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- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Box Office Power of Stars
We all understand at some level that stars in the worlds of film, sports, and even business create results. If you want big box office for Pirates of the Caribbean, it probably pays to sign Johnny Depp to play the lead. But Harvard Business View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977
ran a textile business before taking over Chicago-based Tootsie Roll Industries, which he continues to run jointly with her mother, Ellen Gordon. After graduating from Harvard with a degree in economics, business school was the natural... View Details
- 29 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas
out of cash before solving the problem, Harvard Business School researchers write in Entrepreneurial Learning and Strategic Foresight, recently published in the Strategic Management Journal. For startups trying to hang on until their next... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- Web
Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment
overcome them in order to drive impact at scale. For the full listing, click here . HBS EC Course - Public Entrepreneurship - Mitchell Weiss This course is designed for students who may found, join, or fund private startup companies that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is Stakeholder Management Facing New Headwinds?
involving two or more constituents with both power and interest, should they postpone action? Should they act but do it quietly with as little publicity as possible, hoping that the decision will go unnoticed? Should they decide, act... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
about what to do and whether or not my ideas and hunches that I had in business school might well in fact apply, decided that the problem with the business really lay with strategic decisions being made at the top of the business. And I... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- Web
Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Decade Award for “Taking Gender into Account: Theory and Design for Women’s Leadership Development Programs” (September 2011) with Herminia Ibarra and Deborah M. Kolb. Robin J. Ely : Awarded the 2021 Outstanding Practitioner-Orientated View Details
- 28 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 28, 2015
Publications In press Chap. 1 in Business Models and Modelling The Business Model: Nature and Benefits By: Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and John Heilbron Abstract—This paper considers the nature of the business model and its strategic... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Web
Join the MOC Affiliate Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Courses Join the MOC Affiliate N... Join the MOC Network The MOC Affiliate Network is a group of educational institutions that teach the... View Details
- 31 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
American Idle: Workers Spend Too Much Time Waiting for Something to Do
former HBS doctoral student who is now an assistant professor at McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. Despite such pitfalls of idle time, however, the phenomenon has been understudied. “There is much more focus... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
Andrei Hagiu of Harvard Business School and venture capitalist Simon Rothman of Greylock Partners. Most entrepreneurs and investors attribute this to the challenge of quickly attracting a critical mass of buyers and suppliers. But it is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted
has,” says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Zoe B. Cullen, who coauthored the paper with Ricardo Perez-Truglia of the University of California, Anderson. Some companies have taken steps to break down barriers for women in the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Feb 2022
- Op-Ed
Want to Prevent the Next Hospital Bed Crisis? Enlist the SEC
can readily include standardized trustworthy data about the surge capacity plans of individual hospitals—updated in real time. Understandability. An expert should analyze plans and frame them in a way that the public would understand. A... View Details
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
PublicationsStrength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests Author:Gunnar Trumbull Publication:Harvard University Press, forthcoming Abstract This book investigates the sources of interest group influence has on public... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms
result. The findings by Harvard Business School Associate Professor Elisabeth Kempf come at a time of heightened political discord and polarization among Americans. The research sheds new light on how the same dynamics are unfolding in... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
Publications 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. Managing Startups: Best Blog Posts By: Eisenmann, Tom, ed. Abstract—Harvard Business School Professor Tom Eisenmann annually compiles the best posts from many blogs... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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the Art of American Advertising - Advertising Products
Competitiveness Recruit Alumni Recruiting MBA Recruiting Recruiting Resources Alumni Bulletin Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Business History Review Harvard Business Publishing Harvard Business Review HBS Working Knowledge Close Harvard Business View Details
- 16 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense
where there are fewer distractions, is one where product teams can really make headway on their ambitious roadmaps and take the time to articulate – and take steps towards realizing—their long-term product vision. 5. Execute small, targeted M&A Every asset was... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 08 Feb 2010
- HBS Case
Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China
announcement, little has transpired publicly; the two sides are presumably negotiating. Who are the winners and losers here? Has China been taught a lesson? Has Google been outfoxed? What can other companies learn from this collision of cultures? Harvard Business View Details
- 27 May 2014
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First Look: May 27
Publications August 2013 Princeton University Press A Social Strategy: How We Profit from Social Media By: Piskorski, Mikołaj Jan Abstract—Almost no one had heard of social media a decade ago, but today websites such as Facebook,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne