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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
the people who are able to get off that treadmill. My book is for people who are in groups one and two, trying to get them into group three. Okay, help us get off the treadmill. What are the strategies and tactics? Number one, when it... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 25 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist
Business School, thinking that his undergraduate studies in political economy, a short-lived acting career, and three-plus years on the Sustainability Strategy and Transformation team at the London consultancy ERM, would perhaps “bring a... View Details
- 22 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity
tree placed in anticipation of a beaning. Or better yet, think of your own brilliant analogy. Inspiration below. Josh Lerner And Tom Nicholas: Blue-ribbon Innovation On the morning of October 4, 2004, the star-spangled fuselage of SpaceShipOne blasted off from... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
McKenna to lead the organization through the turmoil and out the other side. As she and her new executive team assemble in the DC office, touring the space that has been renovated and expanded for their presence, there’s a sense that the... View Details
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
highlight the paradox that managed globalization has been a force for liberalization. Strategies to Fight Ad-sponsored Rivals Authors: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu Publication: Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract We analyze... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured
are meaningful consequences associated with it. The head of strategy for one consulting firm suggested: "Rather than thinking about it as a 'deliverable' we think about joint problem solving." In other words, sharing accountability for... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 12 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
configurations that have developed. There are two central arguments. First, states carved out more sovereign space in places like Greece and Turkey, where religious elites were integral to early centralizing reform processes. Second,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
its signature product, familiarly known as Bubble Wrap but trademarked as AirCap, consisted of a flexible, clear plastic sheet containing regularly spaced air bubbles of uniform size. AirCap cushioning differed from all other bubble... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 04 Mar 2014
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation
R. Lakhani on the keys to managing distributed innovation. What Does Nasa's "faster, Better, Cheaper" Teach About Innovation? Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science Do the successful Mars missions mean NASA again has the right stuff? Alan MacCormack dissects the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 22 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Earth Day 2022 with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative
business strategy to bring positive change in the world. Read More >> Short Intensive Program (SIP): Opportunities in the Plant-Based Economy By Sutton Guldner & Monika Berankyte In this weeklong HBS session, a classroom of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Turning Point: Sparking Change
years kept pointing in that direction, and both of my parents had been teachers during their careers. When I felt I had the time and space to turn to something new, I sent out letters to colleges and universities in the Chicago area and... View Details
- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
now or wait a bit. Selection It’s not possible or even a defensible investment strategy to try to reinforce every asset everywhere, and forever. High value assets in high risk areas clearly merit investment in strengthening. Think of a... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber
- 26 Jan 2021
- News
Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response
Consultant at McKinsey & Co., served as moderator. The panel pointed out that only 2.7% of venture capital money goes to female founders. “People cannot believe the percentage is so low,” says Greub, adding that the predominantly male VC View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 31 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
outside of our direct industry to address it. Paul McDonald, Senior Director, Opower Product Strategy & Marketing at Oracle (How OPower Uses Behavioral Science & AI to Reduce Energy Demand): “There's nothing that quite replaces... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
Amazon.com had to do, and this was in the United States! Partnership with established logistics companies is a choice, and renting warehouse space may be possible, but building a completely captive system and investing in it would destroy... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
authors argue that meticulous integration management is the key to success in M&A transactions, half of which are unsuccessful because this key factor is neglected. This practical manual helps managers optimize and streamline their growth View Details
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/facpubs/workingpapers/papers0809.html#wp09-018 Responding to Public and Private Politics: Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies Authors:Erin M.Reid, Michael W. Toffel Abstract The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Check In
KHP’s investment strategy, if at all? MD: This downturn is terrible for the travel business, to be sure, but it does create significant investment opportunities. Our strategy has always been to find an existing hotel that we think would... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
phenomenon it pretty much created. “From the foundation of yoga wear, we started a category that before us did not exist,” says Vivien Yeung (MBA 2001), Lululemon’s chief strategy officer. Understanding the public consumption ritual... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
to serve as a director at York Street. “Also, I knew I wanted to come back and be part of what was happening in Sri Lanka.” A six-month strategy consulting gig the pair pitched to Sri Lanka’s Urban Development Authority, the government... View Details