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- 04 Nov 2002
- What Do You Think?
What’s Best for the Corporate Brain?
edge"—is stimulating ways of thinking about these questions. As Stewart and others have concluded, intellectual capital comprises a "hierarchy of knowledge"—data, information, knowledge, and wisdom—making up both explicit... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen
years ago we launched a research program to develop a process that leaders could use to engage their people in an honest conversation. The "strategic fitness process" was designed in partnership with senior executives to enhance... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
David H. Langstaff (MBA 1981), president and CEO of Veridian Corporation of Arlington, Virginia, a knowledge–systems company that works extensively in the area of cyber assurance and security. Explains Langstaff, “For managers, it’s not so much that they don’t want to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Competencies and Credentials
that companies should think more broadly about nurturing talent through paid apprenticeships, work-based learning opportunities, or co-op programs. In doing so, companies can help shift the way middle-skills workers enter the workforce.... View Details
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action
In his book, Learning in Action: A Guide to Putting the Learning Organization to Work (Harvard Business School Press), HBS professor David Garvin argues that Nike left open a critical gap between encouraging innovative thinking and... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 03 Jun 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is the Time Right for Self-Management?
increasing complexity and unpredictability of our world is such that only a highly distributed decision-making structure will be able to adapt and respond effectively, she continued. "Most of us don't think a centralized planning... View Details
- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
not suggesting that we can establish causal relationships, but it certainly gave us a deep intimate look at the attempts to grow expertise in a short period of time, and that's where I think there's a lot of applicability to most... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2013
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Manage Our Work Time?
management." And who should be responsible for ensuring that this happens? According to Andrew, "Lean thinking says that we are all part of the system; therefore we can all act on the system. Therefore we all are... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Entrepreneurs Needed for Long-Run Success
generations of the family are supposed to take care of and grow the founder's creation; they are not expected to be entrepreneurs themselves. Even attempting to reinvent the family company can be seen as disloyal by the family. This constraint often kills the family... View Details
Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
Whether you sell widgets, designer fashions, or life-saving drugs, mastering the art and science of better analytics can set you ahead of your competitors, according to HBS professor Ananth Raman and Wharton professor Marshall Fisher.... View Details
- 14 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?
technological industries (e.g., electronics, instruments) and creative industries (e.g., publishing, motion pictures). Q: Your study covered two years, 1991 and 1999. What do you think the findings would be now, a decade later? A: It has... View Details
- 05 Jul 2004
- What Do You Think?
Work-Life: Is Productivity in the Balance?
... technology, how do you draw the line between 'work' and 'life'? ... I think we need new definitions for [these terms] ...." Do you agree? And what interpretation should we place on the unusually large proportion of anonymous... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ink
Cusumano, who previously teamed up to write Competing on Internet Time. “They were determined to have an impact.” The good news, according to the authors, is that most successful executives can learn over time how to think more... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Alumni Books
major key to healthy, conflict-free work environments. The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking Is the Next Competitive Advantage by Roger Martin (MBA ’81) (Harvard Business... View Details
- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
decision-making biases. "Basically, people place more value on a good outcome today than a better outcome for which they would have to wait for two weeks," she says. "That's why I think process improvement needs to be reconceived as... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
- 05 Dec 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?
Managers think of businesses in their portfolios as question marks (too early to tell), stars, cash cows, and dogs. Entrepreneurs "harvest" the spoils of startups once the rapid growth period is nearing its end. This work has... View Details
- 01 May 2009
- What Do You Think?
Do Innovation and Entrepreneurship Have to Be Incompatible with Organization Size?
(centered) around rapid iteration and customer insight." One way to address the challenge, according to Jeffrey Vetter, is to "separate out forward thinking groups from the day to day business." Dave Schnedler suggested... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
The Bookshelf: Try As One Might
Kester “I came from a very traditional approach to strategy, until design thinking ran across my screen. Then I became fascinated by the idea of a tool kit that could help the non-creatives be creative. I’ve... View Details
- 28 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback
will not survive are the retailers that are more like a warehouse, or just physical repositories of goods. Real estate is too expensive for that purpose. The opportunity to think about online and offline as complementary channels has... View Details
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HBS Show The rumors are true...The HBS Show Club is the number one community on campus! A (non-exhaustive) list of reasons: Annual Events Most anticipated events of the year: The HBS Show is a full length, original parody musical entirely written, produced, directed... View Details