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- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
between domestic employment conditions and the growth of foreign operations by American firms have led to calls for increased taxation on foreign operations—the so-called "end to tax breaks for companies that ship our jobs... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
What is a Career Coach?
students learn about new industries, prepare for, and execute the job search. In addition, over 200 companies come to HBS to interview our students, and we have more than 1,500 recruiting partners who list positions with us, review our... View Details
- 13 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
Hiding Products From Customers May Ultimately Boost Sales
Most of the previous research on assortment rotation has focused on retail categories in which consumers would rarely buy more than one type of item unless the previous one needed to be replaced—like automobiles, toasters, or engagement... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
That distinction more likely belongs to Uber and Netflix, Yoffie notes. Uber could never have existed in a 3G world, and ubiquitous mobile video was impossible before 4G. The real winners are the companies that figured out how to do... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia
exchange for the right to drill in developing countries. But should companies be responsible for government services? What happens when MNC investment moves on? Something has gone wrong with the spirit of corporate social responsibility... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 22 Feb 2019
- News
Empowering a New Generation of Business Leaders
from a local public school, and each adult volunteer was assigned a team of about 7 kids. These groups were tasked with starting and running a company while the adult volunteers would act as consultants to help out when needed, mostly... View Details
- 29 Feb 2016
- HBS Case
Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can
Labs. Wherever companies go with smart-city technology, “it’s important to build products that enhance citizens’ lives and to engage the community early on issues of data and privacy,” says Weiss. Done... View Details
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
Conversely, I’ve heard investors say they wish the leaders of their portfolio companies would be more transparent about challenges they are facing and ask for help. As one investor said to me, “They already sold me on the business and... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- Profile
Scott Daubin
would start by cold-calling the front office and asking for the CEO," Scott says. "Believe it or not, it worked: They're just not used to eighteen-year-olds asking for meetings." That summer position became a permanent View Details
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating Challenges for Women Leaders
audience is the self. That you've got a way that you like to think of yourself behaving. Even if you're not afraid of a backlash from somebody else, you may think of this as a category of behavior that you just don't like engaging in. So... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Career Coach
Martin November
Chief Medical Officer for an online publishing company of continuing medical education and a consultant to healthcare-related businesses. Work Experience: Practicing physician, Hospital Administrator, Clinical researcher, Healthcare... View Details
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
companies defined a new business model of success. Q: Explain the relationship between the leadership styles of airline CEOs and the industry's "contextual landscape"? A: Our study of the airline industry helps to shed light on... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
the six-foot six-inch former Yale basketball player is conducting a whirlwind tour of the facility that houses Kettle Cuisine, Inc., the soup-making company Shafir has painstakingly nurtured since cofounding it in the mid-1980s. With... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
the World—With a Single Step by Mark Hurst and Phil Terry (MBA 1998) (Creative Good) Why do companies so often fail to give customers what they want? The authors provide a roadmap for anyone wanting to create better products and services.... View Details
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/217007-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 816-066 Mohamed Azab and Seha Capital In January 2011, Mohamed Azab, founder and CEO of health care investment firm Seha Capital, made his first View Details
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
likes to do operations like housekeeping and food and beverage. And there’s a third entity that has the brand. Companies like the Four Seasons or Ritz Carlton, we say they “flag” a hotel. They don’t manage it; they “flag” it. Trump has a... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
nonprofits a year,” either through direct engagement or in pro-bono brainstorming sessions. “It’s a wonderful way to give back,” says Club President Jan Gullet (MBA 1977). “We’ve done the research. Our members tell us what they value most... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
provides readers with an appreciation for the importance of consumer empowerment and consumer behavior in shaping both health and corporate outcomes. Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own View Details
- 03 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The State of Customer Service Leadership
examine the most up-to-date best practices and explain how companies can put a smile on customers’ faces and keep them coming back for more. In a recent interview, they explained some of their findings. Aisner: Why is it so important to... View Details
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
Mexico's overall prosperity, this is pretty small potatoes." And foreign investment is no substitute for domestic investment in institutions such as education, the judicial system, and health and social welfare programs. A system of... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna