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- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
retirees' medical benefits. And the CEO, CFO, and many board members were shown the door. The concessions from all sides were remarkable, given that the powers of the task force were limited. Compared with the rescue of the financial... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Short Takes
facilitated by the Internet." In addition to the evolving corporate conscience, many companies are seeing human rights as an issue that affects their bottom line. They see consumers balk when news hits the street that a product is made at... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Booting Up
SELLING SHOES on the Internet was pretty far from Barbara Thornton's mind when she enrolled at HBS at the age of 45. The city planner and international consultant figured that opening power plants in Southeast Asia would best challenge... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
power of the many and loosens the stranglehold of the few, thus increasing the speed and quality of innovation and decision-making.” Key to creating a willingness among employees to innovate is fostering a sense of being part of something... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
consumed 33 billion hours of national sports programming—a 27 percent increase since 2003, according to Nielsen. Worldwide, viewers sent 27 million tweets during the 2013 National Basketball Association finals, according to officials at... View Details
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Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty - Course Catalog
Strategies for protecting and developing intellectual property The emergence of an increasingly powerful middle class and its impact on the consumer market and corporate social responsibility Audience This... View Details
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road
this volume of essays come about? What surprised you most in the array of research and insights you were able to assemble from your colleagues? Jones: The origins of the project lay with my current research on the worldwide evolution of the Anglo-Dutch View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #12: Vehicle to Everything - Claire Broido Johnson (MBA 2002), Chief Operating Officer of Fermata Energy
environmentalists and green activist investors for being slow in electrification. For all the EV fervor, Claire noted the long shelf-life of the combustion engine vehicles that consumers are currently driving. She predicted that it could... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
No Place Like Home
increasingly scarce. How serious is the problem? It's a tale of two Americas, the best of times and worst of times if you're a consumer in the current U.S. housing market. On the plus side, thanks to the 1990s' economic boom, some... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 02 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: A Circular Journey Through JSW Cement - From Steel Slag to Stronger Shores
India stands at 19 million tonnes per annum. Looking ahead, their medium-term target sets their sights even higher, aiming to reach 60 million tonnes capacity within the next four years. Initially, this slag-blended cement, with its lighter color, faced View Details
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
for Understanding and Applying the Science of Decision Making By: Hamilton, Ryan, and Uma R. Karmarkar Abstract—Scientists have spent decades creating powerful and detailed descriptions of how people make decisions. Unfortunately, many of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
book, Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth, coauthored with HBS professor William Kirby and Regina Abrami of the Wharton School. In addition to teaching in several HBS Executive Education programs, McFarlan has been a... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- Profile
James Reinhart
Old clothes, it turned out, was not nearly as big a problem for men and women as it was for young kids — and their parents. Children’s clothes did create a significant problem for consumers because they are outgrown every couple of... View Details
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
in a Chaotic World By: Wheeler, Michael Abstract—A member of the world-renowned Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School introduces the powerful next-generation approach to negotiation. For many years, two approaches to negotiation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
We Rise
though, was the additional obstacles that came from fundraising while female. “Trying to explain the needs and consumer behavior of women buying beauty products to investors who are predominantly men,” Barna recalls, “you notice that they... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
What Barna wasn’t fully prepared for, though, was the additional obstacles that came from fundraising while female. “Trying to explain the needs and consumer behavior of women buying beauty products to investors who are predominantly... View Details
- 09 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm
moment that launches a powerful idea or brilliant product. Managers can use these insights to form teams that create better ideas. “Much of innovation is premised on the idea that you should talk to other people to generate ideas,” says... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
"denial is avoidable and leads to failure," such as Henry Ford's presumption that consumers would continue to want black autos in the face of evidence that they were becoming more interested in color; IBM's dogged pursuit of PC... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Dec 2009
- What Do You Think?
Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?
Summing Up Low-skilled immigrants: burden or opportunity? Immigration is apparently a topic that stirs passions globally, judging from the responses to this month's column. As Nauman Lodhi pointed out, "Tough times give rise more than ever to tough thoughts View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 27 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Driving India's EV Future: Insights from Ather Scooter and Exponent Energy
net-zero goals. Transportation is one of the largest contributors of carbon emissions in India. With 300 million 2- wheelers on the road, the vast majority powered by internal combustion engines (ICE), the decarbonization of... View Details