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- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing
credibility.'" Lakhani said business leaders have an opportunity to further harness the power of crowdsourcing platforms, particularly by finding ways of enticing traditional organizations to use them more. "It's a darn exciting time," he... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale
Whereas middle management is actually out there on the front lines. It's middle management, especially salespeople, who, if a sale is lost, they feel it in their pocketbook or in their wallet right away. If you listen to those people,... View Details
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
kill the business—but they are of an entirely different nature. In a corporation, managers are usually making the same sorts of decisions every day and are surrounded by other people making similar choices.... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
HBS Center Focuses on Europe
completion. In addition, the ERC has been involved in about thirty course development projects, for instance by searching for appropriate case sites for a faculty member, facilitating company contacts, or participating in European... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 04 Jun 2014
- What Do You Think?
Does Internet Technology Threaten Brand Loyalty?
information delivered by new technologies and consumers' ability to use them effectively. Gabriel pointed out that reviews are highly subjective "so you end up not knowing what to believe The Internet and social media (don't) always... View Details
- 08 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation
innovation simply by ensuring that new firms have room to enter the market. Second, efficient liquidation also reduces a retailer's cost of capital by increasing the bank's confidence that a retailer's... View Details
- 17 Jun 2015
- News
Why the Internet of Things Is Big Business
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 31 May 2017
- Sharpening Your Skills
10 Harvard Business School Research Stories That Will Make Your Mouth Water
climate-controlled vaults. How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind People who bring personal shopping bags to the grocery store to help the environment are more likely to buy organic items—but also to treat themselves to ice cream and cookies, according to new research... View Details
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
imprint, such as a strong corporate culture, should help individuals better evaluate future employers and recognize the ways in which that first career experience may shape not simply the skills they acquire, but also their assumptions about how to lead and View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 20 May 2016
- Op-Ed
World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics
public advisories, and it is regarded as more of a policeman than a partner by national governments. Its many dedicated scientists produce useful reports on the global state of public health, but the WHO's bureaucracy impedes the decisive... View Details
- 06 Mar 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?
Employers Favor MenWhy are women discriminated against in hiring decisions? The reason is subtle. Simple Ways to Take Gender Bias Out of Your Job Ads The book What Works: Gender Equality by Design, discusses how organizations can leverage... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
formation, and innovation. He is also a partner of the international management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, where he is a leader of its Innovation practice. Chakravorti has advised over 30 Fortune 500 companies on innovation,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
How Foundations Think: The Ford Foundation as a Dominating Institution in the Field of American Business Schools
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details
- 23 Jul 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
The Creative Consulting Company
- May 2021 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Headspace vs. Calm: A Mindful Competition
By: Ayelet Israeli and Anne Wilson
By 2021, the mindfulness app wars reached their apex. Over 2,000 meditation apps were available to consumers, but two apps, Headspace and Calm, dominated the space, jointly holding about 70% of the total market. Headspace had established itself as the approachable... View Details
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Israeli, Ayelet, and Anne Wilson. "Headspace vs. Calm: A Mindful Competition." Harvard Business School Case 521-102, May 2021. (Revised May 2022.)
- 09 Sep 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics
realistic, while 20 percent believed it was a random fluctuation warranting no urgent action," says Lassiter, the Senator John Heinz Professor of Management Practice in Environmental Management at Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women
intelligence and adopt the more "feminine" traits of compassion and empathy required by the September 11 terrorist attacks. "If you don't have emotional intelligence, your employees will leave you," said Lewis.... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna