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03 Nov 2014
Research & Ideas

Brand Lessons From the Nobel Prize

given to "those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind." "The heart of the brand, the essence of the brand, resides in the will of Alfred Nobel," says Greyser. He continued, "people associated... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers

way to combine the best of both? Yes, if marketers are willing to dig below superficial benefits and attributes to connect products and services to emotions and schemes of thoughts that are almost universally shared among human beings. "The process we advocate... View Details

Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors

17 Jun 2014
First Look

First Look: June 17

and Goldman Sachs emerged relatively unscathed, its public image took a large blow as people questioned the inner workings of the bank. To address the situation, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein called for the creation of the Business... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Building Communities as Well as Companies

Morgan Roberts at a recent conference. But what are the nuts-and-bolts details of starting and sustaining a minority-owned business in today's tough economy? Panelists at the 2003 H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference emphasized the well known... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

14 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

The World in Your Palm?

professor Alan MacCormack took on the question of future "form factors" at the 2005 Cyberposium conference at HBS on January 29th. The general consensus: It's more important for users to be able to easily move digital... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 15, 2008

Jorge Redmond, CEO of Chocolates El Rey, called a meeting with senior management to discuss the company's growth strategy. A relatively small firm with sales of around $14 million, El Rey produced top quality chocolate made with single... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Oct 2017
Research Event

In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?

White House popularized the term “fake news,” the influence of social media advertising and online publishing requires serious reexamination. That began to happen October 24 at the The Future of Advertising and Publishing conference held... View Details

Keywords: by Jen Deaderick; Media & Broadcasting; Journalism & News

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

The State of the Markets

High on every agenda as well, of course, is the use and impact of technology, and that was the focus of a Global Alumni Conference session hosted by HBS professor Richard Nolan. Titled "Technology and the Future of the Financial... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

23 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair

struggled to get twenty-five people to the conference. At that conference the academics and consultants came together and created a professional society called the Family Firm Institute (FFI) to develop... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman

13 Apr 2016
Research Event

What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?

year showed that the number of women and African-Americans saw little to no change from the year before. The numbers were so bleak that in August 2015, President Obama called on the industry to try harder. “Trying harder, to some, means... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse

competing incentives in building the metaverse, our view is that the metaverse can still succeed,” they write, “but it might call for a shift in mindset and an openness to learning from seemingly distant domains of knowledge.” Along those... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Nover; Computer; Information Technology

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

than already-mixed concrete delivered by trucks. A more significant finding was that do-it-yourself projects have a special significance for this demographic. Building projects, the team learned, provided more than the functional benefits of extra living space to these... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

An Organization Your Customers Understand

criteria. A study by the Conference Board came to the following conclusion: There appears to be little evidence to suggest which of the [various] organizational formats would be best to assure the business's overall success, or even why... View Details

Keywords: by Robert Simons

05 Nov 2024
Research & Ideas

AI Can Help Leaders Communicate, But Can't Make Employees Listen

the CEOs of Hershey, General Motors, Nvidia, and Amazon during earnings conference calls against AI-generated responses to the same questions: Hershey CEO: “We’ve continued to invest in capacity in brands... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Information Technology; Technology

01 Feb 2012
What Do You Think?

Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?

a required course called The Entrepreneurial Manager was created. TEM focused on financing and development of new ventures, with a few cases dealing with entrepreneurial managers in large organizations included. The course quickly rose... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

28 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

Earth Day Reflections

company's commitment to a sustainable society is contributing to a sustainable strategy that will create value for shareholders over the long term? The answer lies in combining the annual and CSR/sustainability reports into something I View Details

Keywords: by Staff

25 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 25

Corporate Performance By: Brochet, Francois, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using conference call transcripts to measure the time horizon that senior executives emphasize when they communicate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?

paradox in a recent paper called "Rich versus King: The Entrepreneur's Dilemma," an early draft of which was featured in the Best Paper Proceedings of the 2006 Academy of Management Conference and... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services

01 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

CEOs and Coaches: How Important is Organizational 'Fit?'

match. Consider the case of Chip Kelly and the Philadelphia Eagles. At the start of the 2015 season, team owner Jeffrey Lurie praised Kelly; according to a December 31 article by Philadelphia Daily News sports reporter Les Bowen, Lurie View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul

Potential real estate moguls at the 2001 Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Conference received an earful about profiting in a down market, creating value where there is none, and the addiction of playing in a deal-driven industry.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

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