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  • 14 Oct 2002
  • Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

Society is evolving and it is leaving business behind, say HBS professor Shoshana Zuboff and James Maxmin. In their new book, The Support Economy: Why Corporations are Failing Individuals and the Next Episode of Capitalism, they address... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 18 Jun 2001
  • Research & Ideas

When In-House Research Isn’t Enough

of these changes is a new and more complex innovation system. "An internal technology base remains," he explained, "and the company can draw upon that to launch its research. But increasingly there's a parallel technology base drawn from external... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
  • 2019
  • Report

Peer Review of the Danish Research & Innovation System: Ten Steps, and a Leap Forward: Taking Danish Innovation to the Next Level

By: Christian H.M. Ketels, Magareta Drzeniek Hanouz, Jackie Hunter, Stefan Kuhlmann, Tony Raven, Pieter Heringa, Uri Gabai, Göran Marklund and Christopher Palmberg
This report provides recommendations to the Danish government on improving the country's research and innovation system. It was prepared by a group of international peers under the umbrella of the European Commission's Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Research And Development; Public Policy; Innovation and Invention; Research; Denmark
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  • May 2001 (Revised May 2015)
  • Case

Compagnie Lyonnaise de Transport (A)

By: Michael Tushman and Michael J. Roberts
Describes the issues surrounding the funding of a centralized research service that supports two related divisions. The company has a very decentralized and financially driven culture, and the centralized service is used unequally, setting up a conflict. View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Organizational Culture; Relationships; Conflict Management; Balance and Stability; Transportation Industry; France
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  • 15 Aug 2014
  • News

Sales Still Matters More than Social Media

  • December 2020 (Revised September 2023)
  • Case

PG&E and the First Climate Change Bankruptcy

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott
In early 2020, the California-based utility PG&E filed a second amended plan of reorganization. PG&E had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the face of more than $30 billion of legal claims brought against it for its alleged role in causing California wildfires. The... View Details
Keywords: Chapter 11; Utilities; Liabilities; Restructuring; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Debt Securities; Legal Liability; Climate Change; Utilities Industry; United States
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  • 20 Oct 2014
  • News

Government subsidies not the key to venture capital

  • 23 May 2014
  • Video

HBS Club of Chicago Charitable Fund: Working with Chicago Children's Choir

  • November 1990 (Revised April 1999)
  • Case

General Motors: Packard Electric Division

By: Steven C. Wheelwright
Packard Electric is the division of General Motors (GM) that does all of the electrical wiring and cabling for GM automobiles. They developed a new approach for passing the cables through the firewall between the engine and passenger compartments. The new technology... View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Cost; Management Style; Product Design; Product Development; Production; Projects; Groups and Teams; Conflict and Resolution; Technology; Auto Industry
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  • December 2014 (Revised April 2015)
  • Case

Apple, Einhorn, and iPrefs

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Hanoch Feit, Edward A. Minasian and Brandon Van Buren
In March 2013, Apple Computer has a very large cash balance, and is under pressure to return cash to shareholders. Hedge fund manager David Einhorn thinks Apple can "unlock value" by issuing perpetual preferred stock, dubbed iPrefs. Henry Blodget, CEO of Business... View Details
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  • 31 Oct 2019
  • Video

Dato' Sri Tahir

Dato’Sri Tahir, founder of a large financial services group in Indonesia, ascribes the frequency of bank failures in the country to their owners diverting funds to support their other businesses, at the expense... View Details
  • 13–14 Jun 2025
  • Reunions

2025 HBS Reunions, June 12-15

We look forward to welcoming you back for your reunion! This is a special opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make valuable new connections; strengthen your professional career and personal life with the latest thinking on critical topics; and feel... View Details
  • 06–07 Jun 2025
  • Reunions

2025 HBS Reunions, June 5-8

We look forward to welcoming you back for your reunion! This is a special opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make valuable new connections; strengthen your professional career and personal life with the latest thinking on critical topics; and feel... View Details
  • Research Summary

Personal Selling and Sales Management

By: Das Narayandas
Das is currently investigating benchmark practices in personal selling and sales management across a variety of industries.  He is also conducting field studies to understand how firms are leveraging interactive technologies to support their field sales efforts. View Details
  • January 1998 (Revised March 1998)
  • Case

Staples (C)

By: Myra M. Hart, Marco Iansiti and Barbara Feinberg
The search for appropriate hardware and software to support the launch of a new large-scale retail operation forces the management team to define their goals at a very detailed level and to make all underlying assumptions explicit. View Details
Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Business Startups; Management Teams; Retail Industry
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  • 01 May 2017
  • News

Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault

  • October 2008
  • Article

Sociopolitical Dynamics in Relations Between Top Managers and Security Analysts: Favor Rendering, Reciprocity, and Analyst Stock Recommendations

By: James Westphal and Michael B. Clement
We examine how the disclosure of negative firm information may prompt top executives to render personal and professional favors for security analysts, who may reciprocate by rating firms relatively positively. We further examine how negative ratings may prompt... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Relationships; Power and Influence; Ethics
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  • July 2004 (Revised March 2006)
  • Case

RosettaNet and ebXML: Betting on the Right eBusiness Standard

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Veronika Belokhvostova
A major enterprise software company must select which technologies to support, based on their long-term and short-term viability and benefits. The protagonist is involved in the release of the B2B integration component of major enterprise software whose purpose is to... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Customer Focus and Relationships; Markets; Standards; Science-Based Business; Situation or Environment; Applications and Software; Technology Adoption; Information Technology Industry
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  • January 2003
  • Case

Exchange Rate Policy at the Monetary Authority of Singapore

By: Mihir A. Desai and Mark Veblen
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is responsible for the country's monetary policy, and its decisions are intended to support the country's overall strategy for sustainable economic growth with price stability. MAS has been very successful in managing exchange... View Details
Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Policy; Money; Singapore
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  • 13–14 Oct 2023
  • Reunions

Harvard Business School 2023 Fall Reunions (STAFF ONLY)

We look forward to welcoming you back for your reunion! This is a special opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make valuable new connections; strengthen your professional career and personal life with the latest thinking on critical topics; and feel... View Details