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- 02 Apr 2001
- What Do You Think?
Telecommuting: Dangerous to Health?
other…Technology robs us of the close contact we seek, and are reinforced by, in the learning cycle." But respondents who telecommute don't see it that clearly. Alan Carswell points out that: "One main characteristic of tacit knowledge transfer is that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
company's long-term success. And Job's track record is hit or miss, he says. Take Apple's return to investors. Yoffie says that if you invested a dollar in Apple in 1992, it would be worth $.79 today. The S&P 500 over that same time... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?
food, medicine, or cosmetics you use. Consumers would end up restricting what they buy to a few trusted brands. In effect, the FDA has made competition possible in consumer products and even in pharmaceuticals (particularly through the... View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
RealNetworks founder Rob Glaser, a veteran of doing battle with much larger Microsoft, has some words of wisdom on competing against a market giant: "If you want to beat Bobby Fischer, don't play chess." Glaser, president and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 13 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Humblebragging’ is a Bad Strategy, Especially in a Job Interview
LaGuardia is number 15 for takeoff. I miss Air Force One!! And here's one from film director Lee Unkrich: Just in case you think all this has gone to my head, within 36 hours of winning the Oscar, I was back View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 30 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Do Mergers Hurt Product Quality?
off the shelf, and you take it home with you." The research team also kept track of brand consolidation, noting that companies were most likely to prune brands post-merger when the marketplace was... View Details
- 25 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Adjusting the Fit for Government
committing to "the righting of past wrongs." "Africa is extremely poor," Donovan said. "And in South Africa there has been discrimination against blacks — who were left without skills and without an ownership in the economy. If View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels
Airbnb for hosts: They can respond quickly to market conditions, keeping their homes for private use when prices are low and hosting travelers only when the demand for rooms—and the payoff from renting them—is highest. "As a host,... View Details
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
field questions from HBS Working Knowledge senior editor Martha Lagace in an e-mail interview.Lagace: In The Support Economy, you make the case that managerial capitalism, invented a hundred years ago, desperately needs an overhaul. How... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
Prashant Srivastava, Evive's Chief Operating Officer, and Jennifer Lindner, Evive's Creative Director, as they design a messaging strategy for promoting influenza vaccination at the free workplace clinics of a large utility company.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms
leading any other kind of institution," says Groysberg. "If you become a leader in a manufacturing company, for example, all you're basically going to have to do is manage. When you become a leader... View Details
- 20 Jul 2020
- Op-Ed
It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees
changes in their health plans that President Obama noted that a favorable aspect of the ACA was, “If you like your health plan, you can keep your health plan.” It is thus less likely that these employers... View Details
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers
Think of Maytag and Lloyd's Bank; both companies have prospered by focusing on their home markets of the United States and Great Britain, respectively. Telefónica de España, a midsize telecommunications company, has rejected the role of... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar
- 20 Aug 2014
- Research & Ideas
Dragging Patent Trolls Into the Light
The Texas town of Marshall has a population of 25,000 people, 2,000 of whom are students attending one of the four colleges that have earned Marshall the nickname "Athens of Texas." Marshall is also home to a historic pottery... View Details
- 10 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table
explained: You can do things that help you to progress in relationship to your external partner. . .but they would have created problems for you on the View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 15 May 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Women Find New Path to Work
staff to create New Path: Setting New Professional Directions. In this interview, Hart explains the program and her hopes that future sessions can be expanded. Mallory Stark: Could you give some background on how New Path originated? Myra... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 24 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility
companies in France, India, or Russia, for example. “It seemed to me to be an amazing finding if it were true” Because culture is subjective, however, it is notoriously difficult to test in a research setting. "Everyone knows culture is important, but no one can tell... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 30 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Not Slowing VC Investment
more basic factor has been holding back investment: remote work. Lockdowns and rising COVID-19 cases prompted many venture capitalists to literally head for the hills, decamping to vacation homes in Wyoming and Idaho. Even with its close... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City
It's the dream business location. Vital infrastructure feeds the area. A committed workforce lives nearby. A large number of potential customers are packed around you. And it's the last place you thought to look: the inner city. But the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?
is down, therefore basket size is down—so everybody in the mall is affected by traffic being down. If you have two or three major traffic-driving tenants in trouble, this affects the entire mall. This then creates a domino effect in the... View Details