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  • 25 Mar 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments

experiments for second-year MBA students and in his 2020 book, The Power of Experiments: Decision-Making in a Data-Driven World, co-written with Max H. Bazerman, the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration at HBS. Five... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
  • 27 Oct 2015
  • Blog Post

Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring Claire Friedman...

resident, it was a big transition to move out west, but once I learned how to drive, it was smooth sailing. I spent some time at Warner Bros., working on strategy projects for the studio including a film partnership in China, and at FX... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
  • 22 Aug 2006
  • First Look

First Look: August 22, 2006

  Working PapersCartels and Competition: Neither Markets nor Hierarchies Author:Jeffrey Fear Abstract This article provides an overview on the rise and fall of cartels since the late 19th century when the modern cartel movement properly arrived with the rise of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Oct 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?

data programmers on staff and everyone else.” Where we are going next? The next step in sentiment analysis, says Teodorescu, is into consumer products. “In the next five years, this will be available in your Fidelity account,” Teodorescu... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology
  • 26 Feb 2018
  • Research & Ideas

The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

traditionally earned their biggest margins when rooms were scarce and customers were forced to pay higher rates—such as in Midtown Manhattan on New Year's Eve. And it's good news for travelers who don't have to pay through the roof to get a roof over their heads during... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel
  • October 2008
  • Article

Evaluating the CEO

By: Stephen P. Kaufman
This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. After Kaufman became a CEO, he was struck by how perfunctory the board was in its... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives
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  • Profile

Lara Hodgson

a phenomenal start, getting featured in major magazines without any marketing push. The product was a hit with grateful young mothers and the buzz grew quickly. When Nourish received its first big order from Whole Foods, Hodgson’s team... View Details
  • October 2015
  • Article

Global Teams That Work

By: Tsedal Neeley
Many companies today rely on employees around the world, leveraging their diversity and local expertise to gain a competitive edge. However, geographically dispersed teams face a big challenge: physical separation and cultural differences can create social distance, or... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Groups and Teams; Performance; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
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  • 18 Apr 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Tips to Reinvent the Department Store

these stores are all the same. At Bloomingdale's, Chadwick said, "we have spent the last five years rebranding ourselves and separating ourselves from what we call the department store, because we thought that we were going down the... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette; Retail
  • 18 Jun 2001
  • Research & Ideas

When In-House Research Isn’t Enough

application of that work to the company's own products." Now a provider to multiple vendors, Big Blue has become eager to be part of the solution to a problem rather than determined to be the only solution. Long a leading... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
  • 17 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?

going to make the food space more vulnerable in the next five years. There is going to be enormous change, both because of the way people eat and because new models are starting to come into the equation that will erode the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 16 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist

Several best practices, as explained by past and current masters of judo strategy, can help you reach the top of your game. While there are no substitutes for mastering the concepts of judo strategy and carefully studying your industry and your competition, keeping... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
  • 08 Jul 2024
  • Research & Ideas

The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know

do in recognizing and then communicating the user’s commands. Understanding the various levels can help managers focus on the big concepts without getting mired in minutiae. Technology systems consist of View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology
  • 17 Jun 2014
  • First Look

First Look: June 17

paper discusses five trends in technology-enabled transportation innovation: connected vehicles; connected roads; big data analytics in air transportation; Intelligent Transportation Systems; and innovation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jul 2012
  • News

Productivity Trick: Hide!

    Lynn S. Paine

    Lynn Sharp Paine is a Baker Foundation Professor and John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration, Emerita, at Harvard Business School. A member and former chair of the General Management unit, she has served in numerous leadership positions including Senior... View Details

    • November 2012
    • Article

    Does Management Really Work?

    By: Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
    HBR's 90th anniversary is a sensible time to revisit a basic question: Are organizations more likely to succeed if they adopt good management practices? The answer may seem obvious to most HBR readers, but these three economists cast their net much wider than that. In... View Details
    Keywords: Best Practices; Consulting Firms; Corporations; Cost Control; Employee Training; Executive Ability (Management); Executives—training Of; Hospitals—administration; Industrial Management—research; Productivity Incentives; School Management Teams; Work Environment; Management; Research
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    • 22 Aug 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs

    "we built a new team to develop and grow the midmarket because I knew the existing team would want to continue to pursue the big deals" even if they were charged with going after smaller ones as well. He's taking a similar... View Details
    Keywords: by Paul Michelman
    • 07 Oct 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: October 7

    marketplaces. Rothman had five food delivery startup options to choose from, a philosophy on how to analyze marketplace businesses, and a few weeks to make his first ever investment as a Partner at Greylock. Purchase this case:... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 15 Aug 2019
    • Blog Post

    The Social Enterprise Initiative at HBS

    HBS—each MBA can “choose her own adventure” and “create his own path”. Our students and alums are asking big questions about how to have an impact—which looks very different for different people. I’ve been heartened to learn the extent to... View Details