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- 30 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Deal
giving them all the same data and preparation materials in negotiating the sale of a piece of property. Eyes are opened when Mohan shares the results and the students see how well they fared price-wise compared to others. "It opens... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
uncertainty in global markets and a diminishing control in their environments generally. For companies to "break through the illusion of certainty," she says, they must embrace imaginative, creative thinking to better prepare... View Details
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
on their experience in offices that would prepare them for the presidency, and how they became president. A filtered president is one with a high amount of relevant experience, an unfiltered one with little or no such domain experience.... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
with his young family. In October 2009, as they prepare for their departure to India, he reflects on how to spend his time there and whether and how to pursue the several business opportunities that have already emerged. The opportunities... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Cheers to the American Consumer
latest, fastest microprocessor. Politicians, like marketers, understand the importance of the venturesome consumer. President Obama's campaign slogan, "Change we can believe in," captures perfectly the spirit of the venturesome American consumer, looking... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
changing and make sure we're preparing our students for the future," says Light. That was the challenge faced by the roughly 100 HBS faculty members who attended all or part of the May colloquium. Most agreed that business schools... View Details
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
course of action—in boarder guards' example, signs of who might be a security threat—then the silence becomes vocal. Let's return to HBS's context. Most teaching notes (used by faculty members to prepare their class sessions in the... View Details
- 08 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 8
and significant progress in gaining market acceptance of its tools for analyzing public opinion, Crimson Hexagon's CEO prepares to address the company's investors on the question of exit strategy. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
schedule; discussion of main issues raised and how the process addressed them; an annex prepared by representatives of civil society on their views of the process and how those views have been addressed; Participatory procedures for... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
intones, "How do you prepare to deal with the unexpected that's coming up? Get there early, set the place up. Read every signal you can get. So it's intuitive, but it's also systematic." Those two qualities—systematic... View Details
- 07 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 7, 2007
Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), was preparing to meet with his senior managers to discuss BBC WW's global strategy options. BBC WW exploited and exported BBC-branded content around the globe through all formats, including magazines,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
prepared to discuss their options at the shareholders' meeting, Hayes and Hodgson considered each option's trade-offs in timing, cost, control, and execution risk. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities
policy at hyper-local resolution, with global scope.” Related Reading: Developing Asia’s Largest Slum The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom Urban... View Details
- 18 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?
Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Reinhardt led a discussion of the case recently in the MBA field study seminar Innovation in Business, Energy, and Environment, held in Harvard's Innovation Lab. The case was prepared by... View Details
- 10 Jan 2007
- HBS Case
The Challenge of Managing National Security
oversight. Oversight is clearly important, but I see some weariness among intelligence personnel who have to answer questions again and again and have been reorganized only to have the reorganizations reorganized. As one pundit put it, some overseers seem to be View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
New Paths to Success in Asia
make the best use of their time by providing logistical and research support, establishing contacts with leading CEOs in the region, and sharing expertise that comes from living and working in the Asian environment on a daily basis." Under McFarlan's guidance,... View Details
Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
business, similarly demands new kinds of management leadership, organizational forms, and institutional arrangements. Once again, HBS is in a position to prepare its students for the challenges and rewards of leading companies whose... View Details
- 18 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 18, 2007
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-038.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsFood Security and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Harvard Business School Case 508-002 The Mormon Church focuses on self-reliance and being prepared... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
trade-off decisions he must make in managing through the current period. He is preparing for a meeting with his board of trustees where he plans to discuss the current situation and the key decisions the organization needs to make.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
country. As you might imagine, I've given this issue considerable thought. I have come to it as an individual, as an academic, and as the head of an institution that prepares hundreds of people for business leadership every year. And I... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark