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- 08 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career
“Frankly, we’re beating the drum, demonstrating that empathy allows us to relate to each other on a more informal basis, driving collaboration and innovation. If you can get people passionate about something beyond just themselves, you View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959
$300 when he arrived at HBS. Through contacts at Harvard, he began a long-term association with the Rockefeller family, who kindled in him an awareness of “the wide canvas of global problems and the difference money could make.” In 1981... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- What Do You Think?
When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?
“in the context of real people doing real work.” Marlis Krichewsky argued “culture probably cannot change exclusively from within to kindle enthusiasm you need to look beyond yourself and interact with the environment.” Thriveinchange... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
on consumers' browsers, resulting in higher prices for returning shoppers, consumer backlash led the company to state that such practice was a "mistake" and that it would refrain from pricing based on customer demographics in the future. Similarly, when Amazon... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
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BULLETIN EXPANDS DIGITAL OFFERINGS Following on the heels of the June debut of our iPad edition, the Bulletin is now available for download in the Google Play and Kindle Fire newsstands. Smartphone users have new options, too: The... View Details
- 09 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!
dollar-shipping revenue stream. And most well known of all, in 2007, when the company—then the largest e-retailer of printed books—introduced the Kindle and a $9.99 e-book, it again risked taking a big bite out of its revenues. Most... View Details
- 05 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: iPads, Kindles, and the Close of a Chapter in Book Publishing
future? Olson has some thoughts—but no easy answers—to those questions. What About The Customer? E-book pricing is one of the biggest sources of friction. In a recent dustup between Amazon and Macmillan, the online retailer briefly removed the publisher's View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
public-sector management in Brazil. What do you do first thing in the morning? Go to the gym, then check my e-mail. Book you’re reading? Joker One, by Donovan Campbell MBA ’07, Kindle edition. How do you relax? Spearfishing and cycling.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Responsibility of Power by Edward B. Atkeson (AMP 64, 1972) (Rowman & Littlefield) Beyond Justice (a novel) by Allen Dark (MBA 1972) (CreateSpace) Gaia's Limits Kindle Edition by Rud Istvan (MBA 1974) (Eloquent Books) Patent Valuation:... View Details
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
highlights the issues around money market mutual funds in the financial crisis of 2008. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/209101-PDF-ENG eReading: Amazon's Kindle Bharat N. Anand, Peter W. Olson, and Mary... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
and advice of the world’s top professional investors. LIFE: A Handbook for Our Loved Ones By Rudy Chen Setiawan (MBA 1996) Amazon Kindle “Set your life on fire, and seek those who fan your flames.” —Rumi The most important act of our... View Details
- 21 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores
inventory without the need to step foot in a bookstore; and then Amazon launched the Kindle e-book service in 2007, challenging the very idea of a physical book. “Not only had the traditional buying channels fundamentally shifted, but the... View Details
- 15 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction
investments are once again declining. Reasoning that today’s tech entrepreneurs and investors might value a history lesson, I’ve published Speed Trap as an ebook, which is downloadable for free in PDF format, and available in the iBooks Store for free and in the View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020
valuable contributions from Nasdaq and the global law firm Latham & Watkins LLP, plus access to the online valuation models and course. The Little Book of Investing Like the Pros: Five Steps for Picking Stocks (Little Books. Big Profits) View Details
- 30 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 30
products like the Kindle e-reader, high-end servers, solar panels, and the batteries that will power the next generation of automobiles. To rebuild the commons and restore its wealth-generating machine will require government and industry... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace