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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Righting the Ship
circle and said, "Well, lads, ship and stores are gone. Now we’ll go home." “The decisions you make in a life-and-death crisis have a new, lasting importance. You can choose to ignore that, but you do so at your own peril.” —Nancy Koehn... View Details
- 04 May 2016
- What Do You Think?
What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?
results of the poll. Sounds like terrific results So, near the end of a particularly long and difficult mission, where the crew and scientists want to draw particular attention among school children to findings, they should simply paint a... View Details
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Leading Innovation is the Art of Creating ‘Collective Genius’
who lets innovation happen, Hill says. He also never tried to be the visionary, the expert, or the decisive "I'm in charge," leader, she says. Instead he asked difficult and probing questions during regular... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
yet in high school) not play tackle football. Swearengin made the difficult decision that he could no longer support tackle football for kids 13 or under; however, his recommendation to the board that the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Clark Bids Farewell to HBS
problem aside and turn it off. If you can’t do that, you really won’t be able to do this job. What was toughest part of the job? It always comes down to people. The hardest decisions are about who to promote and who not to. The toughest... View Details
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
customers. By having each company specialize in one activity, the companies together do everything more efficiently for the customer. Of course, managing all of these different suppliers of services can be a hassle for consumers. Customers implicitly weigh three... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
they should hear about themselves and their strategies. What to do about it: cultivate a network of junior coaches who are willing to tell you the things you don't want to hear. And seek input on key strategic decisions by empowering... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action
cause-and-effect relationships are at work? Finally, organizations use or apply information, translating it into action." Each task involves distinct challenges. Most companies, Garvin found, commonly take the first step, but the next two are more View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Happy New Year: The HBS Alumni Board's Newest Members Look to the Future
made during those years have sustained to this day, and it's a group I continue to learn from every year. I've never viewed HBS as simply a school or a place. I view it as a living and evolving institution gifted to us by those who came before us. So volunteering was... View Details
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
be known,” he says. That holds true whether it’s reminding us of journalism’s power or showcasing how grit, integrity, and difficult leadership decisions can play out on history’s stage. It’s all to the same... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
to commit to the next major tranche of the investment. Charged with finalizing her decision in less than 24 hours, Seidenberg weighed the pros and cons of the next round of financing. Was it really possible to pull together such a broad... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
CEO, having first served six months as COO. Since 9/11, it’s hard to think of a business with more growth potential than security. Even before that fateful day in 2001, GE executives made the strategic decision to build from scratch a... View Details
- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
full lockdown has significant economic consequences, as most commercial activity comes to a halt. Also, in democratic societies, a complete lockdown is difficult and likely impossible to enforce. This is why the use of face masks becomes... View Details
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
the "Energy Bill 2.0"? Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/911061-PDF-ENG Lady Gaga (B) Anita Elberse and Michael ChristensenHarvard Business School Case 512-017 In March 2011, Troy Carter, manager of pop star Lady Gaga, reflects on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Letters to the Editor
of the tax system (including the corporate side) is patently unfair and riddled with special benefits for those with access to decision makers. Unfortunately, it is this latter point that makes reform of the system so View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments
difficult to manage and prone to conflicts between actual and optimal investment behavior. An inherent lack of flexibility compounds these challenges, because most projects involve binary “go/no-go” decisions. Esty uses the forthcoming... View Details
- 05 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 5, 2007
change in the information set for employees when the incentives and decision rights remain unchanged. Also examines the tradeoffs front-line employees face as they divide their efforts between reaching new customers and increasing the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?
huge loss of capital. And, in fact, a lot of knowledge was lost in that transition. Many people had to figure out new things, had to learn how to operate under difficult circumstances. But for Akın, who was as an outsider in the previous... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
Working PapersMental Accounting and Small Windfalls: Evidence from an Online Grocer Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, John Beshears, Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman (revised March 2008) Abstract We study the effect of small windfalls on consumer-spending View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
combination of beliefs and preferences that drives his or her motivation, decision making, and leadership style. The authors discuss four types of highly successful “business builder” personalities: the Driver, the Explorer, the Crusader,... View Details