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- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
effort. Because the positive upward cycle is attributed to one's own actions, people begin to believe that it will never end: assertions are made that the laws of the universe have changed, that business View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Three Appointed to Endowed Professorships
particular politics that surround the commercialization of reproductive technologies. Her recent publications include a book of cases on managing international trade and investment and Ruling the Waves: Cycles of Discovery, Chaos, and... View Details
- March 2024 (Revised February 2025)
- Case
Doing Business in São Paulo, Brazil
The case gives readers an overview of key factors of doing business in Brazil, including Brazil’s economic transformation since its colonial years until 2023, when leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in for his third term, after the most polarized... View Details
Keywords: Business Cycles; Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Economic Sectors; Economy; Macroeconomics; Business History; International Relations; Political Elections; Taxation; Consumer Behavior; Brazil; Latin America; Sao Paulo
Alfaro, Laura, Hise O. Gibson, Leonard A. Schlesinger, and Pedro Levindo. "Doing Business in São Paulo, Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 324-079, March 2024. (Revised February 2025.)
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
of 2.5 million U.S. respondents, and Eurobarometer data that cover multiple business cycles over four decades. This research provides a new perspective on the welfare cost of business cycles with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- November 1990 (Revised August 1992)
- Case
Corning, Inc.: A Network of Alliances
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
Describes James Houghton's actions in assuming the role of CEO at Corning in the midst of a recession. Not only must he turn around operating performance, he must also revitalize a demoralized organization and set a new, clear strategic direction. In doing so, the case... View Details
Keywords: Business Cycles; Policy; Leading Change; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Expectations; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "Corning, Inc.: A Network of Alliances." Harvard Business School Case 391-102, November 1990. (Revised August 1992.)
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why the Internet Doesn’t Change Everything
before. And anarchy has always yielded back to law and order. In this excerpt from her new book, Ruling the Waves: Cycles of Discovery, Chaos, and Wealth from the Compass to the Internet, Spar looks to history to put the Internet... View Details
Keywords: by Debora L. Spar
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
are getting hit hard in the recession. It’s only very recently that we’re seeing the proverbial green shoots. The hotel business is cyclical; it’s managing those cycles that is important. I do think we’re pretty well hedged in terms of... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Karen Tumulty Reports on America
"several influential newspapers and magazines and three TV networks pretty much held sway. Now there's the 24-hour news cycle - and the Internet, where every whiff of a rumor finds its way into the national bloodstream. There's a greater... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)
among the many essential ingredients for success in a business where product life cycles are measured in months and where "new-and-improved" is a mantra. Dubbed by Fortune magazine last year as one of the most powerful businesswomen in... View Details
- March 2024
- Case
Teamworks: Tackling a Forecasting Fumble (A)
By: N. Louis Shipley and Stacy Straaberg
In late March 2018, Teamworks CEO Zach Maurides learned Q1 2018 sales were at risk for a large forecasting miss. Founded in 2004, Teamworks’s software application assisted support staff in messaging, scheduling, and sharing documents with collegiate and professional... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Communication Strategy; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Cycles; Technological Innovation; Sports; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Marketing; Sales; Business Strategy; Expansion; Sports Industry; Technology Industry; United States; North Carolina
Shipley, N. Louis, and Stacy Straaberg. "Teamworks: Tackling a Forecasting Fumble (A)." Harvard Business School Case 824-057, March 2024.
- 12 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 12, 2008
commoditization continue to drive shifts in the value chain. The case examines the commoditization cycle and contrasts integrated solutions such as the iPod-iTunes software-iTunes Music Store with emerging competition from other MP3... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jul 2025
- Blog Post
Outrage at the Death of a Tree
Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School, reflects on creativity, innovation, and inclusive economic systems. You can subscribe to his Substack newsletter here: https://tarunkhanna.substack.com/ During a recent family visit to St Louis... View Details
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Life Lab Nurtures Early Stage Startup Day Zero Diagnostics
doctors often treat patients with powerful, broad-spectrum antibiotics that can have negative side effects. Ironically, this can lead to more antibiotic resistance, requiring the creation of ever more powerful antibiotics. DZD’s diagnostic is designed to help combat... View Details
- 11 Sep 2018
- News
Bringing Government Up to Code
is one of the keys to fixing the system is having technologists want to work in government and having government have the ability to hire those technologists, and it becomes either a virtuous cycle or an unvirtuous View Details
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
gender and work, the paper, An Outside- Inside Internalization of Shifting Gender Logics in Professional Work, identifies cycles of organizational analysis and resulting actions sparked by transformations in societal beliefs and practices... View Details
- 05 Oct 2016
- What Do You Think?
Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?
very proficient in mobilizing capital to stoke innovation and create new industries for sustained growth. It should focus on immense global market opportunities ” Tip Parker suggested what those new global market opportunities might look like: “I think a whole new... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Dec 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?
Original Article There is a body of research that seeks to relate economics to human biology. It's usually associated with the notion that the life cycles of businesses parallel stages of biological life: birth, rapid growth, maturity,... View Details
- 11 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Price Tag Confusion
than product categories, the key element to consider is the product life cycle and the stage at which you are in the differentiation game. When innovation and differentiation [highlight] new details that consumers have been taking for... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968
development cycle used to be 24 months; it's now 12." Complementing this, he adds, is a knowledgeable sales force that fosters relationships with home-care providers, nursing homes, and medical equipment retailers; a wide assortment of... View Details
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
suggests that social media may promote knowledge sharing because they allow social lubrication and the formation of trust. Our longitudinal and comparative analysis of social media usage at two large firms indicates that users who participate in non-work interactions... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne