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  • 01 Mar 2019
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019

a syllabus and course outline, and using established educational theory in practical situations. Mom Hacks: 100+ Science-Backed Shortcuts to Reclaim Your Body, Raise Awesome Kids, and Be Unstoppable by Darria Long Gillespie Da Capo... View Details
  • 15 Jul 2014
  • First Look

First Look: July 15

and (f) profitability ratios. We show that SBPs are not constrained by standard industry classification and are more dynamic, pliable, and concentrated. We also show that co-search intensity captures the degree of similarity between firms. Our results highlight the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 03 Feb 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The State of Customer Service Leadership

examine the most up-to-date best practices and explain how companies can put a smile on customers’ faces and keep them coming back for more. In a recent interview, they explained some of their findings. Aisner: Why is it so important to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Retail
  • 01 Dec 2014
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014

The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity with Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Legumes, Nuts, Seeds, and More, Based on the Wisdom of Leading American Chefs by Karen Page (MBA 1989) (Little Brown and Co.) People have chosen to adopt... View Details
  • 16 Feb 2016
  • First Look

February 16, 2016

vary in their propensity to violate MAP policies and the depth by which they do so. Our inductive research approach documents managerial wisdom about MAP practices. We confront these insights from practice... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Mar 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Hiding Products From Customers May Ultimately Boost Sales

on rapid rotations. New research considers the wisdom of frequent assortment rotation in cases in which a retailer has many new varieties of a product to sell—nine different silver necklaces, say, or 17 different toaster ovens. Is it... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Fashion
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • News

A Janus-Faced Reflection

more, if we act like immediately preceding MBA classes — to seek our fortunes in smaller enterprises, sometimes our own. When we were students, Dean Larry Fouraker emphasized the role of HBS in educating general managers. To truly View Details
Keywords: Walter Kiechel; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 15 Jun 2021
  • News

June 2021 Books and Podcasts

nations, people, and businesses. In COVID-19: Mankind’s Bitter Battle, Aneja makes practical suggestions about how to vaccinate the citizens of any country within 100 days of the vaccine becoming available; how to distribute the vaccines... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 01 Sep 2016
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016

the practices that characterize entrepreneurial individuals, families, and organizations and offer pragmatic advice. The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class by Edward Conard (MBA 1982) (Portfolio) Conard... View Details
  • 15 Dec 2009
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

a knowledge management system to optimally leverage employee-generated know-how. In particular, we consider the following practical strategic questions for the manager of a knowledge-intensive firm: should her firm develop a formal... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Sep 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater

If you don't know where you're going, any map will do.1 This conventional wisdom sounds right to many managers. It highlights the safety of having a clear objective for your management actions. It implies that all management actions are... View Details
Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
  • 08 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 8

to compete. Strategists have developed some well-known rules for navigating business environments with network effects. "Move first" is one, and "get big fast" is another. In a study of dozens of companies, however, the authors found that quite... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Dec 2011
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First Look: Dec. 6

that escalate anxiety in high achievers and the unproductive behaviors you turn to for relief. Then adopt practices that give you the courage to "do the right things poorly" before "doing the right things well."... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2011
  • News

Mr. Start-Up

and execution. Is that approach contrary to the conventional wisdom that you build businesses by building relationships? Absolutely not. I have over 5,000 contacts in my database. One of the reasons I’ve been able to succeed is that I... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • 26 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

almost any business action, especially in tough and uncertain economic conditions when price is a key and visible strategic choice. Conventional wisdom has firms cutting price in these circumstances. But most industries typically allow... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products
  • 03 Nov 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Making Money Making Movies

keen exhibitors are to free up screens on which to show it, how much space foreign journalists allocate to reviewing it, and so on. As conventional wisdom suggests, the key drivers of success in the U.S. also apply to foreign markets.... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video
  • 06 May 2002
  • Research & Ideas

A Toolkit for Customer Innovation

"Listen carefully to what your customers want and then respond with new products that meet or exceed their needs." That mantra has dominated many a business, and it has undoubtedly led to great products and has even shaped entire industries. But slavishly... View Details
Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel
  • 01 Mar 2017
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

The authors propose a practical and sustainable approach to one of the greatest challenges facing leaders today: transforming a business in the face of imminent disruption. They build upon the lessons of Xerox, Apple, and Barnes & Noble... View Details
  • 06 Sep 2005
  • Research & Ideas

When Product Variety Backfires

Traditional wisdom teaches that brands win market share by offering a wide variety of products, increasing the chance of appealing to a wider variety of customers. But how happy are you when trying to find a head cold remedy at the... View Details
Keywords: by Poping Lin; Consumer Products
  • 30 Mar 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Professional Networks in China and America

Most managers understand at some level the wisdom of the adage, "It's not what you know; it's who you know." Indeed, building the right professional relationships is critical for business success. In China, relationships are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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