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- 21 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect
collaboration with Harvard Business School's Educational Technology Group. McGovern will be using the product in the Advanced Management Program "Managing for Senior Executives" program in June. The program has been made available for View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
economics research, business academics and managers will have the power to substantially improve both the practice of business and the welfare of society. My hope is that we will use that power responsibly.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
companies have been shown to attract and retain talented employees, to increase the attractiveness of product and service purchases by like-minded customers, and to foster environments of creativity and community. “What does that lead to?... View Details
- 21 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer
assistance, the Treasury should contribute capital by purchasing common shares. As a result, the Treasury is likely to hold a majority ownership of the bank's common shares, while the ownership interests of other shareholders will be... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- Book
These Entrepreneurs Take a Pragmatic Approach to Solving Social Problems
Foundation has granted $19 million to high-impact programs like Food Solutions, and institutions with large food purchasing power like colleges and universities, to help move the region closer to the 50 by... View Details
- 17 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking
his manager's approval—from the cash register. That practice is a gray zone, but would hardly qualify as a moral one. By contrast, the same employee setting aside a clothing item in a storage room to later purchase for himself when the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2018
- News
HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86
has paid lower prices for a huge range of high-quality foreign-made goods. The resulting increase in the purchasing power of consumers’ income—combined with our highly efficient retail distribution... View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
Zurich and secured European distribution rights for our products, set up a joint venture with a partner in Mexico to build our brand there, and purchased Astro Gaming, a California-based gaming accessories company. Our office in southern... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
information systems tend to mirror the traditional, functionally oriented organizations that they are supposed to help transform. While purchasing the right technology is part of the answer, Coote declared, "There has to be something... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
ideas such as frequent-flyer programs, the planning of route systems around central hubs, and supersaver fares. "We're using technology to help eliminate any impediments to a person boarding our planes," Carty says. "Starting in June, our customers were able to View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
The responsibility that comes with such power is something that Cummings will be forced to consider with his biggest investment in Detroit to date: the Fisher Building. (No relation to Max Fisher.) In New Center, three miles northwest on... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
ordinary citizens have the ability to shift the balance of power in positive ways that can encourage innovative ideas to be developed into practical goods and services. "Washington, DC does not have a monopoly on the best... View Details
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
the executive board. In certain senses, the speaker is the primary representative of the executive board, not an all-powerful executive. Naturally, the power of the speaker varies enormously from firm to firm. Some are more autocratic... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
meets Sephora, meets Allure.com. It is a monthly box filled with a curated assortment of the hottest samples from high-end beauty brands. The samples are paired with a website that includes an online magazine and store to purchase... View Details
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
of time, the safe strategy is to invest in long-term coupon bonds (or annuities), not cash. There is catch with this, though. Standard annuities and Treasury bonds pay fixed coupons, and inflation can seriously erode the purchasing View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
Zurich and secured European distribution rights for our products, set up a joint venture with a partner in Mexico to build our brand there, and purchased Astro Gaming, a California-based gaming accessories company. Our office in southern... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
bust of founder Jamsetji Tata presides over meetings of the Tata Group, which traces its beginnings to 1868. Economic reforms also have made it possible for firms to grow by acquiring foreign entities. Godrej Industries, for example, recently View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
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Name Term Quarter Credits OWN: The Power of Company Ownership Strategy Josh Baron Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 ^ back to top P Area Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Power and Influence for Positive Impact... View Details
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
report on the social value they are creating for the poor. In conclusion, companies should not look to the poor merely to exploit their untapped purchasing power or dip into low-cost labor pools. Over the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne