Status and Position - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 18

takes the ideal of status egalitarianism to be central to human rights. Status egalitarianism holds that all members of society stand as moral equals in relation to one another View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

Professorship of Business Administration, "HBS alumni were directly involved in establishing the modern mutual fund industry and continue in prominent leadership positions today. Much like management... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services

01 Feb 2017
What Do You Think?

Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?

won’t be lost such as highly personalized services such as child care until I considered that my 2 year-old grandson can operate iPhones, computers, and other electronic devices which means he’ll soon have access to HBX View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

12 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

trust. Why is One Report important now? "The capital markets and our planet have simultaneously reached a fork in the road. One path continues the status quo. The other and new... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Apr 2019
Research Event

Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture

because it allows them to maintain the organizational status quo, say Ely and her coauthors, Florida State University Professor Irene Padavic and Erin M. Reid, associate... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consulting; Service

2010
Book

Prospects for the Professions in China

By: William P. Alford, William Kirby and Kenneth Winston

Keywords: Jobs and Positions; China

Citation

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13 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

collect information about the status of the small-business ecosystem. They want to find practical ways to help, including by providing guidelines for navigating funding options and steering policymakers... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

28 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Why I’m Not Changing Careers after Business School

Every day, via case discussions and interaction with protagonists, we put ourselves in the shoes of leaders and decision makers. We find a voice, we take positions View Details

Career Coach

Zoe Sun

internships, Zoe can provide insights into how US and Asia-based private equity funds recruit, how to best position international background to US recruiters, and how to... View Details

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?

reasoned, if Windows is sold at a positive price and Linux is free, there will always be Linux users, and if the strength of Linux's network effect is large, the value of Linux... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

18 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

Marketing After the Recession

recession has not been kind to marketers. In many multinationals, the positive financial impacts of recession-busting marketing plans have been obliterated by commodity price volatility and... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Gurus in the Garage

Why do so many wanna-be entrepreneurs like Scott Rozic, founder and CEO of XMarkstheSpot, head for Silicon Valley? The reason may seem as obvious as why Willie Sutton robbed banks—because that's where the money is. But it's really more... View Details

Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

Career Coach

Parul Singh

position your resume and work experience for success. She is happy to help with career visioning, interview prep, resume and cover letter reviews. To make an appointment,... View Details

13 May 2013
Blog Post

Exploring in a Passion Safe Environment

envision the benefits that will come from its fulfillment. I believe in the private sector’s ability to enable positive change within our communities and in the veteran’s ability to contribute values that... View Details

25 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 25, 2006

bring a gentler capitalism to post-apartheid South Africa. Like her other colleagues on the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Commission, Charnley believed that each black business executive had a responsibility to effect positive change... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 2000
Case

Heartport, Inc.

By: Gary P. Pisano and Shoshana Dobrow

Heartport, an entrepreneurial medical device maker, has introduced several innovative systems for conducting less-invasive cardiac surgery. Despite initially high expectations, the company has struggled to get its technology adopted by cardiac surgeons. The company's... View Details

Keywords: History; Product Positioning; Knowledge Acquisition; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Technology Adoption; Health Care and Treatment

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01 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?

positive real-time post-quarter corporate sales information and withholding certain information as a “surprise for the future.” Discretionary accruals—non-mandatory expenses or assets, such as a management... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services

17 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Companies Need to Start Marketing Security to Customers

undercut a positive message about a product's benefits with safety warnings. That might make you feel uncomfortable and even dissuade you from buying the brand. You might instead buy a competitive product... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Entertainment & Recreation

11 Feb 2008
Research & Ideas

Does Democracy Need a Marketing Manager?

of politics is higher than it has been in the last couple of decades. Also, one way of viewing local elections and political primaries is as a product development process for the major parties. Letting voters choose among a diverse array... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Maliha Khan

Why was getting a business education important to you? I saw an MBA as important for two reasons: I wanted key analytical and quantitative skills that would help me make decisions and give me more confidence... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Retail

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