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- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Chain Planning: A Case Study of Sales and Operations Planning (revised) Authors: Rogelio Oliva and Noel H. Watson Abstract In most organizations, supply chain planning is a cross-functional effort.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Lesson for Startups? Success Takes More Than Technology
has decided to compete with Airbnb on its own turf, announcing plans for its own home-sharing service. It only took 11 years and 500 million lost bookings industrywide. Danielle Kost: How do you think Airbnb changed the way travel... View Details
- 05 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?
financier, a public stock offering, or some other source. But potential investors often greet entrepreneurs' business plans with skepticism, or worse, turn them down entirely. Alternatively, some investors demand a large equity stake in... View Details
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
problems? JP: Our early education staff are reaching out to families to check in and help address the challenges that they're facing. They’ve also provided weekly lesson plans and asked kids to share their work online through our Facebook... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 21 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 21
its plans to develop radical innovation even when it thinks highly of the market potential for the radical innovation. The incumbent does so to avoid validating the high market potential to the entrant, who may otherwise be encouraged to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
HBS and community leaders. Fred Clark: The Class of 1973 lived through and learned from the civil rights movement and the promise of an open, fair, and vibrant society as articulated by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. After seeing some of the... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
No Place Like Home
Illustration by Mercedes McDonald. Orchard Gardens photo by Ed Quinn/Saba In many parts of the country, housing costs and shortages have begun to show signs of adversely affecting corporations, workers, and local economies. Affordable housing - such as Boston's Orchard... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Reinforcing Values: A Public Dressing Down
performance to improve, only to be bitterly disappointed. For some reason, the right things still don't happen. Why is change so hard? First of all, most people are reluctant to alter their habits. What worked in the past is good enough;... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings Beyond Beta-Delta: The Emerging Economics of Personal Plans By: Beshears, John, Katherine L. Milkman, and Joshua Schwartzstein Abstract—People make personal View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom
“It's not you, it's me.” Well, today, the workforce equivalent is "My Wi-Fi isn't working right now." You know, this is an excuse that we're starting to see pop up everywhere because people, you know, are finding a time and place for... View Details
Keywords: Zoom
- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Winners and Losers at the Olympics
There's much more at stake in the Olympics than medals. Giant corporations are eager to tie huge marketing and advertising campaigns to the Olympic rings and ideals. NBC spent more than $600 million to win the broadcast rights for the... View Details
- 04 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success
or just difficulty. It is the responsibility of senior managers to evaluate the e-commerce initiatives and decide on the right measures for their organization and ensure that the measures are captured and responded to properly. To obtain... View Details
Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein
- 28 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
Recruiting in the U.S. for International Students: 101
amazingly powerful forces of supply and demand) ended up placing me in the right job. When I applied to HBS, I had to figure out my career plans after graduation, as part of the application process. I... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 03 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment
state colleges and universities for families with incomes below $125,000. "A bachelor’s degree may once have been a ticket to the middle class, but that is no longer a sure thing" Such a plan has obvious appeal. It would reduce... View Details
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
employees' input is critical. Model the mission. A CEO needs to be involved in planning and executing a higher-ambition mission, Conant said, including modeling the right behavior. It helps if leaders make... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Curse of Double-Digit Growth
Double-digit long-term growth might justify bragging rights for any country. But a turbocharged GDP comes at a price, says Eric D. Werker, an associate professor in the Business, Government and International Economy unit at Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- Profile
Arthur Rock
a simple but profound desire: he wanted to help talented people build great companies. “Anyone who comes into the office and says `I have this business plan and you’re going to make a lot of money if you invest with me’ doesn’t stand... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020
Enriquez (MBA 1986) The MIT Press Most people have a strong sense of right and wrong, and many of us are not reluctant to argue with someone who disagrees. But when we take an unyielding stand on something we regard as an eternal truth,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Books
Harvard Business School Guide to Finding Your Next Job by Robert S. Gardella (Harvard Business School Press) As fast as the business world is changing, so too are the techniques for searching for the right job. Yet regardless of the... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
formats, digital rights management systems, wireless network infrastructure, and handset capacity), and the key dynamics—music delivery method, pricing, mobile-PC integration—that characterize mobile music business models. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne