Future Focus - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 1999
News

An Eye to the East

financial turmoil, there is no denying how far the Asia-Pacific region has come - and how promising its future remains. Camille Tang Yeh (MBA '80) is acutely aware of the region's potential. As executive director of the Hong Kongbased HBS... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

25 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

To Pay or Not to Pay: Argentina and the International Debt Market

and on future restructurings in general. In the current global environment, where trouble in emerging market economies is setting off worldwide alarms and stock market unease, is Argentina setting precedents that will make it grueling, if... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Alfaro

25 Apr 2012
What Do You Think?

How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?

waiting for the analysts to gain understanding (presumably of the decisions to be made)." (Sean O'Riordain) Rather than concentrating on the data, focus on "being able to formulate the right questions to ask at precisely the right... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

30 Aug 2010
Research & Ideas

Turning Employees Into Problem Solvers

explains Toffel, noting that this result also suggests possible future research on the duration of campaigns. "At first, these campaigns are great—they bolster the frequency with which solutions are shared by a significant margin. But... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

08 Jan 2007
What Do You Think?

Neuro Economics: Science or Science Fiction?

"self-reporting in surveys and focus groups is a limited tool, and I have no doubt that in the future brain scans will augment traditional research methods." But for Mark Spellmann, research of the... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

17 Jul 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Developing a Strategy for Digital Convergence

much of the technology business tilting horizontally. Take the future of semiconductors, for example. The dominant chip companies have traditionally been vertically integrated: Intel did (and does) its own R&D, design, fabrication,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer; Education

16 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Confronting the Reality of Web Services

Knowledge. "The organizational challenge comes as all stakeholders get together and hammer out common definitions. This might not seem like the kind of work that leads to disputes, but it is," he says. Sara Grant: In looking at the View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

Companies should "always try new things," he emphasizes. "But we have learned to focus on and apply this innovation to our current customers." Updated advice: Make sure that a sizable percentage of your current... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

Caught in the Cogs: When Manufacturing and IT Meet

mass customization. In the midst of all this added complexity, he said, the large, vertically integrated organization, involved with everything from Research and Development to customer delivery, is passing from the business landscape. "Companies need to View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

04 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Motherhood and the MBA

about what milestones I might be missing, and what my son is learning and doing during the day. Fortunately, I realize that my decision to pursue an MBA at HBS is an investment in his future as well as my own-- and there’s nothing as... View Details

01 Apr 1998
News

Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue

Three conferences sponsored by student organizations at HBS in January brought together alumni, students, and experts from business, government, and academia to discuss a wide range of topical issues. Summaries of those conferences follow. AASU: View Details

01 Jan 2006
News

Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

drives to petrochemicals. But the focus of his attention these days is a multibillion-dollar effort to make Singapore one of the world leaders in biomedical sciences. While doing all he can to promote homegrown talent, he is also making a... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014

Leadership and Innovation in a New Global Economy So-Young Kang (MBA 2004) (Awaken Group Pte. Ltd.) Too often, people look at leaders and focus on their accomplishments and successes, but Kang examines the more human side of 12... View Details

18 Mar 2014
First Look

First Look: March 18

into new ventures that demonstrates why some places, times, and industries should be associated with a greater degree of experimentation by investors. Investors respond to financing risk―a forecast of limited future funding―by modifying... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Jan 2006
What Do You Think?

Should More Transparency Extend to Education for Management?

grades providing some evidence of possible future success on the job. They raised the most provocative questions for all of us to continue to ponder. Cheri Thomas led the opposition to disclosure, commenting, "Yikes, what an awful... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

03 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?

only the second head coach in Cowboys' history. Despite no prior NFL experience, Johnson immediately made his mark on the team and demonstrated an uncanny ability to pick talent by drafting future Hall of Famer Troy Aikman and several... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

06 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Meet the Black Investment Club

aerospace industry where she led highly technical teams at The Boeing Company developing disruptive technologies to usher in the future of mobility and responsible innovation. The major focus of her work was... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital; Investment Management / Hedge Fund

29 May 2006
What Do You Think?

How Important Is the “Service Sector Effect” on Productivity?

lower paying jobs . . . one look at the American auto industry gives us a glimpse into the future economy." As Daniel Hayes put it: "I see a shakeout coming among low-cost service providers unless they find ways to provide value... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

22 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

functions Allow me to develop strong professional relationships Be a launch pad for future career growth I found this ideal role with BCG Boston, and am excited to join them after graduation, and wanted to share some of the lessons I’ve... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

22 Feb 2022
News

Q&A: The Post-Pandemic Path

so it’s hard to separate them, but I think future research, like the work Adi Sunderam [the Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance] is doing now, is going to figure that out. Are there lessons governments can take away from... View Details

Keywords: April White

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