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  • 15 Oct 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

went through a similar set of wrenching changes might not have the kind of strategic cushion associated with the world's most valuable brand name. It is generally better for them to ponder the lessons in my book than to seek to experience... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 24 Jun 2021
  • Blog Post

Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 2: The First HBS/HKS Class

regulation,” said Gupta. “At the same time, the MBA toolkit of leadership, running a business (interpreting accounts, evaluating investments, hiring, etc.), and decision-making has been really helpful in starting and operating businesses.” Like many of her classmates,... View Details
  • 29 Oct 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The History and Influence of Andy Grove

Grove's management and leadership? A: Grove's career has innumerable lessons for the business executives of today and tomorrow. But if I had to select one, it would be "point of view." He has an uncanny ability to abstract... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer
  • 01 Feb 1999
  • News

A Taste of Tradition

observed by the families. Among the ideals it articulates are peaceful behavior, faith, mutual respect, and discipline. After working for Kikkoman for nine years in nonmanagerial roles, Mogi became eager to advance his skills and set his sights on HBS. View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
  • 18 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

How Disruptive Innovation Changes Education

about disruption vis-à-vis public education? Where do you see the most room for innovation? A: The lesson from all industries is that the most promising areas for innovation are pockets of what we call "nonconsumption"—areas... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education
  • 01 Dec 2009
  • News

One Man Crime Wave

profile, MacDonald said about his HBS experience, “I learned that total ice-cold objectivity is unattainable. Each man has his own warps and biases. To think properly, one must be aware of these emotional hang-ups, and make allowances for them. This was the View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; fiction writing; Arts, Entertainment; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 2010
  • Book

The Big Ditch: How America Took, Built, Ran, and Ultimately Gave Away the Panama Canal

By: Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu
On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal was officially opened for business, thus changing the face of both world trade and military power and playing a pivotal role in the rise of the United States on the world stage. Today we view the creation of the Panama Canal as a... View Details
Keywords: Political History; For-Profit Firms; Development Economics; Infrastructure; State Ownership; Ship Transportation; Panama; United States
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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

would need to install new headlights and windshield glass and all U.S. states would require a change in product manufacturing. Land took away valuable lessons from the experience: "I knew then that I would never go into a commercial field... View Details
  • March 2022
  • Supplement

Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (B)

By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting–and... View Details
Keywords: Compensation; Collaboration; Executive Search Firms; Consulting Firms; Compensation and Benefits; Restructuring; Human Resources; Human Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Consulting Industry; Employment Industry; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North and Central America; South America; Oceania
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  • January 2024
  • Supplement

Winning Business at Russell Reynolds

By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting—and... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Talent and Talent Management; Compensation and Benefits; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives; Consulting Industry
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  • 14 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

organization. Empowered employees to take responsibility for their own health and ultimately commit to new and different routines inside and outside the firm. Lessons for moving forward Nothing will be the same after the COVID-19 crisis.... View Details
Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa
  • 22 Jul 2019
  • Book

How to Be a Digital Platform Leader

within the ecosystem and later simply took advantage of competition among the property owners. There are three lessons we can learn from Airbnb. First, for many transaction platforms, there may be no need to start from scratch. Instead,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • February 2022 (Revised January 2024)
  • Supplement

Winning Business at Russell Reynolds (C)

By: Ethan Bernstein and Cara Mazzucco
In an effort to make compensation drive collaboration, Russell Reynolds Associates’ (RRA) CEO Clarke Murphy sought to re-engineer the bonus system for his executive search consultants in 2016. As his HR analytics guru, Kelly Smith, points out, that risks upsetting—and... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Talent and Talent Management; Compensation and Benefits; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives; Consulting Industry
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Overview

Globalization and Emerging Markets (Elective Course) The world order has changed significantly in the last two decades. The influence of western-style varieties of capitalism has been challenged by new forms of capitalism that rely less on private enterprise and on the... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Strategy; Macroeconomics; State Capitalism; Political Economy; Emerging Markets; Multinational Firms and Management; Global Strategy; Economics; Energy Industry; Retail Industry; Mining Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Banking Industry; China; Africa; Dubai; Pakistan; India; Brazil; Russia; Cuba; Argentina
  • 03 May 2010
  • Research & Ideas

What Is the Future of MBA Education?

lessons from these discussions. Q: Another gap you identified was that MBA students were not developing a global mindset. How can MBA programs better prepare students for an increasingly globalized business world? Garvin: Executives and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education
  • Research Summary

The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building

The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building makes two main theoretical contributions to the scholarship on credit markets and institutional development. First, the book demonstrates that opportunistic lenders can take... View Details
  • 30 Sep 2020
  • Blog Post

Reflecting on my service

$4,000,000 of equipment and challenged to become fluent in Pashto. By twenty-two, I was part of a small team leading hundreds of men on the battlefield, conducting dozens of raids and capturing Taliban leaders to destabilize the insurgency. Unfortunately, the most... View Details
  • Profile

Andrew Goldin

experience prepared him for yet another transition. "The education reform 'buzz' was all about applying lessons from the private sector," says Andrew. "As I became interested in how the school district was managed, I wanted... View Details
  • 08 Aug 2016
  • Blog Post

CS50 for MBAs: Coding at HBS

would have to manage and interact with people who do. The lessons and exercises in CS50 for MBAs departed dramatically from the case method in terms of pedagogical method and philosophy. The lessons were... View Details

    Intriguing Questions

    criteria of success since I leave with more questions than answers, and three broad lessons that I would like to share. The first is that as much as history is shaped by political figures and pivotal events, it is also shaped by... View Details