Threats - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

When Business Competition Harms Society

thing that will draw them away from the competition—is passing their car." Managers Take Note The upshot is that firm misconduct appears to increase with the threat of losing customers to rivals, which has implications for both... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

15 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point

the world about the problems they thought might constitute material threats to the sustainability of market capitalism. As part of Harvard Business School's centennial celebration a few years ago, we convened groups of business leaders in... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. Leonard & Lynn S. Paine

Web

Understanding Africa: Business, Entrepreneurship, Political Economy and the Complexities of a Continent - Course Catalog

examining what a new normal would look like. We will examine the impact that the current geo political conflicts will have on the continent. How will Africa thrive in a deglobalized world , that nonetheless needs global solutions to climate change which represents a... View Details

01 Mar 2017
News

The Realities of the Refugee Crisis

accepting so many refugees just because it was the right thing to do. It was a humanitarian crisis they had to respond to, not some great economic opportunity. If this refugee crisis is going to be instructive in the future, what lessons have we learned from what has... View Details

Keywords: April White

02 Mar 2017
What Do You Think?

Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

SUMMING UP: Does It Matter If China Assumes Global Trade Leadership? There are a variety of reasons why China is not a threat to the global trade leadership of the United States. They include demographic disadvantages, an unwillingness to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

03 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 3

article: http://hbr.org/2011/05/managing-yourself-extreme-productivity/ar/1 Working PapersSustainable Cities: Oxymoron or the Shape of the Future? Authors:Annissa Alusi, Robert G. Eccles, Amy C. Edmondson, and Tiona Zuzul Abstract Two trends are likely to define the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2016
First Look

March 1, 2016

a lower threat of escalation. Furthermore, acknowledging possible unintentionality may encourage settlement due to the typically inadvertent nature of these incidences. The resulting higher settlement rate prevents additional legal action... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 14

arbitration panels to signals that corruption or incompetency might have been involved in the original negotiations or subsequent renegotiations of agreements that gave rise to disputes. There are other reasons for reaction, but they pose less View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Feb 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

Delivering Information Services: A 30-Year Perspective

example of a non-high-tech company we study is H.E. Butt Grocery Company. This is a large, very successful privately held chain in southern Texas that has used technology to combat some of the threats of its competitors, including... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

04 Apr 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #16: Tim Murdoch, HBS MBA 1990 – Learning about Climate Change and Water

never thought about water threats when enjoying Island #92 with his late grandfather, the Reverend Paul Cullens (Harvard College AB 1922, Harvard Divinity School, MA, 1925) and his father, the late William F. Murdoch (HBS MBA 1956). “I... View Details

11 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Building a Better Board

behavior, and the technology behind the product or service," he says. "How is the technology developed? What changes or threats are on the horizon? What value does your product create for your customer? If you don't know these... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

04 Sep 2001
Lessons from the Classroom

Getting Back on Course

there's less threat to cutting back on one point. I think my generation believed in the linear trajectory career model. We believed that if you got off the track, you weren't going to get back on." "I believe that what we're... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2009
News

Damon Silvers

representing a large part of what remains of the American industrial economy. Should these companies file for Chapter 11 and fail to get financing, there could be a loss of several million jobs. But the threat is far worse than those... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation

09 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Excerpt: ’Fortune Tellers’

threat of such legal action. Forecasters' reliance on science and statistics as methods for accessing the future aligns their story with conventional narratives of modernity. The German sociologist Max Weber, for instance, argued that a... View Details

Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman

01 Mar 2012
News

Capitalism’s New Agenda

theatrical for some people. But odd as it may seem, their concerns were not very different from the concerns we heard when we talked to business leaders around the world about the problems they thought might constitute material threats to... View Details

Keywords: Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. Leonard, and Lynn S. Paine; social activism; Occupy Wallstreet; Corporate Services; Finance

17 Nov 2020
In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

value than e-commerce, such as immediacy, curated selection, or allowing touch and feel of non-digital experiential goods. Thinking of online shopping as a compliment and an opportunity, rather than as a substitute and a threat to offline... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Strategy for Small Fish

or multiple keystones, the heart of technology strategy for a niche player is to continually innovate by integrating technology available from the ecosystem to sharpen the niche offering that it is crafting. It is important to examine technological View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

22 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change

focused on climate, but now we are getting to the level of serious investment that reflect the nature of the threat demands. I am again in proud service to this country. Frank Yang (MBA 2006) Founder, President, CEO Liatris, Inc.The most... View Details

26 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

performance. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-051.pdf Reputation When Threats and Transfers Are Available Authors:Ernesto Dal Bo, Pedro Dal Bo, and Rafael Di Tella Periodical:Journal of Economics and Management... View Details