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16 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

virtually all the gains to be had go to those that create an ownership culture, by building in participative management and helping employees learn to think and act like owners. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity

motivated state, focusing on the deadline, the profitability goals," she says. "Ideally, they will still be passionate about the work, but it's important at that point to focus in and to make sure the details of implementation are right." Karim Lakhani:... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

26 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way to Go to Market

addressing customer needs, and themselves. There is no room under channel stewardship for non-value-adding partners; an effective steward must weed them out. By effectively meeting current needs and anticipating new ones, a channel... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Demo Day | New Venture Competition

have advanced to the semifinal round in the New Venture Competition Business and Social Enterprise tracks. Select teams will deliver pitches to early-stage investors. Networking rooms will be available for students to meet with a... View Details

07 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 7

changed the rules of the game globally for an entire industry by offering both differentiated and low-price service. The focus of the case is on whether Southwest Airlines should buy gates and slots to initiate service to New York's LaGuardia airport, which does not... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

mathematics. Yet they often struggle to fit the profiles sought by employers. A growing number of companies, including SAP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Microsoft, have reformed their HR processes in order to access neurodiverse... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

07 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

"When it comes to carbon emissions, nearly anything is better than a traditional coal-fired power plant," he says. Lassiter argues that the world has allowed nuclear to become virtually an "orphaned technology," despite its potential to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Energy; Utilities

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Year in Review | Annual Report 2024

fit into their regular curriculum. The program launched in September with over 850 students participating. Winter and Spring sessions drew another 1,000 participants overall. Weekend Sprint News Article Senior Executive Leadership Program... View Details

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

As much as some employees will crave the return of in-person social connections in the office, they have become accustomed to the flexibility that comes with virtual work—from less time to commute to more time with family and pets. I... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

19 Apr 2016
Blog Post

First Minutes are Critical in New-Employee Orientation

message: Welcome. You should be proud to work here. Please fit in accordingly. But research suggests that employee orientation ought to be less about the company and more about the employee. In their paper "Breaking Them In or... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Mar 2011
News

Local Hero

continues. “I remember sitting in Walter Shorenstein’s conference room on the 49th floor of the Bank of America building in San Francisco, with everyone looking around the table. The obvious person to run the team was Peter Magowan,... View Details

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

05 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

customers routinely selected cards that although profitable for the bank could be a poor fit for customers’ needs—leading to low satisfaction scores, cancellations, and occasionally, financial distress. To that end, the company’s... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

23 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

and the communities in which it operates. Employees also want to know where they fit within the organization and how they can contribute to helping it achieve its mission and objectives. Furthermore, leaders now recognize that their... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

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Art Nature Business

Artifacts Collection. Virtual Tour HENRY P. HUNT Cutting Ice at Spy Pond, Arlington, Massachusetts , 1859 Oil on canvas Gift of Frederic Tudor to the Business Historical Society, 1934 HBS Art and Artifacts Collection, 1934.2 This painting... View Details

19 Dec 2024
News

The Musts of 2024

Just so funny, just real humor. It's not business, it's not HBS. It was just one of those late-night flights home and it just fit the bill. Diana G. Noble (AMP 156, 1999): So it's Diana Noble. I am AMP 156. So it was actually published... View Details

08 Mar 2019
Blog Post

Reclaiming Feminism: A Celebration of International Women’s Day

Women, alone, have the unique calling of becoming mothers. To me, that is exactly what feminism means. Feminism is knowing that I am equal, but also recognizing the unique gifts I have as a woman. Feminism is about embracing my differences, instead of trying to View Details

01 Apr 1997
News

Facing the Music

industry's release of an unprecedented total of twenty thousand new titles. Is there trouble brewing for the business with a beat, a virtually recession-free industry for the past fifty years? To shed some light on the situation, the... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Jun 1996
News

1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"

Considering the title of the 1996 HBS Global Alumni Conference - The Information Revolution: "Bridging the Gap" - San Francisco was a particularly fitting locale for this forward-looking event. The city's Golden Gate has long been a... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

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Terms of Use | HBS Online

providing an email address and a password for your User Account, as well as any additional information required herein or on the relevant Service. If a virtual classroom program is offered by Harvard Business School Online, participants... View Details

10 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 10, 2009

components of expected inflation, and the covariance between nominal variables and the real economy. The last of these state variables enables the model to fit the changing covariance of bond and stock returns. Log nominal bond yields and... View Details