Growth Management - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 25

dynamic, historical account of the events that have shaped the brand over time. Using a particular type of brand biography, "the underdog," we empirically show how managers can strategically use brand biographies in brand... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2014
News

Ready for Takeoff

politics. "It had extremely high inflation rates and extremely low economic growth rates." But then two things happened, says Domínguez: First, the government began enacting serious reforms—the kind of fiscal and public policy changes... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Mar 2003
News

Books

Connecting the Dots by Cathleen Benko and F. Warren McFarlan Selling China by Yasheng Huang What Customers Think by Gerald Zaltman Connecting the Dots by Cathleen Benko and F. Warren McFarlan (Harvard Business School Press) A recent study by the Project View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 1997
News

Short Takes

employers and employees. "The growth of staffing agencies suggests that we may be witnessing a slow recasting of the economy's institutional matrix where people are emerging as bundles of skills, organizations as constellations of... View Details

Keywords: Judith Ross

Web

IFC India 2025: From Gray to Green: A Glimpse of the Future of Green Hydrogen in India - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business... View Details

08 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Leading With Curiosity: Mayowa Kuyoro (MBA 2015)

Analyst at McKinsey and a year in banking in Australia, Kuyoro arrived on the HBS Campus excited to continue her career exploration in a general management MBA program. At HBS, Kuyoro gained a deeper understanding of Nigeria’s context in... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Read All About It!

collisions with other trains, loose rails, and fires in wooden cars occurred with some frequency in the first decades of the railroads. But the industry soon grew more organized and invested in extensive track and bridge construction. Road View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

industry grows, the playing field is leveled, where one or two business models gain dominance, and managers who thrive in maximizing opportunities become the primary leadership archetype. The growth phase of... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

01 Jun 1996
News

Four Professors to Retire

in dramatically new ways." McKenney's additional research interests, focusing on managing the implementation and growth of intelligent terminal communications systems, knowledge-based systems, and the design... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage

Web

In-Office, Remote, or Hybrid: Strategies for Success - Recruiting

from home full-time or split your week between home and the office, success depends on intentionally managing technology, routines, and communication. The HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) office shares practical tips to help... View Details

18 Mar 2020
News

Leading Change

“Business and Climate Policy: Your Vital Role,” on February 12, 2020. Moderated by Michael Toffel, the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management at HBS and Faculty Chair of BEI, the event drew 100 alumni and guests to the... View Details

21 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 21

society as a whole. Publisher's link: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118646983.html April 2015 Management Science Private Equity and Industry Performance By: Bernstein, Shai, Josh Lerner, Morten Sorensen, and Per... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2016
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

Communities, and Open Innovation edited by Dietmar Harhoff and Karim R. Lakhani (MIT Press) The last two decades have witnessed the growth of new models of managing innovation that emphasize users over... View Details

20 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Technology

companies students are interested in as well, from startups to high growth to the Fortune 500. Product management continues to be a popular functional area for students eager to use their general View Details

Keywords: Technology

17 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection

today: the companies themselves. During that period, investor protection laws in Brazil were relatively weak—yet investors bought equity on a "massive scale," according to Harvard Business School professor Aldo Musacchio, bankrolling corporate View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Banking; Financial Services

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

IT Links for Boundaryless Companies

presentation and application activity. "The levels at which computers communicate have been formalized," said Upton. "This is important as we begin to understand what's happening on the 'Net as we go forward." As this View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

11 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Meet the Business and Environment Initiative

do you think the Business & Environment Initiative is an important part of the HBS ecosystem? Environmental issues are by nature general management issues, with implications for every aspect of the business and supply chain, for... View Details

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

How Technological Disruption Changes Everything

Microsoft's lead. "Microsoft is getting disrupted," Christensen said. But the Harvard Business School? While HBS is clearly poised for significant growth and serving its markets well, such campus-based View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health

December 2019
Supplement

Korea Telecom: Building a GiGAtopia (B)

By: Shane Greenstein, Feng Zhu and Susie L. Ma

Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Infrastructure; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Korean Peninsula

Citation

Purchase

September 2011 (Revised May 2012)
Case

GoodGuide

By: George Serafeim, Robert G. Eccles and Tiffany A. Clay

GoodGuide, a high-technology start-up company, founded by University of California Professor at Berkley Dara O'Rourke is at a critical junction. The venture capital funded company has yet to find the business model to monetize a very promising product that provides... View Details