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01 Jun 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting

to investors and other stakeholders during a financial crisis? How do I drive CSR through my organization? What's The Best Way To Report Nonfinancial Metrics? One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting Stakeholders expect it. And View Details

Keywords: by Staff

19 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

entrepreneurs. Resolve Your Toughest Work Problems With 5 Questions In his book Managing in the Gray, Joseph Badaracco offers managers a five-question framework for facing murky situations and solving tough problems. The Truth About Authentic Leaders Is "Be... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

03 May 2004
What Do You Think?

How Much Is Enough?

demotivating and performance-numbing aspects of corporate life." Expanding the idea beyond effects on the organization, Sharika Kaul said, "... it's no fun being the only guest at your own party. The really smart people know... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

22 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

When Protestors Knock at Your Door

in the Spring 2003 issue of California Management Review. In the piece, the authors offer case studies of Unocal, Nike, and Novartis. Spar and LaMure were struck by "how smart NGOs can be in their own strategic thinking, and how... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

20 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster

Globalization hasn't made manufacturing clusters obsolete, but the geographically concentrated pockets of industry have to be smart to ensure their survival, according to new research from Harvard Business School. Gary P. Pisano, the... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

13 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?

including the fact that he can't get cell phone service in his own home. He said broadband is one area with a potential to create a lot of jobs. "This is how societies become wealthy or lose their wealth—making smart or dumb... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation; Air Transportation; Auto

19 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them

on service and do it in a sustainable manner. These organizations do one or more of the following, she said: Defy conventional wisdom, reduce costs, and minimize demand. "I believe customers are very smart and customers are desperate... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry

Conference, led by the HBS Health Industry Alumni Association, presented two days of provocative lectures, panel discussions, and case studies surrounding questions like: What's next for healthcare? And how should smart businesses... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings

middle is death." Failures will come, he said, and smart executives will learn from them. "All you can do as boss is ensure good performance," he said. "Remember, every person who claims to be an officer is there to... View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

08 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?

findings, Kahn argues that hiring great managers is truly a bargain, both for the organization and for individual players. And yes, it can be a smart move to take a pay cut to work under a great leader. The career of Bill Belichick... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

26 May 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Market Research in a Recession

for consumers to envision or articulate their needs. Even so, and despite budget pressures, smart marketers devote a portion of their market research to getting a handle on future changes in consumer behavior. Are consumers of your brand... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

10 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

space, and asks how the voice assistant should fit in with Alphabet's larger portfolio of products and services. While the mobile phone was the major platform for Google Assistant, Alphabet had recently introduced a range of smart home... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Apr 2012
First Look

First Look: April 10

first-in-the-nation smart grid plan aimed at reducing energy use in the central business district. With worries about a renewed downturn in the financial sector, Rogers and the other leaders in attendance hoped that rallying around a... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma

gosh. If I were you, I would be scared to death..." The Case Of Hp Hewlett-Packard lost ground in the disk drive race, Christensen suggested, because it made what appeared to be very smart decisions based on its great size. As a case... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

13 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurship on the Inside

that they'll design businesses that we want to acquire and will fit the niches in our portfolio of product or in the innovation trajectory that we've designed.' "Frankly, I think a smart corporation would be wise to be tapping that... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

10 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution

1999 and 2000 when Pets.com came along; they dreamed up this strategy very early on. To me, it's a lesson on just smart strategic leadership. They saw the threat and came up with a smart strategy that placed... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

25 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business

adjacent industries, where other platforms might be poised to strike (e.g., smart phones moving into the PDA industry); and conversely, spotting expansion opportunities in adjacent industries (e.g., NTT DoCoMo expanding into payment... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

14 Oct 2016
Other Presentation

Is the Eurozone Crisis Over?

By: Dante Roscini, Jeffry Frieden, Peter A. Hall, Hans-Helmut Kotz and Christopher Smart

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09 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation

and New York," she says. Investing in entrepreneurs is smart for American competitiveness, says Karen Mills.Photo: iStockPhoto She also notes a lack of capital in America's supply chains, particularly small and innovative... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Financial Services

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