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- 18 May 2021
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Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
weather, an observation about work (“We’ve got quite the agenda for this meeting!”), or even just the day of the week (“Happy Friday!”) After the meeting, follow up one-on-one with a question or to say “thank you.” "Gratitude and praise are free and can be a way to... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 05 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV
Porsche erected a small but substantial plant in Leipzig in eastern Germany. And unlike BMW or Daimler-Benz, Porsche did not move closer to the main U.S. market. The controversial Cayenne has turned out to be Porsche's best-selling... View Details
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Basics of Consumer Marketing in Asia
of the audience asked Duan how companies obtain market research about Chinese consumers. Not easily, as it turns out. "Our best tools are our two legs," he said, because there are few companies dedicated to performing market... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 15 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction
"What I’ve said that turned out to be right will be considered obvious, and what was wrong will be humorous" —Bill Gates, The Road Ahead, 1995 In 2001, I wrote a book explaining why accelerated growth strategies created value for some... View Details
- 14 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Growing CEOs from the Inside
leaders. Q: What happens when your firm has not done proper succession planning, and needs to find a new CEO quickly? A: Well, inevitably you bring in a search firm to help with the process. There will tend to be a bias in the search against insiders. Sometimes, the... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat
sales or gross margin could turn a profitable store base into one that is best left to wither. “Online retailers have appropriated the strengths of category killers, and can offer wider assortments than any store, have driven prices to... View Details
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
always the potential of a sort of death spiral taking place with these instruments if the market they're in turns sour? A: What I find more amazing is the extraordinary global progress that has been made over the past twenty-five years in... View Details
- 03 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Business History around the World
stayed important. The service sector was strong. Multinational activity was extensive and persistent. The two countries even shared the ownership of two of the world's largest multinationals, Shell and Unilever. Many allegedly distinctive features of British and Dutch... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 16 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 16
better respond to market forces. Download the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1413775 The Great Leap Forward: The Political Economy of Education in Brazil, 1889-1930 Authors:André Martínez-Fritscher, Aldo Musacchio, and Martina Viarengo... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
individual. Of course it does. But it also depends on creative thinking as a skill that involves qualities such as the propensity to take risks and to turn a problem on its head to get a new perspective. That can be learned." “Our... View Details
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
turned their attention from local to more distant sources of news and entertainment. While the integration of media markets will raise the private welfare of many consumers, critics of a globalized information and entertainment industry... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
spent on them. When consumer budgets are tight, such products will have plenty of appeal. “If history is any guide, we can expect some significant industry shapers to emerge from the current crisis.” In terms of lessons from the past, there are many examples that we... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Apr 2005
- Lessons from the Classroom
NFL Players Touch Down at HBS
the executive education program, so the cohort of NFL players was something new. "The truth is that it was difficult to know what to expect," said Professor W. Carl Kester, who helped develop the program with Mike Haynes, a former player View Details
- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
ask because they’re naturally more curious, given that curiosity peaks at ages four and five. “When my child asks, ‘Why is the sky blue?’ I turn it around and say, ‘Why do you think it’s blue? How can we find the answer?’ Maybe before the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
occurs—the status quo overpowers new ideas and turns them into variations on the same old themes. That is why every innovation from quality circles to reengineering to customer relationships turns out to be... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
Company: How Companies Create Continuous Innovation What does it take to truly change the world? Hirotaka Takeuchi shares the practices that help leading companies turn knowledge into lasting breakthroughs. Experimentation Works: The... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
large-scale corporations and free competition, American Fair Trade argues that trade associations of independent proprietors lobbied and litigated to reshape competition policy to their benefit. At the turn of the 20th century, this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
that made her such a successful executive and board member. The case also looks at the turning points in Wilderotter’s career, including the decisions she made and the way in which she built her skills. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/116036-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 716-037 Astroscale, Space Debris, and Earth's Orbital Commons An engineer and technology entrepreneur, Nobu Okada, had turned a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 8
19, 2014). To avoid escalation, diplomats will likely plead for more time. Granting a six-month extension, an option already built into the current process, could easily become a pattern, turning some version of the interim deal into a de... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne