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- 23 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 23
PublicationsChallenges to Business in the Twenty-First Century Authors:Gerald Rosenfeld, Jay W. Lorsch, and Rakesh Khurana, eds. Publication:Cambridge, Mass.: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2011 An abstract is unavailable at... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Mind of the Market: Extending the Frontiers of Marketing Thought
might serve the study of consumer behavior. An HBS professor since 1991, Zaltman's work actually cuts across a number of boundaries. He's a co-director (with Stephen M. Kosslyn, Professor of psychology at Harvard University) of the Mind of the Market lab, a state of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups
engineers, for example, brought in anthropologists to help them design copiers that were more user-friendly. And Genzyme leavened the impact of the lawyers on its regulatory team with a sprinkling of scientists and liberal arts graduates.... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 04 Aug 2003
- What Do You Think?
Are We Facing an Attitude Shortage?
comprehend because they lack an operative definition." Art Warbelow (who emphasizes attitude in selecting aviation pilots) said, "The tough part is assessing attitude in the job interview... I can't assess it beforehand, but I... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 22, 2015
provided for needed reinvestment in city services, but low recoveries for unsecured creditors. The city's plan also proposed that the Detroit Art Collection be transferred to a trust funded by philanthropists, with the proceeds accruing... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Aug 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Introduces Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers
marketing has undergone immense changes over the past decade, and those changes are driving an increasing need for data analysis. Marketing today combines both art and science: Managers must combine creative thinking with rigorous... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
them were not daredevils skilled in the art of invention, and that, conversely, inventors were struggling creative types with no money "trying desperately to become poor businessmen" in Doriot's witty description. ARD sought to... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
also consider the relationship of these outcomes to the immigrants’ age at arrival to the United States. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51811 2016 Experiences in Liberal Arts and Science Education from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
Publishing), a soon-to-be-published book by HBS Professor David Yoffie, who served as moderator of the panel. "Judo is the art of hand-to-hand fighting in which the weight and efforts of one's opponents are used to bring about their... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 22 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Name Your Price. Really.
Years ago, when I was a student in New York (and like many students, perpetually broke), I would often go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for entertainment. The museum had a policy that visitors could pay whatever they wanted, so for as... View Details
- 11 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?
wonder if we could have done better; if we get a great deal, we wonder if we could've gotten even more." In his book The Art of Negotiation: How to Improvise Agreement in a Chaotic World, Wheeler gave readers concrete strategies for... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 07 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 7
Bidwell Corporation, must decide the best way to replicate his innovative, award-winning approach to curing poverty. Manchester Bidwell's approach, which provides both adult job training tuned to fill the needs of local industries and after-school View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 21, 2010
performance arts empire with a global brand. The story has a personal as well as professional dimension to it, including the launch of the Blue School (with their spouses), to provide children with the kind of education they wish they'd... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works
for sure. Second, being able to pick the most likely winners is incredibly valuable—this probably is both an art and a science. An ability to analyze information on market trends and past winners and losers is very helpful, but in the end... View Details
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
information flow through social media " Respondents described what increasingly will be required of leaders. Kapil Kumar Sopory said that "Leadership these days has become a complex art people with bias for listening, testing... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Numbers Talk to People
The problem with big data is that there is, well, so much of it. Analyzing it is like trying to sip from a firehose. Just in time, a new book on the art and science of quantitative analysis arrives this week. In Keeping Up with the... View Details
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
better supply chain management.For many of the retailers in our study, forecasting product demand is a right-brain function that relies on the gut feel of a few individuals and not on the systematic use of sales data. But it's a big mistake to overlook the opportunity... View Details
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
These findings challenge previous recommendations for optimal advice-seeking behavior. Harvard Business School Case 617-059 Flashion: Art vs. Science in Fashion Retailing Kate Wilson, retail analytics manager at Flashion, a fashion... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2016
- What Do You Think?
When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?
“ it is not an either/or but a coordinated process.” Art Stewart added, “In my view, culture must now be treated as an integrated strategy and viewed as a core asset for contributing to marketplace value and corporate valuation as well as... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
commented that this mindset "leads to poor morale and burn out," as well as a loss of effective communication skills. Gerald Nanninga added that "it is destroying the art of pondering" and "by valuing work as a... View Details