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  • 07 Aug 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Rocket Science Retailing

Marshall Fisher of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Ananth Raman of HBS and their colleague Anna Sheen McClelland recently completed a survey of 32 retail companies focusing on their practices and progress in four... View Details
Keywords: by Marshall L. Fisher, Ananth Raman & Anna Sheen McClelland; Retail
  • January 2008 (Revised July 2009)
  • Case

Forecasting the Great Depression

By: Walter A. Friedman
What is proper role of professional economic forecasting in financial decision making? The case presents excerpts from three leading economic forecasters on the eve of, and just after, the stock market crash of October 1929. The first set of excerpts is from Roger... View Details
Keywords: History; Mathematical Methods; Personal Development and Career; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Crisis
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  • 16 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

virtually all the gains to be had go to those that create an ownership culture, by building in participative management and helping employees learn to think and act like owners. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Sep 2010
  • First Look

First Look: September 14, 2010

problem when they first emerged but was ultimately overcome by changes in the innovation ecosystem. However, incumbents in the oil and power sector are different in two respects. First, they are producing a commodity and hence face little... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Reinventing the Industrial Giant

GM, Kodak has had a history of failure in adopting new technology. Former CEO George Fisher claimed that in 1997 digital cameras would break even; however, the company could not follow through on this. Also, View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, Davis Dyer & Frederick Dalzell; Manufacturing
  • 16 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

mathematics. Yet they often struggle to fit the profiles sought by employers. A growing number of companies, including SAP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Microsoft, have reformed their HR processes in order to access neurodiverse... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
  • August 2013 (Revised November 2013)
  • Supplement

Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (B)

By: Willy Shih

This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Henry Ford's Model T was a car for the masses. After considerable experimentation, Ford Motor... View Details

Keywords: Innovation; Exploration; Dominant Design; Business Growth and Maturation; Business History; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Product Design; Product Development; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Vertical Integration; Auto Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Michigan
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  • 01 Feb 1997
  • News

Doing It Your Way

about 350 cord-blood transplants have been performed worldwide, and the possibility of storing cord blood beyond ten years is still uncertain. But Fisher is encouraged by the current research, including the... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso (profiles by Linda Goodspeed, Elaine Gottlieb, Nancy O. Perry, and Judith A. Ross)
  • 18 Oct 2011
  • First Look

First Look: October 18

find that involuntary closures are most frequent in U.S. counties with high rates of households headed by single mothers, low levels of college education, high rates of property crime, a strong presence of multi-market vs. local banks,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Marketing - Doctoral

field exam, and then another three years on dissertation research and writing. The Marketing program draws on computer science, economics, behavioral science, and psychological methods to focus on marketing problems faced by the firm and... View Details
  • 05 Feb 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 5

perhaps extremely severe, that are routine because they can be anticipated and prepared for) and "true crises" (which, because of significant novelty, cannot be dealt with exclusively by pre-determined emergency plans and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Strategy - Doctoral

Raffaella Sadun William A. Sahlman George Serafeim Willy C. Shih Christopher T. Stanton Jorge Tamayo Jo Tango Sara McKinley Torti Isamar Troncoso Eric J. Van den Steen Andy Wu Jeremy Yang Dennis A. Yao David B. Yoffie Shunyuan Zhang... View Details
  • Web

Business Economics - Doctoral

Dennis A. Yao Yuan Zou Current HBS Faculty & Students by Interest Asset pricing Lauren H. Cohen Robin Greenwood Samuel G. Hanson Ishita Sen Adi Sunderam Behavioral finance Malcolm P. Baker John Beshears... View Details
  • Web

Placement - Doctoral

studies, are uniquely individualized. Factors like departmental fit, location preferences, dual career choices, and family needs shape these decisions. We celebrate when students secure a position that brings them joy! Students are supported throughout their job search... View Details
  • Web

Accounting & Management - Doctoral

individual firms; rewarding and monitoring the performance of managers; formulating, executing and evaluating strategy by firm managers; understanding the profitability of suppliers, products, customers, distribution channels, and... View Details

    Robert C. Merton

    Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

    Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
    • September 2020 (Revised November 2020)
    • Case

    PDS: Ring-Fencing the Ranch

    By: Dennis Campbell, Tarun Khanna and Kerry Herman
    Pallak Seth, Group CEO of PDS Multinational Fashions, is contemplating options to bring better collaboration across his global apparel supply chain platform. PDS, a group of 50-plus subsidiary companies, each led by its own CEO and with different apparel industry... View Details
    Keywords: Collaboration; Supply Chain Management; Performance; Partners and Partnerships; Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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    • Web

    Faculty & Advisors | MBA

    venture investor. She is the Founder and Managing Director of Arkitekt Ventures, an early stage Health + Bio investment firm with the mission to improve and advance human health. Recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the Top Ten... View Details
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    Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

    , Dean of the Faculty, George F. Baker Professor of Administration Dean Srikant Datar kicks off Reunion Weekend by sharing his key priorities, which will strengthen and accelerate the School’s impact in the world. Video Recording... View Details
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    Overview - Doctoral

    management, markets, finance, and organizations. Our doctoral students benefit from resources that are unmatched by any other school, including access to first-class research facilities , a generous fellowship and living stipend , and... View Details