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- 13 Feb 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Electronic Hierarchies and Electronic Heterarchies: Relationship-Specific Assets and the Governance of Interfirm IT
- 18 Mar 2014
- News
The Oz of Data Opens the Curtain
Scott Howe Nineteenth-century Philadelphia retailer John Wanamaker famously said, "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." Nearly 150 years later, Scott Howe (MBA 1994), president and CEO View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
wings that cover four city blocks. Whether it's eking out extra room from unused air shafts, building up, or renovating existing gallery space to make more efficient use of it, View Details
- 16 Jul 2021
- Op-Ed
For Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down
moment of candor, he confided to me, "I hope the new investors will let me slow down. We need to make sure we are building for scale and to do that, I need to be more deliberate in our growth." Like the... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 12 Jul 2019
- News
The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster
got over that hump, I mean then you’re like wow, we could really build an iconic company that really changes the way that the internet works for the better, kind of fixes a lot View Details
- 20 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Tackle the First 90 Days of Your Next Role: A 5 Step Process for Success on the Job
facing (or will face) in the near future? Step 3: Conduct Interviews Next, set up your 30-45 minute stakeholder meetings where you’ll have an opportunity to build relationships, learn, and capture important information that will make you... View Details
- 12 Feb 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Management Practices, Relational Contracts, and the Decline of General Motors
- 07 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the City of Boston
but which is pronounced “Do It”—captures the can-do attitude of the people who work here. They spend every day building online tools that are beautiful, welcoming, and highly useful to the citizens View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard
emerging cultural problems. This and similar types of constructive steps taken by the board can serve to preempt issues before they become a threat to the company and the CEO's career. I would not presume to... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Addressing the housing needs of India’s poor
Rakhi Mehra (MBA 2009) is enabling a growing number of India’s 82 million urban poor households to have structurally safe and well-ventilated homes through the enterprise she cofounded, micro Home Solutions (mHS) City Lab. Winner View Details
- 21 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
What the Rise of Far-Right Politics Says About the Economy in an Election Year
see how many things [Denmark has] in place to redistribute income and wealth. I was curious to understand how we got to this point, and how do we build a society that can redistribute more and have such a robust safety net. This led me to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 25 Oct 2018
- Podcast
How advanced technology is lifting the business of cranes
Panu Routila, the CEO of Konecranes, which makes port cranes and industrial lifting equipment, discusses how technology is transforming the business of moving many of the things we buy every day. Technologies such as data analytics and virtual reality are not only... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
Benefits of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
challenge when building a team. I think that having an MS/MBA would help you reprioritize, balance resources between sales and engineering, and manage both of them simultaneously. I think a huge gap will be... View Details
- 15 Sep 2015
- News
Easing the Costs of Saving a Child
were invaluable in helping Taylor sharpen his vision for the mission. “Lynda encouraged the idea of taking a public company like AmREIT and building an incubator charity alongside it. She felt an... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 May 2017
- Blog Post
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone at HBS
around the world. Also, I didn’t really have anyone else exactly “like me” (US minority, female, mom, over 30 years old, non-profit background) in my section, and we do so much with our section in RC year. I had no choice other than to branch out View Details
- 2019
- Report
A Recovery Squandered: The State of U.S. Competitiveness 2019
By: Michael E. Porter, Jan Rivkin, Mihir Desai, Katherine M. Gehl, William R. Kerr and Manjari Raman
In this report, the authors synthesize their views on U.S. competitiveness and unveil the findings of the 2019 HBS surveys on U.S. competitiveness. Specifically, this report—built on the survey findings and eight years of prior research on the competitiveness of the... View Details
Keywords: U.S. Competitiveness; Competitive Strategy; Macroeconomics; Government and Politics; United States
Porter, Michael E., Jan Rivkin, Mihir Desai, Katherine M. Gehl, William R. Kerr, and Manjari Raman. "A Recovery Squandered: The State of U.S. Competitiveness 2019." Report, U.S. Competitiveness Project, Harvard Business School, December 2019.
- 27 May 2022
- Blog Post
Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023
to build a new community here at HBS. What advice do you have for others in the military considering an MBA? Try to take your time applying to business schools. All of us in the military are used to putting... View Details
- 21 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Tipping Point: Investing in the Women of Kenya’s Coffee Farms
that if 10 percent of Kahawa’s customers are willing to pay more to support fair labor practices, it could be life-changing for the women of the Kenyan coffee industry. Already, Nyamumbo has seen women who... View Details
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
Finance can be intimidating, and many business executives don’t even try to get their arms around it. But Harvard Business School Professor Mihir Desai says business leaders need to engage with the world of finance in order to succeed.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman