The Great Divergence - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2015
News

Case Study: The Speed of Light

hopefully, profitable) local player. But if you want to grow the business, I would suggest you expand to California. The market is five times larger. Do you believe that translates to a $10M region? Your... View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

18 Mar 2022
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Career Advice: Transforming the Energy Industry

is relevant and BEI does a great job of bringing together the right set of content and community to keep the momentum going, and that has been a big source of knowledge,... View Details

18 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

The Bias of Wall Street Analysts

when investors will disregard stock research entirely? And if they did, what other forms of analysis would they likely find more reliable? A: This would be a great outcome indeed, but probably for different reasons than intended by View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

24 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Activity-Based Costing

Activity-based costing, ABC, would seem to be an accurate way for managers to assign costs to the customers and products that use a department's services. But real-world use has shown ABC loses power in large-scale operations, and can be... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson

25 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Is Baseball Ready to Compete for the Next Generation of Fans?

American League batting champion had the lowest average in decades. Carl Yastrzemski, or as he’s known locally, “Cahl” Yastrzemski, after his great 1967 season (one of the... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Media & Broadcasting; Sports

10 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

The Negotiator’s Secret: More Than Merely Effective

battle (to get $700,000 minus legal fees) will exceed the defendant's assessment of his exposure (to pay $500,000 plus fees). Without significant risk aversion, the divergent... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

11 Jul 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

Deconstructing 'Customer Experience'

With the help of LEGO bricks, business executives discover how design principles can serve as building blocks to create a great customer experience. How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Service

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The World Is Your Office: How Work from Anywhere Boosts Talent, Productivity, and Innovation

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury

A research-based look at a growing phenomenon—companies allowing their employees to work from anywhere in the world—and how those who adopt this model can boost talent, innovation, and productivity.
In recent years, companies in a wide range of industries have... View Details

Keywords: Remote Work; Telecommuting; Employees; Business Offices; Organizational Culture; Retention; Recruitment; Policy; Competitive Advantage

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18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Tips to Reinvent the Department Store

like Filene's exit its space when such a departure can mean fewer customers driving to the mall. Brand Power And Private Labels Salmon noted that for years, vendor brands have had a great deal of control... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Retail

03 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Viewpoints: Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

Aveeram WindBeing Responsible Towards the Environment Is a Great Financial Investment+Jennifer Tisdel Schorsch (MBA 1992) President, Water.orgIntegrate Water Strategy into Business Strategy+Michael Skelly... View Details

2022
Book

Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China

By: William C. Kirby

The modern university was born in Germany. In the twentieth century, the United States leapfrogged Germany to become the global leader in higher education. Will China challenge its position in the twenty-first?
Today American institutions dominate nearly every... View Details

Keywords: University; Higher Education; History; United States; Germany; China

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12 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career

League in the MIT Sloan Management Review. "As research on the National Football League reveals, sometimes the specific nature of a job determines whether a View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Sports

01 Mar 2018
News

Realizing The Potential Of One Harvard

“special sauce,” which includes giving fellows an opportunity to hear from researchers at various stages in their careers—from first-year doctoral students to junior faculty to the Dean. “The program has really gathered momentum, and a... View Details

30 Sep 2024
News

The Making of a Streaming Sensation

over the past seven years or so. But the audience still has a voracious appetite for great content. There's this sort of consumer expectation that they're always going to be... View Details

07 May 2015
Blog Post

Career Change: From the Military to Consulting

you planning to do after HBS? After HBS I will work as a management consultant at Bain & Company in New York. I knew I wanted to move into the private sector, and consulting is a great way to gain... View Details

01 Mar 2006
News

The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could

delivery truck, a 1920 Ford, still rolls out for promotional events. COURTESY DREYER'S GRAND ICE CREAM While war stories make for great company lore, even in their telling Rogers never loses sight of the two... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2003
News

These Are the Good Old Days

reluctantly admits inspired the New York Times to dub her “Hazel,” Moore asked employees to clean out their offices and storerooms for a flea market where all employees could pay $10 to fill up a shopping bag with various items. “There... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Sep 2015
News

Getting New Ideas off the Ground

perspective, the great opportunity is to build products that delight people across the globe, but also to create jobs and opportunities for people to explore their creativity... View Details

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Expatriate Traders in the Treaty Port Communities - A Chronicle of the China Trade

masculine. . . . The men ate and drank a great deal too much.” 51 (The Heards particularly enjoyed good wine.) In general, American women were notably absent from factory life, and if a Westerner got married... View Details

30 Sep 2014
News

Life Lessons on the Open Seas

Paul Callahan (MBA 1992) is the captain of his own fate. A freak accident at age 21 left him a quadriplegic. That transformative moment led him, ultimately, to take the helm of Sail to Prevail, a nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

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