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- 01 Apr 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
at HBS, the conference will focus on the tools used by both large and small companies to identify and pursue opportunities in the marketplace. I thought I would give you a preview of what to expect in the Windy City. An important feature... View Details
- 03 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 3
PublicationsTalk, Inc.: How Trusted Leaders Use Conversation to Power Their Organizations Authors:Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind Publication:Harvard Business Review Press, 2012 Abstract How can leaders make their big or growing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2001
- What Do You Think?
Do MBA Programs Face “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?
sources of support, both financial and nonfinancial, for such institutions? And aren't these some of the very dilemmas faced by organizations encountering the "innovator's dilemma"? What do you think? Original Article There are few thought leaders in View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century
technologies developed by the Sony Corporation. In this same astonishingly brief period, Japan's computer makers had become Europe's dominant suppliers of large computer systems and had captured the U.S. market in memory chips. International View Details
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
line. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=306064 The International Finance Corporation's Grassroots Business Initiative Harvard Business School Case 508-063... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training
2009, Harvard Business School Professor Kathleen McGinn has developed keen insight into the exigent nature of such challenges. Her experiences there prompted her to study how teaching communication and negotiation skills at critical... View Details
Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn
- 18 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
Amira Rashad: An Ambidextrous Mind Meets Consumer Needs in the Middle East
Amira launched an extension of the platform for small and micro businesses. In an unusual turn for an ecommerce business, BulkWhiz retains distribution and delivery. "The lifetime value of a CPG customer is a lifetime!" explains... View Details
- 12 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
Does Your HQ Operation Fit With Corporate Strategy?
The specter of "headquarters" usually looms large in the business world's imagination, but few managers—and few CEOs, especially new CEOs—understand how size, structure, and performance of headquarters interact. To investigate,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
and the sport of rodeo kayaking quickly emerged from the rapids. Harvard Business School professor Carliss Baldwin and her colleagues Christoph Hienerth and Eric von Hippel were drawn to the sport as well, but not to get their feet wet.... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Case Study: Inside Story
them,” Lin acknowledges. What do you think: Should Saga start small and scale up—or aim bigger from the beginning? Leave your thoughts in the comments below. We asked a few Entrepreneurs-in-Residence from the HBS Rock Center for... View Details
- 01 May 2019
- Blog Post
Viewpoints: Synthetic Thinking with a Humble Mindset
Last week, all the first-year (RC) students completed “Viewpoints,” a day designed to expose us to current issues at the intersection of business and society taught by more than 20 HBS faculty members. We explored a variety of topics,... View Details
- 19 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Are Web Sites So Confusing?
stories. Indeed, all of these intermediaries are in the business of matching consumers with products. Trouble is, prior to visiting an intermediary, consumers are interested only in some products, which may not necessarily be the ones... View Details
Keywords: by Andrei Hagiu & Bruno Jullien
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Easy Rider
Before he launched Harley-Davidson in India, Anoop Prakash (MBA 2001) held business development roles in technology and was a consultant at McKinsey. He also had experience in the public sector and in the US Marine Corps. But he hadn’t... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job
coworkers, Eckert says. Created for small businesses rather than the automotive industry—which makes up 70 percent of the US industrial robot market—Rethink’s bots do the boring, monotonous stuff. Humans get... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Ticktock
The cases deal with universal entrepreneurial consumer product questions: Should the product be sold at big-box stores or through upscale specialty boutiques? (In the beginning, Nanda stuck with small museum shops and specialty catalogs,... View Details
- 08 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
Reclaiming Feminism: A Celebration of International Women’s Day
and realizing that others may make different ones - and both are right. Feminism is rejoicing in every aspect of womanhood, switching off (hopefully smoothly) between soothing a crying baby and conducting a business meeting. As I look at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
support Dediu’s calculations. One recent study found that if 31 percent of existing short car trips around the small city of Trani, Italy, were completed using a micromobility option instead, there would be an emissions savings of about... View Details
- 02 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: A Circular Journey Through JSW Cement - From Steel Slag to Stronger Shores
cater to diverse customer requirements, they still maintain a small production line dedicated to traditional 100% clinker cement. This balanced approach ensures they can meet the needs of all their customers while steadily pushing towards... View Details
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Africa - Global Activities 2020
in and drive change,” he adds, explaining why he and Kyei decided to work at Peak, which focuses on consumer franchising, financial technology, and small business investing in Ghana, Liberia, and Tanzania.... View Details
- 29 Apr 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Use Personal Experience to Pick Winning Stocks
that the prices are right, because they usually are," says Harvard Business School finance professor Lauren H. Cohen, who serves as an editor of Management Science. "From there, you can look for the View Details