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  • 16 Jul 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

with Milkman and Rogers, they discuss their working paper "I'll Have the Ice Cream Soon and the Vegetables Later: Decreasing Impatience over Time in Online Grocery Orders," which looks at our tendency as consumers to choose... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Retail; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 03 Feb 2012
  • HBS Seminar

Dr. Regina Dugan, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

  • Web

Eligibility & Rules - Alumni

New Venture Competition Eligibility & Rules 14ms The venture must have an HBS alumnus as a founder. The alum must be involved in the day-to-day operations in a leadership role and must be represented at all events and be the pitch lead.... View Details
  • 26 May 2015
  • First Look

First Look: May 26

that individuals who are given time to reflect on a task improve their performance at a greater rate than those who are given the same amount of time to practice with the same task. Our results also show... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Aug 2020
  • Blog Post

Five Important Steps before Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap

opportunity cost. We did not force it and each went our separate ways after graduation, accepting roles at other startups in New York. Of course, the “aha" moment for Hilma happened at a completely random View Details
  • April 1986 (Revised May 1988)
  • Case

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (B)

By: Kim B. Clark
Dissects the manufacturing process and procedures of a high-end computer manufacturer. The main issue is how to introduce new products and ramp them up quickly in a competitive environment where time-to-market is crucial. Focuses on engineering change orders--how they... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Time Management; Product Launch; Production; Business Processes; Competitive Strategy; Computer Industry
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  • 14 Apr 2022
  • Op-Ed

Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned

The pandemic is winding down, and the world is moving toward an endemic approach. In the world's COVID-19 epicenter, New York City, businesses, restaurants, and Broadway have reopened now that 4 million... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Action Plan: Life Study

Above: photo by Beth Perkins “There’s an artistic spark in everybody,” says Ted Hartley (MMP 4, 1956). “If you can get rid of that left-brain inner critic, you can explore what will open up in the right-brain side in all of us.” Hartley came to painting a little over a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
  • 11 Dec 2023
  • Blog Post

Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy

that personally inspired me.” To make this career transition, Leahy made the move from New York back to her home state of Massachusetts to attend Harvard Business School. “HBS opened up my global... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
  • 05 Sep 2007
  • First Look

First Look: September 5, 2007

that interactions of producers, users and institutions shape the development of collective frames around the meaning of new technologies. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/04-039.pdf The Malleability of Environmentalism... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Oct 2021
  • In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

Offices may look just as they did in March 2020, but many companies attempting to welcome workers back are finding that the rules of engagement have changed. For many employees, the sweet freedom of remote work has turned into bitterness at the thought of commuting and... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 24 May 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet

many firms located in New York and Los Angeles. That said, it is not mentioned in our chapter, but the biggest near-term certain change on the horizon is demographic—Baby Boomers will reach old age. That... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology
  • 11 Aug 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

are looking for alternatives that reduce time and better align spending with strategy. Look at your own company's budget process: Has it really helped you do a better job of belt tightening during the current slowdown? Many companies have... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary
  • 04 Jun 2020
  • Blog Post

What MBAs can do in Defense of Black Lives

grassroots activists influence business leaders, public officials, and other decisionmakers. Educate yourself about anti-Black racism to supplement your business school education. Read essays from “The 1619 Project” in the New View Details
  • 01 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

marketing and sales in Business-to-Business (B2B) organizations. It provides an historical overview, indicating that this is not a new issue facing firms, that the business press has outlined a recurring set of prescriptive advice about... View Details
  • 12 Sep 2022
  • Research & Ideas

When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment

When evaluating whether to invest in a new idea, senior executives often rely on experts. But these advisers often favor ideas that are easy to execute over tough-to-pull-off but potentially groundbreaking plans. The risk for companies:... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Aerospace
  • 15 Nov 2016
  • First Look

November 15, 2016

the optimal rule. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50545 Who Should Select New Employees, the Head Office or the Unit Manager? Consequences of Centralizing Hiring at a Retail Chain By: Deller,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Blog

Leading in Tough Times: HBS Faculty Member Amy C. Edmondson on Psychological Safety

offer ideas. To avoid being branded as negative, we don't criticize the status quo. But every time we withhold our thoughts, we rob ourselves and our colleagues of small moments of learning. This stifles innovation in our teams and... View Details
  • Web

Life & Leadership After HBS - Race, Gender & Equity

results from the first Life & Leadership survey. 2015 Report In the News Even Among Harvard Graduates, Women Fall Short of Their Work Expectation 28 NOV 2014 | The New York... View Details
  • 09 Nov 2010
  • First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

quickly expose the shortcomings of your business strategy. But can you identify its weak points in good times as well? And can you focus on those weak points that really matter? I identify seven questions all executives should ask in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne