Differentiation - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Why I’m Not Changing Careers after Business School

Courses (IFC). Good investing and corporate management requires contextual knowledge and an ability to differentiate among opportunities worldwide – I now feel much more prepared to operate with a truly global perspective. I also feel... View Details

18 Mar 2008
News

Election ’08, HBS Style

of the issues near and dear to the Class of 2009. The event, which organizers thought might be a first in HBS history (or at least the first in quite some time) included complimentary beverages and enough popcorn to fuel a movie marathon. In classic B-school style,... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

05 Jun 2000
What Do You Think?

What’s Happening to Our Patience?

times when they are less fatigued or have available time. And all respondents seem to compartmentalize expectations of how long various tasks should take, clearly differentiating the wait for a computer response from that of filling a gas... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

and Memphis over 200. The implementation of the strategy in these districts must be purposefully differentiated to be effective across so many schools. All of our districts have projects underway to improve their data collection and... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

08 May 2019
Blog Post

Top-Notch Talent Begets Top-Notch Talent

deliver to their investors. That’s where our clients see a differentiated product.” Identifying New Verticals As Prokanga continues to grow, their team is constantly identifying new markets that are underserved from a recruiting... View Details

20 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular 'Cold Call' Podcasts

Forest Reinhardt Since brewing is a marketing-driven business, finding ways to differentiate a beverage from its competition is crucial. Heineken’s chief marketing officer took a novel approach: take the complicated processes of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

02 Mar 2010
First Look

First Look: March 2

former. This effect cannot be explained by several potential alternative hypotheses, including differential changes to the preferences of American investors, differential changes in investment opportunities,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 11

on location choices. However, industries with a significant presence of multinational enterprises (MNEs) are oligopolistic in nature, which suggests that rivalry among firms plays an important role in firms' dynamic decision-making processes. This paper explores how... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

Web

Video Clips & Discussion Questions - Creating Emerging Markets

Bajaj differentiates between the characteristics of family and professional managers. Which would better serve South Asian business in the future? South Asia has seen both highly successful cases of succession planning and much less... View Details

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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

between the public and private sectors is important. We will emphasize practical skills, including pitching stocks, performing diligence, measuring impact, and evaluating portfolio performance. This course will be differentiated from... View Details

24 Jul 2020
News

Reimagining Chicago’s Schools

experience. Rather than using the data from standardized tests (which are unpopular with both parents and teachers), and applying it to a school or grade or classroom en masse, Intrinsic employs it to individualize student learning. “You’ve got to figure out how you... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

Alumni Books

sweet spot; designing the offer to create customer value and secure differential advantage; integrating to serve the customer; and measuring what matters. Science Lessons: What the Business of Biotech Taught Me about Management by Gordon... View Details

Keywords: Noel Capon; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2015
News

Case Study: Bionic Banking

If you are selling “efficiency” you should not go with the 100 basis points (1 percent) pricing. You’ll lose your differentiation from traditional advisors, and worse, you’ll be grossly out of step with the competition. —Francine... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

The Digital Deck

guiding HBX's offerings were established early on," notes Dean Nitin Nohria. "HBX should offer a differentiated product. It should complement rather than compete with current programs and Harvard Business Publishing offerings. It should... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

31 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

although they received significantly lower levels of labor income than their native born counterparts. Overall, the contribution of foreign born inventors to U.S. innovation was substantial, but we also find evidence of an immigrant inventor wage gap that cannot be... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for James Austin

opportunity to differentiate the company and its products. It can also elicit positive reactions from government officials and regulators on important business issues. Q: It's clear that nonprofits get financial benefits from partnering... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

18 Oct 2017
Blog Post

4 Advantages of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

and differentiating factor for HBS is the concept of “One Harvard.” In other words, by studying at HBS you will have access to the resources of not only HBS, but of the other 11 graduate and professional schools plus Harvard College.... View Details

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How an Order Views Your Company

reasons, there's considerably less differentiation across products and services than in the past. One way the companies can compete in this harsh environment is to provide better customer service by utilizing more detailed order... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

19 Feb 2021
News

A Playbook for Progress

you have to put on your own oxygen mask first, but then you really do need to lead from the front. Last year, I think it was quite a differentiator for leaders. Because if you did not have compassion, you did not have empathy, how were... View Details

28 Apr 2020
Blog Post

A Crash Course in Saving a Family Business

having a roaster on site and only serving organic coffee are what differentiated Bean&Bean from the many other coffee shops in New York when her family launched the company 12 years ago. While Han knows how to juggle her HBS caseload... View Details

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