Space - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019

configurations that have developed. There are two central arguments. First, states carved out more sovereign space in places like Greece and Turkey, where religious elites were integral to early centralizing reform processes. Second,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

Modern Indian Art: The Birth of a Market

Sotheby's, but the establishment of Saffronart in 2000 changed the discourse in the market space by incorporating ideas from the academic discourse into their auction texts. Because Saffronart focused on auctions of only modern Indian art... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

26 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 26, 2006

in competitive strategy. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107003 Tropos Networks Harvard Business School Case 806-201 As Ron Sege, president and CEO of Tropos Networks, walked through the halls of the firm's offices, he... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Aug 2005
HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

its signature product, familiarly known as Bubble Wrap but trademarked as AirCap, consisted of a flexible, clear plastic sheet containing regularly spaced air bubbles of uniform size. AirCap cushioning differed from all other bubble... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

25 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Adjusting the Fit for Government

press governments to allow space for business to work and innovate. The tenet of predictability is vital, said Wagle. "If people are going to invest in very bad conditions, they have to know the rules of the game," he charged.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Digital Initiative Summit: Companies Must Forget—and Borrow

school's new online education program. "We often think of ideas in the visual space arising through creative genius. But they actually are shaped through experience," Anand said during a summit session called "Transforming Giants: Forget... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education; Advertising

19 Jan 2021
In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

this space will be a key focus of his presidency, and small businesses are sure to have a seat at the policymaking table. President-elect Biden has another important asset. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated that he is someone the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

13 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 13

open space while decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. This year, the DUMBO BID must decide if it should continue its small actions or pursue a neighborhood-wide Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating while constrained... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes

"hitch" changes (a hitch is the two-week stint each worker does offshore, followed by two weeks off-duty). Each facility contains space for outdoor work, production facilities, power generation, drilling operations, control... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

03 Apr 2013
What Do You Think?

Will Women Leaders Influence the Way We Work?

commanding her legions to prepare to abandon their far-flung work spaces and return to Yahoo! offices for important collaboration essential to innovation. What this minute sample perhaps suggests is that we should be careful about jumping... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

05 Aug 2010
What Do You Think?

What Is Customer Opinion Good For?

Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2005), p. 27. Youngme Moon, Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd (New York: Crown Business, 2010), pp. 43-44. View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Technology

10 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

(e.g., cereal) products, and they are being courted by two major players in each category. With an award-winning snack bar in their hands, they are now debating whether they should delve further in to the ready-to-eat category. It is a competitive View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

25 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 25

Co. Ltd. Founded in 1986, Red Star had become the leading department store in China for furniture and home equipment products (bathroom, lamps, textiles complements, etc.). The business model of Red Star was to provide adequate space for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity

tree placed in anticipation of a beaning. Or better yet, think of your own brilliant analogy. Inspiration below. Josh Lerner And Tom Nicholas: Blue-ribbon Innovation On the morning of October 4, 2004, the star-spangled fuselage of SpaceShipOne blasted off from... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

28 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 28, 2008

dynamic occurs because an organization's problem-solving routines and normal patterns of communication tend to constrain the space of designs within which it searches for new solutions. Such a link, if confirmed empirically, would be... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Sep 2007
What Do You Think?

Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?

classroom spaces for those interested in managing people, that the market may help redress problems described above? What do you think? Original Article My areas of interest bring me into contact with companies that are, in the words of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

New Paths to Success in Asia

selling advertising space on the back of the envelopes. It's one example of how Chinese companies are looking at their own environment and finding interesting opportunities that someone in the United States wouldn't even consider."... View Details

Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg

18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Tips to Reinvent the Department Store

like Filene's exit its space when such a departure can mean fewer customers driving to the mall. Brand Power And Private Labels Salmon noted that for years, vendor brands have had a great deal of control over how their merchandise was... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Retail

03 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Money Making Movies

keen exhibitors are to free up screens on which to show it, how much space foreign journalists allocate to reviewing it, and so on. As conventional wisdom suggests, the key drivers of success in the U.S. also apply to foreign markets.... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

03 Nov 2022
Op-Ed

Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains

You’re the founder of a growing startup and it seems like just yesterday that you were a team of five, sharing a co-working space with one table and five chairs. There was an open flow of communication in the room and unless someone’s... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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