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Commencement 2013 Address | About
bravely and effectively our city’s first responders performed—and how much gratitude we all owe them for preventing even more loss of life. If you think back to Darwin, you’ll recall that animals are shaped by evolution to flee from... View Details
- 10 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures
appear to be both more fragile and less rewarding. Q: What did you observe on the evolution of financial and ownership arrangements of transnational corporations in recent years? A: The quest for control of their subsidiaries reflects the... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Source Code
evolution. Well, wow, how did a big idea like that take hold? A lot of people were very skeptical at first: ‘What do you mean? Evolution is just random? That can’t be.’ ” But revolution is a comfortable challenge for Dubinsky. “I’m not... View Details
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
case:http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=706034 PublicationsCharting the Evolution of Russian Firms from Soviet "Producer Orientation" to Contemporary "Market Orientation"... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
A Janus-Faced Reflection
that have funded the whole process. And the ways that MBA-types participate in this continuing evolution —not only as operating executives, but as investors, directors, and advisors as well —seem many, varied, and not just a young or even... View Details
- 22 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 22
most effectively stabilizes fluctuations under real external shocks. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=13-074.pdf Patent Trolls By: Cohen, Lauren, Umit G. Gurun, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—We provide theoretical and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 20
Notably, the result persists after controlling for a host of factors that may influence bidding, but disappears when the appeal for charity is replaced by an appeal to bid for other reasons. Implications for the link between religion and pro-social behavior are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It
today's managers are trying to implement third-generation strategies through second-generation organizations with first-generation management. In an earlier study we analyzed the evolution of CEO Jack Welch's thinking at General Electric... View Details
- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
2005. In the intervening years, technological evolution has pushed INRIX’s capabilities far beyond just offering help to frustrated drivers on crowded highways. “We began as a traffic company, and HBS wrote a case about us back in 2012... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Business at the Summit
deployment of all sorts of derivatives and collateralized debt. However, a crucial difference is that in the natural world, events that disrupt evolution are random. The asteroid that hit the earth and caused the extinction of the... View Details
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
Here they outline the six danger signals that suggest a predictable surprise may be imminent. The Evolution of Financial Services Author:Niall Ferguson Publication:New York: Oliver Wyman, 2007 No abstract is available at this time. The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
investors will have to come to terms with one another, and it will not always be easy. Q: We often view business history through the actions of a towering figure. But even though August Thyssen is a principal figure in Organizing Control, the real subject is the View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
cashmere fibre (14 micrometers in diameter and 36 millimeters in length). It is estimated that only 2 out of 1,000 grams of cashmere measure up to the standard of 1436. Describing the brand evolution over its first 8 years of existence,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
the evolution of ASUSTeK from a motherboard supplier, to an ODM of desktop and notebook PCs, through its split into three companies that separately pursue the branded business, ODM, and contract manufacturing. Chairman Jonney Shih has to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
topics and concerns that are similar across different disciplines. This paper reports on the consortium outcomes and insights from mentors who took part in it. We develop a set of observations to guide the evolution of the sciences of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
help to scale impact investing, if not bring it into the mainstream. The case is set two years after the acquisition. It describes impact investing, the founding of Imprint, its evolution from serving foundations and home offices to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 15, 2015
2015 Research Handbook on Shareholder Power Thirty Years of Evolution in the Roles of Institutional Investors in Corporate Governance By: Coates, John C. Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 18, 2008
priorities that have made it so successful are difficult to overcome as the company tries to diversify away from its core. The case examines the history and evolution of the New Business Initiatives (NBI) group, as the leader grapples... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Dec 2007
- HBS Case
One Laptop per Child
evolution of "action pricing"—setting an audacious price goal and endeavoring to meet it. The laptop typifies technological breakthroughs that influence the mainstream in ways that could have large potential impact. The... View Details
- 26 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part One]
Knowledge, Kanter discusses the evolution that's afoot, as well as important ways that successful companies can seize emerging opportunities. Q: Why did you decide to call your new book Evolve? A: I chose the title Evolve because I wanted... View Details
Keywords: by Staff