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Running Jobs - Research Computing Services

Compute Cluster Running Jobs 4ms The most important goal for using the HBSGrid is for running programs and scripts that might consume more resources than are available on your desktop or laptop. These sections will provide information to... View Details

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

competitive by integrating activities and coordinating resources across national borders. At the same time, they also need to be sensitive and responsive to national differences in consumer tastes and government requirements, for example.... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

28 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 28

marketing organization, selling 46 products, including pouched milk, cheese, butter, ice cream, and infant food through a million retailers across the country, and is the market leader in almost all the categories in which it operates. Amul is well known among Indian... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 May 2024
Blog Post

Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria

Interested in offsetting your travel carbon footprint? Click here. Are you traveling soon, but feel concerned about the carbon footprint of your flight or drive? Planes and cars release greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) such as carbon dioxide, along with other pollutants... View Details

02 Dec 2010
What Do You Think?

Making Right Choices: Art or Science?

explores choices we make as consumers of products and services, many of which she has observed in her numerous experiments. Her definition of choice is "the ability to exercise control over ourselves and our environment. In order to... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

28 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 28

PublicationsThe Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India Authors:Lakshmi Iyer, Anandi Mani, Prachi Mishra, and Petia Topalova Publication:American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (forthcoming)... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

"Can we shut off power to the computer systems? Or cut the wires that go to the Internet?" "We could, Graham, but I doubt that would be smart." "Smart doesn't matter. What matters is what we can say in a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

instinct. In The Power of Instinct, Zane shows that to grow a brand, business, or even a social movement, traditional persuasion tactics fall short. Instead, you must connect to the instinctive mind. To do this, you need to understand the... View Details

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

30 CEOs in the World by Barron’s in 2018. Nancy F. Koehn : Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times (Scribner, 2017) was selected by Strategy + Business as one of the Best Business Books on Leadership in... View Details

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

pandemic is likely to change how companies do business. Here’s what they said: Michael Beer: Organizations will develop trust-based cultures with employees The coronavirus challenge demands an organization-wide, honest conversation that enables truth to speak to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

25 Jan 2024
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Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

business training to evaluate technologies that challenge the conventions of discovering, producing, and consuming the materials and resources that drive our everyday lives. This includes mining and refining precious metals and magnets,... View Details

22 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

Pulling Campbell’s Out of the Soup

company in January 2001. In the late 1990s, the company increased prices and lost many consumers to less expensive soup brands. Rather than bring prices back down, to maintain earnings Campbell cut costs by reducing advertising and laying... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

10 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink

increased at an impressive pace in the early 2000s even though Internet sales in the United States grew dramatically. Retail sales advanced from $2.87 trillion to almost $4 trillion between 1999 and 2007. However, the current recession created many challenges for... View Details

Keywords: by Rajiv Lal & Jose B. Alvarez; Retail

March 2017 (Revised September 2017)
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Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

By: John R. Wells and Carole A. Winkler

In January 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 had triggered a national storm of protests, and many attributed Trump’s victory to... View Details

Keywords: Facebook; Fake News; Mark Zuckerberg; Donald Trump; Algorithms; Social Networks; Partisanship; Social Media; App Development; Instagram; WhatsApp; Smartphone; Silicon Valley; Office Space; Digital Strategy; Democracy; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Controversy; Tencent; Agility; Social Networking; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Messaging; Monetization Strategy; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Communication; Communication Technology; Forms of Communication; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Crime and Corruption; Voting; Demographics; Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geography; Geographic Location; Global Range; Local Range; Country; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; International Relations; National Security; Political Elections; Business History; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Information Management; Information Publishing; News; Newspapers; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Dissemination; Human Capital; Law; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Systems; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Marketing Channels; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Monopoly; Media; Product Development; Service Delivery; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Rank and Position; Opportunities; Behavior; Emotions; Identity; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Status and Position; Trust; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Societal Protocols; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Valuation; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; California; Sunnyvale; Russia

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Rare Disease Day – Small Numbers, Big Challenges… and Big Opportunities - Blog: Health Supplement

today, and the median age of diagnosis in early to middle adulthood. Rare diseases are plagued with delays in diagnosis, as well as frequent misdiagnoses (40% of cases) . Coupled with a lack of treatment options, this can result in significant and sometimes fatal... View Details

25 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

The Secret Life of Supply Chains

research rethinks what academics and practitioners have simply called the supply chain—a loose federation of individual suppliers that feed companies with the goods and services necessary to create products for consumers and businesses.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing; Service

06 Aug 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?

entitled, Super Bowl Storytelling. I'm your host, Brian Kenny, and you're listening to Cold Call, recorded live at the 2019 Evanta CMO Executive Summit. Shelle Santana is an expert in consumer behavior, particularly in relation to... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

04 Feb 2014
What Do You Think?

Has Listening Become a Lost Art?

management don't listen or don't know how, we can't tap the full power of the amazing talent in our own organizations. Listening is learning." Rosa Urtubi added that "listening is assuming the responsibility, generosity to do something... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

February 2020
Case

Leading Change in Talent at L'Oréal

By: Lakshmi Ramarajan, Vincent Dessain and Emer Moloney

Jean-Claude Le Grand just stepped into a new role as Executive Vice-President for Human Resources at the global cosmetics company, L’Oréal. He is now responsible for the hiring, development, promotion, and retention of 83,000 employees worldwide. The highly successful... View Details