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- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
competence—expertise in technology—and its skilled people to accomplish what government and relief agencies could not: an information system and supply chain that tracked and managed the flow of relief supplies. Its efforts were crucial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
its flagship magazine, Harvard Business Review, as well as digital content, live events, books, and tools, HBR Group continued to deliver insights on emerging business trends and management best practices. Paid circulation rose to... View Details
- February 2009
- Case
HP: The Computer is Personal Again
By: Rajiv Lal and Cathy Ross
In September 2008, Todd Bradley, executive vice president of Hewlett-Packard Company's Personal Systems Group (PSG), gathered his thoughts before a meeting with his top executives and managers for product design and marketing. On the agenda was a discussion of... View Details
Lal, Rajiv, and Cathy Ross. "HP: The Computer is Personal Again." Harvard Business School Case 509-010, February 2009.
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Hedge Funds
investment management themselves. Sensing this demand, which is what they do best, investment banks are now creating funds, which then are invested in other funds. This is the big new thing, the fund of funds. People who View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 10 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 10, 2009
approaches. Finally, the paper reviews the potential role of regional cooperation in mitigating conflict. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-086.pdf An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 7
Publications October 2014 Management Science Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science By: Boudreau, Kevin J., Eva Guinan, Karim Lakhani, and Christoph Riedl... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
The Road to Impact
made a leap of faith. If he could just find a management position at a nonprofit, he figured, he could help direct social change. “That was my thesis,” he recalls. Since he made that jump, he’s proved that thesis correct several times... View Details
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
Policy Experiment By: Alfaro, Laura, Anusha Chari, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—Emerging-market governments adopted capital control taxes to manage the massive surge in foreign capital inflows in the aftermath of the global financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
display promotions away from smaller revenue brands toward larger ones following periods of poor financial performance. This indicates the behavior is determined by parties above brand managers in the firm.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Jun 2009
- What Do You Think?
What Does Slower Economic Growth Really Mean?
economy without continued expansion." P. Maxson, assuming also that growth has limits, asked, "will we manage this change, or will we let ourselves be mauled by it?" A more basic question may be whether a stable economy and... View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
1976, it went public in 2002, and was still managed by its two founding partners in 2006. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707012 Cleveland Clinic Harvard Business School Case 607-013... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
[This is the fifth installment in a monthly series on management issues in the time of COVID-19.] We have asked approximately 600 CEOs to share with us the most pressing challenges that are keeping them awake at night in the midst of the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Developing Leaders Who Bridge Business and Engineering
catalyze collaboration between HBS and SEAS as Harvard’s Allston campus evolves into an epicenter of research and innovation. A Focus on Education Education has been at the heart of Nunnelly’s and Dupré’s philanthropic efforts and careers. Nunnelly was a View Details
- 28 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Making the Decision to Franchise (or not)
headquarters maximize an organization's overall revenues by efficiently (and effectively) monitoring the desires of consumers representing a wide range of ethnicities and income levels, large families and singletons? Much has been written... View Details
- Web
Ellen Desmarais | About
flagship Harvard Business Review. HBP’s annual revenues exceed $300 million and its offerings reach nearly 13 million faculty, students, and professionals in 230 countries annually. As Co-President, Ellen partners with Sarah McConville to... View Details
- 26 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews
that put some control in the hands of the consumer are growing in popularity, and not just for dining. Sites like Tripadvisor for travel and Glassdoor for employment publish millions of reviews that hold businesses accountable and boost View Details
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem
exercise a systemwide role despite being only a small part of their ecosystems' mass. Despite Microsoft's pervasive impact, for example, it remains only a small part of the computing ecosystem. Both its revenue and number of employees... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 14 Apr 2022
- Op-Ed
Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned
the values; the real work is operationalizing the values. The organization needs to be clear and concise in creating its future vision, making it easier for team members to internalize these values. When this is done well, the lagging indicator is higher productivity,... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
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Sarah McConville | About
Sarah McConville Bio Sarah McConville is Co-President of Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), an affiliate of Harvard Business School. HBP bridges academia, enterprise learning, and media including thought leadership published by Harvard Business Review. HBP’s annual... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
On the Radar
Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Our planet is teeming with trillions of viruses and bacteria, most of which are innocuous or even helpful, but some pose a significant risk to public health, animals, and crops. In recent decades,... View Details