Navy - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Rocket Science Retailing

developed by planners and occur independent of the bottom-up process. They are based on macroeconomic factors such as the economic growth rate and corporate growth objectives. The two approaches typically yield different results, which are reconciled during a meeting... View Details

Keywords: by Marshall L. Fisher, Ananth Raman & Anna Sheen McClelland; Retail

02 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

George C. Lodge

School's required curriculum. Lodge's early career plans pointed him toward journalism. After serving in the U.S. Navy and graduating with honors from Harvard College in 1950, he signed on as a reporter with the old Boston Herald, then... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

20 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.

pointing to the mobile shift-swapping app used by employees of clothing retailer The Gap. The company piloted the app in its Old Navy stores and expanded it to all brands in 2018. The app “creates value,” says Oberholzer-Gee, by helping... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology

16 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 16

http://hbr.org/search/613080-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 213-024 Porto Adriatico In March 2012, Jack Dawkins is in the early stages of leading the development of an old navy yard in Croatia into a mixed-use waterfront community... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

military significance of wireless technology, especially at sea. It was essentially the creation of the U.S. Navy and a General Electric executive named Owen Young to serve a combination of commercial and security purposes. RCA was a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

09 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

excel in small firms, where they can set a goal and then empower others to work toward it. Navy and Air Force officers, who operate expensive, complex systems, such as submarines and aircraft carriers, are trained to follow processes to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

deliver manpower and supplies overseas, Kaiser, who had never built a ship before, rose to the challenge and successfully directed the construction of thousands of Liberty ships. These merchant vessels gave the U.S. Navy the overwhelming... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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