial product differentiation from their competition or, in the case of the “Truth” anti-tobacco campaign, no competition — just a villain that was an easy target. I don’t know if the agency pursued such clients as a conscious View Details

19 Jun 2014
News

Turning "Black Gold" to Green

calling for using city investments in energy efficiency to generate savings that would be reinvested in solar power. Inspired by their success, Dawe took an 80 percent pay cut and moved to Colorado to work on green-power initiatives... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

01 Sep 2009
News

Ready for Launch

that provides incentives to employees while generating profits and growth.” The plan: Rechargeable batteries are a safe, clean, affordable energy source. Each battery has the size and weight of a brick and can be delivered directly to... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

05 Dec 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

organization to a new level. And at home, rebels are more engaged partners, parents, and friends. Packed with strategies for embracing rebellion at work and in life as well as illuminating case studies from a wide range of industries,... View Details