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30 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 31, 2006

accounting, improve price and volatility discovery, and expand international risk intermediation activities. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-026.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsC. R. Smith and the Birth of American Airlines Harvard View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 2010
Article

People Often Trust Eloquence More Than Honesty

By: Todd Rogers and Michael I. Norton

This article presents a dual interview based on a research study we conducted. Our study found that an artful dodger of questions was generally considered more likable than a person who answered the same questions directly but with less eloquence. We comment on the... View Details

Keywords: Research; Social Psychology; Communication; Perception; Business or Company Management; Government and Politics

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11 Jan 2021
Working Paper Summaries

Accounting for Product Impact in the Airlines Industry

Keywords: by George Serafeim and Katie Trinh; Air Transportation; Transportation

09 Jul 2020
Video

Sylvia Escovar

Sylvia Escovar, the President of the Colombia-based oil and gas distribution company Terpel, discusses the challenge of income inequality in Colombia, the role of Fundación Terpel in demonstrating that business... View Details

03 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling

The Supreme Court has spoken, and its ruling last Friday has evoked myriad responses from across the United States—from the far right to the far left, from small businesses to giant corporations, from pundits to the person on the street.... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Health

Commodities, Currencies, and Balancing of the Trade Deficit - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy &... View Details

01 Sep 2021
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Can We Train for Trust?

academics call transactional “friction.” As a result, decisions are made and implemented faster and at lower cost, something critical in an age where speed takes on greater and greater value. At a 2019 business conference, Brian Chesky,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

The Essential Porter - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

more about health care Competitiveness & Economic Development National competitiveness, regional competitiveness, clusters, and innovation. Learn more about Competitiveness Creating Shared Value Unlocking value by linking business and... View Details

07 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics

antagonistic, but it needs to become a more socially conscious, collaborative exercise. Businesses should look beyond the dry mechanics of "running the numbers"—still relevant but no longer... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Sports

02 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2006

item popularity curve. Jim Heskett asks: Does the Long Tail represent a paradigm shift for business and consumer behavior? What are its implications for management going forward? Is MySpace.com Your Space? View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 Feb 2020
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Dr. Elizabeth Mary Okelo

Mary Okelo, who pursued a successful career as an executive of Barclays Bank In Kenya before founding the only women’s bank in Africa and the Makini schools system, explains how important it is for businesses... View Details

19 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems

institutional theorists from around the world gathered at Harvard Business School to address head-on how institutional theory research and tools can help practitioners address work-related and societal issues—and how academics in the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino

Antitrust & Competition Policy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Research Areas Research Areas Antitrust & Competition Policy CEO Leadership Environmental Quality Innovation & Innovative Capacity Philanthropy Social Progress Index Antitrust & Competition ... Antitrust & Competition Policy... View Details

12 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization

In a new book on the origins and impacts of globalization, Harvard Business School's Geoffrey Jones focuses on the role played by a vital but often ignored actor in this conversation: business entrepreneurs... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Pharmaceutical

10 Jan 2020
Blog Post

PRIDE in the HBS Community

PRIDE is HBS's home for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning MBA students and their partners. PRIDE builds community through dedicated social and advocacy programming, and in doing so create a supportive environment... View Details

20 Oct 2015
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impact of immigrants on natives tend to find limited consequences in the short run, while the results in the long run are more varied and much less certain. Immigrants in the United States aid business and technology exchanges with their... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2023
News

An Engine of Innovation

expanded to include a virtual launch lab program for Harvard alumni-founded ventures across the globe, and a wet-lab building for life sciences ventures. It is overseen by Thomas Eisenmann, the Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

03 Jan 2023
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How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?

of General Motors because of her skills at turning around a large organization. My colleague Regina Herzlinger, the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, knowing... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

May 2011 (Revised January 2013)
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Nike Football: World Cup 2010 South Africa

By: Elie Ofek and Ryan Johnson

Nike's Football division needs to devise a strategy to excel at the 2010 World Cup games in South Africa. Nike has gone from a niche player in the market for football apparel and footwear in 1994 to a formidable competitor to Adidas in 2008 (with revenues of over $1... View Details

Keywords: Digital Marketing; Business Divisions; Communication; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Planning; Competition; Apparel and Accessories Industry; South Africa

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04 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City

Editor's Note: Rapid urbanization and resource scarcity pose problems—and opportunities—for businesses and governments all over the world. But who can best lead the building and developing of these municipalities? One model: promotion and... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Real Estate