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12 Aug 2008
Op-Ed

Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising

ad platform, and reducing—from three to two—the number of major sellers of sponsored search advertising." The deal, characterized as a nonexclusive partnership, would allow Google to sell some search ads that display next to Yahoo... View Details

Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman; Advertising; Publishing

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

consistently outperformed the industry. The company's culture was on display during the power grid failure of September 2003, when two of Continental's three hubs went dark and other airlines grounded their fleets. Continental's... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

14 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

the transition to a more diversified product line based on the company's proprietary technologies. In one instance, Fuji manufactures protective film for flat panel displays from cellulose triacetate, the same material that is coated with... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

06 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 6, 2007

Working PapersUnmasking Manly Men: The Organizational Reconstruction of Men's Identity Authors:Robin J. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson Abstract This paper presents a case study of offshore oil platforms—a workplace that has traditionally rewarded men for masculine View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Facebook’s Future

Facebook will automatically display an advertisement for a substitute nanny who has worked for four close friends and who can step in and pick up my child. Granted, this has the heavy feel of the movie "Minority Report" taken to... View Details

Keywords: by Mikolaj Piskorski

25 Aug 2009
First Look

First Look: August 25

Working PapersAnger and Regulation Authors:Rafael Di Tella and Juan DubraNBER Working Paper Series, No. 15201, August 2009 Abstract We propose a model where voters experience an emotional cost when they observe a firm that has displayed... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Novo Nordisk

a contamination-free walk at the world’s largest insulin production site that employees 3,500 people, we were excited to observe them produce half of the world’s supply of insulin. Our visit was led by one of the company’s engineers, who began our tour by picking up... View Details

07 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Rocket Science Retailing

using the "Obermeyer method": new products are displayed in a room at corporate headquarters just as they would be in a retail store, and about 30 store employees, who are chosen to represent the company's target customers,... View Details

Keywords: by Marshall L. Fisher, Ananth Raman & Anna Sheen McClelland; Retail

01 Dec 2005
News

Baker’s back

valuable collaboration.” Similarly, the south entrance’s Exchange is designed to foster community. With the feel of a living room much like the common areas of Spangler, The Exchange has eight large plasma displays that provide the latest... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

19 Mar 2015
News

Walter Salmon Remembered

involved with; that company is still in business today. Thanks, Walt, for your passion and commitment. Allan N. Mackey (MBA 1970) I was in Professor Salmon’s Marketing class my second year. We were discussing a case where the company had a serious problem View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

27 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie

across nine studies. Study one, conducted at a university, was designed to determine whether temporariness impacts disclosure and the impressions made upon others. Participants were asked to take a selfie and told that it would be View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

Web

The Founder Mindset - Course Catalog

adversity and uncertainty, and how important it is to display commitment. FOUNDING TEAM explores the importance of hiring right, building a strong team, and establishing trust in your co-founder relationship. RAISING MONEY widens the... View Details

17 Feb 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco

globally, San Francisco may be the proverbial canary in the coal mine, displaying the negative effects of such rapid increases in wealth on a city's culture. "This is a place where the effects of inequality appear to be heightened... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

Web

Smaller Collections - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

Art of Photographic Advertising: The 1934 National Alliance of Art and Industry Exhibition The photographs in this collection were part of an exhibition that displayed in Rockefeller Center, New York City and The Lakeside Press Studios in... View Details

08 Jun 2023
News

Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

L. Johnson, who proclaimed that April 29, 2023 be known as Harvard Business School Club of Dallas Day in recognition the club's 75 years of impactful service to the Dallas community. The festivities also included a display of historical... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2016
News

Case Study: Paper Chase

Tank ($300,000 for 15 percent of the company) and an undisclosed amount of angel funding. The Question: Traditional card display stands won’t work for Lovepop’s creations, in part because the stands only show the front of a card. They... View Details

05 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 5

system in particular countries are instructive. It also contains exhibits that display comparative performance of the system in terms of cost and quality. It raises the question of how health care can be delivered with higher quality at... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Georges F. Doriot

capital; the firms have no real assets except the Yankee Brain, which gets up at 5 a.m. and works like hell. And let’s not lend them money because it will be a long time before they could pay it back. But let’s buy equity. Let’s grow companies.” View Details

02 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs

course, starting a company at an opportune time and place also displays a certain kind of skill as well.Q: What are some of the more actively pursued industries by entrepreneurs? A: Venture capitalists typically invest in industries that... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

12 Mar 2019
Blog Post

What I Learned in the Africa Rising Short Intensive Program

solutions in reaction to market realities rather than seeking to force-fit existing models from other markets into an African context. Winning in such an environment requires that the next generation of Africa-bound businesses display the... View Details

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