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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Faculty Research Online
Professor Amy Cuddy. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6461.html. Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West Professor Bill George is fusing Western understanding of leadership with Eastern wisdom about the mind to develop leaders who are... View Details
- 09 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit
out the costs of leaving the EU, citizens have not heard a forward-looking plan on how the country could leverage EU membership more effectively in the future, if the country would decide to stay. The country needs to get on with taking steps to raise View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Web
Philip Hendrickson | Baker Library
International, a small furniture business in his home state of Wisconsin. Under his leadership, the firm grew rapidly and gained widespread recognition for its innovative designs. Phil went on to launch or support numerous successful ventures, including the... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores
that merchandise would no longer carry individual price tags and that shoppers might be overcharged at the register. More recently, customers have expressed concern that electronic shelf labels could be used to raise prices between the time shoppers pick up a View Details
- 28 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 28, 2007
outdated. Instead, innovations are increasingly brought to the market by networks of firms, selected for their unique capabilities, and operating in a coordinated manner. This new model demands that firms develop different skills, in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
product and need access to a buyer inside a potential large customer or trying to develop partnerships for your business (B2B or B2C), investors can provide invaluable insights on what drives particular... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 21 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The VC Quandary: Too Much Money
stages is because smart people are looking at the same data. "You've got big companies that are addressing wide markets and there are gaps in the product portfolio," he said. "Engineers and View Details
- 21 Jan 2010
- News
Dubai: Unlike Anywhere Else
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- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Biotech
development capabilities and strong senior management. "Once you attract bright, young scientists," he says, "you need to get them to realize this is not a postdoc lab, this is a business. It's not enough just to do the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Short Takes
revolutionized the ways in which managers have yoked IT to their organizations' needs. Successful navigation in today's Network Era relies, writes Nolan, on the development of new management practices. Winning strategies take advantage of... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 02 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Open Source vs. Proprietary Decision
implications. In this excerpt, they discuss how corporate managers should consider the interaction of open source and proprietary on software they develop and use. Implications For Corporate Managers Be sensitive to the lack of a... View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy
years. You see them leaning on national security contracts as a way to keep their businesses moving forward, which does raise some interesting questions about the development of this sector going forward. And you see it in the increasing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Platforms and Collaborations
even superior to similar products available on the market today. The next step, according to Dean Clark, is to enhance learning through a “collaborative learning environment.” The HBS IT Group has developed... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside the Bestseller List with Neil Pasricha
Neil Pasricha (MBA 2007) (photo via LinkedIn) Neil Pasricha (MBA 2007) (photo via LinkedIn) Neil Pasricha (MBA 2007) didn’t plan to become a writer. He was happy in his role as director of leadership development at Walmart Canada. But the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- December 2018 (Revised June 2021)
- Supplement
Bulb 2017: Launch
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
On August 21, 2015, Amit Gudka and Hayden Wood, co-founders of Bulb Ltd. (Bulb) launched a new business to supply energy to the United Kingdom’s 27 million residential homes with a promise of 100% renewable electricity at affordable prices. By the end of March 2017,... View Details
Keywords: Green Energy; Start-up; Launch; Customer Acquisition; Customer Churn; Customer Engagement; Electricity; Resources; Growth Strategy; B-Corp; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurial Journey; Entrepreneurial Financing; Renewable Energy; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Working Capital; Product Launch; Customers; Growth Management; Business Plan; Decision Making; United Kingdom
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Bulb 2017: Launch." Harvard Business School Supplement 719-441, December 2018. (Revised June 2021.)
- 07 Jan 2009
- What Do You Think?
Is the World Really Flat?
three-by-three matrix composed of high/mid/ground-level products and services and high/mid/ground-level know-how—for example, developers of high-level (think microprocessors), mid-level (motherboards), and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
Louis K. Eilers
Eilers presided over 5 years of consecutive Top 50 market value performance. He developed new products and services, most notably in the area of petrochemicals. View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
the Videojet team had used the managerial processes of the Danaher Business System (DBS). Was the failure of the new printer a sign that the DBS was fundamentally inadequate for product development projects?... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jun 2011
- News
Serious Fun
moderate-income consumers, D2D develops and supports innovative new products and policies that make it easier for people to save. Among its many initiatives, D2D offers individuals and organizations (private... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Kristiansen, the family-owned company grew over the decades, moving from wooden toys to plastic "bricks," the building blocks of its construction sets. The products are designed around play themes such... View Details