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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
failure and makes it work for us. In Right Kind of Wrong, Edmondson provides the framework to think, discuss, and practice failure wisely. Outlining the three archetypes of failure—basic, complex, and intelligent—she showcases how to minimize unproductive failure while... View Details
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
rapidly gained share in the U.S. market. Although radials represented a sharp break with existing tire technology, tire industry managers interpreted the new technology in terms of their pre-existing strategic world-view. Many Firestone... View Details
- Web
The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
introducing the work of leading photographers into its feature articles. Fortune “used the intersections of fine art and mass culture . . . to position the engines of capitalism as critical to the functioning of a healthy economy but also... View Details
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
directed, allow significant numbers of businesses to avoid bankruptcy. There are also massive amounts of private sector capital potentially available to support businesses in need. Bank balance sheets are generally sound, and hedge funds... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
reliably meet the demand generated by these evolving clean energy technologies. These are but a few of the many opportunities corporate leadership will need to bring into its deliberations on strategy and resource allocation. Also, in these 20 months we have seen donor... View Details
- 14 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India
expanded services to include the supply and distribution of sustainable energy through solar lighting, thermal water heaters, and inverter systems, enabling the underserved sector to receive sustainable energy at affordable costs. SELCO has View Details
- 01 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
The Africa Business Conference at HBS: Reimagining the Road Ahead
Capital and former CEO of Access Bank), Elsie Kanza (Tanzania's Ambassador to the US and Mexico), Professor Hakeem Belo-Osagie (Harvard Professor), and Dr. Jumoke Oduwole (Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Ease of Doing... View Details
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
attention and especially energy around speculation and trading—this gives an entrepreneur more time to focus and actually develop their product carefully without constantly having to face the market. Gazette: In November, the global crypto market View Details
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
gains from increasing one's reservation wage are larger than either those that people expect or those predicted by models in which job offers are stationary. Download the paper: http://papers.nber.org/papers/w18638 Punctuated Generosity:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet
learning to gain new knowledge about current and potential market segments. “It might be that people on the bus use their cell phones more,” Amano posits, “so they just tend to buy cell phones more often.” Personalization vs. privacy... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
FedEx, UPS, and Amazon, to name a few, and a significant portion of EVgo’s growth during the coming years is expected to come from capitalizing on this trend.” There is growing cognizance of the sea change, though, says Middaugh. The... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: The Strategy of Differences
how much to adapt a business model is certainly important for extracting value from international operations. But to focus exclusively on the tension between global scale economies and local considerations is a mistake, for it blinds companies to the very real... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 02 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Applying to the JD/MBA Program
Joanna: I grew up in Maryland and went to Yale for undergrad, where I studied Economics and East Asian Studies. Before grad school, I spent one year in investment banking and two years in capital markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch... View Details
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
been weakened." Kellerman goes on to say: "The fact is that followers are gaining power and influence while leaders are losing power and influence." In fact, in recent years we have seen management experiments with teams in... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 18 Dec 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Grooming Next-Generation Leaders
and gain a broad understanding of the business, especially as it operates globally. In separate interviews, Sasser and Narayandas discussed talent identification, leadership in action, and what PLD does to help hundreds of executives... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
School's investment in its doctoral programs creates intellectual capital with widespread effects. After receiving their degrees, most graduates of the DBA and Ph.D. programs go on to influential faculty positions at HBS and other top... View Details
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer
posted a 54 percent jump in sales and a 35 percent gain in second-quarter earnings. A new HBS case study on Embraer, presented in Buenos Aires (in a modified version of how such a case might be taught in a standard classroom setting),... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
layoffs. Even so, I remember someone pointing at me in a bar, and we hustled out of there. It certainly left a taste in my mouth of the power of strategy and thought, but I felt really bad about it.” The tension between straight-ahead shareholder View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
capital providers and nonprofit loan funds, seek to expand economic opportunity in low-income communities by providing access to financial products and services. As Michael Pokorny, a senior director at the Reinvestment Fund, explains,... View Details
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
done to create opportunity for the 40 percent of American workers stuck in low-wage jobs? This session will feature recent research from the School's Managing the Future of Work Project. Participants will gain an understanding of what... View Details