Space Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2006
News

Fast Lane to Country Lane

Boston-based Internet company in 2001. But she cut her time there short “because we wanted a change of lifestyle and to move to a place where we could raise a family,” says Lackley. She and Mark chose Woodstock where they bought a house, rented View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores; Retail Trade

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

Expand and protect political space for democratic and participatory decision-making in national political processes. Recommendations A number of notable successes have been achieved over the past fifteen years in improving the... View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

04 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From

exodus. Generational expectations about what makes a good job are changing, employees are fatigued from the year-long pandemic and there are labor shortages everywhere. Employees have had the time and space to think about what really... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?

in a special issue of Management Science. Ultimately, the authors believe, neither side is likely to be forced from the battlefield—Microsoft has too much market share and OSS offers too many benefits for users. But there are strategies... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

31 Jul 2019
News

Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens

things that aren't digital, and getting them outside and away from that. And those are really hard. The good news is, and I don't purport to be an expert on digital mindfulness at all, because I think there's so much ink being spilled in that View Details

27 Jan 2023
News

Turning Up the Volume

team were immediately inspired by LEDA’s mission and eager to help it with PR and digital strategy. This was a win-win, helping advance LEDA's communication objectives by creating space for my team to use their skills and support an... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

25 Feb 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution

focuses on the economics and strategy of digital: how organizations need to adapt and change in this new environment, and the individual skills required to succeed in a digital economy. "You know that a significant change has taken... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Technology

01 Sep 2020
News

Navigating the Populism Phenomenon

institutions that lead to different translations of changes in attitudes and beliefs. For example, in the United States, there is little space for third parties, so the rise of populism has taken place within the mainstream parties,... View Details

Keywords: April White

25 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 25, 2006

pursued flexible business strategies beyond its "core" business, even distributing condoms. It maintained a high standard of corporate ethics. It was effective at building contacts with local business and government elites,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Dec 2019
News

Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders

have to avoid. You know, it's sort of like affirmative action for lack of a better word. So the institutions do not have the mandate to invest in anything that might look as if they’re investing for anything other than returns. Flint: So in the View Details

13 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Manufacturing

Career & Professional Development Renee Pappastratis – Recruiting Relations Manager As the Career & Professional Development Employer Relations team managing relationships with manufacturing companies, Kristen and Renee are here to help you develop your... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

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Middle East & North Africa - Global Activities 2021

all-too-common space where leaders face difficult trade-offs across their responsibilities and commitments. Pictured: Plastic bottles are sorted for recycling at Cedar Environmental on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon. Hsieh, the Kim B.... View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

The Exchange: Chance Encounters

Assistant Professor Maria Roche and Associate Professor Andy Wu; image by John Ritter Late one day in the fall of 2021, as she was packing up to head home, Assistant Professor Maria Roche bumped into Andy Wu, a colleague in the Strategy Unit whose office is next to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

17 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry

watches the program at its original time be valued in terms of cost for ad space the same as a person who watches it 3 days later via his DVR? This same problem is cropping up within the online medium as well. Q: How are advertising... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting; Publishing

05 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 5, 2006

and Prince had spent several days contemplating a strategy for the release of Musicology, Prince's newest album-length recording. As McMillan reflected on their discussions, the infectious music on his headphones underscored the enormous... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 6

highlight the paradox that managed globalization has been a force for liberalization. Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals Authors: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu Publication: Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract We analyze... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2014
News

Case Study: Growing the Family Business

from the office building/landlord. The benefit to the landlord was an additional amenity to retain their existing tenants and to better market vacant space to prospective tenants. The employer and landlord contributions would help defray... View Details

Keywords: childcare; Finance

02 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat

merchandise categories or sub-categories online. Best Buy, for example, allots floor space only to higher-end televisions—commodity-level TVs are mostly merchandised online. Virtually all major retailers have rolled out or are... View Details

Keywords: Re: Rajiv Lal; Retail

11 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 11, 2007

own profits when one side is subsidized in equilibrium. By contrast, if platforms make positive margins on both sides, the same investment has the regular, expected effects. Our analysis implies that the strategy View Details