Extremism - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Reinventing the Industrial Giant

great deal of time in the car." Combining these two things may well make OnStar extremely popular. However, there are several other aspects of OnStar that raise concerns that it might become the 1990s version of Roger Smith's robots.... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, Davis Dyer & Frederick Dalzell; Manufacturing

01 Dec 1997
News

Growing Together

attended the course. "Having them right there to clarify points and add to the SOS-KDI case was extremely useful for all of use who are dealing with questions of how to move our organizations forward." Turning Around Cleveland - Business... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Waking Up a Sleeping Company

I joined the company. The company's long history of success had led to a soft underbelly that manifested itself in a lack of discipline. The company was extremely values-centered, but its internal norms of consensus decision making,... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

05 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Developing Black Talent for Leadership

students relying on Pell Grants to meet their college expenses, these institutions are at higher risk of financial shocks and are often under-resourced [2]. They are framed as lesser than by some college counselors, and ivy league institutions with View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

The View from the Pit

changing system. Barrett's commitment to social service has inspired her to see philanthropy as a lifelong habit - one that she would like to pass on to her students. Describing her own life as an extremely diversified portfolio, Barrett... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Feb 2000
News

Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story

a sustainable revenue stream and a sustainable business, and I think the jury's still out on a lot of those companies." Would he do it all over again? "There is no way I would start another company unless I was extremely well funded,"... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Sep 2006
News

Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum

for decision-making and leadership, in these overlapping public-private realms.” Speaking at luncheon, on the opening day of the conference, Haass, a former State Department official, posited three possible scenarios for the world’s future. At one View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

The Devil You Don’t Know

prevent the extreme downturn we saw in the Depression, and to get the economy moving forward again. Unfortunately, I think there’s a real danger now of people looking back to those major economic events, assuming we’re facing more or less... View Details

02 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

generate cash very quickly. So Jobs' first great attribute was extreme focus. There is a window right now for a desktop alternative to Microsoft in many markets around the world.— David Yoffie Number two; he went back to creating sizzle... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2017
News

City of Dreams

a handful of architect-consultants to review the megapolis plan, Prematilleke was dismayed not only by the project’s name (“strange and archaic”) but also by the lack of an overall framework. “It was extremely broad brush, almost... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

04 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

challenge for firms based in suburban industrial parks. To stay relevant, they need to tap into urban hotbeds, but setting up operations there can be extremely expensive. In his work on global talent flows, Harvard Business School’s Kerr... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

30 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 30

& Course MaterialsFinancial Networks and Informal Banking in China: From Pawnshops to Private Equity Harvard Business School Note 809-111 Provides an analysis of why informal financial networks and institutions still play an extremely... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

The Big Money for Big Projects

Although involving the private sector has worked very well in many countries, one fact remains. Large projects, those costing $500 million or more, are extremely difficult to build successfully. In fact, one of the very interesting facts... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

07 May 2018
News

What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries

two, and it's a real pain in the ass, and this is one of the things that really is hurting, I think, tourism in Africa and is really hurting commerce in Africa. The borders are extremely inefficient and painstaking. I mean, it took me,... View Details

06 Dec 2018
News

Source Code

journal articles, blog posts, and podcasts. “The work is extremely exciting—we think it’s breakthrough—but it is very hard to figure out how to package it in a way that is digestible by normal people,” she says. “One of the examples I... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Daniel Hertzberg

19 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them

"palatable" way to have customers pay for their own service, Frei said. Reduce Costs Not every industry, however, is set up so it can persuade customers to sacrifice more money for better service. Customers of most auto insurance plans, for example, are View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 Dec 2019
News

Two Tales of Connection: Over Meals and Mentoring

usually last between two and three hours. “It’s first come, first served and has been extremely popular,” says Gupta. “We’ve held 11 dinners so far and they’re always full, and we have a list of alumni waiting to host.” The club’s most... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

26 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

from Irrelevant Alternatives (IIA) property, IPS implies individual behavior that is counterintuitive in the context of choice among similar alternatives. But models that alleviate the concerns raised by IIA, such as generalized extreme... View Details