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- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries
born that are still household names," including Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Mercedes, Sears, Nestlé, Marks & Spencer, and Bayer. To reach that level of success, she asserted, is extraordinarily... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
price no matter how many tomatoes were produced and a premium for better quality. Farmers were asked to harvest five days later than normal, which produces a riper, tastier product without adding sweeteners but increases the View Details
- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
Public Sector seminar series, which runs through May, is designed to induce lively conversation, build a community of scholars, and create a research agenda exploring the possible role of the private sector... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon
Entrepreneurial success may depend on more than a great idea, plenty of connections, and financial backing, new research suggests. The entrepreneur’s job security may also play a significant role. Uncertain... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
hand. You cannot resolve design issues—such as whether to adopt a direct or an indirect channel or, if indirect, how many levels are appropriate—without a sense of how distribution policies View Details
- 24 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Who Sets Your Benchmarks?
feeling! I internalized these standards and began to believe that academic metrics and accomplishments would be critical in determining where I could go to college and the... View Details
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
covers 8 countries and all of the continents, and continually challenges students to expand their understanding of the world and their place, as future leaders, in it. Based on... View Details
- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
trade war continues (TonyO), leadership or lack thereof (Harry White), actions by the current US administration to encourage firms to bring jobs home and promulgate “America first” policies (Todd Z.),... View Details
- 21 May 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
CORe: HBS Powers Up Online Program on Business Fundamentals
would have been able to design this course in my first year," he says. In addition, by preparing incoming MBAs with basic concepts and theory, it will allow professors to teach to an assumed View Details
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
career paths in biotech. For example, people who had worked at Merck and had cultivated Merck's "scientific career imprint" were more likely to take on leadership positions in young biotech firms by sitting on the boards of... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
process analysis—a concept we taught in Production and Operations Management—in a setting that didn't involve steel mills, printed circuit boards, or sorting cranberries. Students got to see the design of a... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?
birds. But developing feather-covered wings didn't get the job done. Rather, it was understanding the circumstances of what made flight possible, starting with Bernoulli's theory of lift, that led to experimentation View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2022
- Book
Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?
harshest months of the lockdown. The level of control Sandra and her coworkers have over their working conditions may sound like a reasonable baseline for all workers. Indeed, access to dignified work,... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to be Extremely Productive
two that would lead to better results. You may think you're sticking your neck out, but if the conflict is there and neither of you addresses it, you are probably not long for that job anyway. Q: You take... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 04 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?
treatment of what Jim Collins calls "Level 5 Leadership" in perhaps the most systematically researched of the current offerings, Good to Great. The Level 5 Leader who is capable of leading an upward change in the direction of an... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Innovation in Asia
in the U.S. may soon have as much to fear about losing their jobs to overseas competitors as call center employees do today. Executives debated "The Present and Future of Innovation in Asia" during... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy
unacceptable behavior in the offline world might be perfectly acceptable in the online world. For example, corporate norms and fear that the boss might find out prevent many employees from openly advertising themselves on the View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
community voices to set priorities. Despite all of this, even if there is increased national funding for climate change proposals—a big if—there will be tough political choices at the state and local level. To combat sea View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Pride Goeth Before a Profit
respect. While the prestige and group identity that spring from working for a particular institution can be a motivating force for employees, it's pride in what they do—recognition of the intrinsic value of a View Details
Keywords: by Theodore Kinni
- 30 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers
industry," he explains, "you have to make a bet on the future: Do you have a viable business strategy, and if so, is it one of growth, of maintenance, or of decline? Given your beliefs about the future, you then need to View Details