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15 Jul 2019
Book

Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

Book of the Year and connected finance with the humanities. The book sets out to demystify finance and instill both curiosity and confidence, helping readers answer fundamental questions like: What do financial ratios reveal about a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising

outfit walked across the screen carrying a sign that pitched a product. These almost literal translations of billboard and magazine ads did little more than set the previous forms in motion. Silk: Issues of privacy will come under... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

October 2019
Case

Agility Africa

By: Juan Alcacer, Caroline M. Elkins and Esel Çekin

This case illustrates the challenge and opportunities that firms face when developing and executing new business models in high-risk, low-infrastructure, low-trust countries. It features a global logistics group, Agility, that aimed to become the leader in supplying... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Business Model; Innovation and Invention; Expansion; Emerging Markets; Decision Choices and Conditions; Real Estate Industry; Distribution Industry; Africa

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23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

Corporate Sustainability. Arla shared their commitments to a stronger planet and stronger people, grounded in a selection of eight priority UN Sustainability Goals. In pursuit of these commitments, Arla has set ambitious goals, including... View Details

December 2009
Article

Negotiation? Auction? A Deal Maker's Guide

By: Guhan Subramanian

What's the best way to buy or sell an asset? Should you hold an auction and accept the most attractive offer? Or should you identify the most likely prospects and negotiate with them privately? Auctions became increasingly popular after the internet opened wide the... View Details

Keywords: Assets; Auctions; Market Transactions; Negotiation; Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions

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27 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

When Rights of First Refusal Are a Bad Deal

position of the owner with the third party, but it also allows the initial offer to the tenant to be set high. To explore the question of who actually benefits from this particular right of first refusal, the researchers conducted an... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Construction; Real Estate; Entertainment & Recreation

15 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

problems, when we started to feel the real pain associated with real change, we pulled back. We were so profitable then, it was hard to muster the will to make the hard choices. Today, the range of choices has narrowed considerably.... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

13 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely

new,” Choudhury says. “Now you can work from anywhere. A company can give an employee the choice of where to live, even if there’s no company office there. This is what digital nomads do.” The key takeaway of this new research, say... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

Tensions of Strategy Execution Understand the various tensions managers face as they execute strategy and implement a framework for managing those tensions effectively. Highlights Making Tough Choices Push to Profitability Analyzing... View Details

Research Summary

Research Thrust

By: Rakesh Khurana

I am trained in organizational sociology and my main areas of interest lie in macro-organizational theory and the dynamics of executive labor markets. To date, my research has focused on two themes. The first revolves around understanding the forces that govern the... View Details

02 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

the development of a firm's intellectual property. We're not talking about patenting strategies here, but rather the set of processes that contribute to building and evolving a firm's knowledge base. These processes fall into four... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

05 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments

which involve projects by foreign companies to develop and manage large infrastructure projects in Indonesia, the book details the ways such deals can go bad both for the companies and the countries they operate in. It also examines how an evolving View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities

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Timing - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

type of flexibility does not negate the usefulness of planning. Indeed, it requires planning, so that real time choices can be made in the moment with an informed assessment of the tradeoffs involved. Timing with a Case Example David... View Details

26 Mar 2018
Research & Ideas

To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty)

says. “Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you’re fired.” This might seem an extreme way to motivate employees (and, of course, fails spectacularly in the movie). But companies hold so-called tournaments based on... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing

08 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Applying to Business School as a Couple

together. Did you both know that you wanted to attend business school? We both decided that business school was the right choice for us. We are both from the West Coast and wanted to find a way to both transition back west and explore... View Details

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

senior research fellow Laura L. Nash are conducting for a forthcoming book on the meaning and choices behind the success of high contributors. Success that endures, they are discovering, stems from four particular sources that are often... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

the owner. And, of course, on the personal side, having a wife and family sets up a whole new list of priorities that weren't present at graduation. Is there anything that you've missed out on because of the demands of your career? Owning... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

20 Aug 2008
Op-Ed

The Time is Right for Creative Capitalism

resources—people, innovation, traction, money, and execution—business is the most powerful force for change on the global stage right now. No other set of institutions—not religious organizations, not the nation-state, not individual... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy Koehn

18 Feb 2020
Blog Post

A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020

life through a new set of eyes. His curiosity reminds me that the world is full of magic. I am becoming a better aunt with each and every playdate. He plays with my curls and together we laugh. I am becoming a better sister to his dad, my... View Details

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

chapters and a more prescriptive style to reflect today's world of expanding globalization, accelerated change, and increased complexity. This excerpt discusses the importance for young managers to continue to develop as professionals via wise career View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

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