Professor David Moss - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk

option when they look at their financial returns and decide to share some of the wealth with their employees or their communities. That's what John Tu and David Sun did when they sold 80 percent of their company, Kingston Technologies, to... View Details

Keywords: by Eileen C. Shapiro & Howard H. Stevenson

06 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success

1988), appeared. Stung by the description in the book, Xerox chairman David Kearns established a task force with the mandate of preventing the repetition of such a failure to capitalize on Xerox innovations. The task force reviewed... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner

08 Mar 2021
In Practice

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?

A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2023
News

Thinking Ahead

As we wind down 2023, there’s talk everywhere of generative AI and how it will fundamentally alter the world as we know it; but how does that translate for your corner of the business world? Is TikTok something you need to take seriously? (Is it time to dance?) We... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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Faculty & Research - Business History

June 2024 183... 2024 Book Chapter The U.S. Secession Crisis as a Breakdown of Democracy By: Dean Grodzins and David Moss This chapter examines the U.S. secession crisis of 1860–1861 as a case of democratic... View Details

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Questioning, Listening & Responding - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

for shaping a case discussion. Questions can help narrow or heat up the discussion. Transcript Leading Questions Ashish Nanda Professor Nanda discourages the use of leading questions in a discussion-based environment. Transcript Listening... View Details

02 Oct 2008
What Do You Think?

Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?

party." This sparked a side discussion about regulation. As Wilson Kimutai put it, "If we bring in Government to bail out, more regulation should be brought to stabilize the market." David Moore echoed this thought and went further,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

Rising Challenge to Democracy Around the World Professor David Moss + More Info – Less Info After spreading rapidly in the late 20th century, democracy has been on the... View Details

25 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 25

innovation-driven economy. In Producing Prosperity, Harvard Business School professors Gary Pisano and Willy Shih show the disastrous consequences of years of poor sourcing decisions and underinvestment in manufacturing capabilities. They... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Business, Government & the International Economy Curriculum - Faculty & Research

Q1 1.5 Capitalism and the State (CATS) (also listed under General Management) Debora L. Spar Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Capitalism: Past, Present, Future Sophus A. Reinert Fall 2024 Q2 1.5 Creating the Modern Financial System David View Details

17 Jan 2023
In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

05 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: January 5

down as MD in 2006, to develop a training program for them. This request raises the question of whether this internal training capability should become the basis of an external service offering. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/409021-PDF-ENG... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Faculty - Faculty & Research

Assistant Professor of Business Administration Jerry R. Green David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy John Leverett Professor in the... View Details

10 Feb 2016
News

Gap Year: Harvard And Stanford Help Boomers Find A Second Act With Purpose

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Sample Class - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching By the Case Method Sample Class Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Providing Assessment & Feedback Sample Class This section takes you behind the scenes and into the classroom with Harvard Business School Professor View Details

17 Jan 2020
In Practice

6 Traits That Set Top Business Leaders Apart

include many viewpoints, learn from critics, and remain aware that trends could shift quickly. And then they are better armed when they act quickly and decisively." Rosabeth Moss Kanter (@RosabethKanter), Ernest L. Arbuckle View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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General Management Faculty - Faculty & Research

Professor of Business Administration, Emerita Dutch Leonard Eliot I. Snider and Family Baker Foundation Professor and Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus George F.... View Details

31 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

Beyond the 'Business Case' in DEI: 6 Steps Toward Meaningful Change

going to solve the deeper issues that organizations need to be facing,” Williams said. In 1996, Harvard Business School professors Robin Ely and David Thomas were among the first scholars to point out that... View Details

Keywords: by Katherine Hutt Scott and Barbara DeLollis

05 Dec 2022
What Do You Think?

How Would Jack Welch’s Leadership Style Fare in Today’s World?

He didn’t hire acolytes. I first met him in 1981, after he visited the class of the late HBS professor Richard Vancil, not long after he had become CEO. As we left class, he was in deep discussion with a woman student in the class who had... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Industrial Products; Media & Broadcasting; Medical Devices & Supplies; Manufacturing

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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

change. 7 weeks, 6-8 hrs/week Enroll by January 9 $1,850 Certificate Management Essentials Professors Joseph Fuller & David Garvin Master four vital managerial processes: decision-making, implementation,... View Details

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