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  • 01 Feb 2002
  • News

Telling the Electronic Century's Unfinished Story

savings and loans. I compare this disaster to a Greek epic, in which RCA is lured away from its core capabilities by "Sirens" consisting of the business press, the academy, and Wall Street, for whom View Details
Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities
  • July 2011 (Revised January 2013)
  • Case

Digital Microscopy Is Making Me Crazy!

By: Willy Shih
For Carl Zeiss Microimaging, modular hardware and software enabled customers to tailor Zeiss's broad range of microscopy systems hardware and software to meet a wide range of needs from basic scientific research in the biological and medical sciences to clinical... View Details
Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Corporate Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Science-Based Business; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Business Conglomerates; Digital Platforms; Opportunities; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Computer Industry
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Shih, Willy. "Digital Microscopy Is Making Me Crazy!" Harvard Business School Case 612-002, July 2011. (Revised January 2013.)
  • 17 Aug 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Who is Boss in the Sharing Economy?

When is a company not a company? A modern-day Zen koan, maybe, but the evidence is all around us—Airbnb, Elance-oDesk, Handy, HourlyNerd, TaskRabbit, Uber. These businesses seem much more like View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Service; Technology
  • 23 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO

respect as the TV unit. The sports division had to fight for airtime. Employees regularly went to the press to air grievances, reinforcing the BBC's culture of blame. Invensys: A global conglomerate that was created largely through... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
  • 17 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs

Kuemmerle, who has studied more than fifty start-ups in twenty countries, says entrepreneurs today should take a litmus test of five questions (See sidebar). In this excerpt from Harvard Business Review, Kuemmerle discusses two of the... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
  • 24 Nov 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

In a 2012 Harvard Business School case on corruption at German conglomerate Siemens AG, Peter Solmssen —brought in to clean house —reflects on how people approach a business... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 09 Apr 2024
  • Blog Post

IFC India: JSW Steel

across the country. This January, we had the good fortune to travel to India for one of Harvard Business School’s Immersive Field Courses (IFCs), focusing on “Decarbonizing while Developing.” It was a unique opportunity to understand how... View Details
  • 27 Feb 2024
  • Blog Post

IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape

initiatives. This prompts reflection on the need for exploring alternative funding avenues, such as collaborations with local conglomerates or government entities, to strike a balance between profitability and sustainability. Another... View Details
  • 01 Jun 1997
  • News

Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

Thanks to the combined energy of over six hundred enthusiastic alumni, a dozen insightful HBS faculty members, and a score of respected experts, the 1997 Harvard Business School Global Alumni Conference, "Greater China: Myths, Realities,... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
  • 04 May 2010
  • News

The History of Beauty

Keywords: Prof. Geoffrey Jones; beauty products; grooming; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade
  • 05 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 5, 2008

paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-024.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsBerkshire Partners: Purchase of Rival Company (A) Harvard Business School Case 208-023 Berkshire Partners, a private equity firm in Boston, was pleased with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Feb 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Creating Value Across Borders

With many of today's entrepreneurs starting ventures simultaneously in several countries, it is critical for the global businessperson to understand the financial and business environments in different countries and to accurately assess... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 01 Sep 2012
  • News

What’s the Big Idea?

call positive inner work life,” says Teresa Amabile, the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration. “That makes it more likely that employees will be creative in their thinking and productive in their work. So you get this... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Corporate Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management
  • 06 Jan 2012
  • Op-Ed

Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail

News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler; Information; Publishing
  • 30 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

M. Viceira, the George E. Bates Professor and senior associate dean for International Development at Harvard Business School. “That raises the question, who is exercising control in these corporations?” In traditional mutual funds,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • 13 Jan 2015
  • First Look

First Look: January 13

http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138794313/ January 2015 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Strategic Disclosure: The Case of Business School Rankings By: Luca, Michael, and Jonathan Smith Abstract—We empirically... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2009
  • News

Dispatches from the Global Classroom

have the market we desire.” Days 6–9: Monterrey TOM, REAL TIME: Students quiz executives at Nemak, a leading manufacturer of aluminum auto engine heads and blocks. Nemak is one of four business groups that make up ALFA, a $10 billion... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 01 Jun 2023
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Global Business By Andrew Cainey (MBA 1989) Christiane Prange Agenda Publishing Matters of ideology and security have become deeply entwined in China ’s economic and business environment. The context is more... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 16 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 16

and scale of this unique global corporation. Geoffrey Jones, a leading business historian from the Harvard Business School, takes us inside this corporation, which from its origins in Britain and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Sep 2009
  • News

Over the Top

Pitchfork populism over the issue reached a crescendo last March when insurance conglomerate AIG, kept on life support with up to $183 billion in taxpayers’ cash, dished out bonuses totaling $165 million to 400 employees in the London... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Government
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