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04 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable

than six years as governor and was boosted by family connections. Mukunda's findings support the LFT theory that unfiltered presidents often turn up at the high and low... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

23 Jan 2008
Op-Ed

A House Divided: Investment or Shelter?

live and take root, the home in recent times has been elevated to Investment Opportunity, a place where you stayed for awhile, made a lot of money, then moved on to the next home-investment. Is the definition of home about to change once... View Details

Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas; Banking; Construction; Real Estate

24 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Who Sets Your Benchmarks?

I wanted and who I was—but, for now, if I wanted to take the next step up the ladder, I needed to excel at what I was doing. Later, when it came time to pick a job and career, I asked my parents View Details

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One

beginning his business, people were pouring into the cities as urbanization accelerated. The family farm and even the family plot, was disappearing. For the first time, women... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy

Business School. "We used to have friends without Facebook, or Twitter, and we used to find spouses without dating sites, and nobody ever complained. This begs a very basic... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

06 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 6, 2007

patients' families in an ongoing organizational learning process. The two-case series is particularly distinctive in tracking an organizational change initiative for almost a decade and, as such, uncovers View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Jul 2019
Op-Ed

Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?

In the 2012 US presidential election, the Obama campaign deftly used a Facebook app to register voters and have friends message them to get out the vote. But it was 2016 presidential campaign that really... View Details

Keywords: by George Riedel

20 Sep 2018
Cold Call Podcast

Did Entrepreneur Ernesto Tornquist Help or Hurt Argentina?

Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones; Manufacturing

28 Jul 2016
Op-Ed

Where is TripAdvisor for Doctors?

review sites for family doctors, pediatricians, heart surgeons, psychiatrists and others involved in health care delivery? There are seven key barriers. Some can be overcome by a cleverly designed website,... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health

12 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?

reveals a person’s genetically based health risk across dozens of disease categories. 23andMe test results showed one patient at higher risk of liver and bowel cancer—and that made sense, given family... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

responsive to the central planner," Paine notes. In addition, the chief executive found himself torn between, on the one hand, a deep-seated cultural code of ethics emphasizing loyalty to family and... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

26 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More

significantly cut their prices, while Chinese exporters have not reduced the prices of the goods they sell to US importers. "This nearly complete pass-through of tariffs to the total price paid by importers suggests the tariff incidence has fallen largely on the... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail; Manufacturing; Steel

02 Jun 2011
What Do You Think?

Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?

the form of a stock buyback.) The US government and other borrowers are beneficiaries of this phenomenon, at least for the moment. My favorite barber, an immigrant from Greece with a love for his adopted country that more than matches his... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works

the biggest entertainment hits were green-lighted based on a gut feeling and little "hard" data. Third, being able to make friends in high places is a valuable characteristic; with that I mean... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation

17 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos

In this case, the potential gain comes in the form of improving the viewer's reputation among friends and family, for example. Thus, it behooves advertisers to create videos that not only will make the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

08 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Is That Really Your Best Offer?

In hardball bargaining, is the other side really making its "absolute final offer" or only bluffing? In a collaborative situation, do you understand everyone's true interests? Are valued customers and colleagues satisfied with... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

03 Mar 2014
HBS Case

Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato

of the Case Research and Writing Group. “No one believed that you could create a brand in tomatoes—a commodity!” The case details how, during an economic downturn, a small business in its fourth generation of View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Food & Beverage; Retail

19 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature

The question for China is: what kind of country do you hand over to your children? What kind of legacy will you leave? Nowhere in the world is the concept of family stronger than in China, and I think they... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Manufacturing

28 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

What Can We Expect in the Other War?

is really important to them. The implication is that this will lead to different behaviors and perhaps even different endeavors in the future. The first impulse for many has been to vow to spend more time with View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work

Family Associate Professor at Harvard Business School. “There are many benefits to the individual and the company from embracing work-from-anywhere,” Choudhury says. “But there are also challenges—and one of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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