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- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308065 ScriptLogic®: Point, Click, Done! Harvard Business School Case 508-114 ScriptLogic is a software company that has built a product portfolio that fits under a 'Point, Click, Done!' umbrella; its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
bucked the odds, winning the company accolades in the press, shelf space at major (and minor) retailers, and the Game of the Year awards at the American International Toy Fair, the industry’s annual trade show, in 2001 and 2002. Like LEGO, Cranium is not a product that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
marginalized or less powerful,” he says. “Moving from one of the power actors, the provincial government, into another power actor—but one with less resources and little authority in the last century—actually fit where my religious... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
attractive and a workforce that fits their needs - all within a comfortable community where key employees will want to live. Locales that offer an effective infrastructure, a skilled workforce, and business-friendly regulations will... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
would knock on doors and say, ‘Would you be interested in talking with Nippon Life?’ ” She targeted fitness clubs and nursing homes, given the direction of the country’s demographics. Any new business Oishi brought on was passed along to... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
“Ramen head.” “These things are traumatizing for an elementary school kid—when you don’t fit in perfectly,” she recalls. And there were different customs and norms that required acclimation. The school had no janitors, so the students... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
difficult for women to fit in. The experience made me realize how important it is for women to form networks." So when Ma attended the WSA Women's Admit Day - a one-day introduction to life at HBS - and met other professional women who... View Details
- 10 Mar 2017
- News
The Business of Lego Batman
directed the movie called The Guest, directed the movie. And it stars Nat Wolff. So we're just really excited about it. It is an unusual kind of movie that is a good fit for Netflix in that it's slightly off center. It's definitely weird.... View Details
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
of this. And it would be perverse if the solution was to dumb down or limit what the institutions can do in terms of what they develop, to fit the existing managers. I think the longer-run solution is that general managers have to become... View Details
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
and the Array of Things: A Fitness Tracker for the City No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517044-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 217-050 Exotic Interest Rate Swaps: Snowballs in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 6, 2015
and challenges created by digital technology and describe some of the most pressing policy issues. As digital technologies continue to gain in momentum and importance, it has become clear that digitization has features that do not fit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
rural Africa. A small company in Tanzania seems to fit the bill, but it faces health-safety issues with the potential to spread E. coli throughout the region. Another problem: It's not clear whether the local agency flagging the potential... View Details
- 20 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2007
of research. From this perspective, the cautionary message conveyed is very important. Second, we examine how the paper fits into the Street earnings literature. We arrive at less alarming conclusions than the authors about the degree to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 12, 2006
debates whether large global firms are becoming "stateless" and whether this is a historically new phenomenon. It shows that a great deal of international business in the nineteenth century was not easily fitted into national... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Oct 2024
- In Practice
Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged
Similarly, the fitness studios I frequented often adjusted the class schedules twice a year—almost like two “semesters.” Likewise, the enrichment activities my kids decided to participate in reset each fall. Even the Broadway plays and... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
had recently launched several lifestyle brands (using brand names it had revived), which posed brand architecture issues. Lastly, the company had just acquired a digital fitness app, RunKeeper, and was wondering how best to leverage this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
Bussgang, Jeffrey Abstract—Relative to established organizations, start-ups can be hard to figure out. What are the jobs to be done? The best entry points? How can you tell whether a company has potential for success and is the right fit... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
people buy and read books. Steve Jobs and Apple were similarly influential in the sale and distribution of music through iPod and iTunes. Successful leaders possess the ability to understand the impact of the context on their business and to adapt their leadership... View Details
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
integration across multiple offices, ancillary businesses, early adoption of financial reporting software, and consensus-based decision making. The firm was proud of its corporate culture and sought to maintain it as it grew, bringing in only people who would View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
masculinity is also pursued in other work settings. Research has documented how mainstream organizations conflate stereotypical masculine traits with effective performance in white-collar jobs, such as manager, scientist, and lawyer: Success in these jobs is often... View Details