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- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
amount of talk about free markets or balanced budgets will make a difference. The solution is an entirely new engine of change: a World Development Corporation (WDC). This entity could be chartered by the United Nations and established as... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
spent on them. When consumer budgets are tight, such products will have plenty of appeal. “If history is any guide, we can expect some significant industry shapers to emerge from the current crisis.” In terms of lessons from the past,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
the ability to have a longer-term vision. One concern is finding a way financially to compete with the rest of Silicon Valley for talent, so we can retain top people for the long haul with attractive compensation. Our total invested capital to date is equivalent to the... View Details
- 06 Nov 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Top-Down Resource Allocation on the Rise?
situation here, but rather a more subtle process change by some companies, especially those in volatile or fast-moving industries. What I see happening among partners I deal with is that they allocate strategically from the top (setting overall View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Three Steps for Crisis Prevention
exactly that." The Big Five also spent millions of dollars urging members of Congress to threaten the SEC leadership with budget cuts if it imposed limits on auditor services. The lobbying worked. The SEC backed off, and the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way
address the issues that kept them from being employed well in the past." The bakery's challenges include limited financial resources—its budget is $200,000 a year—and learning to be profitable while training and employing people who... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni Books
that can greatly improve local governmental services without costing taxpayers more. They discuss incorporating outcome indicators into strategic planning and budgeting; building a local government’s budget with cost drivers; expanding... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963
parents—or "customers," as Nielsen likes to call them—a greater say in their child's schooling. It also decentralized both decision-making and budgeting to empower principals. "Before that, principals had no authority over money, staff,... View Details
- December 2001
- Teaching Note
Parenting Magazine TN
By: Paul A. Gompers
Teaching Note for (9-291-015). A rewritten version of an earlier teaching note. View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- What Do You Think?
Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?
to the social security system can be deposited in private versus public accounts, the transition "cost" (really a fiscal budget deficit) will be up to $2 trillion. Theoretically, the impact of this on pensioners could be... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade
Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez The Los Angeles–based startup Stell was borne of a pain point almost as old as recorded history itself: paperwork. One of Stell’s cofounders, Malory McLemore (MBA 2022), had landed a job as an engineer at Airbus after earning a... View Details
- Web
Trade Cards - The Art of American Advertising
might use the same card design to feature their products, while firms with larger advertising budgets could order custom designs. Trade cards had to both entice customers and provide them with useful information in a compact format. The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
of health-care finance and access, this simple innovation could help make things better today. Could you talk about your idea of “citizen diplomats”? In comparison with our massive defense spending, the U.S. Foreign Service budget is very... View Details
- 13 Jul 2017
- News
Making Friends with Mother Nature
years ago, the organization added a distinctive network of elevated walkways, known as Wild Walk, that gives visitors the unique opportunity to experience nature at treetop level. “Everybody loves Wild Walk,” Clifford says. “It’s been a phenomenon. In View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Making a World of Difference
Slifka places a high value on innovation can be seen in his involvement with the Big Apple Circus. A founding member and early supporter, Slifka has seen the Big Apple become the leading single ring circus in America. It is also recognized as being extremely well... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Andrea Silbert
Small Business Administration and Bank of Boston, the center opened its doors in 1995. That year the budget was $350,000; today it is $2.5 million. “Our growth has been slow and steady,” Silbert notes with pride. “We don’t plan to expand... View Details
- Web
Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy | HBS Online
Show Hide Details Modules Marketing in the Digital Era Crafting a Digital Marketing Plan Acquiring Customers, Part 1: Paid Media Acquiring Customers, Part 2: Owned and Earned Media Engaging Customers Allocating Budget and Measuring... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
so long.” * * * * * As president of Echo Lake Productions, Douglas Mankoff (MBA 1995) is doing his bit to foster movies that might fall through the cracks at a big-budget studio. In 1997, Mankoff raised a private equity fund to finance and produce independent films... View Details
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
Approved projects will receive an annual operating budget of $2 million. Together they must develop a joint plan for how the money should be spent. Purchase this exercise: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=909041... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
sites focused on more specialized curated design esthetics. Determining the 2014 advertising budget for Wayfair.com is the big question in the case. Two ad budget decisions need to be made. The first... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel