History Of The Book - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

comeuppance, don't let your skepticism get out of hand. A review of several recent books suggests that many of the... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

07 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase

small-business owners trying to survive. Strict safety protocols haven’t been enough to get customers through the door for some small businesses, and many owners—crushed by inventory and overhead costs—are grappling with hard choices.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Food & Beverage; Service

13 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Biotech Work as a Business

is not profitable and yet continues to survive, he observed, is itself fascinating. "Never before in the history of any industrial transformation or revolution have we... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

17 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan

capabilities set a favorable foundation for the economic growth miracle the country experienced after World War II. If history is any guide, Japan should make a full recovery... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

08 Sep 2011
What Do You Think?

What’s Apple’s Biggest Challenge: Replacing Steve or Wall Street?

opposed to Microsoft where the technical people rule. In some respects, Apple's experience with Jobs has parallels with Starbucks' history with Howard Schultz, also a hands-on, detail-oriented leader who... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer

20 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong

Facebook status updates of a hypothetical friend, Joe Smith. Half the participants saw the status, “Just booked a vacation! Headed to a lake.”... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

01 Sep 2003
What Do You Think?

To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?

numbers by cutting the newsgathering budget. What is a board's responsibility to employees and customers, among others? And just how can it be exercised in the context of a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

academics and policymakers alike. Ready When Called Moss certainly didn’t research hundreds of years of financial history in order to weigh in on a future crash. “It’s hard to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2022
What Do You Think?

Is It Time for More Reverse Mentoring?

organization performance in his book Win From Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive Advantage. Your feedback to last month’s column: Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”? View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through a Growth Stall

and help entrepreneurs better understand the implications of change. Q: What are you working on now? A: I'm finishing a book on aligning strategy and sales. I am faculty chair... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

28 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback

make something happen in physical stores that can’t happen online. If you think about the history of the department store in America, they were... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint; Retail

16 Oct 2013
Op-Ed

Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

With more than 7,500 views and 180-plus tweets, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read the original HBS Working Knowledge piece, The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking, and, in particular, for sharing your thoughts with one... View Details

Keywords: by Joe Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

Students of recent United States real estate history can't help but notice unsettling parallels between the red-hot commercial market of View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate

18 Nov 2009
HBS Case

Customer Feedback Not on elBulli’s Menu

He's been called "the Salvador Dalí of the kitchen" for creations ranging from beetroot and yogurt ice-cream lollipops to a deconstructed Spanish omelet served in a parfait glass. Each year, some 2... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?

downloading? And how effective has that strategy been? For example, is it a good thing to sue potential customers? A: Suing potential customers is not exactly a standard entry in the book View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

21 May 2001
Research & Ideas

From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership

What do leaders this year and the next need to be doing differently than last year, and last decade, and last century? The rapidly changing business world means dramatic changes are afoot in time-worn... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

06 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy

which English is spreading is unprecedented and staggering” A: Lingua francas have existed for centuries. English has become the global business language mostly in the last 30 years. Linguists believe it's... View Details

Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley

04 Oct 2007
What Do You Think?

Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?

investment vehicles. What's the reason for these phenomena? According to one report, Michael Jensen and Kevin Murphy, in a book to be published in the next several months, CEO... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 May 2009
What Do You Think?

Do Innovation and Entrepreneurship Have to Be Incompatible with Organization Size?

just one of several unsuccessful attempts by large airlines to compete with smaller, more focused, low-priced competitors. Then I picked up Stall Points, a book by Matthew S. Olson and Derek van Bever. View Details