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- 17 Sep 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Is “Business as Usual” After September 11?
be subtle, but real. —Professor James Hesket Changes in organizations, according to respondents, will be subtle, but real. Perhaps the most interesting opinions on this topic were set forth by Niklas Arvidsson: "What will be the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future
The unparalleled size of Asia's markets has always caught the eye of multinational corporations. More recently, as government policies and cultural attitudes in the region continue to evolve, the strategies... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 05 Jan 2011
- Op-Ed
Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress
old, on average. Lab leaders spend a great deal of their energy recruiting the right people for their lab, nurturing a portfolio of interesting projects, and raising money.... View Details
- 06 Dec 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets
nations have improved since 1980, the new instruments are failing to satisfy the interests of either host countries or their business partners. Protections can be improved by developing a real consensus on... View Details
- 12 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Business Lessons from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
digital channel,” said Elberse. “It will be interesting to analyze how that move fits into the broader picture of how his brand and company are evolving.” Elberse is impressed with the business acumen and... View Details
- 07 Jan 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
interesting and important thing." Another question: Do leaders in these industries give the audience what they want, or something new and different? Of course, the safe thing to do is to sell work that... View Details
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society
cannot be attributed to the usual suspects of success: superior business models or cutting edge technology. Holt is interested in what makes identity brands resonate. In his research, he focuses on the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices
Business Administration and Chair of the General Management Program at HBS. Gupta, whose current academic interests lie in mobile advertising, mobile payments, and mobile commerce, described the difficult... View Details
- 06 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy
philanthropy because even global companies tend to focus corporate giving on local nonprofits. Charitable behavior is a key area of interest for Marquis, whose research and teaching focuses on businesses'... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Adjusting the Fit for Government
The role of government in Africa must be to establish an "investor friendly" environment, according to Obiageli Ezekwesili, a panelist at the Africa Business Conference's debate on "Government and the Enabling... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Protestors Knock at Your Door
interesting questions remain unanswered: What is the quantifiable impact of NGO activism on firms? How do shareholders and important stakeholders evaluate the impacts of... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 24 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit
of 2,414 of those were randomly offered surprise expansions, while another 755 firms were not, serving as a control group. Companies that were offered increases were notified via phone or text. The increases... View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women
well." Net-net Advantage The fact of her gender, she continued, has sometimes created low performance expectations in her superiors. "As a result, I can do nothing but delight—it's a net-net advantage," she laughed.... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 12 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
Does Your HQ Operation Fit With Corporate Strategy?
headquarters that drove you to study them further? David J. Collis: Little academic research has been done on the topic even though it is clearly of interest to CEOs and often is a focus View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings
business and finding reliable vendors and distributors. And while companies need to have strong, viable business and economic models, Stevenson said, he also warned against marrying tradition at the risk of innovation. The Mixed Blessing... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Professors Introduce Valuation Software
likely users of the product? Could you provide a scenario or two of how it would be used? A: The model is valuable for professional investors (money managers, financial analysts, hedge fund managers), for... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 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 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?
quality, and delegating authority to frontline production workers to shut down a billion-dollar production line in the interests of quality improvement. More recently, Gary Hamel, in his book Leading the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Brand Lessons From the Nobel Prize
Countless brilliant academics harbor hopes of someday winning a Nobel Prize, arguably the world's most prestigious award. But two renowned branding professors are interested in understanding what makes... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
dialogue," in which the team engaged in "Pulse Check" meetings every week to discuss their feelings about their work, about themselves, and how the PTO goal was to be achieved. Some of the more View Details