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19 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century

technologies developed by the Sony Corporation. In this same astonishingly brief period, Japan's computer makers had become Europe's dominant suppliers of large computer systems and had captured the U.S. market in memory chips. International View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler, Takashi Hikino & Andrew Von Nordenflycht; Computer; Consumer Products; Electronics; Manufacturing; Technology

19 May 2022
News

Leading to Salvation

deep appreciation for education, one that took Ryan through his studies at Wayne State University and into the PhD program in engineering at Cornell. It was a path that ensured a secure future, but Ryan didn’t love the work. Rather than face a life of regret, he acted... View Details

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About

Alumni Achievement Award recipients; families, friends and loved ones; faculty and staff of Harvard Business School: Welcome. I am delighted to be here with you on this joyous day. I speak on behalf of the entire HBS community when I say... View Details

26 Nov 2013
First Look

First Look: November 26

acquisitions that occurred after the end of the industrial policy program had an important effect on the performance of the plants founded when the program was in place. Industrial policy, especially in conjunction with a competitive post-industrial policy View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From

We’re in the middle of a Great Resignation. This past April, 2.7 percent of Americans quit their jobs, the highest rate on record. And according to a study by Microsoft, more than 40 percent of the global workforce would consider leaving... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

25 May 2021
Blog Post

The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work

Many people assume that nostalgia is purely entertainment, a feeling individuals enjoy because it takes them back to the more carefree days of their youth. Some view it as maladaptive fixation on the past, perhaps indicating a fear of change. I’ve heard View Details

Keywords: All Industries

20 Jul 2020
News

Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online

Clubs News Clubs News Webinars Connect Black Alumni Taking Leadership in Turbulent Times Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, a shaky economy, and racial unrest across the country, the HBS African-American Alumni Association... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth

particularly in developing, technology-poor countries. Harvard Business School professor Diego Comin teamed with Harvard University's Philippe Aghion and Brown University's Peter Howitt to research the issue and write the working paper... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

01 Sep 2015
First Look

First Look -- September 1, 2015

lifecycles. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2338575 June 22, 2015 Harvard Business Review Is Programmatic Advertising the Future of Marketing? By: Rayport, Jeffrey F. Abstract—No abstract available... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Master's in Leadership program, and a Senior Policy Scholar at the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy. Tinsley is an expert on gender intelligent leadership, gender parity and workforce development, negotiations, and... View Details

02 Apr 2014
What Do You Think?

Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?

'leadership'." Today's leadership heroes, however, stimulated debate about just what constitutes leadership. It is an important discussion, as several pointed out. Paul Stavrand put it this way: " we need to be concerned about the outcomes of View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

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The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog The Spiritual Lives of Leaders Course Number 1563 Professor Nien-hê Hsieh Senior Lecturer Derek van Bever Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 12 Sessions Paper/Project Course Overview Spiritual Lives of Leaders engages in a conversation that we seldom have at... View Details

March 2011
Article

Cheaper Patents

By: Tom Nicholas

The 1883 Patents Act in Britain provides perspective for modern patent policy reforms because it radically changed incentives for inventors by reducing filing fees by 84 percent. Patents increased 2.5 fold after the reform, which was evenly distributed across the... View Details

Keywords: Patents; Global Range; Distribution; Demand and Consumers; Organizational Structure; Business Processes; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Fluctuation; Motivation and Incentives; Distribution Industry; United States; Great Britain

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Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work | Working Knowledge

trade restrictions, feel off limits as well, even though addressing them may be crucial to a company’s survival. “We are running global businesses where if we aren’t talking about the politics in those... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

existential problem—as an investor, an advocate, and a philanthropist. Fifteen years later, despite breakthroughs in batteries, electric vehicles, plant-based proteins, and solar and wind power, global warming continues to get worse. Its... View Details

19 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?

Kenneth A. Froot spends more time thinking about natural disasters than the average business school professor. In addition to the rise and fall of the Dow and the long-term implications of the financial crisis in Greece, he has natural... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Financial Services

01 Apr 1999
News

New Releases

Organizations, and Business Schools; Business History; and the Global Financial System Project. In surveying McArthur's accomplishments at HBS, readers are reminded that the... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 2002
News

The Class of 1977

companies do business in China to stay competitive in a global economy. He has been Class Secretary for the Class of 1977 since 1981. Twenty-five years ago, members of the Class of 1977 departed with... View Details

Keywords: Desmond Wong

01 Sep 2005
News

Making History, Starting Over

British government to declare a state of emergency and place businesses on a three-day workweek to conserve electricity. It would take more than luck to grow a business in such conditions. By 1977, two of... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

22 Sep 2017
News

The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice

PBS Hour dug deep into the scene's underworld and found that all roads lead to the Mutiny, this glitzy hotel in Coconut Grove that was a hub for celebrities and the epicenter of a global drug trade. Farzad spoke with the Bulletin's... View Details

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