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- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
sense of social responsibility remains a constant. Gerdeman: Do you think the case method of teaching helps prepare business school students to consider how they might be able to contribute to society? Stevenson: The case method by View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
Clarity and Concision By Soo Ping Lim (AMP 160, 2001) Write Editions Highly readable and succinct, Clearly Write provides direct, definitive and practical guidance on how to write with clarity and concision. The book is distilled from... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
access to 26 sporting events, meets revenue and attendance targets, and adheres to the explicit social objective of making the Olympiad "Everybody's Games." To accomplish this, the committee took what we call a shared-value approach to pricing. Traditional... View Details
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
time," he remarks. "In my thesis, I analyzed why certain S&Ls adopted high-risk strategies while others did not and found that high leverage was an important consideration." As the S&L crisis passed and interest in... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 20 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks
about processing speed. We also have the capacity to store programs in memory without having to access data from the disc. EE: Does a clear-cut strategy exist for achieving success in supply chain management? Raman: To provide a partial... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
more than $150 million in assets to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Such registration will subject these managers to regular reporting and inspections by the SEC, although these managers can continue to pursue any investment View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
phenomenon it pretty much created. “From the foundation of yoga wear, we started a category that before us did not exist,” says Vivien Yeung (MBA 2001), Lululemon’s chief strategy officer. Understanding the public consumption ritual... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
intuits a developing bottleneck in the assembly line and creates a fix before a problem occurs. It's also the CEO who draws on years of experience to solve a strategy imbroglio that has paralyzed top staff. It's the venture capitalist—who... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
goal for his organization that is both ambitious and achievable, a strategy to get the organization there, and the ability to communicate this strategy clearly, simply, and repeatedly. CEOs also need to pick... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
primarily based on a narrow definition of 'good business,'" says Vasella. "If you can improve the way medicine is practiced, I believe you will also make money." With sales up 21 percent to $5.7 billion in the first quarter of 2003,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
’01) (Harvard Business Review Press) Anthony draws on stories from his research and fieldwork with companies like Procter & Gamble to demystify innovation. He presents a simple definition of innovation, breaks down the essential... View Details
- 19 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Codeacademy’s Delicate Work of Adding Monetization Without Crushing Mission
A good way to build a large base of users is to offer something valuable for free. That's been the strategy so far behind Codeacademy. In just a few short years since its inception in 2011, the company has grown into one of the world's... View Details
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
Backhanded Compliments: How Negative Comparisons Undermine Flattery By: Sezer, Ovul, Alison Wood Brooks, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Seven studies (N = 2352) examine backhanded compliments—seeming praise that draws a comparison with a negative standard—a distinct... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 7, 2007
Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107052 BBC Worldwide: Global Strategy Harvard Business School Case 507-034 In January 2007, John Smith, chief executive... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
purchases a year. Joyner explains, “I organize our collecting in a way that is consistent with my professional skill set. Along with a mission statement, I have a strategy statement, target list, budget, database, time-and-responsibility... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
the streets of ten major cities, starting in Beijing and culminating in London. Formula E team owners include Leonardo DiCaprio and Richard Branson, both vocal environmentalists. Higgins says the green factor definitely appealed to the... View Details
- 18 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation
illustrates the importance of embedding a scale-up strategy in the initial design of a program that aims to solve a widespread problem. In the following discussion, Kanter and Litow talk about the process through which creative,... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
One-on-One with Grover Norquist
Norquist Illustration by Rob Barber Grover G. Norquist (MBA ’81) may not be a household name, but he’s definitely a Washington institution. As president of Americans for Tax Reform, which he founded in 1985, Norquist has aggressively... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age
increasing lifespans—and why companies needed a more thoughtful strategy for addressing these consumers. Today, Golden is an expert on innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities created by the new longevity and teaches this at the... View Details
- 05 May 2023
- News
Fail Better
anything, but they ended up retreating and making it, sending it to the international division and making it a Spanish dominant channel again. But it was the time of my life. So I definitely don't consider it a failure because it's one of... View Details