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- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
could charge customers a premium for access to these "pay TV" channels, above the monthly subscription charge for what came to be known as the "basic tier" of broadcast channels. The first forays into pay TV were... View Details
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
This has led to a much greater reliance on pay for performance. On the other hand, pay for performance produces large payouts that periodically capture the attention of the public, not all of it positive.... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 19 Oct 2012
- News
Past and Present
Sullivan: Fulfilling an age-old human curiosity. Photo courtesy Ancestry.com For Tim Sullivan (MBA 1991), the case method was the perfect way to learn. Sullivan, who is president and CEO of Ancestry.com—the world’s largest online... View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- News
After the Storm
It’s fitting that Erik Dyson’s HBS interview was conducted over a pay phone in Costa Rica, where he and his wife, Debbi, were finishing a three-year program for Habitat for Humanity. Now the CEO of the... View Details
Keywords: Paul Flannery
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings
are saying, how do we get it right first? Before we're paying for $60 million in advertising, let's make sure we can deliver the product," he said. Stevenson (HBS MBA '65, DBA '69), who holds the School's Sarofim-Rock Chair in... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Build a Better Board
have effective audit and compensation committees and all of that. Q: Around 130 CEOs of major corporations responded to a questionnaire you and Colin Carter sent them. Tell us about how the CEOs saw their... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
official International Olympic Committee (IOC) worldwide sponsors are said to pay $90 to $100 million each for the right to use the rings globally in their marketing efforts. These companies typically spend large additional amounts on... View Details
- 07 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence
involved with options. No one change by itself will be enough. CEOs must address the organizational architecture: the planning systems; the performance measurement and evaluation systems; the incentives systems; the boundary systems that... View Details
Keywords: by Harvard Management Update
- 27 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship in the Face of Policy Inaction
interventions, pursuing a strategy to “inform the public of preventive measures that save lives and reduce damage to property and infrastructure.”[2] However, in the absence of substantial international action on climate change, how can the Nigerian public View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
things," says Greg Thompson (MBA 2005), CEO of the Tennessee Charter School Incubator, which provides managerial training and school launch support for charter school leaders. "Now we need systems to make sure high-quality people have the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
“Unfortunately, the technology for growing flu viruses to make vaccines is fifty years old — it’s chicken eggs.” — HBS Professor of Management Practice and former Merck CEO Raymond Gilmartin, at a November HBS panel discussion on drug... View Details
- Web
IFC: Silicon Valley; Disrupting Silicon Valley with AI - Course Catalog
Dropbox) Aliisa Rosenthal (Head of Sales at OpenAI) John Zimmer (Co-founder, President of Lyft) John Doerr (Chairman, Kleiner Perkins) Dan Shapero (COO, LinkedIn) Frederick Kerrest (co-founder of Okta) Sid Sidbrandij (Founder, CEO of... View Details
- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
finance and restructuring, explains the ins and outs of Chapter 11, while Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter focuses on the human element—the need for the new company's leadership to pay attention to its people and corporate culture. A Second... View Details
- 20 Dec 2019
- Blog Post
Top 10 MBA Voices Blogs of 2019
first-generation college student, Katie Kelsall in MBA Financial Aid, understands firsthand what it’s like to have to figure out how to pay for school. Education is an investment, and Katie is here to tell you that it IS possible to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms
Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms In their new book Aligning the Stars: How to Succeed When Professionals Drive Results (Harvard Business School Press), HBS professor Jay W. Lorsch and former Bain & Company View Details
- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
you need to anticipate competitors' moves and customers' needs and make long-term investments that will not necessarily pay off in a matter of weeks. You don't do frontal assaults against armies that are ten times your size. Those are... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Young Alums Honored for Social Enterprise
grants to social enterprise programs five years ago,” he said. “Now we’re seeing that pay off in the New York area.” The announcement of awards to honor young alums caused a buzz of approval at the sold-out dinner, which hosted 575 alumni... View Details
- 30 Oct 2019
- News
Creating Agents of Change
Susana Eshleman (MBA 1998) is president and CEO of Children International. In this interview she talks about the goals and benefits of running an international nonprofit organization. “Children International is a global nonprofit... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Kill Groupthink
Edited by Julia Hanna and Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Rose Wong If you’re not paying attention, groupthink can turn up like a cancer in the boardroom, hampering growth and innovation, says Helen Lee Bouygues (MBA 2000), founder... View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Sharing the Road
Sakshi Vij (GMP 23, 2017) is the founder and CEO of Myles, an innovative car-sharing company operating in 21 cities in India. In this interview, she talks about the potential growth in the car-sharing space and how new technologies enable... View Details