Search Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

A New Model for Business: The Museum

environment. It sets the rules." Apple, meanwhile, has made an art form out of curation, not only by limiting its product line but also by providing quick, clear explanations--starting with the way the company names its products. Consumers who visit Sony or Dell in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

07 Jan 2015
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

it this way, privacy has been losing ground rapidly with the ascendancy of big data and the Internet of things. The retreat of privacy has been aided by personal use of networking apps like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, search devices... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Negotiation and All That Jazz

parties creatively search for mutual gain, and hardball, where each party ruthlessly presses its own advantage. "Win-win has much to say for it," Wheeler says. "But it's not appropriate in every case. If the other person refuses to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Content & Community for Students | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

and giving them resources to make the less-structured career search less intimidating. Third, bringing the message that businesses can be a force for social good to the broader student body at HBS, even those who don't consider themselves... View Details

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

based at HBS, Christensen's influence and legacy extend well beyond the banks of the Charles and transcend the study of business administration. When he received the School's Distinguished Service Award in 1993, Christensen was honored not only for his pioneering work... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

07 Nov 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Less Becoming More?

Typical of comments regarding the issue of choice were those by Mehmet Genc, who said, "As choice increases, search costs increase . . . [and] it takes longer to make a decision. At the same time, due to social changes, we have even... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consumer Products

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Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020 - Recruiting

understand the drivers of voter turnout among young adults. Using census demographic data and surveys about voter behavior, we helped Young Invincibles focus their voter engagement strategy by developing a granular data-driven... View Details

26 Jan 2021
News

Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response

Professor emeritus, William A. Sahlman, the conversation covered the range of leadership challenges that Mango and Bingham faced while managing both private sector and government partners on an expedited timeline, while searching for an... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

22 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 22

PublicationsPathologies of Online Display Advertising Marketplaces Author:Benjamin Edelman Publication:ACM Sigecom Exchanges, June 2010 Abstract Much has been written about online search advertising, where Google enjoys 90% plus market... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2015
News

Screen Grab

brand awareness—and in the meantime, it can sell tickets in Austrian and German movie theaters and downloads on iTunes. The search for the real deal is cited as one of the factors driving the startling results of a Variety survey last... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; HBO; Netflix; Hulu; Vimeo; YouTube; Telecommunications; Information; Arts, Entertainment

15 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction

"What I’ve said that turned out to be right will be considered obvious, and what was wrong will be humorous" —Bill Gates, The Road Ahead, 1995 In 2001, I wrote a book explaining why accelerated growth strategies created value for some... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Technology

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Center Focuses on Europe

completion. In addition, the ERC has been involved in about thirty course development projects, for instance by searching for appropriate case sites for a faculty member, facilitating company contacts, or participating in European... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

01 Jun 2003
News

Student Conferences, at a Glance

technology, financial services, security, and Web services. The worst of the media industry’s recession may be over. The popularity of integrating various media properties (e.g., AOL Time Warner) appears to be waning. Latin American Business Conference The Road Ahead:... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

23 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 23, 2008

has arrived. Thanks to 50 years of research by judgment and decision-making scholars, psychologists have developed a detailed picture of the ways in which human judgment is bounded. This paper argues that the time has come to focus attention on the View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

will learn about the challenges of entrepreneurship and undertaking new projects. Herrera Ronco teaches that entrepreneurship is a path to plenty and offers a real possibility to build a more prosperous and humane society. A Geophysicist’s Memoir: View Details

24 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 24, 2006

Harvard Business School Case 807-029 Explores the globalization strategies of Natura, Brazil's largest cosmetics company. Founded in 1969, Natura grew using a direct selling model. Led by its three founders, the firm made distinctive use... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

CEO Succession: The Case at Ford

Jim Aisner, Director of Media Relations at Harvard Business School. Jim Aisner: With me today is Harvard Business School professor Joseph Bower, an expert on corporate strategy and leadership. His most recent research focuses on CEO... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Auto; Employment

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age

stake in Infoseek, the Internet search firm. Disney, once merely an entertainment provider, has thus become a multimedia giant able to shape and deliver news, information, and other content through a variety of channels. "Companies... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs; Advertising

04 Mar 2008
News

HBS Blogs

http://calgensoc.blogspot.com/search/label/Mary%20Mettler%27s%20Tuesday%20Tales ISMP 94 Basudeb Sen, http://basudebsen000.blogspot.com/ (directory to his ten-site blog complex, covering views on religion, government, family, life, humor, entertainment, economics, and... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

22 Nov 2016
First Look

November 22, 2016

some policy implications for regulators designing third-party monitoring regimes. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51917 The Search for Peer Firms: When Do Crowds Provide Wisdom? By: Lee, Charles M.C., Paul... View Details