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  • 27 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 27

  PublicationsRethinking the MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads Authors:Srikant M. Datar, David A. Garvin, and Patrick Cullen Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2010 Abstract : "Business Schools... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Mar 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

something for me." [Staples' head Thomas G.] Stemberg agreed to back him in exploring new businesses. Each ultimately invested $250,000 in a partnership to fund research on dry cleaning, an industry Stemberg had monitored for several... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
  • 02 Jan 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories 2007

Here are the 20 most popular stories from 2007. How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater? Summing up the many responses, Jim Heskett says that the mix of control, delegation, and theater employed by successful... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Oct 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

Margaret Graham's RCA and the Radio Disc, a biography of David Sarnoff by an RCA executive, and a journalistic account of Sony's expansion. Precisely because of the tiny number of players involved, their... View Details
Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Consumer Products
  • 31 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 31

Communities (A) David A. Garvin and Rachna TahilyaniHarvard Business School Case 311-024 Zensar is a rapidly growing, mid-sized Indian IT services company with a collaborative management philosophy and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    Janice H. Hammond

    Janice H. Hammond is the Jesse Philips Professor of Manufacturing. She currently serves as coursehead for the new MBA required course, Data Science for Managers. She serves as program chair for the HBS Executive Education International Women’s Foundation and Women’s... View Details

    Keywords: apparel; distribution; e-commerce industry; manufacturing; retailing; textiles; transportation
    • 14 Nov 2019
    • Blog Post

    Future Leaders Dive into the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

    Lying in bed each morning, Emily Batt (MS/MBA 2020) yearned to sleep a little longer, but had no way of knowing when her roommate would finish her seemingly endless shower. That frustration inspired a team project in the new MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program,... View Details
    • 08 May 2018
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    First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018

    forthcoming Management Science Evidence of Upcoding in Pay-for-Performance Programs By: Bastani, Hamsa, Joel Goh, and Mohsen Bayati Abstract—Recent Medicare legislation seeks to improve patient care quality by financially penalizing... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 11 Jun 2019
    • Book

    These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway

    Discover what type of rebel you really are. Food CitizenshipThe public is losing trust in many institutions involved in putting food on our table, says Ray A. Goldberg. Being the Boss: The Three Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 02 Jun 2010
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    First Look: June 2

    of the Contract: How Contract Structure Shapes Inter-Firm Dispute Resolution Authors:Fabrice Lumineau and Deepak Malhotra Publication:Strategic Management Journal (in press) Abstract This paper investigates how contract structure influences inter-firm dispute... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 24 Dec 2013
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    First Look: December 24

    differs by firm ownership. We study CEOs in the Indian manufacturing sector, where family ownership is widespread and the productivity dispersion across firms is substantial. Time use analysis of 356 CEOs of listed firms yields three sets... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 05 Aug 2015
    • What Do You Think?

    What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?

    produced innovations in information and other technologies.  Some questioned the data.  Others counseled patience. David Caulfield sees productivity improvement, but not necessarily among workers.  In questioning the way we measure... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology
    • 11 Mar 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Wired and Black: Focus on Careers

    continue to learn, and plan for the long term rather than retirement at 30. "The economic changes allow us to change the rules and make new rules," said panelist and HBS professor David A. Thomas.... View Details
    Keywords: by Carrie Levine
    • 07 Jan 2015
    • What Do You Think?

    SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?

    needs to be known by members of an organization? What are the limits on transparency in the workplace? What do you think? To read more: David Card, Alexandre Mas, Enrico Moreti, and Emmanuel Saez, Inequality... View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 18 May 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    Advertisers Get Serious About Playing With Their Brands

    governed by a set of rules, the rules of play, according to John A. Deighton, Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and Leora Kornfeld, adjunct faculty, Schulich... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising
    • 22 Mar 2011
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    First Look: March 22

    and overly restricting access to credit and consumer choice. Nicolas Retsinas, Eric Belsky, and their colleagues aim to stimulate debate based on analysis of the opportunities and challenges presented by the various components of global... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 16 Aug 2011
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    First Look: August 16

      PublicationsThe World Bank and Democratic Accountability: The Role of Civil Society Authors:Alnoor Ebrahim and Steve Herz Publication:Chap. 3 in Building Global Democracy? Civil Society and Accountable Global Governance, edited by Jan... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • April 1995
    • Case

    Montague Corporation (A)

    By: Norman A. Berg and James Weber
    The Montague Corp. is a small company started in 1987 and owned by David Montague, age 31, and his father. The company designs, manufactures in Taiwan, and sells through distributors worldwide a high-quality "bicycle that folds." The company offices are located in... View Details
    Keywords: Business Strategy; Financial Strategy; Financial Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Globalized Firms and Management; Family Business; Bicycle Industry; Taiwan; Cambridge
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    • May 2016 (Revised April 2019)
    • Case

    Legendary Entertainment: Moneyball for Motion Pictures

    By: John A. Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
    Legendary, the Hollywood studio responsible for such hits as Jurassic World and The Dark Knight, decides to take the marketing of its films in-house, and to market them fan-by-fan. Owner Thomas Tull acquires the big-data-in-sports firm started by Matt Marolda and... View Details
    Keywords: ＂Marketing Analytics＂; Marketing Strategy; Decision Making; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Michael E. Porter

      Michael Porter is an economist, researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher. Throughout his career at Harvard Business School, he has brought economic theory and strategy concepts to bear on many of the most challenging problems facing corporations, economies... View Details

      Keywords: biotechnology; e-commerce industry; health care; information; information technology industry; internet; nonprofit industry; service industry; state government