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- 07 Nov 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Less Becoming More?
these marginal differentiators and expend their creative efforts on new products and processes that create value, instead of slapping a new coat of paint on shopworn goods." Sandi Edgar wrote, "Instead of trying to weed out new... View Details
- 02 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
What Can Business Schools Do to Avoid Bad Apples?
disclosures hit the headlines. For this reason, it is perhaps a good time to solicit creative ideas about how leading business schools that mint a high proportion of senior executives in large organizations can identify and weed out... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services
advertising stars prefer the creative process to management hassles. Expert accountants prefer accounting. Often the response to an opportunity to assume a leadership position is "Thanks, but no thanks!" What leverage does the... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking E-Leadership
era are especially in need of this kind of updating. 1. Forgo stewardship for entrepreneurship. A steward, writes Robert Hargrove, co-CEO of Masterful Coaching, based in Brookline, Mass., in E-Leader, is someone who conserves the existing business. An entrepreneur... View Details
Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni
- 22 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Mind of the Market: Extending the Frontiers of Marketing Thought
type of ketchup or laundry detergent they prefer, a ZMET interview at the Mind of the Market lab of HBS offers a far more creative approach. Typically, the ZMET interview combines elements of neuroscience, art, linguistics and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Max Bazerman
interests of society to engage in self-serving behaviors, often simply for the sake of winning a high-profile political battle. We hope that our book gives our readers the tools they need to evaluate politicians on the extent to which they make wise, View Details
Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
(Brazilian) challenges and incorporating them in creative messages. Guanaes steered the group toward thinking big while acting locally, tackling societal challenges and building partnerships, as he entered the world stage; serving as an... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
awards, including the Grand Prix at the 2011 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and a 2012 Gold Effie. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/513032-PDF-ENG Creating the First Public Law Firm: The IPO of Slater &... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
elaborate geysers with Diet Coke as their main ingredient, were among the most viewed online videos at the time but were not initially sanctioned by the company. Donnelly knew that opening up the brand to creative consumers was necessary,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
make the Harvard Business School a living model of the highest standards of excellence, integrity, accountability, and respect for other people, so that we deliver on that mission. I personally am committed to do everything I can, to use every bit of whatever View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
isn't about creating large hierarchical organizations with huge factories—it's about learning to combine and recombine dozens of "modules" both internally and externally to achieve goals. "What leaders are doing much more often is View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
Mukti Khaire and Eleanor KenyonHarvard Business School Case 812-051 The Sundance case raises the question of how markets for innovative cultural products can be created and what the role of intermediaries in creative industries ought to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
creative or in love with risk, but they are deeply inquisitive, open to new experiences, and comfortable with the unpredictable. He also offers evidence-based, practical advice for interviews and résumé screening that hiring managers can... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
distributional side the proposal is pretty blunt. It basically says, let's raise the standard deduction, and it's not clear exactly where the brackets will be at the low end. There is a policy, the Earned Income Tax Credit, which is bipartisan, very popular across the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
increasing the welfare of poor people in poor countries. Nongovernmental organizations are largely staffed by altruistic employees and volunteers working towards ideological, rather than financial, ends. Their founders are often intense, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jul 2020
- Op-Ed
It's Time for a Bipartisan Health Plan for Employers and Employees
insurance companies would worry that their commanding positions in many metropolitan statistical areas are threatened. In nearly half of the largest population centers in America, one private insurer has at least 50 percent of the market. Their greatest strength is... View Details
- 08 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform
current proposals as well as to consider other options. We believe that the current responses are inadequate, since they do not attack the root causes of the recent problems. Our intention is to encourage further discussion and debate in the hope that a more View Details
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
the role of bottlenecks and constraints in sparking innovations in business models by the creative entrepreneur. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810075-PDF-ENG Purchase this supplement... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
in large and small groups. They wrote case studies on MBA programs at Chicago, INSEAD, Stanford, Yale, and HBS, plus a case on the Center for Creative Leadership (all are available from Harvard Business Publishing); collected data on... View Details
- 03 Feb 2020
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?
to human engagement with the energy, loyalty, productivity, and creativity it generates both on and off the job. She says, “At their core, rebels are engaged.” In other words, if you’re seeking strategic agility and innovation, staff with... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett