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- 10 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Taking Advantage of Life’s (Few and Far Between) Inflection Points
clarified what her options might be," I explained. Howard stopped and gently poked me in the chest, "No. Her problem is that she doesn't recognize the opportunity staring her in the face." It was classic Howard, looking at the world from... View Details
Keywords: Re: Howard H. Stevenson
- 14 Apr 2022
- Op-Ed
Let’s Move Forward from COVID—Without Forgetting What We’ve Learned
quickly allows employees to assess their options and find new opportunities within the industry, pivoting to another sector or starting an entrepreneurial venture to find more meaningful work. Two things companies should be doing now:... View Details
Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and MaShon Wilson
- 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
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
for a large publicly traded company (although much faster prepackaged or prenegotiated bankruptcies are sometimes possible) —creditors are temporarily held at bay, and are not able to exercise remedies normally available to them when there is a default, such as View Details
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
“Managers should make the call on high-level priorities, so employees can focus on their best work.” Here are 10 ways that leaders can support employees who are working remotely during an unprecedented and uncertain time: 1. Communicate... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
of practical relevance of much of our research might suggest that few of us also have the ambition to improve the decisions of the managers and policymakers whose actions we study” Toffel’s paper serves as a call to arms for scholars to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2014
- What Do You Think?
Is Too Much Focus a Problem?
called 'Tunnel Vision' . The solution is not difficult. Management has to take a break, like once in a quarter, to take a look at the big picture. Outsiders should be invited to shake up comfortably held views." Donald Shaw's... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
top-down, generic approaches to communicating their plans with their employees. Although mass emails and newsletters are not problematic in and of themselves, they are no substitute for the kind of communication this moment calls... View Details
- 31 May 2017
- What Do You Think?
Can Amazon Do What Walmart Couldn’t, Stop the 'Wheel of Retailing'?
for growth for the company; what would consumers want to purchase online that would fit into a rapid response distribution model? Students rejected numerous options involving lower-value items such as dog food, which would require... View Details
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
profitable. The banking partnership proved problematic in that it was hard for a second-tier bank to compete with its larger brethren, which by 2008 were forced by government mandate to offer low-cost banking options for the poor. But... View Details
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
reduction are the wellsprings of competitive strength and unique advantages for Toyota Even today, all Toyota production divisions are making improvements to TPS day-and-night to ensure its continued evolution.” Danaher’s system for achieving its goals is View Details
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Do You Have Change Fatigue?
hear the arguments for and against the options that were rejected. In addition, they must address employees' fears: "People want to know why you think they can make it through the change," Garvin observes. "They also want... View Details
Keywords: by Nick Morgan
- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
was focused on what we call today innovation platforms. With the emergence of Amazon, eBay, and other firms in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was clear that a very different kind of technology platform was emerging, which we View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk
exit the game. Once you've placed the bet, though, you always have to choose one of three broad options, which we'll call Option A, Option B, and View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes to Restore Trust in Business
The System What hasn't changed? The temptation of standard options, among other bait. Standard options remain the dominant pay pattern in American businesses today, he said. Most academics have never favored standard View Details
- 09 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unconscious Executive
What strategy do you use when making complex decisions? Do you burn the midnight oil to carefully weigh the pros and cons of each alternative? Or do you take your mind off the decision and follow the age-old wisdom of "sleeping on it"? “Careful consideration... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry
"read" are examples of design rules. Disk drive designers must obey these rules if their drives are to function in a given computer system. CB: As long as the rules are obeyed, disk drive designers can vary many of the other aspects of the design. We View Details
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
hesitant to vote for such proposals. Add to this the ideological divisions about whether to emphasize taxes or spending when closing the budget gap, and we have a difficult and volatile fiscal outlook for this country. Given these problems, S&P's View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 17 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
New Treasury Rules Help Long-Retirement Planning
a man at age 60 can purchase a deferred life annuity with $50,000 from his IRA, and then receive $17,614 in annual income for life starting at age 80. This type of deferred life annuity, called a longevity annuity, is much less expensive... View Details
- 14 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
How to Profit from Scarcity
Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge.Marketers are trained to match supply to demand. Everything... View Details