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- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
in-person operations, sinking demand to near zero. Professional services businesses have fared better, but they have not been spared—just 63 percent say they could weather a four-month public health lockdown. [div class=infogram-embed... View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
saw it as a way to learn the business—by understanding the craft that the crews put into their work. I came to see the line crews as heroes restoring power during some of the worst weather conditions. The guys in the power plants are... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
yourselves. About the Authors Boris Groysberg is the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Gamze D. Yucaoglu is the assistant director of the School's Middle East and North Africa Research Center. Robin Abrahams is a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
provisioning are covered. Weather and heavy weather sailing are presented based on first-hand experience. Cruising risks, including pirates, are laid bare. All of this is supported with examples of the... View Details
- 04 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009
companies batten down the hatches, we need leaders who don't compromise on standards and values that are essential in flush times. Fortunately, such leaders do exist. Their insights can help other organizations weather the current crisis,... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
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Wartime Innovation - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
oversaw the combined departments of production, materials conservation, and design specification of new products and equipment. The Military Planning Division's contributions to wartime products included water-repellent fabrics, cold View Details
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
workforce flexibility have followed, including a new case about how Honeywell weathered the Great Recession. The next step of the research will involve interviewing managers who have conducted layoffs—or who have found alternatives to... View Details
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
including rising sea levels, changing weather patterns and extreme weather, pressure on water and food, political and security risks, human health risks, and impact on wildlife and ecosystems. Next, responses to climate change are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Investor Protection: The Czech Experience
When TV Nova launched in 1992 as the first new television channel in post-communist Czechoslovakia, few might have imagined the joint-venture drama unfolding behind the scenes. Distinguished for bringing Baywatch, soccer matches, and sexy View Details
- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
green space and recreation, air quality, extreme weather events. Public health coalitions that cross sectors and the need to “think outside the building” will combine the efforts of many distinct organizations toward ensuring community... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
respond to adverse shocks and how voters react to these responses. The data show that voters punish the incumbent party for weather events beyond its control. However, fewer voters punish the ruling party when its government responds... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2023
- News
Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups
that thesis and focus on operational efficiencies and profitability. This runs counter to the model and doesn’t seem like it’s a narrative that will last forever. However, we know it’s here to stay at least through the next 12-24 months as we View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 03 Jul 2024
- News
Surviving the Iditarod
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Sunny Stroeer: Many folks have heard of the Iditarod Sled Dog race, which is the last great race on earth where mushers compete to cover the distance from Anchorage to Nome as quickly as possible. The... View Details
- 27 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work
shocks." They focused on two potential shocks: bad weather and big sporting events. "We were lucky," Sadun says. "We happened to collect the data during monsoon season. At the same time, during the study period, India hosted the Indian... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
easily adapted to other wire-based products, such as WireWall security fencing, which has become one of Riverdale’s best sellers in the security-conscious, post-9/11 era. Like most companies, Riverdale Mills has experienced good years and bad, but the company has View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Rich Wilson
check the masthead wind vane. With the muscle fatigue of three months at sea, this last phase was the hardest for me. But you must stay disciplined: study the weather data, make the sail changes, write for the schools, grind the winches.... View Details
- 20 Dec 2024
- News
Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024
the weather is pleasant in NYC, my happy place is running along the West Side Highway and enjoying the outdoors. I also enjoy cooking and baking for my partner or friends. What are you reading/binge-watching? Paul: I have been reading a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
above sea level, the men faced a tough decision: How long could they safely wait for the weather to clear to continue to the summit, 15,325 feet above sea level? Only a few days of food and, more vitally, heating fuel remained. To give... View Details
- 30 Nov 2018
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?
Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
offerings to maintain differentiation from copycats. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/512065-PDF-ENG Citibank: Weathering the Commercial Real Estate Crisis of the Early 1990s Julie M. Wulf and Ian McKown... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel