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- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Emerging Art of Negotiation
methods, however, also place constraints on the negotiation since they prevent people from learning enough about each other's interests to strive for the best possible outcome. Experiments also indicate, however, that negotiating teams can have distinct advantages,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
the model, and feasibility of the concept. People : The individual (through its team, advisors, or partnerships) has or can get relevant skills, contacts, industry knowledge, and experience, including capability to support and engage a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019
adept at discovering new opportunities and turning them into big businesses. The authors reveal their proprietary blueprint for installing a permanent growth capability inside any company, the Growth Operating System, which borrows the... View Details
- 29 Apr 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
predicted he wouldn’t graduate grade school, yet he graduated college with honors because my family focused on what he was capable of and believed in him. “With ArtLifting, our mission is to empower disadvantaged individuals through the... View Details
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
Massachusetts, there has been considerable controversy regarding the building of wind turbines on Cape Cod—a situation I describe in a case study I've written. But no matter what happens there, only about 1.9 percent of all our electric energy now comes from wind and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 30 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 30, 2007
should be designed to fit the corporate strategy. Although the results are capable of alternative interpretations, analysis provides no support for the view that "lean and mean" headquarters lead to better performance. Asset... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
perspective. Many companies abroad have been very smart about importing the U.S. dot-com model — without all the hype — and are really looking at what works and what doesn’t. China knows it has a huge price advantage in terms of production View Details
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
next major challenge was managing the firm's digital transformation. In December 2006, the company acquired Boston-based Digitas, a leading digital agency headed by David Kenny. After the initial merger, which included the unbundling of Digitas View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 22, 2008
business strategy is closely tied to its research strategy, which emphasizes extensive internal discovery and development capabilities leading to organic growth along with explicit external alliances and collaborations to supplement its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 7, 2007
successfully integrated and effectively utilized as organizational elements capable of leading site efforts necessary to improve New York City public school system performance? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
will require a new institution that can harness the capabilities of global corporations and, helped by loans from development agencies, directly attack the root causes of poverty. The need for corporate involvement in the fight against... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 15 Nov 2018
- News
Don’t Be Afraid of AI
Dubinsky: And we get example after example, I just used that one 'cause it's so visual, of ways in which there are things we cannot do today, or it's very dangerous for humans today, that if we had a machine with a little more capability... View Details
- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
Recession. Q: In the 1980s, Americans were concerned about the competitive challenge from Japan. Are current challenges different? JR: Today, we've got a far more diverse set of global competitors with capabilities that span the full set... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
quantity, and method of distribution account for the observed variation in IRI within stores. Store-specific factors such as the density and variety of inventory observed at each store account for the variation in IRI across stores. Dynamic View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
proximity to headquarters and corporate siblings are associated with superior performance trends following information disclosure. We also find that regional density moderates effect of establishment size on performance improvement. We find no evidence that View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 18, 2007
for their unique capabilities and operating in a coordinated manner. This collaborative model demands that firms develop different skills, yet despite this need, there is little guidance on how to develop these abilities. Based on a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Saying “Race” Out Loud: Leading Conversations on Diversity in HBS Classrooms
LEAD sessions, left the training feeling engaged and more capable of addressing identity issues. “Stephanie created a comfortable environment that allowed us to openly share our thoughts and feelings on the topic of diversity, which is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
expert who has studied Toyota, explains: “The Japanese are very good at two things that are key to success in the auto industry: refreshing their products, and having the flexibility in their factories to do that quickly and economically. These are essential View Details
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
capabilities that can be studied via the algorithmic and computational properties of the problems they are meant to solve and the efficiency and reliability by which they search a solution space. It points to several new components of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Kayak Users Built a New Industry
manufacturers initially aren't well connected to the user community, but they have capital and the capabilities to run high-volume production and distribution systems. However, they must earn a return on their investment over time, hence... View Details