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- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
processes of production and distribution. This was a massive innovation over the older model of a single owner who tried to oversee everything. Under managerial capitalism, ownership became dispersed, but control remained concentrated in the management group. The View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 May 2018
- HBS Case
How Would You Price One of the World's Great Watches?
look at iconic products, they all have that,” Thomke says, pointing to the Porsche 911, which has changed the technology under the hood but maintained its basic shape. “It’s about evolution rather than revolution.” The company that... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- Research Event
The Most Pressing Issues for Platform Providers in the Sharing Economy
at Harvard Business School who researches the evolution of peer-to-peer online platforms; and Andrei Hagiu, a visiting associate professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan School of... View Details
- 17 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission
populations they were trying to help” In the wake of this evolution over the past decade, more organizations have adopted a hybrid business model in which a social mission is the primary goal, but they still aim to generate enough... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Co-Founders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
‘cost-out’ to seeing it as a value creation lever. One that most businesses need to learn how to manage just as effectively as, and align with, their financial performance”. van Poecke and Schoonbeek started researching the evolution of... View Details
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
cashmere fibre (14 micrometers in diameter and 36 millimeters in length). It is estimated that only 2 out of 1,000 grams of cashmere measure up to the standard of 1436. Describing the brand evolution over its first 8 years of existence,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
the evolution of ASUSTeK from a motherboard supplier, to an ODM of desktop and notebook PCs, through its split into three companies that separately pursue the branded business, ODM, and contract manufacturing. Chairman Jonney Shih has to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
topics and concerns that are similar across different disciplines. This paper reports on the consortium outcomes and insights from mentors who took part in it. We develop a set of observations to guide the evolution of the sciences of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
Digital Agility: The Impact of Software Portfolio Architecture on IT System Evolution By: MacCormack, Alan, Robert Lagerström, Martin Mocker, and Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract—The modern industrial firm increasingly relies on software to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
outside directors with more expertise and experience. Also, busy directors are less likely to serve on multiple committees, possibly to avoid being overloaded. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51853 Cost of Experimentation and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care
A second important driver is the evolution of scientific knowledge and of the technology that goes along with this evolution. Little by little, our uncertainty about the cause of a disease or the optimal therapy for each disease is... View Details
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
farm that produced olives, including Kalamata table olives. Alexandra had invested in the expansion of her farm in anticipation of the evolution of her market from domestic trade in Australia to international export. There was, however, a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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From the Director | Baker Library
those decisions. In addition, our extensive collection of research and teaching papers of HBS faculty reveal the evolution and impact of business theory and education. Researchers can find the papers of seminal figures in the development... View Details
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Additional Archives - Creating Emerging Markets
institutional memory and periodically disseminates historical information about the institute to the IIMA community and the general public. It holds a large collection of physical and digitized documents related to the foundation and View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Rock Gift to Support Entrepreneurial Studies
permanent and give us the chance to set our sights even higher. This is a very, very exciting moment in the evolution of this whole field of study.” — Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (51st PMD) View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet
they become bullish about stocks. These sentiment waves correct themselves, and fundamentals prevail in the long run.” Viceira and his colleagues used a complex econometric model to determine which of these two possible explanations appears to be a better description... View Details
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
growth. The case traces the evolution of Under Armour’s brand and describes how the company chose to extend or not extend its brand into adjacent categories and markets in the past. Now Under Armour needs to decide on their next steps.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
the components of creativity and how they influence the creative process, describing modifications to the theory over time. Then, after comparing the componential theory to other creativity theories, the article describes this theory's View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
of rapid profit improvement. The question facing CEO Thomas J. Wilson was how to maintain the momentum. This case tracks the evolution of Allstate's strategy over 20 years, examining the logic behind the strategic changes, and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
that you have published on leadership and management, which one speaks most directly to the challenges you face as Dean? I’d say In Their Time because it highlights the importance of the broader context and how profoundly it shapes the View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson