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19 Mar 2015
News

Walter Salmon Remembered

goods marketing, what we collective teaching novices (Professors Cunningham, Cox, Heskett et al) termed the “armpit” portion of the first year marketing course. While we were also taught the mantra that “wisdom can't be told” and that we... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

13 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

Businesses in terms of firm size, industry, and geographic representation, with a few exceptions. The sample is skewed toward the retail industry and the coasts, Stanton says, overrepresenting California and the Mid-Atlantic states, where... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

01 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?

obsessed with the terms ‘new’ or ‘improved’. The economy simply changes What we’re witnessing is simply another evolution. Albeit a pretty significant one.” Others found themselves unable to respond without criteria that they could apply.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

29 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It

year, a video of the CEO yelling at an Uber driver went viral. "I want Uber to succeed. It’s too important a concept to let it fail" Strictly in terms of numbers, Uber’s steamroller strategy has paid off. Founded in 2009, Uber... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation

04 Feb 2015
What Do You Think?

Is There a Stanford-Google-Silicon Valley School of Management?

Summing Up How Transferable is the Google "School of Management"? Responses to this month's column suggest a great deal of respect for what Google's management has been able to achieve, both in terms of a strategy for bringing... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

04 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs

and a vulnerable position in the labor market. External focus makes them more "portable" in terms of making a positive move, but can cause problems if they want to progress within their own organization, because you need a solid... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

02 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2006

Professor Carliss Baldwin discusses research into the rodeo kayak industry to understand the world of user innovation. What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance? The "Long Tail," a term coined... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

10 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

The Negotiator’s Secret: More Than Merely Effective

confrontational approach in its recent struggle with the U.S. Department of Justice. The company certainly appeared overoptimistic about its chances in court. Similarly, Arthur Andersen likely exhibited overconfidence in its arbitration prospects over the View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

05 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Developing Black Talent for Leadership

engineers, 40% of members of congress, and account for 25% of Black undergrad STEM majors [2,3]. HBCUs are outperforming the average postsecondary institution in terms of upward mobility to the top quintile for the lowest income students... View Details

22 Jul 2019
News

A Way Forward for Women

instinctively understood—and has taken great advantage of—the collective network potential in terms of shared experiences, peer counseling, coaching, relationship cultivation, and ongoing support systems.” Bonnie Hagemann Benko joined... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Sep 2006
News

Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum

opportunity — and a strategy for growth — in creating clean and sustainable industrial technologies and systems. “We’ve been stunned by the impact not just on our bottom line but in terms of what it means for our employees, for people who... View Details

01 Nov 2012
News

First and Goal

time it will be flag football only. Life around football—both during and after his playing days—has taught Swearengin a lot; indeed, it has been a transformational experience. Given that, how does HBS compare, in terms of being a learning... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

leadership behaviors. She sought to instill a performance ethic and a customer service orientation, not just by the new metrics and systems, but by drawing out the best in people and tapping their own higher aspirations. Gooding told us: "In View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

21 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: December 21

Gunnar Trumbull, and Peter Tufano Abstract This article describes the consumer finance sector in the U.S. since World War II. We first define the sector in terms of the functions delivered by firms (payments, savings/investing, borrowing,... View Details

08 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 8

for reuse is highlighted. The case recounts Kundra's experience at the state and local government levels in developing open data initiatives and the application of that experience to the federal government. The case demonstrates the benefits of making government data... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2018
News

June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

Phillips Sawyer Cambridge University Press This book explores the contested political and legal meanings of the term “fair trade” from the late 19th century through the New Deal era. This history of American capitalism argues that... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

MBAs on a Mission

included exploring the potential for ecotourism, organizing a women’s farming collective, and coordinating efforts to save crops from raids by elephants. He enjoyed the experience so much that he extended his term by a year to help a... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna; Corporate Services; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

20 Feb 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018

2018 New York: Cambridge University Press American Fair Trade: Proprietary Capitalism, Corporatism, and the 'New Competition', 1890–1940 By: Phillips Sawyer, Laura Abstract—American Fair Trade explores the contested political and legal meanings of the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017

challenges than others in terms of their impact. In particular, applications that are cyclically coupled (i.e., mutually interdependent) are the most difficult to manage in terms of maintaining and updating... View Details