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- 27 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Horrible Boss Workarounds
didn't use computers himself and didn't see the value in the strategy. So a group of self-starters went ahead and designed a small, low-risk e-commerce pilot anyway. It tested well, the CEO was at last impressed, and the project moved... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know
of digital technology that can help leaders achieve their strategic priorities. It’s vital for managers to engage with some of the basics of computer science because “they give people a framework to think about the direction that technology will evolve and the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Your Taxi Is Waiting
particularly business travelers, will appreciate the efficiency of this scenario. But can “air taxis” really take off in the current economic climate? Will companies economize by placing an even greater value on executives’ time and book... View Details
- 09 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
In This Classroom, Beer Can Improve Your Grade
coordinating choices throughout the value chain while giving students a sense of how competitive dynamics work. A dashboard from the Strategic Brew simulation. Two years and thousands of hours in the making,... View Details
- 10 Apr 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: SELCO - Decentralized Renewable Energy to Develop While Decarbonizing
hydroponic system helps farmers maximize nutritional value from limited land resources, while solar-powered spraying drones save time, water, and pesticide use on small farms. The drone is an example of financially sustainable solutions,... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Covering All Corners
affected by the significant disruptions in global supply chains. Unfortunately, being on the developing side of the world means your shipments get deprioritized first. Your supply chain gets disrupted first. Thankfully, we managed to... View Details
- 18 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 18
the survey in Korean, demonstrating how cultural frames influence the contents of gender stereotypes. In Study 3, American college students rated a male student as higher on whichever trait—ambitiousness or sociability—they were told was the most important cultural... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Oct 2004
- What Do You Think?
Does Speed Trump Intellectual Property?
these responses, is the value of intellectual property in all but a few instances or industries vastly overrated? Is the appropriate response to this dilemma to rethink processes to achieve speed as both a defense and an offense against... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
high-growth beverage startups. Also, it is not clear to me why you are launching another product. Why not invest whatever capital you can get in driving amazing sell-through in one or two chains with some creative consumer marketing? And... View Details
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
important determinant of delegation and the provision of incentives. Using a sample of convenience store chains, we show that market-type dispersion is related to the degree of franchising at the chain level as well as the probability of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 28, 2007
rapid appearance of clones drove a high level of standardization and modularity in the industry, and value was distributed along the value chain depending on levels of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jun 2019
- News
Reframing Modern Art
forgotten figures to light, and how her finance career prepared her for assembling an art exhibition. READ MORE Julia Hanna: Denise, can you just tell me about the process by which you began thinking about a career in art history? You... View Details
- 04 Aug 2006
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance?
terms of where value is added in the supply chain . The value is created through the service of helping customers find what they want within the sea of choice . It is ironic... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
estimates around 10 can match observed risk premia for the wealthiest stockholders across sets of test assets that include the 25 Fama and French size and value portfolios, the market portfolio, bond portfolios, and the entire... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?
“It may not be possible for every employee (to) value the company as if it were his own. The next best thing is to make the customer the focus of everyone’s work. When customer service is enculturated through policies and programs,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 21, 2015
company's efforts on its entire value chain from its raw materials sourcing to the lifestyle of its end consumers. The plan especially centered on wood, which represented 60% of IKEA Group's total... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Marketing Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Caroline Elkins Business of Ideas Business, Government & the International Economy Fall 2025 Q2 1.5 Robin Ely Authentic Leader Development Organizational Behavior Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 ^ back to top F Course Title Area Term Quarter Credits... View Details
- 15 Feb 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Delivering Information Services: A 30-Year Perspective
IPO in 1990 to a $10-billion company today, with a market value of close to $140 billion! I'm also doing research for a case on Drugstore.com, which is essentially a drug store "built" on the Internet. It's getting ready to... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
those suppliers move downstream, potentially into competing with you, as they struggle to earn some kind of return? If your inputs are all becoming commodities and you don’t have a lot of differentiating complimentary assets as part of your View Details
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
of capital, causing them to shrink and possibly exit the market. The strategy was used by Sun Microsystems in the 1980s and Dell Computer in the 1990s. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-063.pdf The Determinants of Individual Performance and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace