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- 16 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense
price and had a dozen offers in front of them. Today, layoffs—particularly at growth stage companies—have led to a massive pullback in startup hiring. Thus, some of the most talented people in our ecosystem are suddenly up for grabs... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
the organization’s core activities, sharpen the performance of its leadership team, and rebalance where necessary. This finding came to light when we studied Big C and Small C change in professional sports—specifically, how coaches who... View Details
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
imposed by social distancing by facilitating community, offering empathy, and providing social support. AB InBev joined thousands of museums and performing arts organizations in offering virtual performances, sponsoring the Bud Light Dive... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
view the problem as an outsider would. It is this ability to view issues that for others would be fraught with emotion in a clinical fashion, which has led to some of his most astute decisions. The devices he employs to disentangle... View Details
- 09 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns
performance during a recovery” A search for leaders who have taken alternative approaches to managing their workforce during economic downturns led us to Honeywell CEO Dave Cote, and drives the narrative of our new case study, Honeywell... View Details
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets (NOM) unit. “My intended audience includes managers at companies as well as policymakers and regulators—seeking to inform and, to be sure, persuade these folks.” In the course of his research, Edelman has exposed numerous... View Details
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker
with beating Microsoft. His battle was futile. He left the company as Novell began a long downward slide. The fighter pilot mentality of several U.S. airlines led to a price war in which billions of dollars were lost. Even in small... View Details
Keywords: by Benson P. Shapiro
- 06 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Van den Ende Rozen: Greenhouse Rose Production
the roses are trimmed twice per day, and stems are cut around every seven weeks, aided by cameras installed throughout the facility. The brothers shared the complexity of balancing sustainability and optimization of producing roses, which demands lots of heat and... View Details
- Profile
Raghu Yarlagadda
lamps; to study, children have to sit close to these lamps, inhaling the fumes." A light bulb went on over Raghu’s head – an LED light bulb. “I realized that it wasn’t a... View Details
Howard L. Aller
Aller led American Power and Light during the height of its growth. Under his leadership, the company functioned as an umbrella organization for over 20 regional utility providers in the West and posted... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Tata Open for Business
Jr. (MBA 1956) led Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975), chairman of India's Tata Sons Ltd., out of Kresge Hall toward Storrow Drive, Light and Spangler gestured out to the space in front of them. This spot—with its... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Alumni Eager to Help Shape School’s Future
the research, and the facilities. Alumni are truly vested in the future of this great institution. Dean Jay Light has led the School under extremely difficult circumstances over the past five years. Our new... View Details
Keywords: Ann Kelly
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Professors Recognized with New Chair Appointments
in 2001 after teaching at the University of Michigan Business School. His research investigates the structured finance market and how investor reliance on rating agencies and unsound pricing models led to the market’s rise and collapse.... View Details
- Portrait Project
Meredith Cantrell
Sometimes I forget to breathe. My parents used to laugh when, as a defiant youngster, my crying fits often led me to near hyperventilation. "Keep breathing, honey..." they'd remind me. But the first time I heard Mahler's 5th, it... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Winston to Lead the Global Initiative
As the new executive director of the HBS Global Initiative, Victoria Winston will be a central figure in the School’s efforts to chart the future for its global activities. Last winter, Dean Jay Light convened a faculty task force, View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Charles W. ("Bill") Cassell
In the light and airy fourth-grade classroom at the Bowman public school in Lexington, Massachusetts, the desks are clustered back-to-back in groups of five, forming a series of islands. In one corner, a large spider web made of aluminum... View Details
Keywords: Eileen McCluskey
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
HBS Reverses Policy On Grade Disclosure
In a mid-December letter to all MBA students, Dean Jay Light announced that the School was dropping its seven-year-old policy that prohibited students from revealing their grades to potential employers. The change takes effect with the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Helping India’s energy crisis, one bulb at a time
experience with Motorola Mobility, Yarlagadda saw a safe and economical solution. Yarlagadda developed a solar-powered LED lantern that turns a few hours of sunlight into more than double the lighting power.... View Details
- 03 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Van den Ende Rozen
In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Karaoke Anyone?
karaoke by launching Limelight Stage + Studios (www.limelightboston.com). Limelight’s proprietary software allows for easy browsing of a digital song library, real-time vocal processing, LED lighting... View Details