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- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Restoring a Global Economy, 1950–1980
The 1950s onwards saw the beginning of the reconstruction of a new global economy. Between 1950 and 1973 the annual real GDP growth of developed market economies averaged around 5 percent. This growth was smooth, with none of the major View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
- 09 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time to Reset Decision-Making in Your Organization
says. Porter provides the example of a company focused on high-end features and service that is tempted during a recession to cut back in response to a customer’s price concerns. This is the wrong move, he says. By cutting back on what... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
real nice opportunities to keep some businesses alive that deserve to stay that way. We’re also seeing larger, high-quality organizations that have been wounded by this and need capital or want a little bit of a financial cushion to weather this.” Interestingly, during... View Details
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
changes will play out after this public health emergency is behind us. In the past, companies have used the lessons learned during periods of disruption to improve their standard operating practices. For example, the great recession... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team
there were layoffs in sales (and other functions) throughout the recession starting in 2008. As firms seek to grow, putting more "feet on the street" (or in inside sales positions) increases hiring. And the math, as Jim Dickie... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 24 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day
It also happens that most Danish students have scheduled breaks during the school day, typically just before 10 a.m. and noon, which last between 20 to 30 minutes. This gave the researchers a chance to gauge whether recess might thwart... View Details
- 09 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns
of Cote and his leadership team and asks them to consider the choices they would have made in the face of the extreme uncertainty surrounding future business conditions in the fall of 2008. Cote joined Honeywell as CEO in 2002. The company was emerging from the 2001... View Details
- 25 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing
now during the pandemic-induced historic recession as some borrowers struggle to repay and investors buying their loans become more difficult to find. “Many low-profitability, high-risk lending companies that came up in the last few years... View Details
- 05 Mar 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?
for not just a recession but a depression. They raise questions about the appropriate posture for leaders under conditions in which they themselves may harbor pessimism about the future. And they call out for more attention to ways in... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 14 Jan 2019
- Op-Ed
These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership
Four titans who defined a new era in business during the past decade recently concluded their terms: PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi, Unilever’s Paul Polman, Mayo Clinic’s John Noseworthy, and US Bancorp’s Richard Davis. When they became CEOs, the Great View Details
- 16 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service
organization. Q: What are you working on now? A: I'm researching how companies can leverage adversity for advantage and come out of a recession stronger. Some of this research is featured in a forthcoming article titled "Roaring Out... View Details
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
from a fast-growing "miracle" economy into one afflicted by recession and inflation. Unilever found itself burdened by low-margin businesses. The growing strength of European retailers and private labels undermined the... View Details
- 09 Jan 2020
- Book
Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI
strong, jobs have been created across the board, at least in the United States, and we haven’t seen any shrinkage in jobs. But what will happen when the next recession hits? When companies find they can do jobs faster by deploying... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Oct 2014
- What Do You Think?
Is Too Much Focus a Problem?
and defuse causes of the recent Great Recession without understanding the system itself), and a tendency to discount the future (ignoring long-term effects on global warming in making short-term decisions). Possible antidotes start with a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink
generally is at a tipping point, with category killers being the first significant casualties of the (r)evolution that is occurring. Retail store asset productivity has been in decline since the start of the recession in 2007, and we... View Details
- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
age or take their own lives. They die in only one way. The Fed kills them.” Do you agree? Is the current US economic expansion primarily in the hands of the Fed? What do you think? Original Column There is a near-obsession with the idea that a View Details
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation
you have seen recessions and market fluctuations), what is your advice to less-seasoned HBS graduates? O'Lear: Buckle your seatbelt. If you accept the premise that the U.S. postindustrial economy reflects Darwinian capitalism, then it... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 08 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
We’ve Now Been Asking “What Do You Think?” for 20 Years
out of space on my bookshelf.) The objective has been to connect information from multiple sources to give a different twist to a current topic. Many columns over the years have dealt with the management implications of current events from 9/11 to the New Economy to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages
ultimately get people back to work. This research may help policymakers decide how to implement any future emergency benefits that are knit into the broader economy, yielding better tools to handle the next economic downturn, Kluender says. "This is unlike any View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 23 Apr 2008
- Op-Ed
The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations
not just what are known now as commercial banks. Like the current bank regulators, however, the new prudential regulator would protect its own territory, trying to make sure disaster does not strike on its watch. During the U.S. recession... View Details