Growth And Development Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon

prospects. After all, starting a company takes a lot of time, resources, and energy, and is a long-haul game. Conditions at the time of founding matter, so entrepreneurs may want to wait for better times... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

02 Dec 2019
What Do You Think?

How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?

Hans-Peter Sebregondi, quoting from a Deloitte thought piece, wrote, “If your executive suite is like most discussion usually centers on the positive aspects of the company’s strategy and the need to rally... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation

06 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Sorting Out the Patent Craze

include bodies as varied in scope as the Financial Accounting Standards Board on one end to the DSL Forum on the other. On the tech side, SSOs work both with technology sponsors and users to develop a set of... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology

01 May 2000
What Do You Think?

Can You Hard-Wire Performance?

Summing Up Hard-wiring Performance Is Great In Concept...but.... The responses to the concept of promising and delivering results rather than selling products or services are in, and you've agreed that... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Jun 2019
Book

Are You a Digital Manager?

build healthy relationships. And, on this basis, global teams can work together virtually on any number of complex problems and exciting opportunities. About the Author Martha Lagace is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image:... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

January 2010
Teaching Note

IFRS in China (TN)

By: Karthik Ramanna

Teaching Note for [110037]. View Details

Keywords: Planning; Adoption; State Ownership; Corporate Disclosure; Interests; Economic Growth; Financial Reporting; Standards; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Power and Influence; China

Citation

Purchase

17 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Is There Help for the Big Ticket Buyer?

important buying episodes. JCR has had a significant effect on the teaching and research directions of marketing departments and on the marketing strategies of major consumer... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman

12 Mar 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist

portions of its profits in the business—through research and development, market expansion, capital expenditures, and most importantly (and often forgotten) development of... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Banking

15 Aug 2005
HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

mistrustful of exotic foods." He also determined that labor cost and availability was the key problem in the U.S. restaurant business and that eliminating the conventional kitchen could address that.... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

30 May 2019
What Do You Think?

Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?

“Big Hairy Audacious Goals” (BHAGS) Were great places to work only for those who bought into the mission and the way things are done Often practiced a strategy of “Let’s just try a lot of stuff View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

August 2001
Case

Charmed Technology

By: Youngme E. Moon

Charmed Technology, a California start-up known primarily for its high-profile fashion shows featuring "wearable" computers, has just released its first product. The "CharmIT" is being billed as the world's first affordable, wearable computer for consumers. The key... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Resignation and Termination; Technological Innovation; Marketing Strategy; Product Development; Luxury; Information Infrastructure; Value Creation; Computer Industry; Fashion Industry

Citation

Find at Harvard

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

from different points of cultural reference, they learn to anticipate and deal with the kinds of value conflicts they are likely to face as global managers. Paine points out that students taking her course also View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Role of Government When All Else Fails

century, the main objective of most risk management policies—from limited liability to bankruptcy law to a fixed exchange rate—was to encourage trade and investment and thus to facilitate economic View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

13 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Corporate Venturing: Entrepreneurship on the Inside

incentivize and motivate internal people, because they have access to a talent pool that doesn't always exist outside." At the same time, developing new businesses can provide large companies with a... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

27 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Should I Pay the Bribe?

At Harvard Business School, one of professor Rafael Di Tella's areas of study is how political corruption and common crime can be controlled in a variety of contexts. So it was only natural that Di Tella would be asked to comment when the... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

"Moreover, it is very likely that reducing corruption unleashes new opportunities for growth and value creation. So smart, ethical managers, who have a long-term view, can be encouraged to form... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

01 Jun 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting

concepts include: The biggest challenge facing nonprofit boards is staying focused on key goals; developing a strategy for accomplishing them; and generating a set of tactics,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

Sharing News That Might Be Bad

into false states of euphoria. But, by and large, you've been able to keep your people grounded by helping to develop their strategic and financial wherewithal, by sharing... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital

1946, when the late Georges Doriot, a long-time and legendary member of the HBS faculty, founded American Research and Development as a willing View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Financial Services

22 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing

Manufacturers generally classify products in terms of broad product lines, developing a single marketing strategy and production plan for each line. That makes sense for... View Details

Keywords: by Frederick H. Abernathy, John T. Dunlop, Janice H. Hammond & David Weil; Consumer Products

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