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- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
will help make you a winner." Glaser's success story in fending off intense competition from Bill Gates & Co. and turning his seven-year old company into a prime purveyor of streaming video, audio, and music services on the Web... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 03 May 2016
- First Look
First Look, May 3, 2016
for "big teaming": intense collaboration between professions and industries with completely different mindsets. To explore the kind of leadership required to build the future, Edmondson and Reynolds tell the story of an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
percent of all LEGO sales in 2011. "LEGO is a huge success story in Western Europe and America," Mikes says. "The question is will they be able to repeat this success story in Asia?" The... View Details
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
traces the evolution of the Internet from government ownership to privatization to the commercial Internet we know today. This is a story of innovation from the edges. Greenstein shows how mainstream service providers that had... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps
international business history story that hasn’t previously been told in great detail, but should be explored, says Giacomin, particularly since internment has long-lasting effects. During their incarceration, the Germans struggled with... View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Shabana Azmi: Leveraging Bollywood Fame into Social Good
see the short video Doing Good by Doing Business. Correction: The original version of this story referred to Inder Kumar Gujral as a president of India. He was a prime minister. View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.
On September 4, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) published its 2014 International Energy Outlook. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Investment Outlook. Both watchdogs tell us the same story. Energy... View Details
- 10 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Governance in India and Around the Globe
engineering a transition from a stakeholder to a shareholder-based corporate governance system. Ultimately, however, the corporate governance standards at Infosys are the exception rather than the norm in India. Some data on corporate governance in India suggest that... View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
shared #MeToo stories of abuse after Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual assault in October 2017. “With the Weinstein story, a dam broke,” says Colleen Ammerman, director of Harvard Business School’s Gender... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
story is one of many that have evoked dropped jaws among Sucher's students. "When we show the videos in class, it's in an atmosphere of complete and utter silence," she says. "People are just taking in these stories. And... View Details
- 12 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 12, 2016
attitudinal v. substantive (re)structuring, and intra-organizational v. inter-organizational bargaining. This short article introduces and comments on essays that evaluate and discuss these dualities. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
advertising he likes so much? Sunil Gupta: Advertising is a right-brain activity, the art of creating something from scratch. Also, advertising is all about understanding and connecting with people. He seems very much a people person, somebody who likes to tell View Details
- 01 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
CEOs and Coaches: How Important is Organizational 'Fit?'
misguided optimism. In truth, it is deceptively difficult to predict ex-ante the success of any union. We’re reminded of this as the Super Bowl approaches: when it comes to predicting the success of a football coach, short memories, hope,... View Details
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
communities, and make our cities smarter. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-141.pdf The Optimal Taxation of Height: A Case Study of Utilitarian Income Redistribution Authors:N. Gregory Mankiw and Matthew Weinzierl Abstract Should the income tax... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
criticism have followed Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade America's credit rating. However, the real story is about how unsustainable the massive US government deficits are, and how difficult they will be to close. The deficits... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
20-year-olds than it was a decade ago, which I think is great." On a daily basis, when you go to Zappos or Amazon to shop for sneakers, I don’t think working conditions are on many people's minds. But the week after a scandal, it certainly will be on people's minds.... View Details
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
Working PapersGlobal Currency Hedging Authors:John Y. Campbell, Karine Serfaty-de Medeiros, and Luis M. Viceira Abstract This paper considers the risk management problem of an investor who holds a diversified portfolio of global equities or bonds and chooses long or... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
consumer demand across the world. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/619008-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 619-029 Amazon Acquires Whole Foods (B) This short case, meant for pairing with HBS No. 615-013,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Apr 2019
- Book
Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business
mobility, and the fabric of our communities. The Bright Future of Small Business in America View Video Karen Mills provides an example of the bright future of small businesses from her new book, “Fintech, Small Business, and The American Dream,” with the View Details
- 10 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Is Groupon Good for Retailers?
program like Groupon? What steps can they take to mitigate those risks? A: Stories abound of consumers who try to game the system. Consider a customer who wants to dine on a weekend using a voucher valid on weekdays only. Some consumers... View Details