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- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
predict the future, with the aim of profiting from their forecasts. This book chronicles the lives and careers of the men who defined this first wave of economic fortune tellers, men such as Roger Babson, Irving Fisher, John Moody, C. J.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.
can't play with my son ever again." He said he resolved, at that point, to hate all white people. Then, his parents said, "No, no. You don't understand. You're a Christian and that's not what Christians do. We love our enemies, we love people, and you must... View Details
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
Putin and the Russian Oligarchs This case examines the career of the Russian business oligarch Boris Berezovsky. Berezovsky was one of a small group of business tycoons that became fabulously rich after the collapse of the Soviet Union in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
Publication:Academy of Management Annals Abstract The concept of imprinting has attracted considerable interest in numerous fields-including organizational ecology, institutional theory, network analysis, and career research-and has been... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
Tornquist: Making a Fortune on the Pampas Harvard Business School Case 807-155 Examines the career of Ernesto Tornquist, a cosmopolitan financier considered to be the most significant entrepreneur in Argentina at the end of the 19th... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
peripheral products. I wanted to explain in some detail how this happened. Nancy Koehn: Reading Al's work, I was struck by the implications of technological change for the demand side of the economy. As a historian watching the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
to generate profits, he threw them out. To be clear, large German firms definitely do not move as quickly today as many American firms. The German economy is going through fundamental structural changes because of Europeanization and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
that owns 53 Planet Fitness Health Clubs, has to choose: continue in private equity or shift his career to managing and growing the health clubs. An African-American graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School, Simmons... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
as possible enter and graduate from college, expanding the list of acceptable partners might make sense. But CEO Deborah Bial believed that selective colleges provided Posse scholars with more than just superior career opportunities—they... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
rehearsing 6 days a week: 8 or so hours a day of practice together, another 4 to 6 hours of practicing alone, in 3-and-a-half decades of being active as an ensemble (with some membership changes in those years, but not many). They played,... View Details
- 15 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
Science The Belief in a Favorable Future By: Rogers, Todd, Don A. Moore, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—People believe that future others’ preferences and beliefs will change to align with their own. People holding a particular view... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
same approach they do! Based on extensive research and interviews, Own Your Future shows how to apply the simple model they use-Act. Learn. Build. Repeat-to reinvent the way you maneuver in an unpredictable job market. Here's how it works. Instead of picturing your... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
digital activities that impact physical realities. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53823 Assortment Rotation and the Value of Concealment By: Ferreira, Kris Johnson, and Joel Goh Abstract—Assortment rotation—the retailing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
new career development and remuneration system. Bhattacharya wonders if attempting to change the culture of a 206-year-old mammoth organization is feasible or a mere pipe dream. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
Lovett, Bohlen, and Kennan. They had similar educational backgrounds (Groton, Harvard, Yale, Princeton). Four had successful private sector careers as well as extensive public service. They shaped the post-WWII international scene while... View Details
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
well-established firms rather than young ones. Since well-established firms differ from young ones in their availability of resources, adaptability, and stability in the face of changing environments, the findings from those studies are... View Details
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
reputation over time. Second, it is consistent in always delivering the same message. Third, it distinguishes between the company's performance and the impact of a changed environment by highlighting the indicators that are under its... View Details