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- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Borders and the Self By Chinwe Ajena-Sagna (MBA 2003) Masobe Books “Who are you?” Every border tells a story. Every story has its origins. Tracing a cultural lineage from the beginnings of Igbo history in the ninth century by delineating... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
three-sided platform, connecting Flash game developers, sites that aggregate these games, and advertisers. The case describes the company's history from conception through 2009, when strategic options include broadening beyond Flash View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 24, 2008
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-102.pdf Cases & Course Materials (None this week.) Publications Managing Up Author: Linda A. Hill Publication: Boston, Mass.: Harvard Business School Press, forthcoming Abstract Managing up is not political View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
Because the two great disturbances that are shaking the world economy are the cyclical downturns in the United States, and especially in the information and communications technology sectors, and the global supply networks. That double... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
Commerce and Strategy panel at the 2001 Global Alumni Conference. He told alumni that fighting against a larger, stronger rival means not playing the game that your opponents want you to play. "Instead, figure out a different way to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Case Study: Golden Ticket
collateral business. For long-term strategy, the company is weighing two options. One, invest in expanding their client base and extending it beyond the sports market, targeting all kinds of community events like fairs and festivals. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century
CDs played music, not virtual-reality games. Will I even recognize the place? Related Platforms and Collaborations: Technological Innovation as a Case Method Supplement Virtual Plant Tours and Beer Game Dysfunction: Multimedia Cases Focus... View Details
- 25 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist
place, or to community – than water. We hope these stories showcase a range of ways in which some alumni have connected their bond with water to action in the business world. Thank you for reading, and please share your stories with us at... View Details
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
stretch goal would be a turnover of 10 in five years, with improvements toward that goal recognized and rewarded on a year-to-year basis. One goal of this philosophy was to eliminate the time-wasting annual budgeting game in which middle... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
online community with fitness, wellness, and educational courses, as well as opportunities to connect with other older adults. Oppenheim’s research in the field shows that the message that most resonated with this population is one... View Details
- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
to join a syndicate that will fulfill the contract. We model syndicated markets as a repeated extensive form game and show that standard intuitions from industrial organization can be reversed: collusion may become easier as market... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
for one, is using Khan Academy on an experimental basis. It’s early, but test and learning results are promising. Here’s what happens: Students spend part of class time—and some time at home—working at their own pace on videos and exercises. They get immediate... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
reversible moves to deepen their understanding of the unfolding game being played, and to build capabilities. They accept ambiguity and some apparent failures in exchange for improved learning and market position. Imperfectionists succeed... View Details
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Podcast - HBS Online
associate dean for HBS Online and Executive Education, joins host Chris Linnane to uncover how financial statements communicate the essentials of business and why accounting is a universal language connecting companies of all sizes. Nancy... View Details
- Web
Labor Practices | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
without a lost time accident.” Another image documenting employees’ rights to file complaints captured management and union representatives together at a grievance committee meeting. Pictures of baseball games and other leisure activities... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
The Golden Thread
Ontario, and he would engage us in creative thinking about what we’d do, in addition to the hours we’d spend getting there in the car. We invented a lot of games to keep us occupied.” When the local Catholic newspaper ran a jingle-writing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
happens: Students spend part of class time—and some time at home—working at their own pace on videos and exercises. They get immediate feedback, and there are game mechanics—points and badges—to give even more motivation. Every... View Details
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from the Browser Wars
simplified access to the online world, transforming the Internet from a communications vehicle for academics into a mass consumer phenomenon. At the same time, the growing usefulness of the Internet drove sales of personal computers off... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
office.” “The private sector vendor community has done a great job of attracting that talent,” says Lefkowitz. “You may not want to wear a suit—and maybe you’d have trouble passing a background check, and maybe you want to play video... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Create Winning Streaks
practicing harder and working harder. (The example was shared of the University of Connecticut's women's basketball team, which has its starters practice not against five other players, but against eight, to simulate the most difficult circumstances imaginable, and... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel