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- 25 Feb 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution
parties," he says. However its impact may be felt, technology can no longer be shunted along to segregated departments or individuals. It has become fundamental to even the most traditional aspects of management, from building competitive advantage to... View Details
- 08 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs
It's the most wonderful time of the year—or that's how the song goes. But this year's decline in retail sales has resulted in definitely uncheery employee layoffs and payroll cuts, a trend that is likely to continue. While the vicious... View Details
- 01 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
that "68% of the Global 250 firms generated separate annual sustainability reports in 2004." Whether that represents a "management revolution" remains to be seen, but it's something that puts a number on a trend toward... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 09 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Career Advancement Without Experience
increased focus on the external labor market is not a trend that is reversing easily," O'Mahony remarks. "There's been a fundamental change in the compact between the employer and employee that is not going away." In other... View Details
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Right Connections
indicate competence at the young firm — and the potential for firm-level success," she says. On a hunch that she might be witnessing an important phenomenon, Higgins began interviewing top managers from local biotech companies about their careers. When a View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
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Beau D'Arcy
How was the idea for Breakwater Chicago born? "I came up with the idea for Breakwater Chicago after my business school internship at The Venetian in Las Vegas. I observed that Chicago had not yet picked up on the trend of daytime... View Details
- Web
Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity
scales, it’s incumbent upon us to ensure that our work is concerned with human dignity and quality of life. When we consider the history of our workforce and cultural practices around labor, trends reveal themselves. We find labor... View Details
- 26 Jun 2025
- News
The Vinyl Revival
saw another surprising trend taking place, a growing demand from both artists and their fans for vinyl records. That ultimately led Kelleher to launch a record-pressing plant, Gold Rush Vinyl, in 2018, and dive headfirst into the world of... View Details
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
best way for me to establish this argument is to trace the history of research on corporate boards and analyze the trends in that research, including the relative value of the types of data that researchers in this field have used.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
Investment Promote Growth? By: Alfaro, Laura Abstract—Among the prominent economic trends in recent decades is the exponential increase in flows of goods and capital driven by technological progress and a falling number of restrictions. A... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation
to determine what was best for the technology, the process has become increasingly pressurized and competitive - a trend Lerner attributes to industry response to success of companies like Qualcomm in the licensing market. (The company's... View Details
- 25 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela
roads, bridges, electric power, tiny tents, midsize tents, and impressive multi-story temples. I'm here to see if the lessons of a pop-up megacity , built around a duodenary pilgrimage, are lessons we can extend to the building of other new cities. I believe there are... View Details
- 28 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews
contrast, our algorithm reduces the weight assigned to early reviews and hence more quickly adapts to changes in quality." Other Uses Luca says their framework has other purposes—perhaps to better analyze trends in the restaurant... View Details
- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
"Denial might be best categorized as a form of risk taking." Aruna Sharma pointed out that "It's all about buying time to see if something can be done to reverse the trend ." Joe Schmid opined, "Denial is the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Dec 2009
- What Do You Think?
Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?
immigrant concentrations, reflecting national trends since the early 1990s. The Cato study concludes that there are "strong, positive arguments for pursuing a policy of expanding legal immigration for low-skilled workers." Such... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 19 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Radical Design, Radical Results
conducting research in order to understand what sort of product language might be most successful. (This research is less of the focus-group variety and more of a broad-based assessment of cultural trends and scenario building.)... View Details
- 07 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India
the competitive landscape means that international expansion invites foreign investment and the potential for strategic exit. This strategy is a reflection of the larger trend among Indian startups, like Pixxel, which, due to the... View Details
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Field Course: Ideation and Prototyping for Innovation - Course Catalog
personas; and 4) accelerate understanding of trends and changes in the focus area. For solution development, AI tools can dramatically speed up prototype development and can play the domain expert or customer persona roles in providing... View Details
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Rock 100: The Summit - Entrepreneurship
Wasserman Early Stage Financing Compilation of posts on funding , Tom Eisenmann Mastering the VC Game , Jeffrey Bussgang Startup Investing Trends , Paul Graham Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist , Brad Feld... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
strategy and provide service. Consequently, these downward trends create an unstable situation for supermarket retailers. Third, the bifurcation of consumer shopping trips will continue unabated with consumers looking for meal solutions... View Details