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- 08 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
You Won't Make It If You Fake It
and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. That’s what I learned to do as the 27-year-old general manager of Litton Industries’ microwave oven division. I recruited an experienced team of appliance industry... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 21 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The VC Quandary: Too Much Money
And they're rarely alone." You will see lightening striking more than once in the same place, and I would never fight it.— Jim McCall, Intel Capital Added McCall: "That (big) company has five... View Details
- 04 May 2016
- What Do You Think?
What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?
the brand. They immediately seized control of the discussion by enthusiastically endorsing the name and its further use. So much for scientific inquiry by blog. On the plus side, however, the issue brought out the best in British humor,... View Details
- 08 Jul 2002
- What Do You Think?
Have We Carried the Concept of Alignment Too Far?
As John Apen points out, "Alignment works only if CEOs and boards have the same time perspective as the other two groups (investors and employees)... top managers' View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund?
representing groups of investors, and from those in the U.S. and other countries—if at all representative—provide what is for me a rather sobering assessment of the future of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
two: new ventures need dedicated teams, given space and autonomy. But venture teams also need to be responsive to business realities. And they need to have sponsors in the... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 20 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for Japan
venture capital firm Globis Group and chairman and CEO of private equity concern Apax Globis Partners & Co., was the only panelist to voice undaunted enthusiasm about a... View Details
Keywords: by Hilah Geer
- 19 May 2003
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Winner Targets India Dropouts
e-mail interview, HBS Working Knowledge talked with team member Raj De Datta to hear more about the plan and next steps for Gyaana.Tishler: What inspired you to develop Gyaana? De Datta: The genesis of... View Details
- 20 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Acquirers
were published in the paper, Financial vs. Strategic Buyers. The research team first scoured data of private equity firms in the United States that had set out to buy underperforming companies and turn them... View Details
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurship on the Inside
Can big companies ride the entrepreneurial tiger to transformation and renewal? Yes, said participants in the panel discussion "Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurship on the Inside" at the HBS Entrepreneurship Conference. But... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 14 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
Countries on the Cusp: The Power of Nationalism
What does nationalism mean for the world economy? And what does it have to say in a world of ever-increasing globalization? We recently put those questions to political scientist and HBS professor Rawi... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2019
- What Do You Think?
Has the Twitter Age Left the Case Method Behind?
ease of use by instructors, and even useability in an age of “fake facts.” The most negative views came from those experiencing problems arising largely from the way cases were being taught or used. Those utilizing the method in their... View Details
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?
the technology brands such as Intel or Microsoft, which are likely to escape the new mood. The second group is the cultural icons such as Coca-Cola, Disney, Marlboro, and McDonald's. These brands depend on... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
moving parts and so little information." "Smart, ethical managers, who have a long-term view, can be encouraged to form special-interest groups to address corruption in their societies.” Corruption... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era
likely to hear, "That's not my job," in a company where responsibility is not only accepted by individuals but also shared and delegated. Solid teamwork also becomes critical. In this more complex world, View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire
In the early 1950s, two scientists at McGill University inadvertently discovered an area of the rodent brain dubbed "the pleasure center," located deep in the nucleus accumbens. When a group of lab rats had the opportunity to... View Details
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?
Sony sold them to teenagers, a group that couldn't afford the nice-sounding, floor-standing radios their parents enjoyed. For them, a transistor would do just fine. Once the initial crummy product has kick-started a market, follow-on... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs Worry About ‘Too Big to Succeed?’
cause the lack of sufficient organic growth as opposed to the growth by mergers and acquisitions. As he put it, "Toobigs are enormously complex, with massive, self defeating strategies at war within, producing a lower return."... View Details
- 26 Sep 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Negotiation
Uncertain Environment? Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change Following the adoption of a collective bargaining agreement in 2005, National Hockey League GMs had one month to absorb the new rules and put a View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?
Stefan Thomke, assistant professor Jonathan West, and Senior Research Fellow Juan Enriquez-Cabot. On February 12th of this year, this latest scientific revolution was launched in earnest when two research View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne