Reaching For Yield - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets

evolved a strong sense of responsibility for the welfare of their societies as they continue to overcome past legacies of impoverishment. Three recently added interviews illuminate these themes of transformational change and societal... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Manufacturing; Auto

18 May 2021
Book

Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.

beyond job boards. The more you can understand what capabilities companies need right now, the more likely you will be able to offer assistance. You might even be able to create a role for yourself. Start off by focusing on compatibility,... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

09 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk

intent going forward. And then we go back for another heart check, just as we did in step 1, the Big Goals, to make sure that we don't have hidden emotion loops pulling us toward an option that is less likely to help us View Details

Keywords: by Eileen C. Shapiro & Howard H. Stevenson

17 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

A group of Chinese tourists visiting the promenade in front of Pudong's skyline. Source: Richmatts When F. Warren McFarlan and a small group of HBS colleagues arrived in Beijing in July 1979, they stepped off the plane into a country struggling View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

15 Sep 2003
Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Cases: Developing the Courage to Act

may evolve in the future. His conclusions were put forward in a recent article for Harvard Magazine. Here is an excerpt focusing on development of the case method at Harvard Business School.After Harvard Business School was founded in... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin

10 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 10, 2007

of directors of Medtronic, Inc., a company known for its commitment to effective corporate governance, must prepare for the departure of Chairman & CEO Bill George and the retirement of four long-time... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 12

PublicationsOne-Switch Conditions for Multiattribute Utility Functions Authors:Abbas, Ali E., and David E. Bell Publication:Operations Research Abstract We introduce a variety of new independence conditions View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

various locations in Africa. Dependent on functioning, healthy ecosystems for its long-term survivability as a business, it invests heavily in conservation efforts, both directly, with communities and governments, and with partners and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution

to what they've done to reinvigorate their business. They looked strategically at all aspects of their offering across the various channels they have at their disposal to maximize customer satisfaction and the return they get on their TIPS (Technology, Inventory,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

07 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure

so detailed an investigation as would be necessary I would have to have a whole research staff working for me." To another friend, he wrote, "I am still a slave to my manuscript and for instance... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

him an encouraging note, sought him out for conversations before and after classes throughout the semester, and in Porter's words, instilled in him "an incredible desire to excel—to reach the kind of... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

chick” and said she performed surgery “like a girl.” Jurors ultimately awarded her $168 million, the largest judgment for a single victim of workplace harassment in United States history. Years later, sexual harassment remains a problem... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

29 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 29

in a Chaotic World By: Wheeler, Michael Abstract—A member of the world-renowned Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School introduces the powerful next-generation approach to negotiation. For many years, two approaches to negotiation... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Oct 2008
First Look

First Look: October 15, 2008

decades in the U.S. advertising agency industry: How can the shift from the bundling to the unbundling of services be explained and what accounts for the slow pace of change? Using a cost-based theoretical framework of bundling due to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

also demonstrated a base of support in their cities for system-wide change. We discussed the program in this e-mail Q &A with Childress and Allen Grossman, who is the HBS faculty chair for the program.... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

02 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

songs since its April 2003 debut. No wonder then that Steve Jobs was a recent BusinessWeek cover boy. But for longtime Apple watcher David Yoffie, the Max and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration at Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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