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- 07 Jan 2002
- What Do You Think?
Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?
the idea of oversight that surveillance in the name of transparency is a mere increment in a long-established trend? Is this in part a function of the reminders of the benefits of transparency and oversight... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Aug 2004
- What Do You Think?
For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?
whether the Section and the Law of which it is a part will have the desired effects. This suggests the importance of tracking both the costs and benefits of the Law. There is... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
What Can Business Schools Do to Avoid Bad Apples?
very presumptuous for business schools ... to feel they should 'weed out' or 'license' the moral credentials of students." Alexander Magoun echoed this view when he asked, "Would it not benefit society View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Jun 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
That Costs HOW Much?
Pricing the Right Price for You? Not every industry or company can benefit from performance-based pricing. But where there is a fit, PBP can be a powerful tool that merges the interests of buyers and... View Details
- 21 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Going Negative in Political Advertising
war of words would turn off consumers of both brands. And sales growth, not just market share, is what puts money in shareholders' pockets. As the market leader, Coke would never give the underdog Pepsi the View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Wine to the World
level. While the wineries may not like these changes, and the small retail shops may find the competition daunting, many consumers seem to be benefiting from these changes. After all, they can purchase... View Details
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Harness Auction Fever
there is less time pressure, in which the decisions are not highly visible to evaluative others, and more generally, when the real costs and benefits of "winning"... View Details
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
we've increasingly observed another phenomenon: ideas flowing back to the U.S. Take wireless technology in Europe, for example, where the standards are more uniform and advanced than they are here. I'm now advising a one-year field study... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 23 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Break the Expert’s Curse
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw famously wrote, "He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches." But it's often more accurate to say, "He who can do can't teach." It's natural for novices to seek out experts for guidance. That's why many organizations adopt formal... View Details
- 10 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing
extremely important in this setting. Many scans are submitted by hospitals in emergency situations, so quicker analyses may lead to faster decision-making and better patient outcomes. The outsourcing firms, of course, also View Details
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy
create a strategy that simultaneously benefits both the company and the customers' social interactions. " without such tight integration between the benefits for customer View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
improve their trade ‘interoperability...’" Nevertheless, "the US will stay a country with a young and ambitious population benefiting from the flow of immigrants while China is rapidly growing old... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Jul 2022
- Book
Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?
Boston into lockdown, existing clients cancelled and new clients stopped calling; Sandra’s and Vida Verde’s work came to a standstill. Together, they decided to use some of the cooperative’s funds to View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 23 Jan 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sports: Lessons for Managers
“Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.” -Bill Bradley, former pro basketball player and United States... View Details
- 26 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?
John Stuart Mill, philosophers have wrestled with the age-old questions autonomous vehicles are now raising—in new and urgent ways—for businesses and their leaders. “And by genuine ethical decisions, I mean... View Details
- 21 May 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
CORe: HBS Powers Up Online Program on Business Fundamentals
there are 9,000 other students who would benefit immensely from understanding basic business concepts." The new Credential of Readiness (CORe) program launches this summer; in addition to financial accounting, the program includes... View Details
- April 2009
- Teaching Note
First National Bank's Golden Opportunity (TN)
By: Shawn A. Cole
Teaching Note for [208072]. View Details
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
What are the benefits of this integration? A: One benefit derives from the literature itself. Through the novels, plays, short stories, and historical accounts students are... View Details
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital
1946, when the late Georges Doriot, a long-time and legendary member of the HBS faculty, founded American Research and Development as a willing and able source of financing for... View Details
- 05 Jun 2013
- What Do You Think?
Do We Need to Extend ‘No Surprises Management?’
employees in the dark and constantly surprising them is a serious form of disrespect." Bert Baker linked it to integrity with this comment: "When I know that my manager is a person of integrity, then I know they will not... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett