Coupling - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant

to pass the ball. Coupled with a growth in analytics and innovative offensive schemes, the NFL has seen an explosion in passing offense over the past two decades. The New England Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick have been at the... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Evan M.S. Hecht, and Abhijit Naik; Sports

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

couple of your comments, Mario, that I believe are critical to emphasize. Going back to your point about the differences and similarities of performance measurement in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, there are three things that... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

09 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

their own revenue contributions and business expenses in Will. Four times a year, the balances of individual P-Will accounts were converted to real currency and paid out as bonuses. In the last couple of years, about 10 companies,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Aug 2022
News

Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age

multi-generational products. And what's the phrase too? There's a stealth. Is it a stealth- SWG: Yeah. DM: ... product as well? Can you talk about that idea? SWG: So I profiled companies that have done this very well. And a couple of... View Details

02 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

focused in his first couple of years. He got rid of a huge number of product lines. He streamlined the operations and he bet on a very small number of products. The combination of the early success of the iMac, the booming marketing in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2017
News

City of Dreams

lived there. I spent a couple of months immersed in that community, with our mandate being to figure out how to move them. “We started investigating what their right was to be there in the first place,” he says. “Most had been paying... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

24 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

were not present for much of American history. That reflects a couple of things. The growth of the state has been quite dramatic, relative to the early decades of the American experience. There was, much like today, a huge concentration... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2001
News

September 11: A Community Reflects

active church members and had traveled to missions in the West Indies. The couple are survived by six children: David, Hamilton, and Royster Peterson; and Jennifer, Grace, and Catherine Price. Peterson is also survived by two brothers,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg

22 May 2020
Blog Post

Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles

heartbeat spiked and my hands started to tremble slightly. I took a couple of deep breaths and started scanning for targets. Through the remote weapon system, I saw five individuals maneuvering amongst prepared fighting positions. I began... View Details

02 Oct 2015
News

The ‘F’ Word

leader and a better human being for embracing the pain of this experience. Barry Rowan (MBA 1983) EVP & CFO, Cool Planet Energy Systems Seventh time’s a charm When I left HBS my plan was to work for a small company for a couple of years... View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

01 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

change in directions that favor new sets of interests (for a review, see Battilana, 2010). A second factor that contributes to institutional change is determining whether the processes are endogenous to the everyday functioning of institutions, such as the loose View Details

08 Sep 2016
News

How We Make It Work

would trade a couple of years of doing what you’re doing.” And the same for me. I’m like, “Yeah, it would be nice to have some money in the bank, too.” So we have a good laugh about that. It’s a tough thing to have both. I hear people all... View Details

01 Dec 2012
News

From Where We Stand

mind. The input of others, coupled with intuition, are key—it's important to listen to one's inner voice even when analyzing and drawing on the advice of others. Sonya Brown (MBA 2002), partner, Norwest Venture Partners, Palo Alto,... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

of the wonders that surround each of us is coupled with Flatt’s candid, empowering reflections on existence and his illness. The CMO’s Social Media Handbook by Peter Friedman (MBA 1983) (LiveWorld) Thirty years of experience informs this... View Details

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the semester, we will couple learning foundational concepts and principles about innovating at scale with frameworks that will helps students build their careers within established organizations. Classes will mix case discussion, expert... View Details

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