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- 31 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Team Leaders Show Support–or Not
What do leaders do to make employees in creative functions feel supported or not? That was one of the research questions posed by Harvard Business School professor Teresa Amabile and colleagues in what has turned into a penetrating study... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 07 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism
most penetrating analyst of capitalism who ever lived. He saw things other people didn't see.” McCraw, a past winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History, has written a new biography, Prophet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and Creative... View Details
- 01 May 2020
- What Do You Think?
Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?
engaged in telemedical appointments with doctors. Social distancing has even penetrated our television viewing: Our favorite news and opinion shows have been little affected by social distancing. (In some cases, they've improved, perhaps... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
to dig in and figure out what their real needs are and their pain points." The Problem With Wizzit WIZZIT entered the mobile banking market in 2004 because the mobile phone penetration rate in South Africa was almost 100 percent,... View Details
- 10 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink
economic recovery is unlikely to do more than delay the inevitable restructuring. As consumers become more comfortable with Internet shopping, the number of categories with significant e-commerce penetration increases. The electronics,... View Details
- 04 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Learning from the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence as a Harvard MS/MBA Student
by going beyond quantitative measures to incorporate an emotional dimension. When I spoke with Matt Salzberg he explained the importance of seeking and interpreting feedback. Matt said that Blue Apron was born out of the thesis that every major consumer category at the... View Details
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
cramming? Managers tend to adopt innovations in ways that make sense to their businesses. They know the markets their companies serve. Those markets appear large and measurable. The companies have established processes to help them View Details
- Web
Electricity - Business & Environment
“I’m focused on creating a sustainable future in which the private sector wields its influence to encourage a higher penetration of renewables on the grid – both because of environmental stewardship and sound economics.” Taylor Leyden HBS... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
You Only Thought You Were Republican
been borrowing to keep us strong for the next century. But instead, our bridges grow increasingly precarious, we lag much of the world in the speed and penetration of our broadband and in the math and science proficiency of our high... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
population is approaching 110 million, the highest in the MENA region, with about half of its citizens between the ages of 15 and 45 and the range of mobile-phone penetration well over 90 percent. The market to meet a host of consumer... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
languages. To many writers, critics, and fans, “JDM” lives on as an underappreciated master, a born storyteller who served up riveting, best-selling adventure tales that feature penetrating social commentary and sharp insights into human... View Details
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
market? How are jobs affected as AI penetrates the workplace? What are the long-term consequences of COVID-19 on the workforce? What is the explanation for America having a record number of job openings and near record-low workforce... View Details
- 18 Sep 2014
- News
Room to grow: global expansion in the middle ground
and regions that offer an opportunity multinationals don’t find attractive and local companies don’t adequately address. Then they penetrate this middle ground in ways that won’t immediately trigger a response,” he says. In recent years,... View Details
- 02 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
Four Companies that Conquered America
company does not have a strong presence in the USA. So how do you penetrate the U.S. market? The annals of business are littered with foreign companies that have never quite succeeded in the USA. But here are four companies that have.... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
HBS Grads Make Their Mark in India
health-care information to Indian consumers via text messaging and mobile Web browsing. India has a low Internet penetration but 450 million cell phone users, making mobile handsets the best device for delivering information on common... View Details
- 18 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
CPD Global Market Update: Singapore
able to use my Lyft app to hail a Grab taxi and Southeast Asians visiting the US can use their Grab app for a Lyft! While internet commerce is still in its early stages across Southeast Asia, it’s expected to surge with increased smartphone View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Open Canvas
People told Dinesh Vazirani (MBA 1994) he was crazy. In 2000, he and his wife, Minal, cofounded Saffronart, an online auction house focused primarily on Indian art. With internet penetration in India low at the time, Vazirani traveled the world to conduct physical... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 16 Aug 2013
- News
Women's Business Leader
Vice Chairman of Wealth Management and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley where she is responsible for increasing revenue generation and client connectivity and penetration across the Wealth Management, Investment Banking and Sales... View Details
- Portrait Project
Michael Worosz
on a career in technology, I remain in awe of innovations that allow the light of ideas to penetrate darkness. These advances allow oppressed people to witness the power of democracy and expose their own struggles which compel us to act.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
In War-Torn Liberia, Student Gains a Wealth of Experience
receiving illegally mined diamonds in exchange. RUF rebels took U.N. peacekeepers hostage in Sierra Leone, and the United States threatened to impose sanctions over Taylor's relationship with the RUF. Meanwhile, Liberia's northern border was View Details