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- 08 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Women’s Summit Celebrates ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuit’
cultures that are inhospitable to mothers. "What gives us leverage is asking the question, 'What needs to change in our organizations that will enable us, women and men,... View Details
Keywords: by Katie Koch & Harvard Gazette
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
Publications September 2014 The Oxford Handbook of Innovation Management Mergers and Acquisitions and Innovation By: Ahuja, Gautam, and Elena Novelli Abstract—This article... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
Working PapersThe Performance of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts Authors:Jerry Cao and Josh Lerner Abstract Reverse leveraged buyouts (RLBOs) have received increased public... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
efficiency benefits of market transactions Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-091.pdf Leveraging Waste: Implications for Competition and Welfare (revised) Author:Deishin Lee Abstract We... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Government Can Do More to Unfreeze Small Business Credit
were extremely effective and also efficient in their use of taxpayer dollars, but most were not meant to be permanent. “Guarantees have proven to be a very cost-efficient government tool when it comes to... View Details
- 28 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback
to build a relationship with the customer and communicate the brand in an experiential way. There’s still a purpose for physical shopping in today’s environment; it just has to feel different from what we’ve gotten View Details
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
that confidence in your proposal dies. Fearmongering: Critics catalyze irrational anxieties about your idea. Character assassination: They slam your reputation and credibility. Smart, practical, and filled... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2019
- Case
Shell: A Company of Opportunity?
By: Joseph B. Fuller and Emer Moloney
The Opportunity Hub was a cloud-based platform that enabled managers to market projects they were working on and associated resourcing needs as “Opportunity Owners” and employees, or “Opportunity Seekers,” to browse these statements of need and engage when they had... View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Change Management; Competency and Skills; Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Energy; Energy Sources; Non-Renewable Energy; Renewable Energy; Human Resources; Employees; Retention; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Jobs and Positions; Job Design and Levels; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Labor; Human Capital; Labor Unions; Leading Change; Resource Allocation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Evaluation; Performance Productivity; Strategic Planning; Projects; Motivation and Incentives; Business Strategy; Social and Collaborative Networks; Technology Platform; Chemical Industry; Energy Industry; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United Kingdom; Netherlands
Fuller, Joseph B., and Emer Moloney. "Shell: A Company of Opportunity?" Harvard Business School Case 320-025, September 2019.
- 02 Aug 2024
- HBS Case
How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture
On a hectic Friday in October 2016, Josh Domingues wondered if he had made a mistake quitting the security of a well-paying job managing contracts for professional hockey players to start a new venture selling nearly expired groceries at discount prices. After all, a... View Details
- 08 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records
straight and narrow. Washington looks at deregulation The research takes on added weight as Obama-administration regulation protecting financial consumers faces an uncertain future. The US Labor Department’s... View Details
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
my own history and ancestry. I think it’s so important for us to know about where we came from and what our ancestors experienced. I’ve read several of Kazuo Ishiguro’s books... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
how these Americans spend their income tax refunds, using transaction-level data from a stored-value card product. Card-holders may choose among several tax settlement and loan options, effectively receiving... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
about academic labs as well as private-sector firms that are setting operational and best-practice standards for converting scientific knowledge into commercial applications. For HBS participants, an... View Details
- 24 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 24
and magnitude of their capital flows in and out of the funds. We use dollar-weighted returns (a form of IRR) to assess the properties of actual investor returns on hedge funds... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove on the Confident Leader
opportunities, and defined the opportunities for packet software. That framework is changing now. The Internet is redefining software. The Internet is redefining the role of computing and communication View Details
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
within pre-existing cognitive categories and therefore do not benefit from a pre-existing understanding or identity of an industry. Given the importance of identity, it is critical that we understand how the identity of a new industry is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
With Predictive Analytics, Companies Can Tap the Ultimate Opportunity: Customers’ Routines
pinpoint a customer’s motive more precisely than for people who use the service casually or merely as a preference. That may help companies carefully tailor both marketing and service for their most valuable... View Details
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The New CEO’s Wrong Message
surprises for new CEOs arise from time and knowledge limitations—there is so much to do in complex new areas, with imperfect information and never enough time. Others stem from... View Details
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs have an incredible backstop of management experience and wisdom available to them that, too often, they ignore. Why don’t startup founders make more use of their investors? Many entrepreneurs... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 17 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom
vocabulary of decarbonization.” And the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules recently that will require major US... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne