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- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century
consumer electronics had conquered world markets. And the five leading Japanese computer companies were seriously challenging the U.S. computer industry worldwide. This epic story of the consumer electronics and computer industries has its tragic aspects. By the View Details
- 20 Aug 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making an Ally of Uncle Sam
Goals for influencing government should flow directly from the analytic frameworks that companies use to develop business strategies. As Michael Porter noted in Competitive Strategy, "No structural analysis is complete without a... View Details
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals
despite the fairly large student cohort (521 students in 1926). For instance, each student residence used to have its own dining room. Though the annual entering cohort has almost doubled since the 1920s, a communal atmosphere has been... View Details
Keywords: Education
- 26 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
What Perceived Power Brings to Negotiations
Emerson, sort of the grandfather of power research, and looked at the way he conceptualized it initially. He didn't use exactly these terms, but he conceptualized power as relative and perceived. So, while we've brought it into the... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
understood the banks’ response, but I also knew my strategy and business plan would revive the company,” he says. “There were jobs to be created and families hoping for a solution.” Viana had been in a similarly tight spot at other times... View Details
- 07 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Online Retailers Should Hide Their Best Discounts
discounts, stores are subsidizing high-value customers” “The use of this lever of discounts has been so high in many aspects, it is causing e-commerce companies to become unprofitable,” says Teixeira, the Lumry Family Associate Professor... View Details
- 13 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 13, 2016
enjoyment. Study 2 replicated these findings for family rituals pertaining to a secular holiday, New Year’s Eve. Study 3 used experimental design and had participants either describe their rituals and then report their holiday enjoyment... View Details
- 17 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission
Los Andes. "Instead of relying on commitment to the end pursued by the organization (i.e., its mission), Los Andes's approach to socialization thus relied on commitment to the means used to achieve this end," Battilana and Dorado write.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 26 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
When Other Companies Compete Like Crazy, Dare to Be Different
used to swear by Sony televisions; well, I went shopping for a big-screen television recently and I have to tell you, standing before that huge wall of big-screen TVs, it struck me how old-fashioned my dad's fidelity to a single brand... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Breaking Free from Fear of Change
already know you can do well is difficult. What are some of the clues that would indicate your need for achievement is blocking your path to career growth? If the main emotion you experience when you accomplish a task is relief, not happiness or some sense of... View Details
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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Helps Who and How? Comparing the Helping Orientations of Black and White Men Working in Elite Jobs" at the 2018 Gender and Work Symposium. Blackwomenomics: Equity in Leadership Advancement of Modern Black Women Board Chair, President & View Details
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Seen and Unseen | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Unseen looks at how companies, advertisers, and artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries used images of “the Indian” to promote the railroad, market specific messages, or sell a range of products that included coffee and... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Christensen and Vernon Remembered
teacher and gentle man, he was always eager to share his insights and wisdom with students and colleagues alike. A mentor to many members of our faculty, Ray inspired us all with the extraordinary quality of his work and his life." Born... View Details
- 21 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill
thermometer, like those often used in fundraising campaigns, to hang in her salon. Each condom sale garnered a star stamped on the thermometer, providing a visual measure of the stylist's contribution to AIDS prevention in her community.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
Clifton says. “He hasn’t really lived here and walked the walk. He is not one of us at the present day. He may very well be one day. It will be interesting to see if he stays in the district if he loses the election.” Edwards admits he... View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
social norms shift away from single-sex education, the school's enrollment is falling and deficits are becoming the norm. At the same time, the modern vision for girls' education requires an even greater investment in science and sports—at a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
strength of the implied interactions. Tight coupling (or high coupling strength) implies that a given niche player needs to develop highly specific internal assets to leverage the assets provided by a third party. NVIDIA needs to spend a significant amount of View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien