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Forum - U.S. Competitiveness
Started 24 Jul 2014 A Billion-Dollar Profit Idea for Apple That Puts Americans to Work Forum started by Daniel B. Cunningham Daniel Cunningham has a billion-dollar idea for Apple: Start building the iPhone intended for American markets in... View Details
- 16 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce
Hanna is an associate editor of the HBS Alumni Bulletin. [Image: Zzvet] Related Reading Gender Bias Complaints against Apple Card Signal a Dark Side to Fintech Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture How Gender... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 07 Feb 2019
- Book
How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption
the fall of such companies as DEC, Kodak, Nokia, Wang, and more recently Sears. "People often forget that when Apple launched the iPhone it was already a $24 billion corporation. " I am a huge fan of Schumpeter and I’ve been... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Blog
Leading Successful Digital Transformation
be doing. It is the same with digital technology. A natural reaction of most companies is to protect the status quo and find ways to avoid or discredit the new technology. Apple Pay, digital currency, decentralized finance, cryptocurrency... View Details
- 29 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)
HKS; bonding with jointees over apple cider and fresh ice-cream in Vermont; and seeing the Nutcracker ballet live with my MPA-ID cohort. I am keen to deepen the friendships I built in my first year in coming years. Where did you work for... View Details
- 11 Oct 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?
value by the fortunate few." As Cass Apple put it, "It is simply a matter of morality." Bob Fitzpatrick said, "This situation is nothing more than an extension of our 'Teflon' culture." At the national level,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 29 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas
projects over time, you should gain some sense of how fast the complexity is increasing. Pad your timelines aggressively to account for the larger number of things that are going to go wrong.” "Before a high-stakes product launch, Apple... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Benchmarks Don’t Work
define in the report) versus average departmental performance, using aggregate financial and personnel metrics. Apples And Oranges, Or Armani Vs. Wal-mart The notion of measuring the performance of an internal support service organization... View Details
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
and free cash flow. The emphasis on cash helps explain how firms have changed their supply chains and how working capital has become a significant financial benefit to major firms ranging from Apple to Walmart. Similarly, emphasizing cash... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
King of his castle
After a foray working in the modern worlds of consulting and wireless technology, George Appling (MBA/MPA 1998) fulfilled a promise he'd made to himself. "Once I hit 40, I wanted to make sure I was spending my time on something I loved."... View Details
- 13 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding
Picture the Jamaican bobsled team going for the gold at the Winter Olympics. Or competitors in what seem fundamentally unbalanced battles: the Chicago Cubs versus the New York Yankees, Apple versus Microsoft, and Southwest Airlines versus... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 May 2023
- News
Finding PRIDE
fear around being gay in the business world. I felt it would be damaging to my career to be found out, so I limited myself to creative industries where I thought my gayness would be more acceptable if revealed. I worked at Apple for five... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
player,” he says, citing Amazon and Alibaba; Apple and Samsung; Twitter and Weibo. “America has just 320 million people. Yes, GDP per capita is higher, but Asia is growing by leaps and bounds. If you localize and execute a proven US... View Details
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
Alternatively, the group may designate "intellectual watchdogs" who are assigned the task of scrutinizing the process for unchecked assumptions and challenging them on the spot. Well-Defined Criteria. Without crisp, clear goals, it's easy to fall into the... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Derek Ferguson
describing how Apple paid to have its iPod placed in a P. Diddy music video. “Some extremists think that recorded music will be free in ten years,” Ferguson comments. “Companies will make money by selling sponsorship around the content.”... View Details
- Blog
Inside the Learning: Boston By the Season
to the USS Constitution, the oldest ship in the U.S. naval fleet, which first saw action in the late 1790s. Go apple or pumpkin picking. Nearby orchards and farms offer an enjoyable experience for everyone. If you don’t want to pick your... View Details
- 18 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Relocating to Boston with Your Partner
(though, don't worry if it takes longer). We truly felt that Section C was 'our' section, not just my section. 3) Explore Boston and the East Coast together Be tourists together and go on a Duck Boat tour, go apple picking, walk the... View Details
- 04 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Life
importance of allocating resources in such a way that they match the strategy, starting with tales of woe from giants like Unilever and Apple and segueing into stories of friends whose marriages fell apart due to neglect. "Watch where... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Design Enables Discrimination: Learning from Anti-Asian Bias on Airbnb
society, it’s not my problem.’ It is your problem as a leader. You need to take steps to make sure you're contributing to solutions rather than to problems.” You Might Also Like: How Racial Bias Taints Customer Service: Evidence from 6,000 Hotels Gender Bias Complaints... View Details
- 08 Feb 2010
- HBS Case
Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China
have been almost universal in their unwillingness to publicly support Google. Their view is that Google has needlessly upset the apple cart for everybody else. For many of these multinationals, China is or will soon be their second most... View Details