Strategic Military Effect - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 6

demonstrates the mutual interconnectivity among the three key facets of management: strategic positioning, organizational design, and individual leadership. The authors highlight both the manner in which strategy informs leadership and... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Mar 2017
News

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uneducated, and ill-equipped population; and exhausted resources. The military leaders considered the daunting prospects of simmering border and ethnic instability, continued castigation, an imprisoned and widely revered charismatic... View Details

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Marketing - HBS Online

New Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy Build the skill set and strategic acumen to compete in the digital world through a combination of forward-looking coursework, unique team activities with a diverse global network, and a... View Details

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Four Questions for David Garvin and Michael Roberto

assess the decision-making process at their companies. How often should leaders do such self-assessment? A: They should use the litmus test—in real time—as they wrestle with all major strategic decisions. This is not as often as it... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Digital Marketing & AI Workshop - Course Catalog

on AI-driven marketing efficiency, students will explore how emerging tools can accelerate customer acquisition and retention while optimizing costs. Ideal for students pursuing careers in consumer marketing, startups, or digital transformation roles, this course... View Details

01 Dec 2008
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NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

STRATEGIC ADVICE: HBS professor Michael Porter took a question before his presentation. What happens when you bring over 450 CEOs and presidents of New York City’s leading nonprofits together for a daylong educational summit? Answer: a... View Details

21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21

to be learned for all global companies as they confront language and culture challenges. Examining the strategic use of language by one international corporation, The Language of Global Success uncovers how all organizations might... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2006
News

Faculty Books

effective management of information services activities and highlights the areas of greatest potential application of the technology. Global Marketing Management by John A. Quelch and Christopher A. Bartlett (South-Western Publishing... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

23 Apr 2019
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Propel Your Career Forward with Some of Our Favorite Books

reflect on your values and motivations, build an effective team, and stay grounded. Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd How can your company stand out to consumers? Youngme Moon suggests that the key is to think differently and take... View Details

February 1999 (Revised May 1999)
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Onsale, Inc.

By: Youngme E. Moon

Onsale has been a pioneer in electronic commerce, offering excess and refurbished goods using an online auction format. The company is now planning to become a player in the highly competitive world of first-run computer merchandise as well. However, unlike other... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Transformation; Customers; Brands and Branding; Auctions; Network Effects; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Internet and the Web; Retail Industry

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05 Dec 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing

marketing function and the C-suite. Reasons for this are varied, but may include CEO and board priorities taken up by other issues or too much delegation of responsibility to the chief marketing officer. When a firm's marketing activities are not supportive of its... View Details

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Winning with Digital Platforms Online Course | HBS Online

. Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Define what platforms are and how they create and capture value Understand network effects and how to leverage them to achieve growth Discover how to launch, scale, and... View Details

18 Aug 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs Against Trump

longer possible to hide in the shadows. Ken Frazier’s example now resounds. Leaders of all five military branches have made public statements against racism. Republican Congressional leaders are questioning President Trump’s statements on... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

13 Feb 2015
News

Lessons in Perseverance

turmoil of a military dictatorship, hyperinflation, and a guerrilla war that killed 70,000 Peruvians. Then, with the country stable, she faced a pressing issue and turned to HBS for help. Accepted into the Owner/President Management (OPM)... View Details

Keywords: Tyler Bridges; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2006
News

Down the Memory Chute

over and the graduate has embarked on his business career, no one will hand him a ‘case.’ ” Instead, Raymond argued, the graduate will have to go out and in effect put together his own case before he can use the skills learned at HBS. WAC... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

30 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 31, 2006

Working PapersHow Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Economic Growth? Exploring the Effects of Financial Markets on Linkages Authors:Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek Abstract The empirical... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) - Course Catalog

them from effectively engaging the finance function. The finance divide between the finance team and other operators can generate a number of problems. For example, if finance teams are not sufficiently included in the View Details

08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007

efficiency, because some schools are strategic players that rank students in order of preference, while others order students based on large priority classes. Therefore it is desirable for a mechanism to produce stable matchings (to avoid... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55344 Happily Ever After: Immigration, Natives' Marriage and Fertility By: Carlana, Michela, and Marco Tabellini Abstract—In this paper, we study the effects of immigration... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

27 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 27, 2007

study deals with these discrepancies in the marketing literature. It highlights the importance of the study of the relationship between market orientation and alternative strategic orientations, examines the View Details