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- 10 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 10
the difficult environment of late 2008. One of his first assignments is to review three companies in a partner's portfolio and recommend strategies for managing them. In addition, the partner also has an opportunity to invest in a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Sam Walton: Great From the Start
rent." Here was another economic factor which was going to make it difficult to use low prices as a competitive weapon. And there were more problems with the lease, serious problems, which it would take Walton another half decade to... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
level that I felt I could trust. I actually believed what I was reading sounded reasonable, which is difficult sometimes now. And I think it's more than just feeling happy about it. I think it's like, hmm, we're doing a good thing here.... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
difficult tasks. Second, overestimation of ability by both men and women varies across categories. To understand these patterns, we develop a model that separates gender stereotypes from misestimation of ability related to the difficulty... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Dec 2022
- HBS Case
The War in Ukraine and Nestlé’s Moral Dilemma: Stay or Leave Russia?
Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, faced a difficult choice last February as Russian tanks rolled across Ukraine, and the 24/7 news and social media cycle amplified the company’s every move. CEO Mark Schneider was... View Details
- 16 Nov 2021
- HBS Case
How a Company Made Employees So Miserable, They Killed Themselves
start, the company encouraged additional voluntary departures and offered to help people find new jobs, but got few takers. Many workers were civil servants who expected job security for life. And, at the time, unemployment was also high in the country—between 7 and 12... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
have been very difficult for Larry to even get a foot in the corporate door, let alone rise to the top,” Gino says. “Back then, there was a lot of stigma around people who have criminal records—and that stigma still exists today.” While a... View Details
- 14 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings
Middle East. “There is a general sense that we never stop being in front of Zoom or interacting. It’s very taxing, to be honest.” “The role of an office is to congregate and help people work together,” Sadun says. “For us, the question... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/711026-PDF-ENG Energy Security in Europe (B): The Southern Corridor Rawi Abdelal and Sogomon TarontsiHarvard Business School Supplement 711-033 Nabucco natural gas pipeline, initiated by a group of European energy companies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2022
- Op-Ed
Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services
In professional services, successful firms tend to be either small or super-sized. There’s very little middle ground. Take health care, for example. Shouldice is a small, 89-bed hernia hospital in Canada that, over the past several... View Details
Keywords: by Ashish Nanda
- 27 Jul 2020
- Book
Reflection: The Pause That Brings Peace and Productivity
not even be sure how. Yet reflection is important; it gives us a chance to pause and figure out what really matters, especially when struggling with a difficult issue professionally or personally, says Joseph Badaracco, the John Shad... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
David E., and Mary ShelmanHarvard Business School Case 513-045 OSI, one of the world's largest suppliers of processed meats to McDonald's and other QSRs, was in the middle of a $400 million expansion in China that included backward... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
The History of Beauty
According to author Geoffrey Jones, the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at HBS, the fragmented, secretive, often family-owned businesses that have constituted the industry have been difficult for scholars to unlock. Couple... View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
didn’t do delivery beforehand, so I didn’t think we were going to do a good job of it in the middle of a pandemic,” she said. “We weren’t prepared for it, we don’t have the containers for it, it would have taken us too long to get up and... View Details
- 04 Apr 2011
- HBS Case
Reinventing the National Geographic Society
Teaching a case study on the National Geographic Society for the first time, HBS professor David A. Garvin walks out to the middle of the horseshoe-shaped classroom and asks his students, "How many of you have familiarity with... View Details
- 14 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’
to light. Women frequently forgot to keep their blade supply restocked in the shower. "The last thing you want to do in the middle of a shower is get out and look for a razor blade," says Avery, who spearheaded the launch of the Venus... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Does Spirituality Drive Success?
spiritual guidance in crucial decisions, especially those that affect other people such as employees, he said. Levy's guidelines are: Quiet the mind. Reach deep inside. Go beyond the ego to hear the inner voice. Don't fear ambiguity; rest in the unknown. "This is... View Details
- 02 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top
platform over its many years of existence. Q: What should company leaders everywhere take away from your research in terms of how to compete in the middle of a technological revolution? Our research highlights two major themes. The first... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
What CEOs Do, and How They Can Do it Better
do," says Harvard Business School professor Raffaella Sadun. "Most of the time it's difficult to codify the qualities of a good manager." “We went in with the curiosity of trying to understand the life of a CEO” Despite... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Oct 2017
- What Do You Think?
Do Bitcoin and Digital Currency Have a Future?
the confines of the original question, involving us in a debate about central banking systems. Supporters of the notion of digital currencies included Hamad Sheikh, who pointed out that “Digital currency is here to stay, simply because it does not require View Details