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- 21 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?
their work.” “Hold conferences when there is more critical work to be done.” The spy manual struck a chord with Stefan H. Thomke, the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, since he recognized that many of today’s... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
Salary Negotiations: A Catch-22 for Women
based on ingrained stereotypes and subconscious notions about how women “should” act. “If you’re not assertive enough, you don’t get your desired outcome, and if you are assertive, you risk getting this backlash,” Zlatev says. In the... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
The Fall of Enron Harvard Business School Case 109-039 The case traces the rise of Enron, covering the company's business innovations, personnel management, and risk management processes. It then examines the company's dramatic fall... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?
nowhere near de-escalation. My personal assessment is that it is likely to get worse." Since the conflict seems poised to get worse before it gets better, what impacts should businesses and consumers expect to experience as a result? Abdelal View Details
- 18 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 18
U.S.-born parents, while the second includes mostly older, separated women with some college education, a relatively higher share of whom are foreign born and have foreign-born parents. Our results demonstrate the presence of additional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Four VCs on Evaluating Opportunities
that provides new functionality previously unseen, we call the brave new world model. Here, the market size and demand are really unknown. These often are in the consumer sector. Netscape, Yahoo!, and the Sony Walkman are examples. The brave new world model certainly... View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Barley
- 28 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination
Chesky was quoted as saying: "Access is built on trust, and trust is built on transparency. When you remove anonymity, it brings out the best in people. We believe anonymity has no place in the future of Airbnb or the sharing... View Details
- 11 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste
business world. Thank you for reading, and please share your stories with us at bei@hbs.edu! – Lynn Schenk, BEI Director Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste “I... View Details
- September 2011
- Article
Global Capitalism at Risk: What Are You Doing About It?
Market capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Economic Systems; Globalization; Corporate Governance; Markets; Risk and Uncertainty
Bower, Joseph L., Herman B. Leonard, and Lynn S. Paine. "Global Capitalism at Risk: What Are You Doing About It?" Harvard Business Review 89, no. 9 (September 2011).
- 16 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.
customers to come to them, they need to go to their customers. Past research demonstrates that firms who maintain or accelerate customer-centric philosophies consistently outperform firms that do not. In fact, they gain market share from... View Details
- 02 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving
overnight. What is a cloud kitchen? Cloud kitchens are commercial facilities purpose-built to produce food specifically for delivery. They do not have brick-and-mortar dine-in areas and consist of shared kitchen space with culinary staff... View Details
- 14 Oct 2021
- In Practice
Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return
parents with unvaccinated kids under 12 and people engaged in elder care may be rightfully concerned that being indoors at work with colleagues can increase the risks for the vulnerable people they care for. Thus, employers should... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 30 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
8 Reasons the Section Experience is the Best Part About HBS
Still, it can be hard to share this with 93 people immediately. Evolve takes sharing your story in a new direction. Twice a month, small groups of five get together to discuss meaningful topics: what do we... View Details
- 05 Feb 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?
it works." On the other hand, Kamal Gupta cited problems regarding pay transparency in observing that, "Indian law had mandated public sharing of employee compensation for all those drawing above a certain limit employees... View Details
- Web
Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
Runner-Up & Crowd Favorite Pioneering Bridging gaps in medical equipment access by enabling sharing and redistribution through an asset-light model sustainable biopolymer production. Business Track, 2024 Crop Diagnostix Brandon Chi (MBA... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles
decision maker’s mindset. How can I articulate my mission? Being required to participate gives me the power to share my perspectives.” HOME REGION Peru UNDERGRAD EDUCATION University of California, Berkeley PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Twentieth... View Details
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Cars on Time
arrangement that shared the risk of car loans between dealer and manufacturer. Its goals were, initially, to smooth out seasonal fluctuations in sales, but the ultimate effect was to dramatically increase... View Details
- 31 Jul 2023
- News
Striving for Imperfection
damage the environment and maybe even better, we’ve shared that innovation across the industry. So that’s another kind of turning strategy on its head. If you care about bigger objectives than just profit, maybe you actually View Details
- 07 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Better Way to Forecast the Future
connecting passengers. The system allows airport and airline officials to address likely bottlenecks before the security or immigration queues back up, and identify passengers at risk of missing connecting flights. Using real-time data... View Details
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Events - Business History
business leaders in emerging markets since 2008. These are hosted on a public website featuring full interview transcripts and associated video clips that are free to download and use for teaching, research, or general interest. At this online conference, speakers... View Details