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28 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur

clearly a signal was given: Don’t get complacent. You have to earn your keep. And if you do, you will be rewarded. A: That’s right. And people can accept more responsibility if you let them. That was a smart move because the advertising... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising

04 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

reflecting about how the classic, mature thermostat industry was rapidly evolving. In February 2014, Google paid $3.2 billion to acquire Nest Labs, a new startup whose goal was to reinvent unloved home devices, such as thermostats and... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

11 Oct 2016
First Look

October 11, 2016

This strategic response is more pronounced for vendors whose stocks of patents are small and whose home markets have weak IP systems. Our study is the first to examine the relationship between heterogeneity in national patent systems and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Mar 2015
News

Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling

coincided with both the rise of the home computer, marketed mainly as a toy for boys, and the rise of the male tech geek. This stereotype of a so-called brogrammer played an important role in the development of the now male-dominated tech... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 1996
News

An Entrepreneurial Journey

'73) couldn't find a new printer ribbon for his home office was the day the idea for Staples, the office supply superstore, hit him like a ton of paper clips. With his expertise in low pricing and warehouse-style selling - as well as... View Details

10 Mar 2021
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

experience? What would you sacrifice to achieve social justice? Lucky, Not Smart By Michael Coles (MBA 1961) Independently published Most people go to Harvard Business School by way of a first-rate undergraduate college. Michael Coles did... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

together some of the time to feel connected and to generate new ideas and solutions. The question going forward is not whether remote work will continue, but rather, when does remote work make sense? Conceptually, it’s simple. Working from View Details

Keywords: All Industries

21 May 2019
Blog Post

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS

sexism, risk-avoidance, obsession with social image, and lack of emotional vulnerability. I struggled to reconcile this with my broad admiration for the hard.working, polite, and virtuous Japanese culture popularly known in Brazil. Vocal claims at View Details

13 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 13, 2009

Yang Jianguo was recently promoted from country manager for China to global head of product development at a staid French perfume maker. He was chosen for his technical smarts and his knowledge of emerging markets—a critical avenue for... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

Laurans (MBA ’06) co-founded SimpliSafe, a no-contract, easily-installed, wireless home security system. Chad designed the original product himself and grew the company under the radar of long-established competitors. The company grew... View Details

21 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

on. Managers can understand how to think about the list of institutions and a framework of enumerating them. Q: You describe "emerging giants" as "a small but growing set of companies that have built world-class capabilities to challenge global rivals in their View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Jan 2023
News

Forged in Fire

Harvard, over a hundred leaders who have failed. Not one has failed because they weren't smart enough. They failed because they lacked emotional intelligence. They weren't aware of who they were at a deep level. They lacked passion for... View Details

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