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- 04 Feb 2022
- Book
Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in 5 Countries
have centered on states in the Third World, making them protagonists in the broader Cold War story and emphasizing the ways in which domestic politics shaped the roles played by international actors. Even scholars studying the former Soviet Union itself have looked for... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)
is cataloging Baker Library’s holdings from this period. “Cotrugli is one of the earliest texts to talk about business ethics, such as treating people fairly.” Stay out of politics Readers also find clear instructions on what to avoid... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 08 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Knowledge Transfer: You Can't Learn Surgery By Watching
the topic based on his own experience as an outdoor wilderness instructor, an area in which the cost of failure is too high for people to learn only from their own experience. “Trial and error is not the way you want to learn rock... View Details
- 17 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, Whole Foods Deal a Big Win for Consumers
Source: 400tmax Editor's Note. Online retailing behemoth Amazon announced June 16 that it would acquire upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market in a deal valued at more than $13 billion. Though the company has dabbled with the idea of a brick-and-mortar footprint in... View Details
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
board performance even more difficult. Effective boards are those that take the initiative to design clear and focused forward-looking agendas, concentrating board energy on a company's specific value drivers, and then employing tools and... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
organization doesn’t seem psychologically safe, create venues for honest questions and ideas. Find a channel for people who have concerns they may not want to bring to their direct supervisors. In meetings, allow people to submit... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
proactive effort to be as effective and clear as possible in their communication to both internal and external stakeholders. Importantly, a vast majority of the initiatives that companies in our sample are implementing do not require... View Details
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
mean for global outdoor advertising in general, and U.K. outdoor advertising in particular, was not clear. Doubling in size in such an environment appeared a daunting task. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
standard for workers in construction, farming, and other professions that require strenuous outdoor labor. SMI built a successful national sales base from its headquarters in Massachusetts by establishing View Details
- 16 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 16, 2008
scholars, and others. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308092 Clear Channel 2006 Harvard Business School Case 208-083 The Board of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action
his research, few managers know how to channel innovative thinking into practice by making sense of the overwhelming amount of market, financial, and technical data now available and then sharing discoveries and strategies with other... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How an Order Views Your Company
the order management cycle? Benson Shapiro: In the late 1970s, when I was teaching the Industrial Marketing course in the MBA program at Harvard, it began to become clear to me that to really manage many businesses, one needed to deal... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Turning High Potential into Real Reward
what he can do to get started building a global brand. Again, he sees the technology, what's available from the wool. He understands what outdoor athletic people or design-conscious people might want. He makes assumptions about how these... View Details
- 23 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?
tail accounts for a significant share of sales," says Elberse, "it's not clear whether any single producer or distributor can do much to take advantage of that phenomenon." In addition, consumers of niche products may be... View Details
- 06 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy
global marketplace, it is imperative for multinational organizations to have clear language strategies. Neeley has coauthored a September Harvard Business Review article with HBS Professor of Management Practice Robert Steven Kaplan on... View Details
Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley
- 07 Aug 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?
Summing Up Does U.S. health care need more pull or push? There are clear symptoms that something is wrong with U.S. health care. In Edward Hare's words, "It's making us uncompetitive and turning us against each other." In this... View Details
- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
Mercadona's focus on long-term profitability is clear in how the company makes decisions. "Mercadona does not even consider short-term profit maximization. The company always considers the impact of a decision on the customer, the... View Details
- 10 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table
bolster their bargaining power, and channeling the flow of the process through time. They understand that actions taken away from the negotiating table can be as important as what goes on at the table, if not more so.1 Specifically,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 25 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Alliances
next stage." In the first, or philanthropic, stage (which some partnerships skip entirely), the parties assume the traditional roles of "benevolent donor" and "grateful recipient." For example, urban community-service nonprofit City Year began its relationship with... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
Third Edition of Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organization continues to provide a refreshingly accessible economic analysis perspective. The distinguished team of authors introduces and explains economic concepts in a way that makes this sophisticated... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace