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- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
season and what it will take to win over anxious customers. Here's what they said. Jill J. Avery: Mind the details and focus on customer service Persistent unemployment plagues many families, and people are saving more and spending less... View Details
- 21 Mar 2016
- HBS Case
Can Customer Reviews Be 'Managed?'
we’ll give you [something] Q: They’re manipulating you. A: Manipulating to some extent. You could argue what the definition of manipulation is. If it’s changing your mind, they’re not changing your mind because you already said that you... View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
his customers; often these dual roles engender different perspectives and lead to different requirements. The CEO needs to determine how to convince the board to take a decision that keeps Indus's best interests in mind while balancing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
believe that such acquisitions are overpriced. In fact, however, those are the ones that can pay off spectacularly. Read the paper: http://hbr.org/2011/03/the-big-idea-the-new-ma-playbook/ar/1 Mindful Leadership Author:William W. George... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
weren't getting appropriate information and that was compounded by directors' complacency because everything seemed to be going well. Palepu: Mention of compensation committees brings to mind the issue of dramatic escalations in executive... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Look at Globalization Now
interview with HBS Working Knowledge's Martha Lagace, he discusses what companies should bear in mind going forward.Lagace: People often equate globalization with the idea that globally standardized products are displacing local ones. In... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration
college, this lower potential to later enter the US workforce weighed heavily on the minds of potential student migrants. Due to some policy quirks, some nationalities were de facto exempt from H-1B visa restrictions and thus could form a... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
come. If the VC is vulnerable, use the opportunity to build trust rather than to take advantage. Focus on value-not just valuation. Nonfinancial considerations such as control are also important. Strive for understanding. Seemingly abstruse provisions can be highly... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
the high-tech group, and spend time with family. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/913420-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 913-406 Nestlé: Agricultural Material Sourcing Within the Concept of Creating Shared Value Corporate Head of Agriculture Hans Jöhr's... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
started with the company's employees a few years earlier, was an effort to educate and inform customers on how to lead a healthier lifestyle. What CEO Craig Boyan had in mind was creating a state-wide healthy living movement in Texas,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
community. That's been my passion point. When you go into work in those environments there are remarkably good people there. But the question in my mind is always, how can we get better? A culture of continuous improvement to help the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 09 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unconscious Executive
What strategy do you use when making complex decisions? Do you burn the midnight oil to carefully weigh the pros and cons of each alternative? Or do you take your mind off the decision and follow the age-old wisdom of "sleeping on... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Oct 2013
- Op-Ed
Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
With more than 7,500 views and 180-plus tweets, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read the original HBS Working Knowledge piece, The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking, and, in particular, for sharing your thoughts with one... View Details
- 16 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Is MySpace.com Your Space?
number of Hollywood studios struck advertising deals with News Corp, MySpace's owner, including several who crafted profile pages featuring movie characters. I don't think News Corp really minds MySpace's racy image. We asked John... View Details
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Negotiation and All That Jazz
in some of the world's hottest trouble spots—are successful because they go into a situation with a complete presence of mind, responding to and working with whatever is presenting itself in the moment rather than trying to bend it to some predetermined outcome. "Keep... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Apr 2008
- What Do You Think?
Who Owns Intellectual Property?
and for what share? Or has the culture of "free" become so deeply imbedded in the minds of a new generation of users that content developers can only hope for partial, occasional, or eventual financial rewards for their efforts?... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 31 May 2017
- Sharpening Your Skills
10 Harvard Business School Research Stories That Will Make Your Mouth Water
climate-controlled vaults. How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind People who bring personal shopping bags to the grocery store to help the environment are more likely to buy organic items—but also to treat themselves to ice cream and... View Details
- 25 Feb 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Starting a Business
office address that is legitimate in the minds of stakeholders. Firms have to work at maintaining their status in the hierarchy, while legitimacy is a critical issue only in the early stages of firms' lives. For new firms in established... View Details
- 01 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments
Nigerians. It could lay out its management plan as part of its election campaign, and voters would take that into account in making their decision. Why would locals vote for a foreigner? If they felt it was their only option to get out of the high-corruption,... View Details
Keywords: by Eric Werker
- 30 Jan 2006
- HBS Case
The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand
"Patterson understands that if you want shelf space you need to publish a lot of books; that you need a production system with more than one author; and that you need to mind the brand." The case also highlights the spread of... View Details