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- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
that will reimagine health and other fields for decades more. Revenues at IBM have been in the red since 2012, yet analysts have pointed to Watson as the engine that can revitalize the company—as the potential through-line that will touch... View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
founder should do when faced with a supplier who is trying to bypass WildChina to reach customers directly—a common problem faced by intermediaries. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811019-PDF-ENG Dubai Duty Free... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Departments | Employment
orientation Analytical thinking Comfort with ambiguity Applied expertise Measurement-focused What makes it challenging to work in Baker Library? Constant evolution in the information industry and scholarly publishing A shift to a more global strategy to support HBS’... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Ali Allawi
around. So it was really a mixed feeling, between euphoria and great apprehension about the country that we were inheriting. You survived two assassination attempts, and six of your aides were killed. Yet, you chose not to live in the... View Details
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
automatically consider the potentially dubious motives of agents who cause harm indirectly. Experiment 4 demonstrates an effect of indirect agency on purchase intentions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-012.pdf... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Put Meaning Back into Leading
organization and its employees. Podolny, Khurana, and Hill-Popper collaborated on an e-mail interview to explain their latest research for HBS Working Knowledge. Martha Lagace: As you wrote in your working paper, the past century saw a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
inspiration in the company's commitment to continuous learning and total quality management. "The reach of our business — what some people call globalization — has changed so rapidly that things that have an impact on View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
importance of reinvesting at this point. Q: In this context, you advance an unusual definition of competitiveness. Is that really the fulcrum for your whole project? JR: We define US competitiveness as the ability of firms in the US to... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
marketers to offer consumers much more choice including the ability to tailor solutions to individual needs at only slightly greater cost. American Express and Harrah's Entertainment, both heavy investors in IT, now tailor their marketing communications to the buying... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
Business and Pleasure: Kim and Coup Coupounas enjoy the scenic beauty of the Rocky Mountains just as much today as when they moved to Boulder almost a decade ago. (photo by Stephen Collector) The trail weaves back and forth in steep switchbacks before we View Details
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
had already used a significant amount of the $40 million in funding committed by DaVita; the company's primary care clinics had not yet reached the number of patients necessary to sustain a profitable business; and it was in the midst of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
see through you in one second.” The job also extended beyond the podium. Skills honed at HBS became critical. “Public speaking, thinking twice before you open your mouth, analyzing the big picture—all these things, they were incredibly... View Details
- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
needed, or that customers were unwilling to pay for, and by focusing on their most profitable products and customer segments. Q: How does this relate to your work on the Balanced Scorecard? A: The two work streams are different, but... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
the corners" in baseball parlance—and more likely to throw it straight over the plate where it is easier to hit. In other words, the pitchers seemed to compensate for discrimination by throwing the ball in areas where the outcome was less subjective, even if it... View Details
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
PublicationsHow to Identify the Best Customers for Your Business Authors:Cespedes, Frank V., James P. Dougherty, and Ben S. Skinner III Publication:MIT Sloan Management Review Abstract How can businesses achieve profitable growth so... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
(fall 2011) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the paper: http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/2011-fall/53103/should-you-have-a-global-strategy/ How to Hang On to Your High Potentials... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future
out the Brownie. Price: $1.00. And easy to use. As the famous slogan of the product announced: "You push the button. We do the rest." It took time for Eastman himself to grasp the profit potential of democratizing photography.... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
person you couldn’t take your eyes off for a minute. He got me motivated to start a business.” His lectures were so memorable and controversial — he once lectured his students on how to pick a wife — that many former students who have... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
accomplished over the School’s first century.” Given that challenging context, how will you set your agenda for the School? I have been a student of leadership and organizational change, and in many ways I’m trying to follow what I have... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
the team’s poor play, was that McCarthy had not followed the rest of the league in using modern, imaginative offensive plays to sow confusion and gain advantages over opposing defenses. Highly effective managers also have the ability to adjust strategy based on team... View Details