Filter Results:
(12,209)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(12,209)
- People (50)
- News (4,124)
- Research (5,409)
- Events (59)
- Multimedia (210)
- Faculty Publications (2,997)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(12,209)
- People (50)
- News (4,124)
- Research (5,409)
- Events (59)
- Multimedia (210)
- Faculty Publications (2,997)
- Web
New Levels of Capitalism: Finance - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
including The American Railroad Journal (established in 1832); the New York Times (1851); The Stockholder: Monitor of Finance and Industry (1862); The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (1865); and the Wall Street Journal (1889).... View Details
- 30 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
How Technology Adoption Affects Global Economies
borders of modern-day nations with the cultures and civilizations of the ancient time periods, the team used maps from the 2006 edition of The World Factbook, published by the Central Intelligence Agency.) There appeared to be no... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Web
The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Russell Aikins. 21 Aikins, who had worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the New York Times , opened a studio in New York City and took on assignments with Time and Life . Corporations valued press in... View Details
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
How to Avoid a Price Increase
expensive ingredients with less expensive ingredients, and finally, to simply raise price. Q: What other research are you working on? A: At this time I have several other projects going on. In one bit of research, I am looking at the... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- Web
Why HBS? - Doctoral
help cover costs for up to five years, which ensures that students have more time to conduct research. During their time in the PhD program, HBS doctoral students will take courses at HBS and in the Graduate... View Details
- 02 Mar 2021
- HBS Case
The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?
able to begin talking about such a difficult episode and fraught question.” Those opposed to reparations point to the fact that so much time has passed since the damage, and that neither the victims nor the perpetrators are still living.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Jul 2005
- What Do You Think?
How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant?
substantial costs to faculty and institutions alike in fostering any changes as basic as these. Costs include large investments of time and money as well as risk of personal and institutional reputation (at least in the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Cash House | About
information technology in the service sector. During his time at the School he served as Chair of the MBA Program, head of the Leadership and Learning initiative, Chair of Baker Library, and Senior Associate Dean and Chair of HBS... View Details
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
Unfortunately, superior decision making is distressingly difficult to assess in real time. Successful outcomes—decisions of high quality, made in a timely manner and implemented effectively—can be evaluated only after the fact. But by the... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- Web
Bibliography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Grandees: America’s Sephardic Elite . 1st ed. New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Chapman, Peter. The Last of the Imperious Rich: Lehman Brothers, 1844–2008 . New York: Portfolio, 2010. “Department Store of Investment.” Time Magazine 87, no. 8,... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Leading at State
Department about providing further development to foreign and civil service employees. He found support from Brian Bulatao (MBA 1995), who was at the time serving as under secretary of state for management. Bulatao tapped career diplomats... View Details
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands
Recent humanitarian crises—the Asian tsunami, conflicts in Afghanistan, and the war in Iraq—are high-profile opportunities for NGOs. Is this a time to capitalize on strengths, or just to pitch in and be seen? What pitfalls do these... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 03 Dec 2014
- What Do You Think?
Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?
our values." (By the timing of his actions, he also illustrated one problem of managing the brilliant jerk—the event occurred 12 years after Welch assumed the role of CEO. My conclusions in the past have reflected those of leaders... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 2014
- What Do You Think?
Is Too Much Focus a Problem?
article that "says that most eureka moments come when the mind is relaxed and unfocused," Gerald Nanninga commented that "You need the initial focus to fill your brain with the raw material, but then you need unfocused time... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
Companies can create shareholder value through more effective governance, and through boards that do not simply ensure compliance, but focus their time and efforts on the most critical strategic areas. Past board results have often not... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- 22 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Pulling Campbell’s Out of the Soup
the time Conant was recruited, the company's share price had dropped from a high of $60 in 1998 to $30. Conant took a good long look at staff morale and didn't like what he saw. "We had a toxic culture. People were understandably... View Details
- 29 May 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Crafting Integrated Multichannel Retailing Strategies
- 15 Oct 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
The Artful Dodger: Answering the Wrong Question the Right Way
Keywords: by Todd Rogers & Michael I. Norton
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Mark L. Egan
When considering how households make investment decisions, Professor Egan became intrigued by the question, “What makes a bank ‘special’ when compared to other lending institutions?” Focusing on empirical industrial organization with applications to finance and... View Details
- Research Summary
Business and Low Income Sectors: The Creation of Economic and Social Value
In the last three decades, innovative commercial solutions have emerged in developing nations focusing on providing effective responses to the hugely underserved needs of low-income populations, both as consumers as well as active participants in productive value... View Details