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- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Porter Course Goes Abroad
hope is to stimulate professors and students from around the world to become positive forces for change,” he says. “This venture is central to the Institute's strategy of redefining the way countries think... View Details
- 02 Dec 2009
- What Do You Think?
Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?
countries were pondering policies regarding a flood of guest workers, some legal and some illegal. These issues tend to arise at times of economic growth or stress. The differing rates at which countries... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
Dilip Soman, we look at how different pricing strategies affect the consumption of a product. We find that people are more likely to consume a product when they feel "out of pocket." When the price paid for a product is very... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Where the Jobs Are
facilitating commerce and learns that the country is in the midst of a “rail renaissance” that will boost competitiveness in global markets (see article). While individual company successes abound, not all the news is good on the... View Details
- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers
effort of the nonprofit March of Dimes in the 1920s to raise funding for polio research. The organization's strategies to induce contributions relied heavily on social pressure. Popular culture icons such as Humphrey Bogart and Mickey... View Details
Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Analyze This
sole HBS graduates in the countries where they live. Using the mailing list as his guide, Emmons found that 22 countries and territories receive just one copy of the Bulletin, ranging from Armenia to... View Details
- March 2003 (Revised November 2003)
- Case
Resourcery, Ltd.
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Feyi A. Boroffice
Recounts the story of how a successful Nigerian entrepreneur has expanded his systems integration/networking business. He now faces the problem of raising growth capital in a developing country. View Details
- 06 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness
in the area of energy storage and green energy production, for example, including lithium ion batteries for cell phones and laptops, silicon solar cells, and power semiconductors for solar panels. As a result, Shih says, the country risks... View Details
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?
conditions and competing forms of entertainment that is displacing legitimate sales." The industry is rethinking its position, although change occurs slowly. Q: Let's talk strategy. What have been the recording companies' strategies... View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
and philanthropy and executive director of the Mattel Children's Foundation, based in El Segundo, California.) “Business can be the greatest force for good on this planet.” At ExecWB, Goodwin and his team recruit for-profit partners to reach into developing View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- Profile
Dominic Mensah
Coming to HBS is like... Entering a journey of self-reflection on and immersion in your purpose. It is a courageous leap of faith—a deliberate choice to forgo a “safer” path and confront passion head-on. Before HBS, I balanced a role in View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Building a Social Network
regarding how to improve ratings for the other half. The organization’s strategy to date has focused on a “broad” approach where member interest drives group formation; to generate the revenues needed to provide online and administrative... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
William F. Connell (MBA '63)
expensive, and many observers were questioning the ability of this country to compete in the world economy. Convinced that the postindustrial era had arrived in America, the chairman of the Ogden Corporation, a giant New York-based... View Details
- 05 May 2017
- News
Barnes & Noble Names Demos Parneros CEO
ambitious push into physical retail, with six new stores around the country and six more scheduled to open this year. James McQuivey, an analyst at Forrester, said Barnes & Noble needed to innovate to survive, and quickly. “You’re never... View Details
- 03 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa
tomorrow are going to be of the unsavory variety, 30 years of experience dealing with Iran shows that neglect and isolation are ineffective strategies for managing conflict. Second, diplomacy is about identifying what makes this situation... View Details
- November 2021 (Revised January 2022)
- Case
KFA, Inc.: Building the Future
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth M. Adams
In 2021, Greg Bush, Jr., owner, president, and CEO of KFA, Inc. is working with his leadership team to plan for the future. KFA provides consulting services on software and project management needs for infrastructure projects. Bush and his team have just debuted a new... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Communication Technology; Developing Countries and Economies; Growth and Development Strategy; Infrastructure; Consulting Industry; Information Technology Industry; Chicago; United States
Applegate, Lynda M., and Elizabeth M. Adams. "KFA, Inc.: Building the Future." Harvard Business School Case 822-046, November 2021. (Revised January 2022.)
- 17 Mar 2011
- News
Make or Break for the USA?
As the global economy grows ever more competitive, American manufacturing is at a critical juncture. The country has been surrendering jobs, production capacity, and know-how to other countries at an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
same, but the scope has expanded from just research to helping business leaders take action to make America more competitive. The number of faculty involved has grown from 15 to almost 25, and a host of HBS alumni and corporate partners across the View Details
- 12 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
What I Learned in the Africa Rising Short Intensive Program
given African country is likely composed of numerous distinct urban and/or regional markets.” Winning in a given country requires serving these distinct markets, and each market is likely to need a tailored... View Details