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- 01 Oct 1998
- News
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first non-Westerner to hold that position) in 1994 at the age of 45, Gupta stresses that his duties bear little resemblance to those of a corporate CEO. "The partners in the field make most of the operational decisions and bear most of... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 26 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way to Go to Market
the chosen channel is an expedient short-term solution, often not well suited to sustain sales and profitability in the long run. But once a channel is up and running it is very hard to shut it down and construct a new one. So the channel... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
sustain that business model. The next generation operating system, the one that will ultimately replace OS X and XP, is probably going to cost $1.5 billion to $2 billion dollars. So, Apple's underlying... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
utilitarian motivations that differs from case to case. As Figure 2 below shows, any kind of motivation, or combination of them, can trigger a sustainable partnership as long as it is intense. When the intensity is lacking, depicted as... View Details
- June 12, 2023
- Article
How AI Will Accelerate the Circular Economy
By: Shirley Lu and George Serafeim
Despite living on a planet with finite resources, our economy remains largely linear and full of single-use products. The shift toward a circular economy, where companies recover or recycle resources, has hit roadblocks, including low value of used products and high... View Details
Keywords: Recycling; Materials Management; Innovation and Management; Technological Innovation; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; AI and Machine Learning; Operations; Industrial Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry
Lu, Shirley, and George Serafeim. "How AI Will Accelerate the Circular Economy." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (June 12, 2023).
- 22 Jan 2018
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
eyes to both an industry I was unfamiliar with––agriculture––as well as a concept that will be important for sustainability moving forward. I also have used it as an example to educate some of our team, advisors, and investors about... View Details
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
brands in a country where small, individual stores selling no-name goods have been the rule for decades. But success doesn't arrive overnight. Biyani cited a few factors to consider when launching a retail operation in India: Foreign... View Details
- 30 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Leadership That Defines you – Reflecting on my Time at HBS
Michael Rodriguez (MBA '19) was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and majored in Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California. After college, he worked at NBC Universal for five years in various strategy, finance, and View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti
management system that's held together with baling wire. It's an unacceptable situation that will require sustained attention and support over time to correct. Tell us about your modernizing effort and its focus on improving the IRS's... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Private Equity under Investigation
dramatically downsized or announced their intention to cease operations after experiencing investment missteps and succession problems. Meanwhile, new organizations have amassed enormous sums of capital in short periods. Even a quick... View Details
- 05 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 5
working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2470523 Decision Making Under Information Asymmetry: Experimental Evidence on Belief Refinements By: Schmidt, William, and Ryan W. Buell Abstract—We explore how individuals make decisions in an View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 26
Greening Walmart: Progress and Controversy In 2005, Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, launched a sustainability initiative aimed at reducing waste and making the company more environmentally and socially conscious. By 2015, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
By: Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Creating sustainability transitions will require more than companies taking proactive measures in their own operations and supply chains. Fostering... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2019
- Blog Post
In the Business of Flexibility
mothers themselves, Cheney and Davis both realize the value of flexible work situations. After years of national and international travel in their former careers, the former classmates began to craft more sustainable careers around family... View Details
- 31 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It
operations of any company that wishes to flourish in the new age. And yet, a decade of organizational delayering, destaffing, restructuring, and reengineering has produced employees who are more exhausted than empowered, more cynical than... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Prima Datarina
think about the ballets we’re presenting as part of a portfolio,” says Hodges, who joined the organization in 2014. “Taking that approach makes it possible to balance our mission of developing new works while meeting financial View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
loans to fight poverty around the globe since the end of World War II, nearly half the world's six billion people still live on less than $2 a day; a fifth get by on less than $1. At times, foreign aid has even worsened the plight of the poor, by View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
databases, search tools, and other programs-that would help the company reach scale. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/claritas-genomics/an/814032-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-018 Olam: Building a Sustainable Supply... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
and growing and sustaining the enterprise. "We can't teach people how to come up with ideas, but we can teach them how to analyze ideas already available to them," he explains. "We also teach that entrepreneurs must react quickly not only... View Details