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- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS
adjustment I had to make was getting used to the case method. The quick pace and fluid discussion of case-based teaching was very different from lecturing. As some of the senior historians here at HBS had warned me, I had much less... View Details
- 03 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The State of Customer Service Leadership
today what business they are in, and you will still get too many answering in terms of products or services. This practice still exists more than five decades after the legendary Harvard Business School marketing professor Ted Levitt View Details
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
abourt $1 billion in 2012, according to a Lux Research Report issued last year. Carbon Emissions Are Acting Globally, So Why Aren't We? Lassiter also warns of geographical myopia—discounting how local action or inaction will affect the... View Details
- 03 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)
conceptualize goal setting as a prescription-strength medication that requires careful dosing, consideration of harmful side effects, and close supervision. We offer a warning label to accompany the practice of setting goals.” To learn... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Paid for Success: Options for Compensating CEOs
next -- which means they get a raise the next year, because their options are worth more. Since the converse is also true, fixed number plans provide higher-powered incentives." At the same time, Hall warns that with fixed number... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 09 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer
Early Warning System that conveyed the bank's "risk view." Management started using these tools to frame important debates, such as the evaluation of divisional heads' performance at quarterly business reviews. The system also helped the... View Details
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/818059-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 518-065 Adeo Health Science: Turning a Product into a Brand For decades, American parents were warned to avoid introducing potential allergens to their babies... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Build a Better Board
minds, there are times when we really wonder if they are 'getting it.'" Therefore, the warning signal to all of us, not just in the United States and the U.K., but also around the world, is that there is a very common problem of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings
business and finding reliable vendors and distributors. And while companies need to have strong, viable business and economic models, Stevenson said, he also warned against marrying tradition at the risk of innovation. The Mixed Blessing... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Wired and Black: Focus on Careers
said. "The flatness of the organization gives a lot of opportunity. There’s much fewer people you have to deal with, and I think having fewer people to win over is a valuable thing," Selassie said. But Thomas warned students... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 17 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection
regulations should focus on. Repressing too much would be a problem. Obviously, Brazilian bankers at the turn of the 20th century were relatively conservative. They had mortgages on their balance sheets, but monitored them closely. At the end of the book I View Details
- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
"data-driven decision style" (David Cawlfield), the development of "early warning indicators" combined with an "external interference mechanism" (Gopal Padinjaruveetil), scenario planning of the type... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 14 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
Exercise will improve sleep and increase your desire for nutritious food. In addition, with the exception of sleep, all of these activities can be done in short bursts of 10 to 15 minutes. Flight attendants’ warning to “Put your own... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 24 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Brexit is a Big Deal
protectionist tariffs, and demand their own national referendums. Meanwhile, opportunistic EU businesses will warn continental customers to shift their purchases away from British suppliers. British business will more than ever look... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 26 Oct 2017
- Research Event
In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?
therefore broadly shared by users. He warned that it would be difficult to realistically restrain the sharing of misinformation as long as the online business model was based heavily on user engagement. The benefits and drawbacks of the... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
planning can and can't do. While scenario planning can't forecast the future, the outcomes from its exercises help managers assign task forces around the necessary actions implied by the scenarios and create early warning indicators that... View Details
- 11 May 2020
- Op-Ed
Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness
It is no secret that immigration has reshaped American innovation. Immigrants are the backbone of America’s most innovative industries, provide a quarter of our patent applications, and are numerous among our science and engineering superstars. Taken from World... View Details
Keywords: by William R. Kerr
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?
In a recent op-ed piece for the Sunday London Times, Harvard Business School professor John Quelch warned that popular U.S. brands could be in for a rough ride overseas should anti-American sentiment grow over President Bush's handling of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for Japan
Government: Yes Or No? Shin Yasunobe, a former director within various departments of Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), and now executive director of Stanford's Japan Center for Research, warned against... View Details
Keywords: by Hilah Geer
- 02 Dec 2019
- What Do You Think?
How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?
pressure? What do you think? Original Column Tube and train riders in Europe are well-aware of the term, “mind the gap.” They see it every time they step off a train or subway platform. In a sense, it’s also an appropriate warning for... View Details