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- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
product and service experiences that exceed customer expectations and the offerings of competitors. What's the secret? Success in business as well as magic has less to do with clever marketing and more to do with the innovation process,... View Details
- 06 Sep 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mixing Students and Scientists in the Classroom
sets up a theoretical framework for examining today's norms. Right now in the marketplace, the lines between open science, public knowledge, and proprietary knowledge and research are becoming blurred. A lot of firms are publishing... View Details
- 25 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help
business of politics as they would study any company or sector, looking at structural components such as competitors, customers, channels to reach customers, suppliers, and the threat of new entrants into the market using the “five-forces... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 05 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments
so that it would act in the national interest. Exporting began to be seen as a route to development, and foreign firms offered both the technology and access to markets that might make exports possible. Many state-owned firms—some of... View Details
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
is inevitably reflected in the way these companies are managed. "There is an increasingly international style of management," declares HBS professor John Quelch, an expert in international marketing and business development. He... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608081 Blogging at BzzAgent Harvard Business School Case 508-102 BzzAgent is a word-of-mouth marketing firm. The founder, Dave Balter, sees blogs as an important way to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
Lawrence (MBA '87), a marketing consultant and professor at Boston University, says, "Spirituality should not be confused with 'religion.' To me, spirituality is simply having a sense of inner calm and a willingness to reflect... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 28 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 28, 2007
outdated. Instead, innovations are increasingly brought to the market by networks of firms, selected for their unique capabilities, and operating in a coordinated manner. This new model demands that firms develop different skills, in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part One]
Over time, however, Japan's economy strengthened. Instead of then opening the economy and unleashing competition in the marketplace, the Japanese government continued limiting and regulating competition in many industries. In Japan, there... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
regulatory environment. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/718008-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 718-007 Media Markets Down South: Goldman Sachs' Investment in Grupo Clarín Founded in 1945, Grupo Clarín... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
with open disagreement). The paper thus provides micro-foundations for the idea that bringing a project inside the firm gives the manager control over that project, while explaining concentrated asset ownership, low-powered incentives,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Great American Leaders Teach Us
complete financial information across the twentieth century (especially pre-1925), a multi-tiered financial analysis approach was utilized: (1) Tobin's Q Performance (market to book value); (2) Return on Assets Ratios; and (3) Market... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Feb 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Delivering Information Services: A 30-Year Perspective
IPO in 1990 to a $10-billion company today, with a market value of close to $140 billion! I'm also doing research for a case on Drugstore.com, which is essentially a drug store "built" on the Internet. It's getting ready to... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
Universalization of L'Oréal Lal, Rajiv, and Carin-Isabel KnoopHarvard Business School Case 513-001 In 2010, half of the world's cosmetics sales came from the so-called emerging markets for the first time; L'Oréal View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
January 2017 Review of Financial Studies Being Surprised by the Unsurprising: Earnings Seasonality and Stock Returns By: Chang, Tom Y., Samuel M. Hartzmark, David H. Solomon, and Eugene F. Soltes Abstract—We present evidence consistent with View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?
that someone could start to discuss with his or her theologian? Nash: Let me back up and give you an example of the kind of thing that might cause them to say, "My religion is of relevance here." But then whether they should talk directly with their... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
communism as a result of too many layers of bureaucracy and not enough market (true enough). But I then tell students that I made a mistake and that this chart actually represents the managerial organizations of one of the most successful... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future
enterprise, the future is not something that just happens. It is something they create. —Richard S. Tedlow A born empire builder, Carnegie could see in the early 1870s that steel was destined to transform the material basis of civilization. View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
best ideas. The company is now considering the deployment of a prediction market to deepen user involvement and commitment in its innovation; however, it is not sure if it is an appropriate strategy for its community. Purchase this case: View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
administration. Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Get involved in any way you can Stay engaged. Accelerate financial contributions that you might have made later. Ask where the greatest needs are, and see if you have other ways to offer support, such as View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost