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- 11 May 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
your passion and making your vision a reality can have a real impact on people’s lives, changing their trajectories for decades—and, maybe, centuries—to come,” says Fisher. “That should not be taken lightly. When you are making a decision, you have to View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The World in Your Palm?
is men versus women, said RIM's Tyneski. In user testing at RIM, participants are placed at a table that contains a Styrofoam phone and numerous Velcroed pieces that represent possible features. Asked to add View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Blog
Celebrating 100 Years of the HBS Case Method
Executive Education participants learn to interpret and analyze information, drill into the root cause of issues, ask questions, listen to others' viewpoints, consider alternatives, and decide on a plan of... View Details
- Web
Q+A on the Socioeconomic Inclusion Task Force with Holly Fetter (MBA 2020) and Alexxis Isaac (MBA 2020) - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
- 26 Jun 2023
- Research & Ideas
Want to Leave a Lasting Impression on Customers? Don't Forget the (Proverbial) Fireworks
horizontal and diagonal lines, curves, and waves, as well as adding some narrative arcs suggested by fiction writer Kurt Vonnegut. In a series of online studies, they asked participants to rate the different... View Details
- 2000
- Book
Competitive Environmental Strategy: A Guide to the Changing Business Landscape
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
Environmental concerns can greatly affect business success, regardless of whether a business person or corporation shares those concerns. Today's corporate managers must understand the power of environmental issues, and shift their mindset from one focused on... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Environmental Management; Social Issues; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Hoffman, Andrew J. Competitive Environmental Strategy: A Guide to the Changing Business Landscape. Island Press, 2000.
- 08 May 2019
- News
Lessons from the Ashes
purpose in life now? I mean, it took years really to be able to move forward and it was not easy at all. Dan: When did you start developing the framework of crucible leadership? Warwick: The turning point... View Details
- 07 Jan 2009
- What Do You Think?
Is the World Really Flat?
concluded that "governments should fund education in math and science ... Markets will take care of entrepreneurial innovation." Jay Somasundaram asked whether we are even asking View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 07 Feb 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Creating the Founders’ Dilemmas Course
entirely. "It means realizing that investors take seats on the board and looking at how this may change the dynamics of the team, including View Details
- 02 Mar 2020
- News
Educating the Whole Student
prepared to manage their parental responsibilities and 92 percent reporting that it is easy to ask for help for their children. This year, a second location of The Primary School will open in Hayward,... View Details
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation
changing corporate world beset by reorganization, downsizing, and recession. Of that group, the Bulletin asked four members of the class to share some of their views on sizing... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 17 Apr 2017
- Research Event
The Most Pressing Issues for Platform Providers in the Sharing Economy
“I am shocked by how many entrepreneurs and how many VCs haven’t asked the question of what creates the network effect [whereby a product or service becomes more valuable to... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
But if you ask Bob Higgins, Wyc Grousbeck, and Mark Wan—all seasoned sports team owners-—about the secret to investment success in sports, they'll tell you it has little to do with owning a team. Rather,... View Details
- 23 Dec 2019
- Blog Post
Taking the Risk to Start a Company at Business School
I was doing, so I decided to make a change. I applied to HBS.” She arrived at HBS, thinking that it might help her figure out the next step in a finance career. She was also interested in exploring social impact investing. HBS helped her... View Details
- August 2023
- Teaching Note
Huawei: A Global Tech Giant in the Crossfire of a Digital Cold War
By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 320-089. By 2020, Ren Zhengfei, CEO of Huawei, had transformed the small telephone switch manufacturer he founded in 1987 into a $120 billion telecommunications company poised to lead the lucrative rollout of fifth-generation (5G)... View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the Global Business Club
hosts panels and fireside talks focused on topics such as global business development, global issues, and conducting business across borders. We have a great set of events lined up for the year including fire side chats and View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
faculty-led immersions and the student-organized treks familiar to many HBS alums. “Part of the experience is asking students to go out and find a business problem or... View Details
- 05 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Is JC Penney’s Makeover the Future of Retailing?
tough spot," Lal says. "If you ask people today what J.C. Penney stands for, you don't get a particularly compelling answer." Once a staple for everything from bed sheets to children's clothing, many shoppers now associate View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO
largely isolated from one another, and an inward focus among managers. Perpetual restructuring had created a culture of fear and had reduced employee initiative. When the new CEO asked executives... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
When I worked for Ford Motor Company years ago, we partnered with UPS quite successfully for supply chain and logistics improvements. They should focus on their core business and let the experts help with... View Details