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- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
start a company and never harder to build one," and with Dan Isenberg, who notes that equating entrepreneurship with a start-up is not wrong, but is an incomplete picture of business formation. Significant value creation cannot occur... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
http://hbr.org/2014/01/can-a-strong-culture-be-too-strong/ar/1 January 2014 MIT Sloan Management Review Strategic Decisions for Multisided Platforms By: Hagiu, Andrei Abstract—Multisided platforms such as eBay and Facebook create value by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
the December/ January 2008 issue of the Academy of Management Journal in which they question the value of business school research. Henry Mintzberg of McGill University in Montreal devoted a book to his contention that “conventional MBA... View Details
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
take the following proactive steps: I ask my clients to answer the question "Why wouldn't our company want to be that competitor?"— Liam Fahey,Leadership Forum Find your competitive comfort zone. Your obligation to maximize shareholder View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
changed the world. In this book, Doerr identifies the measurable OKRs we need to reduce emissions across the board and to arrive by 2050 at net zero—the point where we are no longer adding to the heat-trapping carbon in the atmosphere.... View Details
- 19 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving
motivations for prosocial behavior, such as volunteering and charitable giving. These insights are important not only for nonprofits trying to motivate donors to give, but also for almost any company that wants to convince consumers the View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
A Roaring Success in the Windy City
focusing on to this end: information technology, entrepreneurial studies, globalization, and community standards. Of the latter, he said: "We are working to instill in every member of our community the fundamental values of integrity,... View Details
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Departments | Employment
constituents A motivated self-starter Someone who enjoys adding structure and creating new processes and programs What makes it challenging to work in the Business and Environment Initiative? As a new and very small department, our... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
in the network and security log management space, valued in the public markets at $13 billion. The lesson for me was to look for the best opportunities when the markets have become their worst—and to resist letting your recent experiences... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
to understand its customers' profile. Currently, HBS has no way to actively measure alumni interest in specific areas. A more robust profile of alumni would not only enhance the School's ability to provide valued services but would better... View Details
Keywords: John Hoffman
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
adding new settings to explore established core debates. The discipline of business history evolved around the corporate strategies and structures of developed economies. The growing literature on the business history of emerging markets... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
VCs Survey Post-Bubble Opportunities
Even if you have a great deal of money, the best entrepreneurs won't care—they'll just want a good partner. And that comes by building a reputation over time: "It's all about performance—it's easy for an entrepreneur to make a few phone calls and find out what... View Details
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Wired and Black: Focus on Careers
Black: Career Development in the New Economy," said newly minted MBAs should be able to learn quickly, handle problems, and build relationships with coworkers over workplace divisions. The panelists also advised students to know the View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
pay for that speed, Kelleher says. The Question: Gold Rush Vinyl could reduce that time even further—to two weeks—if it solves supply chain bottlenecks in sourcing the record jackets and the plastic resin used in production. As a new startup with speed as its View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
others, which is much more difficult to do in developed nations." Starbucks met that challenge by creating a "third place" for the customer between home and office, increasing the size of its stores and adding enticements such as soft... View Details
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Best Place for Retirement Funds
bonds are relatively highly taxed, and shifting high-tax assets into the pension plan maximizes the value of the tax subsidy from the government and increases the value of the firm. In principle, the impact... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 26 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire
or even how much they will pay for an item. But they aren't very good at accessing where that value comes from, or how and when it is influenced by factors like store displays or brands.” Most humans are a little more complicated than... View Details
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
an entrant needs to strategically choose whether to reveal its innovation by competing through the new business model or conceal it by adopting a traditional business model. We also show that the value of business model innovation may be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities
classes that make the educational experience rich and productive, and graduates bring these benefits to the organizations they work for throughout their careers. But in order to add value to an organization, they must first navigate the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 11 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy
provides, but also opened my way of thinking to see all the different types of career paths that there might be.” HBS also added to the rich fabric of relationships Leahy has built over the years that have helped her continue to learn and... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail