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- 10 Apr 2008
- News
The Sum of Our Own Greatness
Group: Tom Ryder, David Habeeb, and Ruth Page. Inspiration for the title came from a Theodore Roosevelt quote: “We cannot do great deeds as a nation unless we are willing to do the small things that make up the sum View Details
- 19 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Landscape of Integrated Reporting: An E-Book
accountable to and measuring our progress on a wide variety of things that matter most to people. My understanding of the present state of... View Details
- 09 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
War in Ukraine: Soaring Gas Prices and the Return of Stagflation?
geopolitics of the moment. The interesting thing about the energy sector is that it is always and everywhere inherently geopolitical, even when the decision-making by firms is utterly commercial in its... View Details
- 21 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
What the Rise of Far-Right Politics Says About the Economy in an Election Year
see how many things [Denmark has] in place to redistribute income and wealth. I was curious to understand how we got to this point, and how do we build a society that can redistribute more and have such a robust safety net. This led me to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Turning Point: Sum of the Parts
Gregory K. Tanaka (MBA 1974) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Gregory K. Tanaka (MBA 1974) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) In a kind of twisted and sometimes painful way, I learned from a Japanese norm how to achieve great View Details
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications
19th or 20th? How international can a global media company be? What are the boundaries? What are the political implications of global media and how will media play a political role? The Reuters View Reuters CEO Job said the View Details
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy
the Internet economy. It shares certain features with other incubators—mainly, it fosters a spirit of entrepreneurship and offers economies of scale. But its key distinguishing... View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing
To ease congested lines at airports, for example, TSA workers answer questions online about items that can or can’t be carried aboard planes—a bit of helpful pre-planning communication many flyers appreciate. When companies do screw up,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Cyberposium: Pros and Cons of Outsourcing
point of view, it will create a new paradigm,” said Gupta. Radio frequency ID tags, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and online gaming were among the other topics covered. The conference, which drew over... View Details
- 24 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Growing the Seeds of an Early-Stage Startup
couldn’t afford, especially when Aaron’s baby was due a week after my start date. Yet, the lean experience has proven to be a blessing. The first thing I saw is that all of us have a deep belief in Brass... View Details
- 25 Oct 2006
- Op-Ed
Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance
the right thing to do is for shareholders as a whole. This uncertainty is a burden on managers and one that will force them not to choose investments, mergers, and accounting decisions based on the details View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai & Joshua Margolis
- 16 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology
Not only has technology entered nearly every area of our personal life, it's the rare industry that isn't computerized, networked, and advertised on Facebook. Except one: education. Outside of the occasional... View Details
- Web
Continuity of Strategic Direction - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Value Chain Continuity of Strategic Direction Continuity of Strategic ... Continuity of Strategic Direction Strategy is about making choices. The hardest View Details
- 03 May 2017
- HBS Seminar
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, The New York Times and Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Basics of Consumer Marketing in Asia
professor of international business at the Ming Hsin University of Science and Technology in Taiwan, per-capita income varies from $380 to $5,000 annually in different regions. "You have to realize that... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 21 Nov 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms
leading any other kind of institution," says Groysberg. "If you become a leader in a manufacturing company, for example, all you're basically going to have to do is manage. When you become a leader in a major financial... View Details
- September 1999 (Revised January 2000)
- Technical Note
Last Mile of Broadband Access, The: Technical Note
By: Jay O. Light, Lynda M. Applegate and Daniel J. Green
Provides an overview of broadband access technology. Includes technical overviews of cable, DSL, fixed wireless, and satellite systems, and suggests the technical suitability of each to accommodate broadband applications. View Details
Light, Jay O., Lynda M. Applegate, and Daniel J. Green. "Last Mile of Broadband Access, The: Technical Note." Harvard Business School Technical Note 800-076, September 1999. (Revised January 2000.)
- 06 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
The Business of Medicine: MD/MBA Students Having an Impact
the health, educational, and racial disparities exacerbated by poverty. “All the things you don’t associate with a Harvard Med student, I have seen and lived through,” he says, telling of close family... View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
or breakup of the corporation has become inevitable. Thus, the CEO who asserted, "I have a duty to maximize value for my shareholders. I can't let my own sense of right and wrong get in the way,"... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 15 Jan 2019
- News
Working to Improve the End of Life
say they feel enormously reassured. A third of those who get the prescription never actually use it, but they feel enormously comforted that if things get rough, they will have that ability to gather their... View Details