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  • 27 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Take Responsibility for Rising Stars

Practical solutions to these and other challenges don't magically appear in HR conference rooms; they come from the line managers. If line managers are held responsible for executing the talent development initiatives, the board should... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey M. Cohn, Rakesh Khurana & Laura Reeves
  • 31 Dec 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories of 2012

Published: March 5, 2012 The stuffy department store chain has become emboldened under new CEO Ron Johnson, with plans for an innovative store upgrade, simplified prices, and a brand polish. Professor Rajiv Lal discusses whether Johnson can repeat his previous View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 17 Jun 2016
  • Op-Ed

Companies Need to Start Marketing Security to Customers

But the brand identified with family friendly fun and entertainment in the Magic Kingdom has taken a tragic knock to its credibility. No doubt consumers will ask more questions, at least in the short-term, and Disney will order a... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 09 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Incentives and Operational Excellence

free-rider and private-information problems, he said. ABP is more valuable when a firm's customer base is very diverse. "When every customer is like everyone else, it's not going to add a whole lot of value," he said. But ABP may not work View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 03 Feb 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?

part, Prof. Gino emailed me on January 29 as I was putting the column together. She proposed an inclusion that I purposely didn’t use. It was: “Ask Gino what the magic percent of rebel talent any organization needs, she’ll give what may... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 23 Jan 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

to ship it from overseas. And through the magic of capitalism, once you set it up, it’s self-sustaining.” Beyond that one community, the grain aggregator was able to upgrade its infrastructure, allowing other communities to improve as... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 31 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Improving Fairness in Flight Delays

Assistant Professor Douglas Fearing doesn't have the magic bullet to make this painful part of air travel a thing of the past. But his research on evaluating and improving the performance of complex systems such as air traffic control... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Entertainment & Recreation; Air Transportation
  • 10 Sep 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Long-Tail Economics? Give Me Blockbusters!

reducer but superior marketing and sales made Lipitor number one. And in the movie world, think of the magical and memorable special effects in the Star Wars series. Are there additional criteria that define a blockbuster in your mind?... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Entertainment & Recreation; Pharmaceutical
  • 24 Oct 2005
  • Research & Ideas

IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers

used prior to reforms but also transfer new technology to reforming countries. We did not identify any specific facets of IPR that are magic bullets when it comes to promoting technology transfers. In fact, the reforms we studied appear... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • 08 Dec 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Is That Really Your Best Offer?

gentle settling of kindness. The entire thing takes maybe four seconds." You aren't a passive member of an audience when you negotiate, of course. Being an active participant gives you the chance to influence other people's candor. While you can't View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
  • 29 Aug 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

planning to have between every device in every place on Earth, which will enable all sorts of functionality—especially in terms of mobile processing or mobile devices—the existence of this Internet transformation really could redefine sectors quite broadly in a way we... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace
  • 17 May 2010
  • Research & Ideas

What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection

protect their investors? Was this a deliberate move to draw more investment? Does this shed light on today's common one-share, one-vote practices? A: The book is a bit critical of the idea that "one-share, one-vote" is magic for... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Banking; Financial Services
  • 07 Mar 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela

of government in the urbanization process. There's always the hope that government can wave a magic wand and fix these problems, but generally government can't. It is either paralyzed by politics or a lack of money. So the private sector... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Construction; Real Estate
  • 17 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017

economy, while freshly minted MBAs see magic in founding something new. Yes, startups look magical, but they can also be chaotic and inaccessible. Many books are written for those who aspire to be founders, but a company only has one or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Jan 2018
  • First Look

January 30, 2018

chosen to pursue scale or impact or both: Akshaya Patra, Magic Bus, Health Leads, Year Up (YU), and KaBoom! Both Akshaya Patra and Magic Bus committed to transformative scale by remaining focused on their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Jul 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

does not magically get done. There is a person who needs to do it, and it is that person whose conduct will determine whether the victim feels respected and cared for. Our research reveals that getting the task done and treating victims... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 13 Dec 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis

waiting for the bosses to give you the magic wand saying you should be allowed to do this." GE, for its part, has transformed from a company that used to view marketing as a support function to a company that now requires all its... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 10 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis

research and development. We need a better educated and trained workforce. We need talented immigrants to work their magic in the economy. We need to use existing government and private dollars to fix infrastructure and create... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 16 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One

Transportation and Communication Revolution. The Magic Of "experience" Marshall Field's strategy was distinct from that of Heinz even though they both operated at the same moment-in late nineteenth-century America. But the two... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 02 Jul 2024
  • Book

Five Essential Elements to Build the Capital You Need to Lead

QB can't do it alone; he needs every one of those ten other people to be in it with him. That's part of the magic of team sports: it teaches kids from a very young age that it doesn't matter how good you are (or how good you think you... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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