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- 25 Apr 2016
- News
Trail Blazer
the state’s Office of Traffic Safety. But things never really got rolling until McMinn became involved in 2008 and rallied 34 local organizations that now occupy the coalition’s board of directors. “People don’t realize the power they... View Details
- 15 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point
would triple the middle class from 400 million to 1.2 billion people, these business leaders were concerned about the growing inequality of income within many nations, across nations, and across regions. Half the world's poor would be in... View Details
- 07 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Intellectual History of Harvard Business School
theory" as advanced in the classic by Paul Lawrence and Jay Lorsch, Organization and Environment. This extraordinarily rich heritage has exercised an impact around the world and continues to inform the teaching of Leadership and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Outside Voices
In just 15 years, Greece managed to seesaw from one economic extreme to the other, from almost breaking the eurozone at the depth of its debt crisis to becoming one of the fastest growing economies in Europe in 2023, according to the IMF. Now wages are rebounding,... View Details
- 26 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni Explore a Changing Hong Kong; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Singapore
University, and Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at HBS. Carol Yu, Founding Partner & Associate Dean, Shenzhen InnoX Academy, served as moderator. “Hong Kong is growing to become an important education... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 05 Apr 2021
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t More Leaders Teach?
manager, among other things, “you were there to tone down the heat from above and keep your team motivated and focused.” Tim Armour said that his growing organization tried to remain as flat as possible, but... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018
organizations is based on value, on average. While three-quarters of their revenue remains fee-for-service, we see a remarkable change to a reimbursement system that was static for decades. In particular, survey respondents’ View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy
Business incubators are a booming industry. Offering office space, funding, and basic services to start-ups, these organizations have become the hottest way to nurture and grow fledgling businesses. But are... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Timothy G. Brier: The Price is Right
As a young man, Tim Brier was so smitten with flying that he used to take dates to watch planes land and take off when he was growing up in Staten Island, New York. It's not surprising, therefore, that he would later embark on a career in... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Take a Trim Tab Approach to Climate Change
longer the gray-flannel-suited organization men of yesterday avoiding the spotlight even in senior positions, today's businessmen and women have Facebook pages, media offices, press releases, and much more at their disposal. But do they... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
an unsatisfactory outpatient experience at a government-run facility, she also received ineffective treatments from an untrained local practitioner. She is feeling increasing physical discomfort, general weakness, and growing alarm about... View Details
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Responsibility and the Environment: What is the Right Thing To Do?
compete. It takes the perspective that I've taught in the Advanced Management Program for the past ten years to examine how governments use development strategies to grow and be competitive. These governments range from China and India to... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 03 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Van den Ende Rozen
that the family dynamic of the brothers creates a playful, supportive, and competitive work environment as each brother is responsible for a different area of the business. We started our tour of the facility by walking into the warm, brightly lit 4.5-hectare... View Details
- 27 Oct 2016
- News
Paying It Forward
software works by interpreting patterns in the pixels of digital video images that signal attempts to override or skip checkout scanners. ScanItAll can also detect fraud at self-checkout counters, a growing problem in retail worldwide.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 05 Dec 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?
they too often are based on the wrong things, what he calls the "noise" (short-term stock market action) rather than the "signal" embedded in the noise (long-term secular trends in the market). In his view, the problem may View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
uninterested in brands' global presence. The drivers also have less impact on consumers in Brazil and India. That may be because of vestiges of anti-colonial cultures, the strength of local manufacturers, and growing nationalism in those... View Details
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
How to Support Your Employees’ Career Development
development support that will create a pipeline of talent and allow your employees to thrive and serve as positive ambassadors for your organization throughout their careers. To implement effective career development at your organization,... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 14 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
How to Support Your Employees' Career Development
that will create a pipeline of talent and allow your employees to thrive and serve as positive ambassadors for your organization throughout their careers. To implement effective career development at your organization, Fitzpatrick... View Details
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
colleagues on the Harvard Business School faculty, legendary teacher and thinker Tony Athos. In an organization with a culture of long hours and FILO (first in last out) norms (borrowing from David Physick's comment), Tony liked to sit... View Details
- 22 Nov 2017
- News
How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
this unique, thoughtful, workplace culture, right? And your company now, HBSE, is in expansion mode. As your organization gets wider, so to speak, how do you ensure that that culture that you've built and cultivated can View Details