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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Inside Intel
capitalization. “The Valley of Death” The many faces of Andy Grove, from left: hobnobbing in black tie with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at a celebration of Time magazine’s 75th anniversary (1998); on the really big board in Times Square... View Details
- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
professions. Asians, on the other hand, have much higher representation in the venture capital and entrepreneurial sector than their overall percentages in the labor force. We explore potential supply side explanations including both education attainment as well as... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
job matching, etc.Q: As for the second fundamental, how to deliver, what creative opportunities in this downturn do you see for delivering products or services more cheaply and effectively? A: The opportunity here is in all the surplus... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk
reduce its position in wireline residential services and focus on its commercial and business markets.1 People who decide to leave their spouses or change jobs often also have this same profile and similarly make an Option B decision.... View Details
- 21 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store
customers shop at the deli counter, then make sure the deli counter is fully staffed at these times. The same goes for checkouts. Make sure plenty of checkout counters are open when best customers are shopping. It is crucial to find ways to reward loyalty through... View Details
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
cousins was good so I kept going. By 2009, I quit my day job to work on the videos—and the software—full time. To date, I’ve personally made around 3,000 videos—I love doing them—on dozens of subject areas, ranging from physics to finance... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
the highest “yield” rates in higher education. And on the other side of graduation, HBS alumni traditionally enjoyed astonishing success. It seemed an easy job to walk into. McArthur, however, knew better. He had spent more than two... View Details
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
as CEO of GE, arguably the biggest and most complex corporate leadership job in the world, and how he frames and implements his priorities for GE. Describes the processes that guided Immelt's own developments and the strategic changes... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
high volume continuous flow manufacturer of commodities chips to a job shop structure that focused on custom manufacturing services. This entailed more than rearranging the manufacturing lines; it meant a dramatic shift in the company... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
various perspectives, raise conceptual and empirical concerns, underscore challenges for further development of this literature, and provide directions for future research. Quality Management and Job Quality: How the ISO 9001 Standard for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
upper management accepts an emergency order. By working through the impact on the production system, students should develop a feel for how shifting demand in a large factory that is structured as a job shop alters the demands on, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
a trait. But I remember, like, my first job in sales. I was good, right? But why was I good? I could always see GE through my customers' eyes. And because I could do that, it made me much more effective to gain market share or grow. And... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
day, Lhota thought, as beautiful as any the city ever sees. After seven years in the Giuliani administration, including service as the city's budget director, Lhota, the deputy mayor for operations, was becoming more conscious of each passing day. His View Details
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
will be opposed by some business interests, but making progress on such issues will improve society, and there is a growing recognition that business is not distinct from society. Healthier, more financially secure workers are more productive on the View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
Bussgang, Jeffrey Abstract—Relative to established organizations, start-ups can be hard to figure out. What are the jobs to be done? The best entry points? How can you tell whether a company has potential for success and is the right fit... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
regulatory proposals around credit unions coming out of the financial crisis from the policy-making perspective. Credit unions have lobbied policymakers for expanded powers that will enable them to help stimulate the economy and create View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
PublicationsHow Will You Measure Your Life? Authors:Clayton M. Christensen Publication:Harvard Business Review 88, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2010) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the Article: http://hbr.org/2010/07/how-will-you-measure-your-life/ar/1 The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
regard to the role of business in revitalizing America, you expand on the idea of values-based capitalism. A: Values-based capitalism starts with principles. It does not say that the only job of a business is to make money, regardless of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
alone in pursuing the connection between the break-in and the Nixon White House, an intricate trail of money and decisions that led, eventually, to Nixon himself. Graham was not deeply involved in the investigation; in fact, she met only once or twice with the... View Details
- 25 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows
helped foster inclusion and career growth for Latino employees who had previously lacked access to leadership roles. Additionally, she has helped Puerto Ricans prepare for careers by guiding them through resume building, job applications,... View Details