Book Publishing - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Nov 2013
HBS Seminar

Laura Diaz Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School

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Alfred D. Chandler: His Vision and Achievement

Among historians, Alfred Chandler's influence is by far the greatest, as he has affected economics, sociology, and business administration. Chandler never took short cuts, never stinted, and never published until he was satisfied that he had done his very best.... View Details

Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Mission and Purpose; Success; Books; Demand and Consumers; Power and Influence; Economic Growth; Ethics; Knowledge Sharing; Product Positioning; Market Transactions; Fair Value Accounting

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Marketing - Faculty & Research

Live Their Healthiest Lives By: Anita Elberse and Riyanka Ganguly 2018 Book Driving Digital Strategy: A Guide to Reimagining Your Business By: Sunil Gupta More Harvard Business Publishing Seminars &... View Details

21 Nov 2023
Op-Ed

The Beauty Industry: Products for a Healthy Glow or a Compact for Harm?

In my recently published book Deeply Responsible Business, I write about business leaders since the 19th century who have acted responsibly, often by putting the welfare of their communities above the idea of maximizing profits. I make a sharp distinction between... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Beauty & Cosmetics

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Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research

Witkowski, Lidia M. V. R. Moura and Katie Sonnefeldt May 2025 Case A Decade of Corporate Governance Reform in Japan (2013-2023) By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Akiko Kanno 2010 Book Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

Ease the Refugee Crisis and Bring New Talent to Businesses Re: Elisabeth C. Paulson 17 Sep 2024 Fawn Weaver’s Entrepreneurial Journey as an Outsider in the Spirits Industry Re: Hise O. Gibson More Working Knowledge Articles Harvard Business View Details

31 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 31, 2007

companies, and in countries characterized by high individualism and high power distance national cultures. Private Power in Indonesia Author:L.T. Wells, Jr. Publication:Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, forthcoming (December 2007). Journal View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Press / Media

By: Debora L. Spar

I'll have a girl, please

American Public Media [Marketplace], 12 September 2006

DR. DEBORAH SPAR: "The ability to choose gender is really only the first... View Details

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Finance - Faculty & Research

Esty , Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno 2017 Book HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff More Harvard Business Publishing Seminars... View Details

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Global Impact of the Collapse | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Lehman Brothers Timeline Sept-Oct 2008 Video-Coverage of the Financial Crisis Download the Exhibition Catalog (PDF) Lehman Brothers Archives Lehman Brothers Deal Books Search Exhibition Lehman Brothers - Introduction 1840s – 1880s General... View Details

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Strategy - Faculty & Research

for the Next Era of Entertainment By: Juan Alcácer and Lorenzo Lucidi 2021 Book Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer More Harvard... View Details

11 Apr 2023
Op-Ed

The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone

10 weeks won’t make up for any ground that gets lost. When Michael Watkins published his best-selling book The First 90 Days 20 years ago, the world was a kinder, gentler, and slower place. Today, given the... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

14 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 14

collection of innovative research and management insights that build upon the foundations of the first book but takes the study of brand relationships outside of traditional realms by applying new theoretical frameworks and considering... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

The Death of the Global Manager

When Transnational Management was first published in 1992, the world was a different place. "The global economy was radically restructuring in the wake of an era of accelerating globalization in the 1980s," says Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

05 Sep 2023
Book

Thriving After Failing: How to Turn Your Setbacks Into Triumphs

teams appeared to have more, not fewer, errors. “All these years later, I can still remember viscerally how it felt,” says Edmondson, who recounts the experience in her new book about the importance of failure, Right Kind of Wrong: The... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

30 Apr 2024
Book

When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners

organization, says Paine, a Baker Foundation Professor. In fact, the fault often lies with managers who set unrealistic deadlines, production targets, or other objectives that lead decent people to take shortcuts to achieve the goal without recognizing the downstream... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Career Histories and the Biotechnology Industry

Professor Higgins' other major project focuses on the consequences of individuals' career experiences for firms and industries. This second research stream centers on the careers of executives in the biotechnology industry.

Professor Higgins has written... View Details

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The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

aspects of the steel industry. In 1936, AISI distributed The Men Who Make Steel , an illustrated book intended to showcase management and labor harmoniously partnering in a mighty enterprise in which “each group seeks to get out of... View Details

March 2013 (Revised April 2014)
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Barnes & Noble: Managing the E-Book Revolution

By: Alan MacCormack, Brian Kimball Dunn and Chris F. Kemerer

The case describes competition in the market for E-Books, and Barnes & Noble's Strategy in this industry. As a traditional retailer, B&N was challenged by the introduction of digital technologies that allow books to be published, distributed and sold to consumers... View Details

Keywords: Innovation; Technology Strategy; Platform Competition; Innovation Strategy; Information Technology; Product Development; Digital Platforms; Standards; Disruptive Innovation; Publishing Industry; Publishing Industry; North America