Publications

October 1988 (Revised May 1989)
Case

General Electric: Consumer Electronics Group

By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue

Highlights the General Electric takeover of RCA and the consolidation of the two companies' consumer electronic groups. Starting first with a history of the television industry in the United States, Europe, and Japan, and then a brief discussion of the main competitors... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Markets; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry

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25 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

When Your Passion Works Against You

has a dark side, and if employees aren’t careful about how and when they express it, it can turn off colleagues or even make them feel threatened, according to new research. “You can’t just express passion and expect it will be jolly... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

27 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution

growth, much as earlier product extensions had in previous years.7 Just as Firestone's managers could easily interpret Goodyear's introduction of belted bias technology using their traditional strategic framework, the existing processes... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation

16 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 16, 2007

distribution of sales and profits across products. By enabling an analysis of the book acquisition, development, and marketing process from the perspective of the publisher, author, and agent, serves as a vehicle for contrasting different approaches to the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Thomas Murphy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Transcript (PDF) Thomas “Tom” Murphy, HBS 1949, joined a small television station in upstate New York after graduating from HBS. Over several decades, and as a result of many brilliantly crafted deals, he gradually built the... View Details

Article

Present Bias Causes and Then Dissipates Auto-enrollment Savings Effects

By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Peter Maxted

Present bias causes procrastination, which leads households to stick with auto-enrollment defaults. However, present bias also engenders overconsumption. Separation from each employer generates a rollover of 401(k) balances to an individual retirement account (IRA)... View Details

Keywords: Present Bias; Procrastination; Personal Finance; Decision Making; Social Psychology; Retirement

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17 Feb 2022
Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

What’s a company’s purpose? Too often it has been hijacked by one extreme or the other claiming it’s either the unbridled pursuit of profit on behalf of shareholders or it’s anything but profit. I also take issue with the idea that purpose is enshrined in a company’s... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

07 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Effective Leaders Share the Spotlight with Their Teams

impact on both employees and companies, new research shows. In fact, managers who elevate others like Bradway did are more likely to hold on to valued employees, according to a study by Yuan Zou, assistant professor of business... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

November 2019 (Revised April 2020)
Case

Away: Scaling a DTC Travel Brand

By: Jill Avery and Joseph B. Fuller

Away, a direct-to-consumer, digital native e-commerce seller of travel luggage, is debating how to invest its latest round of venture funding. How quickly could and should Away scale and what were the most promising growth trajectories to maximize its potential? Three... 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

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

April 1990 (Revised November 1992)
Case

Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh (Abridged)

By: James E. Austin

Population Services International (PSI) was a not-for-profit agency founded to disseminate family planning information and to market birth control products, primarily in less developed countries seeking to curb their population explosions. In 1976, PSI concluded an... View Details

Keywords: Conferences; Developing Countries and Economies; Information Publishing; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Agreements and Arrangements; Product; Nonprofit Organizations; Pharmaceutical Industry; Bangladesh; Washington (state, US)

Profile

Michael R. Bloomberg

news and information company, Bloomberg emerged as a billionaire business titan intent on changing the world. Having made his mark in business, he turned his attention to the political arena. In 2002, just four months after the attacks of... View Details

25 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

toward a healthy economy and future gains? There are several levers such as investing heavily in robotics and labor-augmenting machinery, but immigration can also be a powerful way for countries to continue economic development and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service

11 Dec 2018
Blog Post

Recap of the 4th Annual Women in Investing Summit

entrepreneurial spirit. After graduation, I entered strategy consulting to learn how companies run – from developing pricing strategies to winning customers – then joined a middle-market private equity firm, where I focused on the... View Details

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Competitiveness of States & Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

critical drivers of competitiveness are regional—meaning such disparities can’t be addressed by macroeconomic policies alone. Working with policymakers and industry leaders, the Institute has developed new... View Details

August 2014
Case

Rent the Runway (Abridged)

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch

Two months after a successful launch In November 2009, the cofounders of Rent the Runway (RTR), a website that rented designer dresses, are debating whether to grow their startup at a measured pace and focus on improving operational effectiveness, or raise a new round... View Details

Keywords: Lean Startup; Electronic Commerce; Fashion; Expansion; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; E-commerce; Fashion Industry

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Negotiating - Alumni

standards/goals Geographic flexibility Office space Paid travel Ownership options Professional training + – Negotiate The following tactics can help you conduct productive negotiations. Speak with the hiring manager, if possible Express... View Details

October 2023
Article

Innovation on Wings: When Do Nonstop Flights Matter for Global Innovation?

By: Dany Bahar, Prithwiraj Choudhury, Do Yoon Kim and Wesley Koo

We study whether, when, and how better connectivity through nonstop flights leads to positive innovation outcomes for firms in the global context. Using unique data of all flights emanating from 5,015 airports around the globe from 2005 to 2015 and exploiting a... View Details

Keywords: Nonstop Flights; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Patents; Research and Development; Air Transportation Industry

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December 2014 (Revised May 2015)
Case

Growth Hacking at Bazaart (A)

By: Jeffrey Bussgang and Matthew G. Preble

The four founding members of Bazaart—a young Israeli company whose sole product was its eponymous mobile application (app) which allowed users to create collages from photographs and other images—face an important strategic decision in June 2014. Since its founding... View Details

Keywords: Growth Hacking; Customer Acquisition; Startup Marketing; Startup; Startup Nation; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy; Customers; Marketing; Social Marketing; Fashion Industry; Technology Industry; Israel