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- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
PublicationsThe Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America Authors:Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Edwards, and Ernesto Schargrodsky, eds. Publication:Research and University of Chicago Press, 2010 Abstract Publisher's Book... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing the Economic Crisis
companies lose when they cut corporate giving? How Do I Lead In A Crisis? 7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm Leading in crisis requires a combination of skills and behaviors—personal and professional—that can be mastered, says HBS... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
The initial idea was tested in a course called Leading Product Innovation in the executive education program and refined over the years. At this point, more than 1,000 executives participated and the feedback has been enthusiastic. Randal's View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
Gerstner (HBS MBA '65), [General Electric's] Jack Welch, and [Xerox's] Ann Mulcahy, who can manage with multiple styles, but that's rare." Lessons Learned In addition to nursing the pain of the past season, Boston's baseball fans are... View Details
- 04 May 2016
- What Do You Think?
What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?
but people will still refer to it as Boaty I say take the gift and run with it!” Frank D. did indeed run with it, suggesting that “The life boats could be Life Boaties. He (apparently referring to the gender of the boat) could teach kids science View Details
- 01 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure
job? A: The key lesson to boards is that, for compensation and incentive purposes, when management has high career concerns, sometimes less information is better. And, recent evidence suggests that high career concerns in management is... View Details
- 11 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation
lesson to businesswomen, she said: the ability to separate your performance from your sense of self-worth. Defeats and mistakes are inevitable in business, and shouldn't be viewed as personal failure. "A successful entrepreneur is... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Toolkit for Customer Innovation
this article, we offer some basic principles and lessons for industries undergoing such a transformation. A Costly Problem, A Radical Solution In a nutshell, product development is often difficult because the "need" information... View Details
Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel
- 21 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Altruistic Capital: Harnessing Your Employees’ Intrinsic Goodwill
economist, Ashraf developed the idea of altruistic capital while conducting experimental field research for various global nonprofit organizations. But she believes that her findings on the subject will yield important lessons for the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part One]
of California, Los Angeles. The book examines the inner workings of Japanese successes and failures of the past and present. It also imparts some clear lessons about company strategy and national competitiveness for the future—not only... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 03 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 4, 2008
have helped and what lessons have been learned. Finally, the authors suggest new directions for housing policy, including the integration of best practices from past lessons into existing programs and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Codeacademy’s Delicate Work of Adding Monetization Without Crushing Mission
the world, as millions of companies have downloaded their free database and incorporated it into their technology infrastrcture. Only recently has the company focused on monetization. Q: What lessons does Codecademy offer for companies... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- Op-Ed
A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM
missing this golden opportunity. The last and perhaps most important lesson for leaders going through a crisis is that they cannot just play defense by cutting costs and waiting for the crisis to pass. They have to go on offense... View Details
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia
ever when deciding where to source their goods and invest. The countries that can offer the best deal in terms of infrastructure and government stability—not just low wages—will come out ahead, she added. Lessons From Nike As director of... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 30 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”
than be psychologically destroyed by it. Their geeks and geezers may have experienced different kinds of crucibles (the dot-com bust as opposed to the Second World War, for example), but they learned many of the same lessons from them.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
lessons to be had from the rise and fall of the last great period of globalization. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/718023 Harvard Business School Case 718-030 Globalization Past, 1850–1914 (B) Supplements the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 14, 2015
on a profitable and scalable basis. With Pearson's overall strategy shifting from the developed to the developing world and from a supplier of books to a host of other learning products and services, the company thought PALF's lessons... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness
performed in the high-tech and science-based industries, and they believe the United States could learn some lessons from other countries that have grabbed certain industries by the horns. In China, for example, in 1986 four Chinese... View Details
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Reinforcing Values: A Public Dressing Down
unfolded, without the usual biases and distortions that come from 20/20 hindsight. The story of how Levy tilled the soil for change provides lessons for any CEO in a turnaround situation. [...] Reinforcing Good Habits Without a doubt, the... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 04 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Lose Money With Customers
"The lesson here," says Narayandas, "is that relationships can succeed, even if they are asymmetrical to begin with, provided that companies manage them for mutual long-term gain." A second study, undertaken with... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs