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- 26 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Learning from Failed Political Leadership
information for all companies striving to succeed in today's global economy. The book identifies two much-loved illusions that pervade today's mass media: a) the conviction that all of the world's economic systems, including China and Russia, are becoming more and more... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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- 07 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
How to Help Small Businesses Survive COVID's Next Phase
still have options, says Mills, who led the US Small Business Administration from 2009 to 2013 and was an Obama cabinet member. Getting through the coming months will require extreme ingenuity and shrewdness from business owners, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Ron Shaich’s Café Society
myself as a quarterback. I try to figure out where the receiver will be before I release the ball. I knew we had a phenomenal opportunity to build a significant brand in Panera Bread, but years of experience also taught me how difficult... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
Michael Jensen, a finance expert, how what is happening today compares to what transpired in the 1980s. A decade ago, Jensen explains, M&As; were often associated with downsizing and what he describes as "the freeing of equity trapped in... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 28 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
not force the disparate CSR programs into their business strategies. Instead, the goal should be to "bring discipline and structure to the many fragmented components. [The] components will in some cases support the core strategy and in... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Letters
reducing poverty have generally been the same. More aid. More debt relief. More foreign direct investment. And, of late, more free trade. I agree with all of these. However, the greatest contribution Western countries and corporations can... View Details
- 28 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
How Property Ownership Changes Your World View
lived. For Di Tella and his coauthors, the situation presented the ideal opportunity to research the beliefs of those who hold property rights versus those who do not, all other conditions being equal. "In the United States, there are few dramatic policy changes... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
others. I view my volunteer efforts as a way to perpetuate the University as a renewable resource that will benefit others for generations to come.” is partner and national director of China for Ernst & Young. Born and raised in Hong... View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 30 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 30, 2007
worker dismissal costs will curtail hiring below efficient levels and retain unproductive workers, both of which should affect productivity. These theoretical predictions have rarely been tested. We use the adoption of wrongful-discharge... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: The Happiness Equation
his day. Free refills, finding $5 in a coat pocket, that sort of thing. The blog, called 1000 Awesome Things started garnering a huge following and turned into a series of successful books. Last year, Neil released The Happiness Equation,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Cynthia Carroll
we provide free antiretroviral drugs to our 3,000 HIV- positive employees. In South America, we have multimillion-dollar projects to improve goat and cattle breeds, boost honey production, and diversify agricultural output. We work hard... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
Innovation happens fast and slowly. The GPS applications so prevalent today to guide us from Point A to Point B took their first baby steps nearly three decades ago when President Ronald Reagan encouraged the release of military GPS signals View Details
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
had little revenue because it offered services free of charge. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709456 Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society
they understand themselves differs from the standards society has set. These contradictions produce potent demands for what Holt terms utopian desires—the desire for imaginative constructions that will resolve the felt tensions. Brands... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping the Beat
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes “I definitely don’t think that virtual will ever cannibalize the real thing. I genuinely don’t see that happening. That’s some people’s fear. But I do think the benefit is... View Details
- 20 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Technology
are well equipped to take on general management roles across sectors. This is great news for companies seeking students with strong business acumen and leadership skills. However, Cathy and Molly will often remind technology companies... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
business. These essential insights for enduring and optimizing the middle miles will outfit managers to find their way through the messy middle of any bold project or new venture. Denial: How Refusing to Face the Facts about Our Autism... View Details
- 30 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
All Eyes on Slovakia’s Flat Tax
doesn't distinguish between different levels of income. Wealthy, middle class, or poor, you pay the same rate. Also, a flat tax system is often completely free of deductions, exemptions, and exceptions. These efforts aim to make the tax... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The First Scrum
club to a luncheon in recognition of winning the World B School Rugby Tournament at Duke University. 2007 Prince Albert II of Monaco hosts the HBS Old Boys at a luncheon featuring liveried servants, white gloves, and champagne in flutes. 2013 Some 200 former HBS... View Details