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- 18 Dec 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Grooming Next-Generation Leaders
too, as CEOs take note of future stars. But medium-sized organizations have the most difficulty with talent identification because these companies often lack the infrastructure and human resources capabilities, says Sasser. With or... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
find that U.S. listed foreign companies experience securities class action lawsuits at about half the rate as do U.S. firms with similar levels of ex ante litigation risk. The lower rate appears to be driven partly by higher transaction... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
years. Similarly, Digital Equipment Corporation couldn't match the flexibility of the personal computer assemblers' processes, Sears couldn't match the inventory turns and low prices of the discount retailers, and so on. It is important to View Details
- 08 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Knowledge Transfer: You Can't Learn Surgery By Watching
reports on job duties, companies can create narrative simulations that are more interactive, allowing employees to debrief with managers about what they did right and wrong. (Myers notes that Harvard Business School’s own faculty... View Details
- 10 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces
struggle was connected to an uncomfortable awareness of race and class differences. “It emerged that race and class mattered, but tutors felt they couldn’t talk about it,” says Reid, an associate professor... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
Empirical tests of these key theoretical predictions have been relatively sparse due to the lack of appropriate data. The U.S. film industry displays two distinct allocations of property rights, which differentially affect marginal returns on a particular View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
coordinate on for mediums of exchange, and a lot of the applications are technological in nature and novel (or at least unproven). And so, there’s a lot of uncertainty and a lot of the value of return is downstream, just like with tech companies. View Details
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
may not help since it will depend on the style and type of leader ...." In Linda Joy Ortiz' words, "I do not think individuals would benefit from classes on followership ... following is basically an instinct and has more to do... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 22 May 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders
to the judges—five teams in each of the two class sessions that Brown taught this spring. Ideas included ways to revive existing luxury brands (marketing diamonds Shreve, Crump & Low to a younger audience, for example) as well as ways... View Details
- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
illness in June 2006 at the age of 81, the Bulletin's Class Notes were flooded with dozens of tributes from alumni who recalled his passion and commitment in the classroom and his lasting influence on their... View Details
- 06 Feb 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?
exceeding the optimal point of inequality and descending into an era of a vanishing middle class and, with it, the spending power and inclination with which it fuels an economy? A growing number of observers are saying yes, pointing to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
important to note that the costs and administrative demands of Chapter 11 impose a proportionately heavier burden on smaller companies, sometimes so much so that they have no realistic option other than to liquidate in Chapter 7. Although... View Details
- 13 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas
approach." To estimate a patent’s value, the authors looked at how a company’s stock price fluctuated after receiving approval, comparing filings within the same technology class and year. The most science intensive patents were valued 26... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
considered to be especially important. “I have had papers rejected because they are ‘of interest to a specialized audience and not to a general audience,’” says Shane Greenstein, the MBA Class of 1957 Professor of Business Administration... View Details
- 09 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government
crowdsourcing." In exploring these challenges and opportunities, Weiss believes the public entrepreneurship course can help make working in government a viable alternative for innovators looking to effect real change. Noting that HBS... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
learning process. Garvin: Faculty could be expanded in creative ways. Think of Harvard Medical School. It has incoming classes of 165 students and 10,000 faculty! It's an astonishing number that makes sense only after you realize Harvard... View Details
- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
biographer Richard S. Tedlow puts it, Grove was "one of the master managers in the history of American business." A new biography, Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American, will debut next week, written by Tedlow, the Class... View Details
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
survey that allows us to precisely characterize European biologic drug procurement institutions over time. Using data from three classes of biosimilar drugs, we analyze how market features and public policies predict entry, market prices,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
Nowitzki described, during a recent address to an executive education class at Harvard Business School: “I was never satisfied... I wanted to get the max out of my talent, out of my potential. After the season, I took a week or two weeks... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
School MBA class of 2021. Alexia Delfino is an applied microeconomist with interests in organizational, development, and behavioral economics. Giovanni Fassio is a consultant for Boston Consulting Group. Mariapaola Testa is is a member of... View Details