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- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
while growing up in fully staffed ambassadorial residences and being transported in limousines with darkened windows and little flags on the hood seems strange in retrospect, the multicultural upbringing had an impact that Lo has only... View Details
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
big bucks in the minds of most consumers. We see similar efforts by magazines that advertise their low per-issue prices or insurance companies that break the cost of their premiums down to a low, per-day cost. All these efforts are... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 26 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Syngenta Tomato Vision
reducing the amount of chemicals allowed. Syngenta uses “beneficials,” or certain insects that love eating tomato pests for pest control. The company also optimizes for bumblebees to help pollinate the tomatoes, which deters growers from... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research
FOR GOOD IN SOCIETY READ MORE STORIES These topics are front-of-mind for today’s business leaders. According to a January 2021 CEO survey by Fortune and Deloitte, 94 percent of CEOs said that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are strategic priorities for them as... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater
length every time. And although art-based processes realize the full capabilities of talented workers and can benefit from great worker talent, by no means do they require exceptional or especially creative individuals. Nor does great individual talent ensure a... View Details
Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
- 22 Jul 2021
- News
Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women
Room sessions to connect HBS alumni mentors to Singapore’s startups and small and mid-sized enterprises (SME). “Our vision for the NVSC is to create a positive impact on the local startup and SME network by creating opportunities for... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
to survive in new economy. The Metail Economy provides innovative methods for connecting with the Me-centric consumer and shows how to thrive in this consumer revolution. Joel Bines provides examples of companies that have failed to... View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
maximizing shareholder value as the primary focus and motivation for a corporation's existence” Topics tackled include how boards can most effectively oversee company strategy, CEO succession, and executive compensation. Also considered... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 22 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China
Chinese entrepreneurs educated or trained in the United States remained here to start their companies if they could do so. In Beijing, we met a number of these entrepreneurs who are choosing instead to be based full-time in China, even if... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
a short, traditional text with a living website and cover such fundamental topics as accounting and tax, mortgages, capital markets, REITs and more. It also addresses the 2008 financial crisis and its impact on the real-estate profession.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
research from Future Forum, a consortium by Slack, and global case studies from leading companies such as Levi Strauss & Co., Genentech, Royal Bank of Canada, and IBM, How the Future Works offers concrete solutions and practical steps for... View Details
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
Their fit within a team matters. Groysberg, Sant, and Abrahams looked at this question of how NFL player performance was impacted by changing teams—focusing particularly on wide receivers and punters. They found that while punters saw no... View Details
- 22 Jan 2020
- News
What It Takes
this episode of Skydeck, Schwarzman and I discuss the origins of his audacity, his path to success, and what he’s learned from the low points. READ MORE Dan: Why did you write this book? What impact did you want it to have? Steve: I wrote... View Details
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rock the workplace with no end in sight, leaving business leaders to struggle with a wide variety of challenges, including keeping staff members happily engaged—and employed. To make sense of the pandemic’s View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
focus was the physical campus, on which he had a huge impact — expanding the Morgan Hall office building from 53,000 to 116,000 square feet, adding the Shad Hall fitness center, and completing the Class of 1959 Chapel. He also effectively... View Details
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
and the impact that entrepreneurs have on growth in developing nations Too Big to Save? How to Fix the U.S. Financial System Author:Robert C. Pozen Publication:John Wiley, 2009 Publisher's Abstract Too Big To Save? provides a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Leading Change and Organizational Renewal | HBS Online
transition Understand the link between personal and organizational renewal Apply course concepts to a change initiative within your organization Who Will Benefit Innovative Leaders and Intrapreneurs High-Potential, Mid-Level Managers Experienced Team Leaders Drive... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
executive with 25 years of experience, Viana (PGL 4, 2001) was tired of implementing strategies focused on short-term profit. He had been looking for a small technology company to purchase and run on his own terms. Curiosity had brought... View Details
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
rural Africa. A small company in Tanzania seems to fit the bill, but it faces health-safety issues with the potential to spread E. coli throughout the region. Another problem: It's not clear whether the local agency flagging the potential... View Details
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
John Irving’s Lessons for Business
on your basic love of the domain, however. It also depends on the social environment. This discovery, I think, is the most important contribution that my research has made. The work environment you're in, or the school environment you're in, can have an important View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace