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Skydeck - Alumni
Industry Can Weather the Storms Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) on what it will really take to adapt to the realities of climate change My Worst Job Alumni share life-altering lessons from the labor force The Making of a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
That Was Then, This Is Now
and everyone knows it? But not doing so means turning away from what one cares about and who one is in that moment, says Deifell. “Life happens. Things change. And that’s good storytelling.” Here, five of Deifell’s former subjects revisit... View Details
- 10 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Technology and COVID Upended Tipping Norms. Will Consumers Keep Paying?
According to poll findings released by Pew Research Center in November, among nearly 12,000 US adults, around seven in 10 say tipping is expected in more places today than it was five years ago. Only about a third say it’s extremely or... View Details
Keywords: by Anna Lamb, Harvard Gazette
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
What Makes a Good Leader
Is it the ability to navigate in the choppy waters of change? Do leaders see the hidden opportunity in every setback? Is there really any such thing as a "born leader"? Five HBS faculty and some prominent alumni offer their perspectives... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 18 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?
Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
adopting expansive body postures increases psychological power, we hypothesized that working on larger devices, which forces people to physically expand, causes users to behave more assertively. Participants were randomly assigned to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
solvent, suggesting that the market may disappear for the most constrained, financially vulnerable households. If prices were to continue growing at historical rates moving forward, our estimates imply that between 17% to 31% of households would hit binding LTV... View Details
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HBR Classics - Alumni
Emotional Intelligence of Groups , Vanessa Urch Druskat and Steven B. Wolff Virtuoso Teams , Bill Fischer and Andy Boynton When Teams Cant Decide , Bob Frisch Assessing the Competitive Landscape Assessing the Competitive Landscape The View Details
- 27 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge
five tips below, based on advice in the book, are intended to help further your career, whether you’re hunting for a first job or find yourself at a key inflection point: frustrated with your current standing in the workforce and... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises
reopen a Lawson store in Soma. Kato had seen devastation as well. The tsunami had claimed two of her four Lawson stores and had destroyed her house, forcing her to a refugee shelter. Her mother-in-law and pet cat were still missing. But... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Aug 2020
- Book
From the Plow to the Pill: How Technology Shapes Our Lives
For centuries, the creation of innovative technology—from steam engines and automobiles to computers and smartphones—has dramatically changed the nature of our work. Less deeply understood has been the impact of technology on the inner currents of our personal lives,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
affects each of Porter's Five Forces as well as the resources and capabilities of the firm. The availability of patents may be key to deciding what barriers to entry exist. The... View Details
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The Railroads: The First Big Business - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
of 1866 noted, “So considerable is the existing commerce, and so rapidly on the increase that competent railway authority expresses the belief that within less than the five years from the opening a single track will be inadequate to the... View Details
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping
a second-hand truck for $120. This purchase set McLean on his lifelong career in the transportation industry. McLean soon began hauling dirt, produce, and other odds and ends for the farming community in Maxton, where reliable transportation was hardly commonplace.... View Details
- 04 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Scrap the Big New Year's Resolutions. Make 6 Simple Changes Instead.
been forced to accept uncertainty during the pandemic, Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka, coauthors of the 2019 book The Wise Company, recently developed “six practices to make a better future” to help leaders focus on the most important... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
in Jamaica This case describes the economic development problems faced by the small Caribbean-island country of Jamaica over most of the past half-century. The Jamaican economy showed relatively strong growth in the 1960s but stagnated in the 1970s. By the end of that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
insights and practices as pandemic recovery plans are developed. Consider these five elements of organizational decision-making: information gathering; strategy; combining long-term thinking with short-term actions; clear communication... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
William R., and Ramana Nanda Abstract—We review the recent literature on the financing of innovation, inclusive of large companies and new startups. This research strand has been very active over the past five years, generating important... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
John Kotter’s Plan to Accelerate Your Business
organizational design that has not one, but two "operating systems." One system conducts the everyday business of business, while the second system, more like an agile network, sits alongside to focus on the opportunities and demands of the future. Kotter outlines the... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 20 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.com
promotion of independent bookstores. But then a funny thing happened. While pressure from Amazon forced Borders out of business in 2011, indie bookstores staged an unexpected comeback. Between 2009 and 2015, the ABA reported a 35 percent... View Details