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- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
challenges. In The Politics Industry, business leader and path-breaking political innovator Katherine Gehl and world-renowned business strategist Michael Porter take a radical new approach. Applying the tools of business analysis—and... View Details
- 19 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Handicapping the Best Countries for Business
the present. Q: One of the payoffs in your book for global strategists is an analysis of the top ten countries in terms of economic development and potential trajectories. Obviously each situation is different, but which countries would... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward
first may offer slim chances for a deal. To improve the odds, try to discern who influences the target player and to whom that player defers. In a 1993 New Yorker article, Sidney Blumenthal described how Bill Daley, then President Clinton's key View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 22 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
CEO Succession: The Case at Ford
Q: Let me ask you one more question, and that is, putting on your expert strategist hat, Ford Motor Company's in trouble. It's losing a lot of money, in particular in North America. What's the most important thing it has to do to get back... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
made from that research. I felt that through economics, I could really make a difference.” With medicine off the table, Bandourian soon discovered the world of finance and landed on Wall Street as an investment strategist with Goldman... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
informal, interactive setting. They get real insights on how to build a brand and how to inspire people to believe in a brand.” For a decade, the HBSAB has partnered with Boston-based brand strategist and entrepreneur Larry Gulko to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Africa's Way
Africa. They will also gain insights into entreprenuership and finance, both for foreign and for local investment. Presented in the context of a global economy, lessons learned "will be applicable not only to Africa and the developing world but also to business View Details
Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons
- 18 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Career Advice: Transforming the Energy Industry
inspiration, you meet such a broad spectrum of people at HBS - accountants, investors, lawyers, strategists – that you cannot help but wonder about the impact we could have as a community if we can bring these skills to bear on the... View Details
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
instructor, and later as a strategist for the Pentagon: O: Observe O: Orientate D: Decide A: Act Boyd's insight came from the need to develop a strategic approach—simple in nature, easy to execute and communicate—that made up for the fact... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
- 12 Nov 2019
- News
Seismic Shift
years ago that the approach to inclusion in business was flawed. As a former marketing expert and growth strategist who helped clients find new business opportunities—largely in nonwhite, affluent markets—she was called in to create... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 29 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 29
strategist to develop the optimal strategy without a comprehensive optimization. And it derives some broader organizational implications. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-102.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsHeavy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business
traditional newspapers are fighting an uphill battle for readership against Internet content portals. Q: From a management skills perspective, what do managers and strategists who make their living from software platforms need? Seems like... View Details
- 18 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Climate Adaptation
strategists are creating algorithms to protect against climate risk nationally. I came away from the SIP with more questions than answers, but this just underscores how much my aperture has widened in terms of both the issues surrounding... View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
the structure of strategy may enable a strategist to develop the optimal strategy in a very parsimonious way. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2383981 Strategy and the Strategist: How It Matters Who Develops the Strategy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 29 Apr 2025
- News
Challenge Accepted
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Nietzsche said it first: What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger. There’s a reason that saying has legs, nearly 140 years later. We all, at some point... View Details
- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
"reorganizing" and "incentives" is usually the primary prescription if and when strategists even discuss sales. On the other side, there is a vast amount of anecdotal advice, mainly from consultants and trainers who... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
Digital Platform: A Playbook for Strategists By: Edelman, Benjamin G. Abstract—The ubiquity of Internet access has caused a sharp rise in the number of businesses offering platforms that connect users for communication or commerce.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
billion, raising questions about Boeing’s true profitability. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/118020-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 718-477 Math Tools for Strategists Great View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
drugs more efficient, more accessible to patients, and more ambitious in scope. For the past three years, Alexander had been working closely with a group of like-minded oncologists, statisticians, and clinical trial strategists to design... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne