Futures Market - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Dec 2004
What Do You Think?

Why Do Managers Fail to Act on Their Predictions?

Summing Up Respondents to the December column produced such a lengthy list of reasons why managers fail to act on their predictions that it is a wonder that organizations are ever able to respond with the foresight needed to avert potential life-threatening View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2014
News

Taking Tailoring High Tech

Jamal Motlagh began research for his fashion business at HBS, with male classmates who were beginning to recognize the importance of being well dressed. They were part of a larger trend: According to the NPD Group, the menswear market in... View Details

Keywords: April White; fashion

07 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President

Pundits love a political horse race, parsing the latest polls to predict who might win an election. And in the final runup to the US presidential contest, these forecasts can influence markets and shape public opinion and policies. But as... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

15 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction

how we thought about online opportunities one year after the dot-com bubble burst. In retrospect, many of my thoughts about the internet’s future evolution missed the mark. If you think history repeats itself, then these forecasting... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Technology

25 Aug 2022
News

Comfort Zone

your laptop and settle in to work—then you want a coffee. Instead of giving up your spot, you connect with a retailer on your phone, place an order, share your location, and the coffee is delivered to you. We’ll see more and more of these seamless technologies, leading... View Details

12 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

Boeing's e-Enabled Advantage Harvard Business School Case 807-011 Examines Boeing's new strategy of offering services to regain market dominance and help its struggling airline customers improve efficiency and profitability. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 1996
News

On Eve of Transition, Alumni Conference Set for Hong Kong

the conference's HBS faculty liaison. "It's an opportune time to consider how the change will affect business prospects in the region. By April we should have a clearer sense of what the future will hold." With regard to the conference's... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb

16 Jun 2023
Blog Post

The HBS Climate Rising Podcast Reaches 50 (Episodes)

next? The recent release of our 50th original episode marks the start of a new series on the corporate net zero movement. We’ll look at how companies are setting targets, what those targets mean, and how companies are figuring out how to make progress against them.... View Details

15 Nov 2013
News

Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again

now, but that could change in a few years when the markets are right. "We specialize in restructuring patents, carrying out further development work, then getting them into the hands of strategic buyers who can bring them to market."... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

12 Jan 2004
What Do You Think?

How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs?

Summing Up The exportation of jobs "will create bigger markets and opportunities to sell goods and services from the developed economies," says reader Suman Das. "This is indeed very troubling, as the classic answer of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 11

banking analysts issue early in the year relatively more optimistic and later in the year more pessimistic forecasts for banks that could be their future employers. This pattern is not observed when the same analysts forecast earnings of... View Details

12 PM – 1:15 PM EDT, 14 Apr 2021
Virtual Programming

Unlocking Opportunity for America's Workforce

Professor?Bill Sahlman?will discuss his new case, Guild Education: Unlocking Opportunity for Americas Workforce, with CEO and cofounder?Rachel Carlson. Guild connects employers and universities to provide employees with education as a benefit, transforming traditional... View Details

Web

U.S. Healthcare Strategy - Course Catalog

health policy, students will identify and gain valuable insights into how healthcare businesses navigate complex market forces, regulatory pressures, and competitive dynamics. Cases will highlight how strategic principles can be leveraged... View Details

01 Mar 2019
News

Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine

Knudsen Cowles: building for the future at the family vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette Valley (photo by Hilary Bobel Cronon) When they inherited the family vineyard a decade ago, Page Knudsen Cowles (MBA 1983) and her three brothers knew... View Details

Keywords: Ryan Jones

01 Aug 2001
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

for the School, how HBS might catalogue all its continuing education offerings, how best to market the current programs, and what new programs might be added to the menu. The School now offers three continuing education programs... View Details

Keywords: John Hoffman

01 Feb 1997
News

Merton Discusses Risk Management at Dean's Seminar

areas of capital markets, financial services, and corporate finance. "New financial product and market designs, improved computer and telecommunications technology, and advances in finance theory during the past quarter century have led... View Details

Keywords: Elizabeth McNair

Fast Answer

Corporate Strategy Course - Project Resources

individual equities, stock market indices, fixed-income securities, currencies, commodities, and futures for both international and domestic markets. Also provides company profiles and financial statements,... View Details

20 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 20

Society: An Alternative View and Opportunities for Future Research By: Serafeim, George Abstract—A long-standing ideology in business education has been that a corporation is run for the sole interest of its shareholders. I present an... View Details