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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
How to Close the Health Gap
extent, they argue, life expectancy is determined mostly by where you reside. People in developed economies have a good shot at seeing 80, while life expectancy in some developing countries is half that age, reduced by lack of inexpensive... View Details
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
transactions of all kinds and with the size of firms growing, the reliability of technology becomes increasingly important. "The increased use of technology offers huge economies of scale," notes Warren McFarlan, coauthor of the fifth... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms
dependent on their star talent and its motivation and productivity. As our economy shifts more toward “knowledge workers,” we believe that professional service firms will be a model for many other types of businesses — from technology to... View Details
- 04 Nov 2002
- What Do You Think?
What’s Best for the Corporate Brain?
information economy are: (1) How do organizations learn? and (2) How does the "corporate brain" really work? The increased attention to what Thomas Stewart terms "intellectual... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Frank Blethen (PMD 35, 1978)
shouldn't be that way. THERE IS ONLY ONE decision I would change. In 2007, when we knew the economy was starting to go south, we talked about selling our papers in Maine. Every rational thought I had said, "Sell them, or you'll be sorry."... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Seattle Times Company; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Faculty Books
Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy by Amy C. Edmondson (Jossey-Bass) The Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Edmondson says that organizations thrive, or fail to thrive, based on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Greenhill Family Gift Enhances Global Research
new level,” said Dean Kim B. Clark. HBS professor John A. Quelch, senior associate dean for International Development, noted that the gift “sends a clear message to our faculty — that it is imperative that we continue to study the world View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni Books
the Economy Is Wrong by Edward Conard (MBA 1982) (Portfolio/Penguin) To explain the causes of the US financial crisis, conventional wisdom blames Wall Street and the mortgage industry for using predatory tactics to seduce homeowners into... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many
individ-uals are involved in organizations and initiatives that will help shape 21st-century commerce; others have made their mark in the more traditional industries that keep the economy hum-ming. Still others are making important... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
within an industry, its outcome is competitive convergence and eventually decreased profitability. The authors conclude that for Japan to succeed, "the missing link is strategy. Strategy rests on choosing a unique position by offering a different mix of value than... View Details
- 06 Jan 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?
discovery in a legal case. The wise don't do it. But this can be a costly practice, given our faulty memories. And in the age of WikiLeaks and the Internet, when every "secret" seemingly becomes public before long, the new advice is to avoid trying to keep... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock
Photo Courtesy MATTHEW R. SIMMONS In his new book, Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy (John Wiley & Sons, 2005), Matthew Simmons (MBA ’67) sounds an alarm about a finite resource that he believes is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
INK: Big News for Small Business
What would this golden age look like? Imagine if small businesses had access to AI-enabled insights—picture a dashboard informed by a business’s bank accounts, payment systems, taxes, and accounting software. The business owner could see... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
EiR: A Baker’s Dozen
invaluable knowledge and insights to students who are eager to develop innovative products and services and create value for both the economy and society.” EiRs serve in a part-time capacity, advising MBA students interested in starting... View Details
- August 2007 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (A)
By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In 2002, Professor Nicholas Negroponte, a successful venture capitalist, author, and co-founder and chairman emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, announced his intention to build a PC so cheap as to make it possible to provide... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Product Development; Technological Innovation; Nonprofit Organizations; Marketing Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Developing Countries and Economies; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Cambridge
Quelch, John A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. Marketing the "$100 Laptop" (A). Harvard Business School Case 508-024, August 2007. (Revised September 2008.)
- 08 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Fashion Your New E-Business Model
activities can be located inside a firm or across firm boundaries. In the latter case, activities may involve customers, suppliers, partners, or other stakeholders. Accompanying the physical value chain is a related information value... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
four-year research program that spanned 25 industries, identifying long-term winners and what they do differently, Capon talked to marketing mavens from across the global economy and presents their insights in five broad groups: picking... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Alumni Books
responsible for the personal growth of such people and illustrates the archetypes with personal stories, many in the CEOs’ own words. The Executive’s Guide to Information Technology, 2nd ed. by John Baschab and Jon Piot (MBA ’95) (John... View Details
- 26 Nov 2019
- News
Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream
Mills asked, “How do we keep this piece of the economy vibrant?” As Mills’s research demonstrates, small business lending hadn’t changed in 50 to 100 years. Traditional banks failed to deliver a positive customer experience and struggled... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Faculty Books
from choosing experiences over stuff to spending money on others. They describe new research revealing that luxury cars often provide no more pleasure than economy models and that commercials can enhance the enjoyment of watching... View Details