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- 13 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)
McDonald and others in academia call a cognitive referent. Simply put, a cognitive referent is the king of its category. More importantly, it enjoys all kinds of benefits over competitors further down the brand-recognition chain. The... View Details
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
- 17 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Medical Tourism
competition? A: What is happening now is the normal evolution of an industry, and these hospital companies are all trying to figure out what their angle will be. I certainly don't think affiliating with a medical school or clinic in the... View Details
- 27 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing
Financial performance is the result of operating performance. Operating performance includes all the things that a company must do to win the competitive battle in its industry to attract, retain, and profitably serve customers. It varies... View Details
Keywords: by Benson Shapiro
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
top executive. Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, we are all taking in vast amounts of new information every day and adjusting to an entirely new set of behavioral habits. In addition, most of us are dealing with unprecedented tasks and... View Details
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served as senior vice president and chief financial officer at Medtronic from 1993-2005. Before joining Medtronic, he was vice president and CFO at Union Texas Petroleum Corporation. From 1975-1982, Ryan was a vice president at Citicorp, responsible for Citibank's... View Details
- 01 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?
of their teams ” David Wittenberg would have YouTube look to its users for a solution to the dilemma. As he put it, ‘My preferred solution errs on the side of personal liberty and adds the element of... View Details
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
competition with perennial rival P&G increasing its focus on the oral care and emerging markets where Colgate had traditionally been untouchable. To defend its lead Colgate attempted to cover all fronts, leveraging brand equity,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
firm's investment opportunities. We apply Perfect Bayesian equilibrium solution concepts and confirm that over a range of reasonable model parameters the firm's investment decision does not maximize expected profits. Surprisingly, this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 13
meeting, Guttilla considered the future of integrated reporting for Natura. What should the future of integrated reporting be like at Natura? How could the organization increase society's participation in the collaborative effort to develop new View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
mistakes and pressures. All of us without exception make mistakes and will capitulate under enough pressure. The key is being open with others, taking them into your confidence, admitting your mistakes, and looking to them for advice and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
resisters in their networks did not necessarily know one another and so were unlikely to form a coalition. Change agents with cohesive networks, in which all individuals were connected, were better at instituting minor changes. Their... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Roads to Recovery
hours has been right here." Snapshots from the conference follow. Problem: Air Traffic US airport congestion ranks with the world's worst, with more than 25 percent of flights arriving more than 15 minutes late, says advocacy group... View Details
- 16 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part
that the company will be anti-racist, increase diversity, and improve inclusion and belonging. Middle management needs to be part of the solution to create safe spaces for employees to talk about their experiences and work towards View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Hiring a Career Switcher: The Value of the MS/MBA
successful product managers, general managers, startup founders, and CEOs of mature technology companies. Blending technical skills and business management knowledge Like all students in the MS/MBA program, Kaelyn and Adam had backgrounds... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 22 Mar 2011
- News
Maximum Cities
Growing up in Calcutta, Delhi, and Bombay, HBS Dean Nitin Nohria experienced urban life at its most extreme — cities so full of people and traffic that it was impossible to imagine they could grow any larger. At a conference on... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
time, if differences in opinion are not managed well, it is also possible that mixed feelings about remote work among employees may result in greater turnover. All that said, I think this is a case where one-size-fits-all View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 23 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
an effective solution for companies. She co-wrote the journal article with HBS doctoral student Grace Cormier, as well as three employees of Happify, Allison L. Williams, Acacia C. Parks, and Julia Stafford. Happify, which funded the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 29 Feb 2016
- HBS Case
Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can
however, is equally useful. “Engineers can design a sensor for almost anything,” says Weiss. “The real question is, what will cities use a sensor for?” And the way that service is pitched is important as well. “It’s tempting to say we will have View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Electric Avenues
remake their communities for the digital age. Below, a look at how HBS alumni are helping to rewire the way the world thinks about its cities. Town Halls for All Getting your voice heard by local government is unnecessarily difficult,... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell