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- 10 Feb 2020
- In Practice
6 Ways That Emerging Technology Is Disrupting Business Strategy
suggests) has focused more on value capture and competition within existing business models, and yet the most valuable companies in the US today simply did not exist 30 years ago. The technology they exploit creates enormous value for customers through the novelty of... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 17 Jan 2020
- In Practice
6 Traits That Set Top Business Leaders Apart
With CEO turnover climbing, many business leaders are trying to hone skills that will keep them at the helm longer. We asked professors from Harvard Business School’s General Management Unit what qualities distinguish extraordinary leaders from merely average ones.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 26 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?
day.” Testing the unique benefits of work By all accounts, overcrowding, extreme poverty, and the experience of forced displacement inside the camps has taken a profound toll. Doctors Without Borders has provided almost 1.4 million... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 30 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Not Slowing VC Investment
The COVID-19 pandemic has battered industries around the world, but one sector's prospects aren’t so bleak: venture capital. Startup backers—and private-equity managers in general—say that half of their portfolio companies haven’t been harmed View Details
- 01 May 2020
- In Practice
COVID-19’s Hard Lessons Might Prepare Business for Climate Change
The coronavirus pandemic caught the business world by surprise, but the catastrophe might force companies to face a crisis that has been unfolding in plain sight: climate change. We asked faculty members affiliated with the Business and Environment Initiative at... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 20 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak
the Trump Administration authorized $7 billion in disaster loans for small businesses affected by COVID-19. The program helps businesses in states that have declared emergency status borrow as much as much as $2 million and repay it over... View Details
- 22 Apr 2020
- Research Event
How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities
by the time the bond matures, suggesting greater economic vulnerability of this region. “This was our first indication that we were on to something, that the capital markets had not paid attention to this yet,” Cromwell said. Heeding the... View Details
- 11 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide
industry lines as companies increasingly bring seemingly unrelated business lines together in unconventional ways. New research by Awada, Harvard Business School Professor Suraj Srinivasan, and doctoral student Paul J. Hamilton harnesses... View Details
- 12 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Investors Often Lose When They Sue Their Financial Adviser
indexes by 30 percent. The market swings likely prompted many brokerage customer to scrutinize their advisers’ investments, and some might not have liked what they saw. “There's a Warren Buffett quote: ‘Only when the tide goes out do you... View Details
- 06 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine
thought. However, that wasn’t that case, according to the study, Creating Exercise Habits Using Incentives: The Trade-off Between Flexibility and Routinization, published by the journal Management Science in October. Rigid exercise... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 13 Mar 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
The Consequences of Invention Secrecy: Evidence from the USPTO Patent Secrecy Program in World War II
Keywords: by Daniel P. Gross
- 01 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Lesson for Startups? Success Takes More Than Technology
has decided to compete with Airbnb on its own turf, announcing plans for its own home-sharing service. It only took 11 years and 500 million lost bookings industrywide. Danielle Kost: How do you think Airbnb changed the way travel... View Details
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
about working conditions in supply chains. Toffel also shared information about his newly launched website, which he hopes will be a helpful resource for business practitioners seeking guidance about monitoring suppliers. Danielle Kost:... View Details
- 11 Nov 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Public R&D Investments and Private-sector Patenting: Evidence from NIH Funding Rules
- 24 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought
research by Harvard Business School Professors Robin Greenwood and Samuel G. Hanson begs to differ. Financial crises, even ones as calamitous as the 2007-2008 banking meltdown, are surprisingly predictable to those who know the warning... View Details
- 07 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase
small-business owners trying to survive. Strict safety protocols haven’t been enough to get customers through the door for some small businesses, and many owners—crushed by inventory and overhead costs—are grappling with hard choices.... View Details
- 07 Jun 2021
- Book
9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'
be helpful: 1. It is almost impossible to insult someone by asking too much. At the worst, they will be flattered to be thought of as being much wealthier than they are. 2. If you ask too low, you may leave a lot of money on the table.... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
techniques, the changes in reimbursement for free-standing ambulatory surgery centers, the rise of telemedicine, and consumers’ preferences for surgery outside of the hospitals, will be accelerated by the closing of hospitals for... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 15 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Infographic: Can I Please Speak to an Actual Person?
Technology and Operations Management Unit. About the Authors Katherine Vizcardo is a graphic designer based in Providence, Rhode Island, and Danielle Kost is senior editor of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. Related Reading:... View Details
- 09 Nov 2022
- In Practice
COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?
The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost