Global Business - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 2

system. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710425-PDF-ENG Gilead Sciences Inc.: Access Program V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine LeeHarvard Business School Case 510-029 Gilead Sciences, the U.S. leader in HIV/AIDS... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Mar 2016
What Do You Think?

Is Apple’s Real Privacy Challenge Technology Innovation Itself?

least initially, refused the government’s order and subsequent lawsuit on the grounds doing so runs the risk of making public the workings of a device intended to serve the security interests of its users. This event has further fueled the ongoing View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

29 Apr 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Use Personal Experience to Pick Winning Stocks

that the prices are right, because they usually are," says Harvard Business School finance professor Lauren H. Cohen, who serves as an editor of Management Science. "From there, you can look for the small corners where they are... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

01 Sep 2020
Blog Post

6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees

interconnected global community. So disease threats such as COVID-19 need to be recognized as part of the current work-scape and systematically addressed,” says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor of... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

11 May 2017
News

Going with the Flow

humor, however, is a no-nonsense approach to business performance that stems from Fisher’s upbringing as the daughter and granddaughter of rural central Pennsylvania entrepreneurs who taught her that great ideas can be backed with the... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

29 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Inventing Products is Less Valuable Than Inventing Ideas

origins of one of the most successful companies on the planet, but are also a commentary on the origins of any invention. "Anytime you invent something, you have really invented two things—the thing itself, and an idea," says Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

16 Nov 2020
Blog Post

Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020

interface with an existing business and see the impact of my recommendations then further iterate in real-time. Jay Kim: Being able to apply the newly learned data science skills such as coding in python, using Jupyter notebooks, and... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

02 Apr 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?

focus on employees and more on business and profitability." Phil Clark posited that knowledge work that deals with intangible results and hard-to-pinpoint accomplishments "just isn't as satisfying" as work used to be. John... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

03 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Ominous Background Music Is Bad for Sharks

sharks can affect efforts to save them. “Negative public opinion and fear of sharks continues to hinder conservation efforts,” says Elizabeth Keenan, an assistant professor in the Marketing unit of Harvard Business School, and a co-author... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Media & Broadcasting

03 Jun 2002
What Do You Think?

Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?

social, cultural, and legal environment. Given the prospect for continued movement toward competition and the propagation of "best practice" management ideas on a global scale, is the question largely academic? What do you... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Strategic Financial Analysis Online Course | HBS Online

Will Benefit Senior Managers and Consultants Analysts Aspiring Finance Professionals Use financial tools and metrics to inform strategic decision-making and drive business performance. The program expertly leads you through progressively... View Details

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Commencement 2020 Address | About

Commencement 2020 Address Play As prepared by Dean Nitin Nohria, May 28, 2020 Class of 2020, friends and family, and members of the Harvard Business School community: In the nearly 400-year history of Harvard, this is our first virtual... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

investors), creating philanthropic endeavors and single-mindedly pursuing her dream of building an empire, taking it public, and cashing out all the investors. Corporate and Family Governance: The Two Disciplines That Carry Family View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

New Horizons for Iraq

supply chain and its parallels to the business world. It was a long deployment; the fact that we didn’t experience a single loss of life is an awesome testament to the training and stamina of the crew. The ship is now in dry dock, and I’m... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; James E. Aisner; Julia Hanna; National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Feb 2000
News

No Place Like Home

services they produce more expensive, which in turn makes the overall economy less competitive in a global business environment." Where the Heart Is Along with food, shelter is perhaps the most basic human... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

07 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: Dec. 7

PublicationsSeven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution Author:Robert L. Simons Publication: Harvard Business Press, 2010 Abstract To stay ahead of the pack, you must translate your organization's competitive... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina

organizations are in the classroom in about 60 percent of our 30 sessions. I think MBA students are interested in the course for a number of reasons. As future business leaders, they understand that our public education system is critical... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education

01 Jun 2017
News

Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award

business strategy takes care of itself.” It’s a philosophy that has taken him from the research firm he founded at 26 to the chairmanship of Atlantic Media. When I grow up: “When I was 13 years old, I read Advise and Consent about the US... View Details

01 Jun 1996
News

Keepers of the Flame

reminder that Atlanta is no stranger to entrepreneurial, global enterprise. And that is what the Games have become - a huge commercial and organizational endeavor that is as much about management as it is about medals. Indeed, a... View Details