Reaching Your Potential - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Benefit of Giving Back to Open Source Software

and everybody can use the same types of technology, gaining these kinds of edges and increasing your competitive advantage is pretty important,” Nagle says. Examples of other crowdsourced public goods in the digital world include... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Computer

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

while “applied” research sets out specifically to address a practical problem, with the intent of solving it. That poses a potential dilemma for scholars who want to influence business practice and achieve the requisite journal... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

30 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 30

strategies more likely to emerge. We also find evidence that European regions differ in their strategies towards these goals, with some being able to pursue all three dimensions in parallel. Cluster initiatives widely engage in New Growth Path-related activities,... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

cases, managers were able to preempt the threats of COVID-19 by interpreting and acting upon imperfect information before their governments did so. 2. Protect and sustain your ecosystem Companies live in the same ecosystems as their... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

24 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 2: The First HBS/HKS Class

in Medoff’s path to leading Arosa and living out the mission he is dedicated to. The support of professors Jim Sharpe, Royce Yudkoff, and Rick Rubeck aided in Medoff in his search for the right company while in graduate school. Six years later, Jacob Donnelly (HBS |... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Breaking News

Illustration by Dana Smith Illustration by Dana Smith Throughout your work at HBS and HKS, you’ve studied the changing media landscape from several angles. What are some of the major challenges to sustainability that local newspapers... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dana Smith; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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Privacy Policy & Legal Info | HBS Online

password with anyone. RETENTION OF YOUR INFORMATION The length of time for which we retain information depends on the purposes for which we collected and used it, requirements of applicable laws, the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the... View Details

10 Jul 2007
What Do You Think?

How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?

"So is leadership about control, delegation, or theatre? It could be all three, or none of them. The answer lies in the projections of the potential followers." Ken Hedberg said, "You can tell who the leaders are by... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

04 Feb 2010
What Do You Think?

What’s the Best Way to Make Careful Decisions?

Summing Up What is the right mix between intuition and analysis? Several clear themes characterized responses to this month's column. Dominant among these was that the best way to reach a decision depends on a number of factors, including... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Feb 2010
HBS Case

Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China

evil" pillar. But others note the company is turning its back on its Chinese employees, users, partners, and an incredibly large market opportunity that would benefit Google shareholders. What's your view? John A. Quelch: Google... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

20 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle

is. But such an approach is risky, too. Do you really want to position your brand on the side of telling people to work too much? Keinan, an associate professor in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School, explores the phenomenon in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

04 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

The Real Cost of Bribery

payment, how it was detected, and the way the firm responded to the bribe after it was uncovered. To test the hypothesis, Serafeim evaluated data from the forensic services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, which provides global consulting services to companies... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

04 May 2021
Blog Post

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

could bring me over as soon as possible. Only decades later did I learn how much courage and strength it takes to sacrifice that much for your family. Being a second-generation Asian American means carrying the weight of those sacrifices... View Details

23 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 23

review research on the necessary precursors for interpersonal synchrony: the ability to detect a mind and resonate with its outputs. Further, we describe potential mechanisms for the development of synchrony between two minds. We then... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Aug 1998
News

High Honors

five years the channel lost money, but Batten stuck with it, ultimately convincing cable providers and advertisers that it was a viable service. Today, The Weather Channel reaches over 70 million subscribers in all fifty states. At the... View Details

20 Jan 2023
News

Free Spirits

year to the second. The segment now has a dedicated trade association and big expectations to meet: Global Market Insights predicts the sector will reach $30 billion by 2025. Mariah Wood (left) and Vanessa Royle (Courtesy Tilden... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

nominal and real interest rates in the last four decades, and how their recent trends and their potential evolution in a world characterized by structural changes in the way economies are organized and in geopolitical tail risks might... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

Generation Next

"It was an expensive way to learn about the realities of business." Nisa says that her next move, entering business school, was an attempt to outpace critics. "When you're in a family business, you walk around with a big nepotism sign on View Details

Keywords: Mark Bergen; Godrej Group; Management

08 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: Nov. 8

PublicationsHow Much Is a Reduction of Your Customers' Wait Worth? An Empirical Study of the Fast-Food Drive-Thru Industry Based on Structural Estimation Methods Authors:Gad Allon, Awi Federgruen, and Margaret P. Pierson... View Details