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- 18 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]
conversation to broader topics pertaining to venture formation. Her first-name rapport with Dubinsky reflected more than their experience as business-school classmates. Beyond serving as MBA Class of 1961 professor of management practice... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
now give to the overall benefits of globalization. As practiced today, Ricardo's classic system results in win-win exchanges when both trading partners are either (1) industrialized nations with modern impulse/check/balance governments,... View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- 13 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13
Laoye must decide which of these options offers the greatest growth opportunities. In addition, as her company grows, she must decide how best to structure the payer and provider aspects of her business in a way that maximizes synergies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
simply amazed at how frank and open the executives I worked with have been in discussing their experiences, and I do not know of another resource out there that can be used to teach students the actual practice of corporate restructuring.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
variety of valuation approaches, from techniques widely used in practice to methods less frequently seen in practice today but likely to be increasingly important in the future years. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
policy would be in the best interest of the United States, and what levers (if any) the U.S. government could pull in order to insure that such a policy would be carried out. What would the three actors decide, and how would their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments
the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which has gaping loopholes. Some of the arrangements behind the Indonesian projects seem not to have violated the law, but they didn't smell good in the light of public examination. In the long run,... View Details
- 09 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk
one this step is based on, is figuring out how you will know when to go for Options B or C and call it quits on the current game. To do this, we first assess what our best option seems to be based on: our satisfaction to date with the... View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
knowledge, best practices and relevant experiences from throughout a company and make them readily available to more users. This article offers a paradigm that highlights the salient characteristics of these... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
organizational behavior as a field of study. He was a pioneer in creating a body of work on organization design, leadership, and change in both the private and public sectors. Lawrence’s professional work was rooted in an aspiration to do work that was rigorous,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
activism and unwillingness to compromise, however, makes him a divisive character among business leaders who share his principles but question the ultimate effectiveness of his approach. Is it in their firms' best interests to support... View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
signees crash and burn when it mattered most? It's a case study in the common but misguided business practice of recruiting superstars, says Harvard Business School Professor Boris Groysberg, author of Chasing Stars—The Myth of Talent and... View Details
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
(forthcoming) Abstract This paper examines the process through which management students develop personal foundations (such as self-awareness, self-management, and a grounding life narrative) for the ongoing development and practice of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
John Irving’s Lessons for Business
Business I think there are lessons here for people in business, in terms of managing themselves and trying to do their own best creative work, and also in terms of managing other people. If you want to do your most creative work, you... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
Management Practice in the General Management Unit at HBS. Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss: Managers, it’s story time The tech sector continues to shed workers after hiring prodigiously during the demand peaks of pandemic living, a shift... View Details
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
represent strategic research sites for understanding the formation of economic practices and representations. This article draws on historical material to analyze the changing place of economics in American business education over the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Deal
It's best to be nice when negotiating a business deal, but it's also OK to be aggressive in pursuing your interests—as long as you back up your position with facts. "If you're a seller and your price seems high, but it's justified in... View Details
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
recruiters, found current hiring practices to be haphazard at best and inept at worst. And no wonder. Ignorant of their staffing needs, most companies treat hiring top-level executives as an emergency. That... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
forcing those who watch the show to watch the ad. Some of the hottest battles are being fought over showrooming—the practice whereby consumers visit a store to check out items in person before buying cheaper online (decoupling browsing... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
the conditions that enable moral insight and important practical implications. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54871 Harvard Business School Case 318-143 Renegotiating NAFTA January 1, 2019 marked the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman