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- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
book, Joseph Badaracco answers this question in practical and, at times, provocative ways. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/product/the-good-struggle-responsible-leadership-in-an-unforgiving-world/an/11540-HBK-ENG August 2013 Simon & Schuster The View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
Performing Arts: Alternative Futures Allen Grossman and Coleman RadellHarvard Business School Case 311-099 Ren Levy took over Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts when it was a group of warring constituents and has successfully brought... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
Kominers: NFTs go mainstream Last year saw a huge spike in the creation and sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), digital ownership records stored on distributed ledgers called blockchains. People bought and traded NFTs of everything from contemporary View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution
and John T. Dunlop of the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and David Weil of Boston University. Their recent book, A Stitch in Time: Lean Retailing and the Transformation of Manufacturing—Lessons from the Apparel and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is It Time for More Reverse Mentoring?
widening the generational gap in using cryptocurrency, buying and storing art and wine with nonfungible tokens, trading new kinds of securities on new internet investment sites offering new features, and thinking up new applications for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 May 2014
- Op-Ed
The Alibaba Effect
it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship, Alibaba is far from alone in China. It is merely at the head of a parade. Stay tuned. Warren McFarlan and Bill Kirby are professors at Harvard Business School and coauthors of the new book Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits... View Details
- 03 Feb 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?
the reverse any day?" The implication, of course, is that the study and practice of the art or craft of getting things done takes precedence over that of the near-science of strategic planning. And yet business schools have proven... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance
few years, venture philanthropy's overall impact is quite limited. On another front, The Pew Charitable Trusts undertook a new approach in 1997 by creating the Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Program, which demands accountability every three years from the View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 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
- 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
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
recruit in the future Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/718497-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 518-086 The Art and Science of Brand Valuation Brand valuation, the art and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 23, 2016
2016 New York: Palgrave Macmillan Experiences in Liberal Arts and Science Education from America, Europe, and Asia: A Dialogue Across Continents By: Kirby, William C., and Marijk C. van der Wende, eds. Abstract—This book highlights the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Online Match-Making with Virtual Dates
interact, as if the couple is going to a museum together and chatting about the art work. "We wanted to give people something more specific to talk about, help them find common interests and points of divergence, and give them some... View Details
- 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
- 21 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Shabana Azmi: Leveraging Bollywood Fame into Social Good
huge risks not only in the art she has chosen to depict on screen, but jeopardizing her ability to be a social activist. Azmi on women in Indian cinema: “A lot of [films] were being made with women protagonists... But these were in... 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
- 19 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Radical Design, Radical Results
the innovators' products tended to be more homogeneous as a group. "It seems that the innovators understand and build off each other's ideas better than the imitators do," Verganti remarks. "They innovate in a circle; it's a similar dynamic to what... View Details
- 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