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- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
says. “Suddenly entrepreneurship is not about who can build a better mousetrap, but who can better ignore the law and develop a corporate advantage for ignoring the law. So what advice do we give students, friends, and entrepreneurs about... View Details
- 10 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures
local partner. Of course, one final example of where local owners are useful is in countries where local knowledge is especially useful in navigating political considerations. Q: What's your advice for managers considering a joint... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 02 Feb 2004
- What Do You Think?
Leadership: A Matter of Sustaining or Eliminating Groupthink?
doers at the senior levels of management." Advice to leaders in formulating decisions was provided by Keith Pinto, who opined that "Encouraging mavericks, risk takers, and soul searching questions is part of the chaos that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Gen AI Marketing: How Some 'Gibberish' Code Can Give Products an Edge
It’s the new way of comparison shopping in the age of large language models (LLM): Tapping into AI-driven search engines for research and advice on which products to buy. But can consumers trust the recommendations to be impartial? New... View Details
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Putting the Project Puzzle Together
at it through different lenses.—F. Warren McFarlan Q: What is some of your basic advice for helping companies align their portfolios? A: Understand your portfolio by looking at it through different lenses; try to benchmark yourself... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 03 Dec 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?
non-business analogies to business. But one recent book, Judo Strategy, (HBSP,2001), by David Yoffie and Mary Kwak, provides interesting advice on how underpowered upstarts can compete against the sumo giants of their industries by... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
consumers in more-developed markets. There are few government bodies or independent publications, like Consumer Reports in the United States, that provide expert advice on the features and quality of products. Because of a lack of... View Details
- 15 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions
the editor-in-chief of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: andresr] Related Reading Many Small-Business Employees May Be Close to Losing Health Insurance How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase 6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees What... View Details
- 25 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
China’s Economic System has Difficult Road Overcoming its Political System
advice is you have to be in, but you need to do your homework first." That means making sure you have your own people on the ground in China to oversee construction and development of your supply chain. It also means picking partners... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Jan 2013
- What Do You Think?
Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?
identify and encourage introverts I wonder if Einstein's creative unconventional thinking was suppressed what the world would have lost." Most respondents offered advice for insuring the effective use of teams. Much of it concerned team... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Mar 2011
- What Do You Think?
To What Degree Does the Job Make the Person?
influence one another. It is leading to advice and training designed to change behaviors that influence perceptions and possibly even increase job opportunities and on-the-job success. The work of Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist on the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Finding Success in the Middle of the Market
had been undercut by Ameritrade and E*trade. Research identified a large middle market of investors, bruised by the end of the dot-com bubble, in need of more advice and brand assurance than Vanguard and Fidelity provided but without... View Details
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove on the Confident Leader
advisory body to the CEO: selected by the CEO, working for the CEO, doing a certain amount of rubber-stamping of the CEO's actions, giving a bit of advice if things were going well—for most practical purposes, acting no different than a... View Details
- 03 Jul 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?
families.” “Dr J Do what is right” put it this way: “The organization’s culture is getting tested My advice would be to quickly hold a series of town hall meetings with employees to gauge what they feel. More importantly, it needs to be a... View Details
- 31 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies
aspect." Taking Their Own Advice Ramarajan and Thomas have been taking that positive approach in their research. Ramarajan is currently studying the concept of multiple identities—how people manage all the roles they play in life,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
costs. Silicon and wafer cutting technologies that were rendered surplus after the semiconductor industry slowed down during the last recession were picked up by a fast-growing solar energy industry.Q: What advice would you give would-be... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
stay a leader," as Donna Dubinsky (CEO of Handspring, Inc.) says. Once a smaller or weaker firm starts to play defense, the game is usually over. So "play offense and play to win," is the advice of Intuit founder Scott... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why dot.coms Will Rise Again
are not encouraged to use their networks. Rather than stretch a hand outside the organization to get advice for a startup within the organization, they tend to stick within the four walls of the office. "Even though the bubble's... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Build a Better Board
frameworks to decide exactly what they're going to do, what decisions they're going to make, what things they want to monitor and oversee, and also the areas in which they want to offer advice and counsel to their CEO. So given that fact,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Paradoxical Quest to Make Food Look 'Natural' With Artificial Dyes
investigations and advice of chemist Bernhard Hesse. However, the USDA didn’t require the use of certified dyes—or even the certification of food dyes, much to Hesse’s chagrin; it was still legal to use uncertified dyes, provided the food... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel