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- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
her academic career studying the coffee economy of southern Mexico in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. While her geographical focus is narrow, her research yields insights into export economies—and broad lessons for anyone building an entrepreneurial View Details
- 16 Jul 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Obamacare
initial thinking, affordability of health care insurance proved to be the major driver of consumer thinking across all four segments and later became the consistent core of AccessHealth's message strategy," Quelch notes. All of these View Details
- 14 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting
How do you measure corporate accountability? And can you do it credibly? Since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, for-profit corporations are facing greater demand to disclose more than revenues and expenses on annual financial reports. In response, some are pointing... View Details
- 15 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult
"When you talk to people on the front lines, they know this is complicated and hard," she says. Communication Breakdown Investing in technology change without organizational change won't work either. For the Harvard Business Review... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
into online payments. PayPal, owned by eBay, has targeted online merchants outside eBay's auction community for its next wave of expansion. Google represents a potential threat to PayPal's "off eBay" strategy, as do incumbent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities
recruiting practices for candidates with diverse abilities is designed to welcome candidates into the recruiting process and foster their success while establishing a more equitable and effective process for all. Communicate Transparent... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 30 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World
overlap in executive authority slows down the approval of new projects and reduces coordination across initiatives. Delegating more planning authority to local wards and communities could help accelerate climate action, especially because... View Details
- 26 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 26
Dennis, and Maria Loumioti Abstract—We study the portability of soft information in a decentralized financial institution. Theories from a variety of literatures suggest that difficulties in capturing, storing, and communicating soft... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
1.5 Attendance | MBA
system for the HBS community that will contact all members of the community via phone, email, and text message in times of serious emergency or crisis on campus, and/or incidents affecting campus operations.... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
However, the effects of professional isolation on job performance decrease with some face-to-face interactions and access to more communication technologies, such as video conferencing and dedicated voiceover IP lines. Even the perception... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Keepers of the Flame
of this bid attracted me to the cause. Under the leadership of Atlanta real-estate attorney Billy Payne, who is now ACOG's president and CEO, a small group of local people was determined to bring the Olympics here because they felt it would uplift the entire View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
2011) Abstract In this paper, we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two increasingly important alternative models: innovations by single-user individuals or firms and open collaborative innovation. We analyze the design costs and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Steve Alden
weren't grimly serious, as I had expected. There was a lot of laughter and fun along with the learning — an element of congeniality and community I was attracted to." In his RC classes, Steve has found a ground-level view of the... View Details
- 22 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
MBA Students Reflect on Their Summer Internships
time to make a mistake, business school is the perfect one. Hence, my goal for the summer internship was to get out of my comfort zone." Follow the HBS Career and Professional Development Office on Instagram to see our students at their internships and the View Details
- Web
Kraft Accelerator
challenge, and change, the status quo. Together, we built a community and tore apart the cure ecosystem to figure out what wasn’t working. We identified four key areas that needed to be addressed: engaging patients, using data and... View Details
- Web
Note on January 6 Events at U.S. Capitol | About
crony capitalism that we see emerging in so many parts of the world. Members of our community are sharing reflections, speaking out, and recommending actions that may be taken. It is the start of an important discussion. Recent examples... View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- News
How Amy Hood Won Back Wall Street and Helped Reboot Microsoft
At an executive retreat in 2015, Hood lectured senior leaders on the need for more internal and external metrics to keep employees on a measurable path and communicate better to investors. Nadella and Hood hatched a plan to refocus... View Details
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Life Lab Nurtures Early Stage Startup Day Zero Diagnostics
Harvard Life Lab when the facility opened in November 2016, appreciates the state-of-the-art lab space and the community of innovators who are tackling important life science problems. “The question is always how to marshal resources that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Convening Power
gift from Seth (MBA 1982) and Beth Klarman, will combine the elements of a large-scale conference center, a performance space, and an intimate community forum. Seth Klarman is president and CEO of the Baupost Group, a Boston-based... View Details
- November 2009
- Article
What Would Peter Say?
Heeding the wisdom of Peter Drucker might have helped us avoid - and will help us solve - numerous challenges, from restoring trust in business to tackling climate change. He issued early warnings about excessive executive pay, the auto industry's failure to adapt and... View Details
Keywords: Judgments; Employee Relationship Management; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "What Would Peter Say?" Harvard Business Review 87, no. 11 (November 2009).