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- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
degree of alignment, and hence the synergy, being achieved across the enterprise. Organizations that master this process can create competitive advantages that are difficult to dislodge. The company embarked on its first major... View Details
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
markets and ecosystems through their ability to transfer a package of financial, organizational, and cultural assets, skills, and ideologies across national borders. It argues such firms have been shapers of, as well as responders to,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Return of the Salesman
business and society. In its Winter 2008 issue, Business History Review included five articles on salesmanship: "Selling the American Way: The Singer Sales System in Japan, 1900-1938" (by Andrew Gordon) "Inventing the U.S. Stove Industry, c. 1815-1875: Making and... View Details
- 25 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Has Occupational Licensing Outlived Its Usefulness?
or she will pay. The study, Consumer Protection In An Online World: An Analysis Of Occupational Licensing, is the first to look together at what consumers care about and the effects on demand and metrics of customer satisfaction. It is... View Details
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
with building the business. "I was unstoppable, so great was my faith in what I sold," she said, describing her weeks on the road. By the early 1950s, Estée Lauder Cosmetics was distributing products through Saks, Neiman Marcus, Bonwit Teller, and other View Details
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
hard, we did well." Navigating Uncertainty In Turkey Güler Sabancı If the life experiences of Bajaj provide dramatic insights into the business environment in India, those of Güler Sabancı, the first woman to head a top business group in... View Details
- 30 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along
Hernandez of New York University, dive into the topic in their working paper Political Identity and Trust. “Our biggest headline finding is that it seems that it’s beliefs that drive trust, not taste" If it seems we are a nation of... View Details
- 13 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?
use, including updating the associated incentive mechanisms. For example, European countries, particularly the United Kingdom's National Health Service, have gradually adopted bundled payments to prioritize patient outcomes and best... View Details
- 20 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular 'Cold Call' Podcasts
Madam C.J. Walker helped invent what have become staples of our modern country and economy: national sales forces, corporate social responsibility, and, yes, even basic haircare. Orphaned at age 8, married at 14, and widowed at 20 with a... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Several CEOs are receiving significant media attention for taking public positions on controversial social and environmental issues largely unrelated to their core business, ranging from gay marriage to climate change to gender... View Details
- 23 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Little Understanding Motivates Copyright Abusers to Pay Up
the violators? First off, the monetary amounts at stake are often small—tens or hundreds of dollars in licensing fees. Is it worth the time, cost, and effort to send a bunch of settlement request letters? Second, few of these types of... View Details
- 14 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Few Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?
anniversary of the first women to enter Harvard Business School's two-year MBA program. Differing Takes On Quotas Last year Groysberg teamed up with researcher Deborah Bell on a comprehensive survey of corporate directors around the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation
Examples," Sebenius details how "3-D negotiation" provides practitioners with skills for effective dealmaking that create value on a sustainable basis. According to Sebenius, the first dimension of negotiation is by far the... View Details
Keywords: by Anita M. Harris
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
to first dates, people frequently experience performance anxiety. And when experienced immediately before or during performance, anxiety harms performance. Across a series of experiments, we explore the efficacy of a common strategy that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 22, 2015
National Organization Team Rubicon, a military veteran volunteer disaster relief organization, has experienced significant success in attracting attention and support in its first four years of operation.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
sustainability efforts at Novozymes, the world's largest and oldest producer of industrial enzymes. In 2015, the Danish company became the world’s first company known to have crafted a new corporate strategy based on the United View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
Africa, and Latin America to seize the revolutionary mantle from the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union adapted to win it back, transforming the nature of socialist revolution in the process. This groundbreaking book is the first to explore... View Details
- 02 Oct 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Grade Would You Give Walmart CEO Doug McMillon?
other stakeholders to be abused Mr. McMillon has taken a first step to protect capitalism.” Nicolas T marked him Grade A. “He is ahead of the curve and by taking such decisions he will remain ahead.” Bolanie raised an interesting point... View Details
- 12 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?
with the unsexy title, A Nation Transformed by Information: How Information Has Shaped the United States from Colonial Times to the Present. Co-edited by HBS professor emeritus Alfred D. Chandler and James W. Cortada, the story starts out... View Details
- 18 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 18, 2016
first review the landscape of global talent mobility, which is both asymmetric and rising in importance. We next consider the determinants of global talent flows at the individual and firm levels and sketch some important implications.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne