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31 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World

occurred with ad-supported television, according to critics, where much airtime is devoted to cheap-to-produce but widely popular pulp fiction, or reality programs like Dancing with the Stars to Duck Dynasty. Zhu wondered whether this View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News

15 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding the Design of Livable Cities

four primary trends driving the development of innovative solutions: The first is the world's population growth, forecast by the United Nations to reach roughly 9 billion by 2050, and the mass migration from the countryside and agrarian... View Details

Keywords: by Lisa Chase; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

02 Jan 2013
What Do You Think?

Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?

teamwork is affecting creativity and innovation in organizations. But based on your own experiences, do the ideas cited above ring true? What can or should be done to encourage both extrovert and introvert behaviors? How will the trend... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational

authority of running the business. Chandler described this management culture as "managerial capitalism. "Owners' delegation of responsibility to professional managers established a corporate norm that was then carried down through the organization. The... View Details

Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal

11 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS

different recruiters.baker l B – Baker. Baker Library holds the preeminent collection of contemporary and historic business information in the world. Students can leverage the library to research companies and industry trends to prepare... View Details

19 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways

that is abundant in India. In fact, Tata Power has already demonstrated their ability to address changing market trends within this plant. The Trombay plant began as an oil thermal plant but switched to coal around 70s-80s to mitigate oil... View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

Ask the Expert: The Kids Are All Right

Are millennials more concerned about their positive impact on the planet and on society—less focused on money and more on meaning? Is the shift toward a more conscientious generation a true trend or a myth? —Katina Stefanova (MBA 2005)... View Details

04 Aug 2014
Op-Ed

Why Small-Business Lending Is Not Recovering

Structural barriers also appear to be impeding bank lending to small businesses, including consolidation within the banking industry, high search costs, and higher transaction costs associated with small business lending. A decades-long View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services

01 Apr 1996
News

Stewards of the Seventh Generation

Confederacy Nineteen ninety-six was only a few days old when the New York Times ran the headline "'95 the Hottest Year on Record." The story discussed mounting scientific evidence of global warming, a potentially catastrophic environmental View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb

March 2022
Case

DealShare: Social E-Commerce for the Indian Mass Market

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Malini Sen

Launched in September 2018, e-retail startup DealShare has created a tech-enabled model for the Indian mass market that allows customers to buy together, save money on good quality goods, and at the same time have fun. It targets customers who are still getting used to... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Disruption; Trends; Talent and Talent Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Value; Cost vs Benefits; Value Creation; Internet and the Web; India

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08 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp

use it. In the paper, Luca, Edward L. Glaeser and Scott Duke Kominers (PhDBE 2011) of Harvard University, and PhD student Nikhil Naik of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, cite three trends that make cities particularly... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

09 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch

that establish the going rate for talent according to company size, industry, and geography. Salaries in these tables are reported in quartiles, from highest to lowest amounts, and no corporate compensation committee wants to say that it went bargain hunting for... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

24 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 24, 2007

attainment outcomes (measured primarily by students' completion rates at various grade levels). Deals with outcome trends within the general U.S. school-aged population and covers educational outcomes in various subpopulations of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Putting the Project Puzzle Together

stayed aligned over a long time, as has Wal-Mart. Q: You have spent much of your career deeply involved in management information systems. What are some enduring characteristics of successful management that you have observed? Any trends... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 4

process of moving new therapies from discovery to patients in need. Although the annual conference (Partnering for Cures) to improve how government research was organized was a huge success, Anderson considered refocusing resources on greater challenges. For example,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

01 May 2008
Research & Ideas

The Marketing Challenges of the China Olympics

torch relay. Lenovo's sponsorship will doubtless reinforce its brand preference rankings in China. However, around the world, Lenovo hardly wishes to be known as the Chinese PC company that consumers find convenient to boycott. Here are some View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Sports

Web

The Hunger Relief System | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

about my best role in the community and my career path going forward. Impact One of the most interesting trends in philanthropy, and in social enterprise right now is the engagement and partnership with for-profits. Our work at Second... View Details

01 Apr 1997
News

HBS Duo Offers Personalized Career Assessment

interest, considering aptitude and industry trends as secondary factors. The authors point out that finding satisfaction requires ongoing self-analysis, especially in today's dynamic business environment. "It's a continual process of... View Details

Keywords: Bob Binstock

01 Jun 2006
News

CEO Compensation Troubles

long-term trend has been for CEO pay to rise along with the pay for other senior executives, and it is now twice as much as that of CEOs in major European countries, according to Towers Perrin, a global consultancy. A recent study... View Details

Keywords: Jay W. Lorsch; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

08 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

The Return of the Salesman

public speaking. Many self-help books, a very popular book category in the United States, make use of sales techniques. Q: What are the latest research trends in this area? A: I think there are two trends. Some people are, as I mentioned,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

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