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- 10 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink
square foot have not improved significantly since the depths of the recession—and the decline in ROIC is even more stunning for category killers. “Best Buy and many similar businesses didn't see the bullet coming” The inexorable adoption... View Details
- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
business interests, while Malaysia’s government took a softer approach, allowing companies to continue operations in exchange for training and development programs that helped smallholder farmers switch from rubber—which, with the... View Details
- 04 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Are the Big Four Audit Firms Too Big to Fail?
audit firms affects the nature of accounting regulation, Ramanna says. Future research, the authors hope, will continue to probe the changing audit oligopoly and its consequences amid increasing globalization, View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Recipient of a 2020 NBER Household Finance Small Grant Award. 2019 Lynda M. Applegate : Received the 2019 Robert F. Greenhill Service Award for continued outstanding contributions to the HBS community. Lynda M. Applegate : Recipient of... View Details
- 27 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Working to Change the Food System
genetic engineering, we can not only make these microalgae orders of magnitude faster growing and more resource efficient than traditional crops, but also expand the range of materials and products these microalgae can produce, improving... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
and economic inequity that deny so many Black people safe, healthy, and attractive housing. And with multiple studies showing income inequality at its worst since the Roaring Twenties, cities around the country facing a lack of affordable housing, and the racial wealth... View Details
- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
distribution strategy for Glass, a wearable computer that projected information on a display viewable with an upward glance. Options, which were not mutually exclusive, included 1) continuing to sell Glass directly through online... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Business Review for “Getting Serious About Diversity” (November–December 2020) with David A. Thomas. Robin J. Ely : Received the 2020 Robert F. Greenhill Service Award for continued outstanding contributions to the HBS community. Robin J.... 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 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
which continues to dominate the market. "Ted had an intense desire for people to think, capital 'T' think," observes Berolzheimer. "He was tough on students who didn't use their imagination, and for that reason I didn't... View Details
- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
new book, Rethinking the MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads. Employing a wealth of interviews and quantitative data, their book takes the first comprehensive approach in decades to examine the evolving MBA marketplace and its threats as well as possibilities for... View Details
- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
expedient work around? The nurses overwhelmingly chose to work around a problem, because that is what allows them to get their very demanding jobs done in the most efficient way. Tucker's future research will continue focus on how human... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
“Cities can make improvements without making a big investment by using data and by being smarter,” says Mistele. “Data by itself doesn’t fix things, but it can tell you where you should invest. You can make data-driven decisions, rather... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Cutting Edge
"We're reemerging as a high-margin, health-and-wellness company," says Silk, speaking from Smith Brothers headquarters in Chicago. "We'll continue to make our traditional cough drops, but we've also introduced a variety of... View Details
Louis F. Swift
Capitalizing on his father’s success, Louis Swift continued to expand the meat packing company even further. During his tenure the family company became the largest meat packer in the United States and was also one of the most efficient,... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Philip K. Wrigley
In addition to continuing the success of the chewing gum products, PK Wrigley greatly improved labor relations at the firm, instituting an “income insurance” plan, a gradual retirement program, and an... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
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Exploring value-based care: My summer internship with Main Street Health - Recruiting
validate their success (or failure). Pivot quickly depending on the results. It is vital to foster a culture encouraging open and upward feedback in a startup setting. This will instill a value of continuous View Details
Louis W. Hill
Hill continued his father’s mission as a railroad builder. While an officer for the company, he expanded the railroad’s mileage from 6,489 to 8,387 miles and made many improvements in operations. View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 26 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Exploring value-based care: My summer internship with Main Street Health
instill a value of continuous improvement across the organization. Know your core value proposition to your customers. You may be tempted to stray from these values at some point and having them View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- Portrait Project
Brendan Sullivan
ourselves. They inspired us to work to improve the lives of others even, and perhaps especially, when to do so is daunting. Twenty-five years later, I continue to care for the elderly. But now they are my... View Details