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21 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

patterns of their male colleagues," says coauthor Kolb. And without women in high places, younger women lack the role models and mentors to help them succeed. It seems the organization is signaling that... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

01 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Sometimes Success Begins at Failure

In the late 1980s, scientists for New York City-based drug-maker Pfizer began testing what was then known as compound UK-92,480 for the treatment of angina. Although UK-92,480 seemed promising in the lab and in animal tests, the compound... View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough; Health; Pharmaceutical

04 Mar 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar

radio—featuring recordings of actual calls for help. Whereas individual car makes and models were usually marketed separately, Huber's team wanted OnStar to have its own distinct brand across the fleet.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

08 May 2020
In Practice

Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On

that will risk closing their doors without our aid. Because COVID-19 affects the entire economy, to triage this way requires donors to urgently look in an unfamiliar place: for-profit models delivering high-impact interventions. To... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

11 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices

American lawmakers attempting to stem spiraling drug costs might find inspiration in Germany, where the government’s regulatory model has been curbing price growth without thwarting innovation or access, says research from Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

15 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner

investing) was a very American activity. Efforts to transplant the model were few and far between, and these efforts were usually unsuccessful. It is easy to see why it is hard to create a new venture capital industry "from... View Details

Keywords: by Carol Elsen; Financial Services

February 2022 (Revised September 2022)
Case

Lilium: Preparing for Takeoff

By: Navid Mojir, Vincent Dessain, Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej and Emer Moloney

Lilium is a German company focused on developing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) that can be used to offer air taxi services. The company went public in September 2021 through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal, raising more than... View Details

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03 Sep 2014
What Do You Think?

Who Should Choose Your Boss?

recommendations ." Gerald Nanninga posed an interesting question: "Today's workforce is evolving ever more closely to a 'contract employee' model . So, if you think of yourself as your boss and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Food & Beverage

10 Mar 2011
What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does the Job Make the Person?

Summing Up Jobs shape us in many ways, according to respondents to this month's column. For example, Sue Stewart said that " we become our jobs." Charlie Cullinane went further, saying that "Not only do we become our jobs while doing them but we keep... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding

What do a health food manufacturer, an infectious-diseases specialist and a content-management expert have in common? Answer: All are women, all are entrepreneurs. And by virtue of being women and entrepreneurs they share one... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Dec 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?

levels." Others cited evidence that Walmart's model has some practical limitations. Evidence of possible friction was presented by Clark Phippen, who cited symptoms that suggest that Walmart is becoming... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

01 May 2006
Research & Ideas

What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure

wants. When information is not contractible, typically for cost reasons, a firm's ability to offset the distortions caused by career concerns is limited. Q: What unique insight does the model you propose in these papers offer in terms... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

11 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Financial Services 24/7

What did people do before ATMs? That's a question that causes most twentysomethings to draw a blank. They don't remember the days when people conducted their banking—face-to-face with a teller—between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays. The idea View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

15 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Founding CEO’s Dilemma: Stay or Go?

Noam Wasserman is an assistant professor and MBA Class of 1961 Fellow in the entrepreneurial management unit at Harvard Business School. His paper "Founder-CEO Succession and the Paradox of... View Details

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Waking Up a Sleeping Company

One of the greatest challenges for the values-centered culture is to produce top performance and succeed in the market against "win at any cost" competitors. Values are only one part of an... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

01 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?

kinwun Summing Up: What are the Earmarks of a “New Economy?” Responses to this month’s column rightly focused on the need for measures and standards before deciding whether we are entering an era of social... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success

relationships hypothesized by the company. As companies evaluate the initial measurement system's performance, they will typically add some metrics and drop others because of a lack of evidence View Details

Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

What Really Drives Your Strategy?

external factors play a surprising role in strategy formulation and execution. As Gilbert explains, "A lot of our book is about understanding (a) that realized strategy is often different from intended strategy, and (b) there are... View Details