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- 01 Sep 2004
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Outsourcing for Radical Change
distinctive aspects of transformational outsourcing. First, senior management has the explicit intention of transforming the organization, and secondly, the impact of the change is measurable at the enterprise level. Why should HBS alumni... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
Grabski (OPM 29, 2000) When you look at the life of successful startups, there is a distinct pattern: At the early stages, they focus and allocate most of their resources for the activities where the growth comes from. When you have a... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
HBS Alumni On Leading Their Alma Mater
says her classmates’ queries about her work at HBS had a distinct progression. Initially intrigued by her decision to stay on campus and join the admissions office, every five-year reunion saw that intrigue increasingly yield to a new... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade
access. —Lara Hodgson (MBA 1998), is the coauthor of Level Up and the CEO of Now, where she helps small businesses grow with the payment system, NowAccount. Stell faces a classic challenge for enterprise software startups: finding a way to convey View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
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Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
That distinction more likely belongs to Uber and Netflix, Yoffie notes. Uber could never have existed in a 3G world, and ubiquitous mobile video was impossible before 4G. The real winners are the companies that figured out how to do... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2008
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Reimagining China and India
pipeline of perhaps 200 to 300 more that are likely to emerge in the next five to ten years. Is entrepreneurship distinctively different in India and China? The fundamentals of entrepreneurship are strong in both countries, and that’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Joy of Work
pressure kills creativity, and others say that they do their most creative work when they are under serious time constraints. But our data indicates that the relationship is more nuanced. In the workplaces we studied, there were two View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
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The Exchange: Takeaways from the Takedown
choice to ignore controls and to knowingly lie. Soltes: Well, what’s the distinction between puffery and fraud? There’s obviously an important legal distinction, but imagine you’re a CEO of a bank that could be facing a liquidity crisis.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
fresh approaches to problems. The distinction caused a ruckus at HBS, which saw itself as a school of management. But the article held sway, winning Zaleznik the McKinsey Award for the best HBR article that year. Eventually, HBS would... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
From Das’s Desk
attending advanced learning programs alongside other experienced business leaders, we chose a diverse set of programs aimed at distinct cohorts. It is, perhaps, the greatest proof of the power of HBS lifelong learning that these alumni... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Conversing in Cyberspace: Students and Alumni Talk Management
general manager. The project came about after Garvin's search for teaching materials on the distinction between the job of a general manager and that of a senior functional manager yielded "next to nothing." Acting on a suggestion from... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 01 Dec 1999
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New Releases
the characteristics of distinct types of property - apartment, office, hotel, industrial, and retail. Noting that this book is designed to help people spot risks, develop strategies for coping with risks, and assess whether those... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Crisis and Creativity
Texas Instruments were also launched during this time. In fact, the odds on the success of an appropriately directed new venture during a downturn may be higher than in a competitive boom. Entrepreneurs — inside and outside of corporations — must articulate their View Details
Keywords: Bhaskar Chakravorti
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Case for Studying Financial History
to fail. The distinction that needs to be made here is between systemic risk and a kind of arbitrary bailout scheme. Systemic risk we know from the Great Depression is very great if there are mass bank failures. If you lose thousands of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
created the distinctive Studebaker Hawk automobile. “Years later, I realized what an amazing place I had grown up in,” says Ross, who acknowledges her father’s influence on her own choice of careers — fashion product design. Over the past... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Books
sift through the common management practices that the most successful companies shared. What the authors and their large team of researchers discovered were two distinct sets of practices — four primary and four secondary. All... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
the medium term, to this government manipulation other than investor psychology? —Jim Daley (MBA 1986) KIRBY: Investor psychology probably is the biggest risk, but another is an overreliance on hard infrastructure investments (roads, rail, subways) as View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Strange Bedfellows
these developments. Imagine if you were allowed to represent your income on your tax forms and on your mortgage application differently. In a moment of weakness, you might portray your economic situation in two distinct ways. Unlike... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Amy S. Langer
sounds corny, but it's true.” — Margie Kelley DISTINCT YET OF A PIECE PROFILES FROM THE CLASS OF 1977 John R. Davis: Nature's Blessing Michael F. Cronin: A Focus on the Fundamentals Ann M. Fudge: Enhanced Perspective Steven C. Watson:... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
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A Healthy Profit
microfinance into an industry. The distinction is important, he argues. While foundations, governments, and NGOs all play significant roles in pioneering social-good organizations, such funding can never equal the dimensions of the... View Details