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- 18 Dec 2019
- Book
6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation
and broaden their leadership and purpose beyond traditional business borders. Takeuchi uses Honda’s founder as an example to explain how each practice can be applied toward the goal of continuous innovation. 1. Learn to judge goodness,... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 26 Nov 2001
- Op-Ed
Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed
look more carefully at how budgets drive compensation and, in turn, behavior. In a traditional pay-for-performance incentive system, a manager's total cash compensation (salary plus bonus) is constant until a minimum performance hurdle is... View Details
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
and declining print advertising revenue. That was the firm foundation upon which local newspapers were built, so that pressure on the traditional sources of revenue has obviously put pressure on the rest of the business—and particularly... View Details
- Web
Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education
Atlanta Life Insurance Company (today the Atlanta Life Financial Group), founded by his father Alonzo. Atlanta Life became one of the most significant Black-owned businesses in the United States. Herndon continued his family's tradition... View Details
- 12 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association
officer, and all of my grandfathers and uncles also served in the military for at least a period. So from a young age, I knew that I wanted to keep the tradition alive and serve the country. REFLECTION ON SERVICE: “You went to Princeton... View Details
- 05 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Benefit of Giving Back to Open Source Software
their direct control, and that is something that few managers fully realize at this point,” says Nagle. “Many are starting to realize it, but I think it’ll be one of the bigger shifts that traditional management goes through as the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The Internet's Next Frontier
While the Crypto, Fintech, and Web3 Lab—one of 13 labs contained within Harvard’s Digital Data Design Institute—might not have the Bunsen burners and test tubes found in science and engineering labs, it does share a philosophical construct: it is a sandbox—an... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- Web
Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity
an Asian female means I don’t fit into the traditional stereotypes of the ideal worker.” AGE 34, ASIAN, CONSULTING, SINGAPORE We asked working alumnae to tell us about any sexual harassment they had encountered within the last three... View Details
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In this episode, we’re going to be highlighting an episode of another HBS podcast: Climate Rising, which focuses on what businesses are doing, can do, and should do... View Details
- 04 Sep 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Level II Negotiations: Helping the Other Side Meet Its ‘Behind the Table’ Challenges
Keywords: by James Sebenius
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow
was serving around 10 million through its many networks, with a global budget of less than $10 million, said Wei-Skillern. The contract was that if high quality was not maintained, Guide Dogs would take control again. Barry decided to grow not through a View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- TeachingInterests
Decision Making Under Uncertainty
By: David E. Bell
Many of the decisions we face are made complicated by having uncertain consequences: how should I set my inventory when I don’t know what demand will be, should I refinance my mortgage when rates might go lower, how big a bet shall I make in a new business, and so... View Details
- Web
HBS - The year in Review
Spring 2021—featuring traditional sessions such as the Dean's Address and faculty presentations—drew more than 3,800 alumni. The experience also included more than 100 HBS-enabled, alumni-led virtual programs in the months beforehand.... View Details
- 13 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet
this hybrid approach is allowing companies to replace traditional customer interviews and focus groups, according to Amano and his colleagues. Understanding what prompts a customer to purchase a product—a concept known as attribution—is... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
Photography by Jared Leeds "Our students use traditional academic theory to take on problems that have fundamental relevance in today's business world," says Janice McCormick, executive director of the HBS Doctoral Programs. "Many come in... View Details
- Research Summary
Management Control Systems in Multiunit Companies
By: Tatiana Sandino
Professor Sandino conducts research on early-stage multiunit companies that introduce management control systems to help maintain operations, as well as company culture, as they grow, but also to enable adaptation to the different markets that they serve. Building... View Details
Social Strategies That Work
Over a billion people use social platforms on the Internet, making them the most frequently visited category of sites. Some platforms, such as eHarmony, MeetUp, and Twitter, allow us to connect to strangers. eHarmony alone is estimated to account for one in six new... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
dispose of waste in a landfill. By mandating recycling, as some states have done, you’re guaranteeing a certain volume will flow into processing facilities. There’s a return on investment.” One piece of the puzzle will fall into place when EV fleets replace View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 24 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Developing Your Next CEO for the Family Business
The Family Insider Family Insiders like Cargill’s Whitney MacMillan and Axel Dumas of Hermès (see Fig. 1) are the traditional and preferred choice of successor in most family companies. They have the backing of the owners and bring to the... View Details
- 2009
- Chapter
Creating Superior Customer Value in a Connected World
By: Ranjay Gulati
"In the early twenty-first century, customers are more demanding than ever, and difficult economic times make them all the more so. As customers tighten their wallets and increase their demands, firms face greater pressure to provide superior customer value. Reducing... View Details