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- 05 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV
decline over time. While these are positive adjustments, "the problem is that these super-successful export machines are not necessarily creating new jobs in Germany," Fear says. "Labor is also more moderate in its demands... View Details
- 02 Aug 2021
- What Do You Think?
Can Companies with Remote Management Succeed?
Fifth Third’s employees back to the office he remarked that, “We can’t be a great company working remotely We can get the job done, but it’s tough to flourish.” The comment refers to Fifth Third’s management core. Like many service... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
segmented. "Small business" probably isn't right, and "industry vertical" probably isn't right. We have to figure out what jobs the customers are trying to get done, and then design... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor
- 03 Apr 2019
- Book
Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business
critical to the US economy. Half of the people who work in this country own or work for a small business. So that’s half the jobs. Sometimes small businesses don’t have a seat at the table with policymakers in Washington or in economic models, but they are, in fact,... View Details
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
assisting buyers with the move and with their decisions about what to keep and to discard. Sales took off. The key to successful innovation is identifying jobs that are poorly performed in customers’ lives and then View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 11
demonstrates that when employees can see their customers, the beneficiaries of their efforts, the quality and efficiency of the service they deliver can actually improve. Studies in food service show how revealing customers to employees can lead employees to feel more... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Oct 2017
- Research Event
In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?
are constructed. How is the notion of broadly guaranteed human rights impacted if we are increasingly divided into multiple publics? “Ads are not being sold. Audiences are being sold,” said panelist David Carroll, Director of the MFA View Details
- 30 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Deal
think [later], 'Thank the Lord we missed that one.'" Mohan, who recently completed his second year of teaching, noted that colleagues including professors Deepak Malhotra, Guhan Subramanian, and Andy Wasynczuk designed the courses... View Details
- 09 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?
the White House that will determine its budget and the career trajectory of its top officials. Of course, there is an overlap between the appearance of doing a good job and actually doing one. "If the USDA weren't doing its job, it... View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
designing various auction processes that treat differently the questions of what is bought, from whom, and at what price. "In order to try to re-liquefy the markets, get some price discovery and begin to understand what these assets... View Details
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness
get "more bang for their buck" from their board members' time? The answer to all three questions is yes—if what a company expects of its board members is redefined and if the meeting process is redesigned so that the board's time is primarily spent on helping... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
covers 8 countries and all of the continents, and continually challenges students to expand their understanding of the world and their place, as future leaders, in it. Based on my own experience, the course has been designed to explore... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50422 forthcoming Ethical Innovation in Business and the Economy Managerial Responsibility and the Purpose of Business: Doing One's Job Well By: Hsieh, Nien-hê Abstract—Business managers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
underlying social contract. A second union was quickly organized, and it took a far more adversarial approach, demanding higher wages and insisting on job guarantees. Local suppliers saw the company as untrustworthy and refused to do... View Details
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
location. A new fashion designer in France aspires to set up shop in Paris rather than Lyons because of the cachet associated with being a fashion designer in Paris. So in some cases the location of a new... View Details
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
domestic purposes); g) having the first side work with the other side to tacitly coordinate outside pressure on the other side's Level II constituents to accept the deal that the first side prefers; and h) in extraordinary cases, by directly negotiating with one's... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
central path to job creation, economic growth, and prosperity. In the earliest stages of start-up business creation, the matching of entrepreneurial ventures to investors is critically important. The entrepreneur's business proposition... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
inspired-makes all the more impressive what the design firm IDEO has already achieved. Its help-seeking and help-giving culture is behind the firm's success. But how has IDEO managed to make helping the norm? To answer this question, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
Shadow of a Giant (A) Harvard Business School Case 609-002 As the only significant competitor to Intel Corporation in PC microprocessors, Advanced Micro Devices faced daunting investment choices. Not only did it have to fund microprocessor View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
nearly 12 percent that day, a loss of $2 billion in market cap. The poor results were attributed to the aggressive rollout of 144 new "centricity" stores—revamped retail formats featuring a customer-centric operating model View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne