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- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
my classmates when I took a job at AcurA Corporation in Columbus, Ohio. But my Navy leadership experience quickly paid off. After five years, at the age of 32, I was promoted to vice president of sales and... View Details
- 07 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase
software. During the last week of August, about 25 percent of respondents to the US Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey said they were increasingly using online platforms to promote goods and services. However, businesses don’t... View Details
- 15 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction
Speed Trap, was poised for publication as I came up for promotion that year at Harvard Business School. However, in a reversal of the familiar prescription for scholars, my mentors told me, “If you publish, you might perish.” They were... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
You Won't Make It If You Fake It
and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. That’s what I learned to do as the 27-year-old general manager of Litton Industries’ microwave oven division. I recruited an experienced team of appliance industry veterans, including the marketing and View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 27 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning to Make the Move to CEO
"We walk through when it makes sense to choose between these 2 extremes and how you make that happen," says Simons. To the west, the focus is on creative tension. "We ask how managers can create tension in the business to View Details
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
their new industry along with the federal standards and workforce they’ll need. Last fall, she began brainstorming with green entrepreneur Donnel Baird, CEO of BlocPower, when both attended events promoting the Biden infrastructure bill,... View Details
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery... View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
perspectives of marketing strategies, store operations, and relationships between customers and store clerks. However, the significance of the development of cellophane as a new packaging material, and the role of packaging manufacturers in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
appointment if the consultant was removed from the McDonald’s account, and the deal was sealed. Easterbrook restructured the organization, increased the number of franchises, boosted pay for employees, and introduced all-day breakfast, which was wildly successful. By... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Innovation, Inc.
and entrepreneurs do to promote a healthy, positive inner work life among employees? A pat on the back or a company Ping-Pong table is always welcome, but what Amabile and Kramer discovered was much simpler: People have their best days... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
the "Big Owe." It took that city 30 years to repay the municipal debt—$1.5 billion in 1976 dollars, or more than $6 billion today. Sometimes "building new urban infrastructure" is a justification for hosting the Games, but this is more of a View Details
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
Xu Abstract—We investigate how dynamic pricing can lead to more product returns in the online retail industry. Using detailed sales data of more than two million transactions from the Indian online retail market, where price View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
I fell in love again. Three months later they called and invited me to come run sales in Latin America. I had never in sales. I needed to speak Spanish and Portuguese. I spoke in neither language, but we packed up our bags. My husband... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
programming vision, to recruiting and motivating a growing team of employees (some of whom, like Swan, were commuting from other cities at the time). Also in play: managing a tight, closely watched budget while walking the line between advertising View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Geography of Corporate Giving
tutoring to financial support of Pediatric AIDS, The Children's Defense Fund, and Action for Children. It is likely that the Columbus corporations' interest in benefiting children stems from the influence of Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy's, a major Columbus firm.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 12
through restrictions on the number of apartments a resident is allowed to purchase and aggressive promotion of affordable housing on the low-end of the market. Zhang Xin wonders what opportunities and threats such market conditions... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
Working PapersHow Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Economic Growth? Exploring the Effects of Financial Markets on Linkages Authors:Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek. Abstract The empirical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
demarcation. Now the workers are on the floor, delivering orders or helping customers with the new kiosks; Karavites has updated his employee training to include a focus on customer interaction. Average customer count is up at this location, he says, outpacing his... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
Eventually there's an alternative economy of people who trust each other." The Village Promoter program, spearheaded by Masha, grew this way, eventually reaching about 58,000 small farmers. Overall, Notore's products and activities have... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
not doing this to increase our sales ... or our profits." Our sample cases have exhibited remarkable correlation between altruistic drives and family companies. From an ethical point of view, it is to be expected that individuals... View Details