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- 07 Feb 2019
- Book
How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption
other mistake companies make with innovative culture is presenting it as something that is going to be really fun." And, sometimes responding is not even the right response. As I write in the book with the example of digital photography, sometimes a new thing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2021
- Op-Ed
How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics
With people all over the world beginning to get COVID-19 vaccines, most of the press coverage so far has focused on its amazing development. What’s receiving less attention is a critical last-mile issue that could stand in the way of... View Details
- 11 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Second Life: Reflections on Complementing Success with an Encore Career
Kloeblen says, “I’m responsible for the culture, for defining what’s important. We can do more than just make money; we have a responsibility to act positively in our communities.” Kloeblen believes the consequences of his program go far... View Details
- 03 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
What is HBS Bridges?
valuable to take pause for what it will really be like. Regardless of industry, the advice was clear: be humble, listen, and deliver on what you promise. The opportunity to reconnect with our classmates was by far the highlight of... View Details
- Blog
Should You Pursue the Certificate of Management Excellence?
Chambers in Australia, says, "The CME has far exceeded my expectations. The three programs work very well together and have enhanced my skills as a negotiator, a team leader, and a board member." To take advantage of the CME experience... View Details
- 10 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink
categories) becomes unproductive due to customers migrating to e-tailers. As entire sections of these stores die from online competition, category killers are being pressed to come up with solutions to keep their overall model afloat. The solutions so View Details
- 11 May 2022
- Blog Post
MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS
HBS? All the cuteness, joy, singing, and dance parties sprinkled throughout my day. There are lots of fun family events on campus – from petting zoos to birthday parties. The MoMBA community is a highlight! What is the hardest part of being a mom at HBS? Being so View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Carlos A. Saladrigas: Hardworking Optimist
communist Cuba. "It's only now that I have four children of my own that I understand what a painful decision that was," says Saladrigas, who, while still in Miami, has traveled far from those humble beginnings without leaving them behind... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
like a local newsroom but are actually pumping out politically motivated material. It is also incredibly difficult to build a digital brand in this environment, and the platforms with the biggest audiences, like Facebook, are so polluted. So when I hear from publishers... View Details
- 21 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Hands-on Learning About Global Markets
(cofounder and CEO), at left, and to Patricio Alba (cofounder and CIO), far right, by HBS students Maxwell Nii Laryea, third from left, Dylan Soukup, Charlie Li, Arden Kreeger, and Nitzan Israel (all MBA 2024). Photos by Mercedes Sojo For... View Details
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs
experience thus far? One of the highlights of my HBS experience so far has been the Moving Beyond Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Short Intensive Program (SIP). I love marketing and am interested in pursuing entrepreneurship post business... View Details
- 04 Aug 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?
the mind and body work is thought provoking. For example, in Everything is Obvious, Once You Know the Answer: How Common Sense Fails Us, sociologist Duncan Watts' thesis is that, in predicting outcomes and acting accordingly, we give far... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
on a smaller, more sustainable scale is not just good for the soil, Keen says; it can also lead to better nutrition and economic sustainability for an indigenous population that has long suffered from obesity, diabetes, and poverty. Far... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Working the Street
after he paid his own way through a police academy and graduated fourth in his class. He was too far outside the mold, clearly overqualified, and untested on the streets. Finally El Monte, an award-winning, community-oriented department,... View Details
- 02 Aug 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is the 'Experimentation Organization' Becoming the Competitive Gold Standard?
seed the concept more broadly.” But Ana Frony reminded us to “never forget that even trainees must have some intuition and poetry to develop a hypotheses and design an experiment.” Nick C raised the question of just how far the practice... View Details
- Research Summary
Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs ( Princeton University Press, October 2002)
By: Rakesh Khurana
In this book, I argue that the external CEO labor market was born in a burst of rhetoric about wresting control of corporations away from a group of self-interested insiders, as senior managers in the era of managerial capitalism had come to be portrayed. The rationale... View Details
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details
- 06 Nov 2018
- Research & Ideas
8 Ways to Make Olympic Stadiums Useful After the Games End
says. “China in 2008 and Nazi Germany in 1936 are principal illustrations. But far less attention has been paid to what makes for a successful post-Games legacy.” To determine a stadium’s level of reuse, they analyzed annual attendance... View Details
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad
grow stronger as their personal ties deepen. The longer an accounting partner serves a particular client, the more biased his judgments will tend to be. Discounting. People tend to be far more responsive to immediate consequences than... View Details
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?
along with their consequences would benefit companies as they seek to improve their inventory decision-making capability. We are still in the preliminary stages of this research, but our work so far is informed by much research in the... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston