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- 26 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Cellophane Changed the Way We Shop for Food
Department, Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware Yet there was a notable exception to the adoption of self-service retailing: the meat department. Even in supermarkets, the meat-buying process remained akin to that of a traditional local butcher shop, where... View Details
- 04 Feb 2010
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Way to Make Careful Decisions?
these sound like "dog bites man" assertions. I'll risk oversimplifying a complex set of arguments this way: Mauboussin, citing a wide range of examples and research, argues that we use experts (as opposed to diverse... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Jun 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge
School professor Josh Lerner, an expert in intellectual property protection and commercialization. He believes many companies have failed to recognize the growing importance of IP in the global economy. "It has become more essential... View Details
- 25 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Who is to Blame for 'The Great Training Robbery'?
1980s, when the companies he studied scrambled to boost quality in response to the competitive threat posed by Japan. “In many of the cases [companies] employed experts in improving quality,” Beer says. “These View Details
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
one way or another, grieving. According to David Kessler, an author and grief expert quoted in a recent HBR article, “The loss of normalcy; the fear of economic toll; the loss of connection. This is hitting us and we’re grieving.... View Details
- March 2015
- Case
BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm
By: William A. Sahlman and Robert F. White
BOLT is a different kind of seed venture capital firm built to serve the needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software.
In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details
In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Accelerator; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Venture Capital; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Strategy
Sahlman, William A., and Robert F. White. "BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 815-702, March 2015.
- 19 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Company Loyalty
both employers and employees to strike a brand-new balance when it comes to loyalty—one that gives organizations the focus and expertise they need to compete and employees the career development opportunities they demand? According to the View Details
Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson
- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
should create an atmosphere of trust and confidence. 2. See leadership as teamwork and shared responsibility Flick is not a loud speaker and does not place himself in the foreground. Instead he believes that “professional soccer is not a one-man show. We have lots of... View Details
- 02 May 2022
- What Do You Think?
Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?
The primary pedagogical rap on it is that it is an inefficient way to teach some things. This is particularly true, the argument goes, if concepts or quantitative techniques are the subject of the day. Why not instead employ an expert to... View Details
- 18 Dec 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Grooming Next-Generation Leaders
Narayandas, faculty of the School's Executive Education offering "Program for Leadership Development (PLD): Accelerating the Careers of High-Potential Leaders," are experts on the subject. PLD invites executives with ten to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
the current circumstances and shift projects around as needed, Austin says. More tips for remote workers Unsure of your footing when it comes to working at home? Remote work expert Prithwiraj Choudhury answers all your questions. Readers... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
recently announced plans to launch an expert panel to discuss Japan’s new form of capitalism as his key policy platform, inviting a descendant of Shibusawa to serve as a core member. [div class=infogram-embed... View Details
- 19 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?
School, is an expert on global supply chain and co-wrote an HBS case study, revised in 2019, on Dollar General, one of the largest dollar store operators, shortly before it was acquired by New York investment firm KKR. Shih discusses the... View Details
- 05 Sep 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Making the Right Technical Hire
team forever. 3. Long-term need vs. short-term fix Another common mistake is hiring a full-time expert in an area that only needs occasional work—for example, performance engineering. Certainly, if you’re building a complex distributed... View Details
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Do You Have Change Fatigue?
you need heroic leaders in order to have meaningful, sustained change. Why Change Efforts Fail "Change is one of the few areas where experts have been in violent agreement for decades," declares David A. Garvin, Robert and Jane... View Details
Keywords: by Nick Morgan
- 16 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making
barriers, even if there are limits to how helpful it can be.” The success of films on the Black List shows that even with all of its flaws, a list crowdsourced by experts can be an incredibly strong predictive tool, helping to pick... View Details
- 10 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink
compatibility issues or nutrition questions). But here is the problem retailers face with this strategy: the opportunity for free riding is enormous. Customers can easily use the showroom as a place to receive expert advice, then turn... View Details
- Research Summary
Organisational Learning in Software Requirements Engineering and Management
The current research project addresses the continuing low success rate of software development projects, which has been frequently reported in empirical studies. For example, the 2004 Chaos Report by the Standish Group found that only 29% of 9,236 application... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
challenging, is achievable. Take HBS colleague Benjamin G. Edelman, an expert in online markets whose research focuses on consumer protection related to online businesses. “My research is made better by choosing questions that are... View Details
- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
services and consulting firms are increasingly substituting non-MBAs for MBAs. The numbers are small but growing. Before the crisis, a managing director at one large investment bank noted that his firm still hired 300 to 400 MBAs per year but only about fifty technical... View Details