by William Schmidt - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments

From the problems posed by the Great Recession to the devastation in Haiti and the Gulf of Mexico, from the continuing economic growth of India and China to a cascade of entrepreneurial ventures, the year 2010 offered a wide assortment of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

$15 Billion in Five Years: What Data Tells Us About MacKenzie Scott’s Philanthropy

meaningful patterns have begun to emerge.” Such themes are striking in their contrast with the approaches taken by other mega-donors, who often establish perpetual foundations, focus on specific issues, and exercise considerable control... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew Lee, Brian Trelstad, and Ethan Tran

16 Jul 2010
News

Indians immigrants boosting technological innovation in US

09 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Unilever—A Case Study

This article considers key issues relating to the organization and performance of large multinational firms in the post-Second World War period. Although foreign direct investment is defined by ownership and control, in practice the... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail

18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work

[research] hasn’t included everyone,” says Coffman, the Piramal Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. A 2021 Williams Institute study found that about 1.2 million people in the US identify as... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

07 Jul 2019
News

Walmart's Workforce of the Future

27 Feb 2014
HBS Seminar

Rakesh Khurana, Harvard Business School

08 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?

for the pricing of bids made by its foreign subsidiaries. The company believed that its U.S.-based executives would be more effective in making pricing decisions because they had a broader purview of the company's needs. But the time... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

10 Jul 2023
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

Souls, Healthy Minds by philosopher John Kaag. This book is a fantastic summary of the life and work of William James, the father of modern psychology, and a professor right here at Harvard. James endured... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

22 Jan 2014
News

High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs

26 Sep 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

Searched-For Female," as recorded by Google, and made international headlines for donning a dress made of red meat, which Time Magazine called the top fashion statement of 2010. “Gaga is a marketing phenomenon” So it's almost... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

24 Oct 2023
HBS Case

From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World

What makes a leader great? A dose of luck, for sure. But specific leadership traits mark extraordinary individuals time and time again and help elevate the standouts from the vast middle. That’s the overarching takeaway from an extensive and growing collection of... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

06 Sep 2005
What Do You Think?

What are the Lessons of New Orleans?

Summing Up Management is a complex process. Good plans executed poorly may be worse than poor plans executed well. This is never truer than at times of disaster, in which plans made from afar have to be implemented by those on the scene... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

31 Aug 2016
News

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

21 Mar 2019
HBS Case

The Ferrari Way

Ferrari N.V. is one of the rare brands that unequivocally achieves it—making its iconic horse logo synonymous with luxury and excitement. Thomke, the William Barclay Harding Professor of Business Administration, thinks of a student he... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto

04 Mar 2024
What Do You Think?

Do People Want to Work Anymore?

orientation.” Renjith Raveendran would look for individuals who are positive, passionate, open-minded, and able to celebrate someone else’s success.” In addition to such things as personality assessments, the kinds of questions favored by... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

It Came in the First Ships: Capitalism in America

years, and on into the nineteenth century, everything seemed up for grabs in the new country. Vast, apparently unlimited tracts of land were given away by the government or sold at irresistibly low prices. To get the best land, neither... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw

18 Aug 2010
News

H-1B visas result in more patents for the US: Panel

April 2022
Case

NIO: A Chinese EV Company's Global Strategy

By: William C. Kirby, Shu Lin and Noah B. Truwit

Founded in November 2014 and based in Shanghai, NIO designed, jointly manufactured, and sold premium “smart” EVs. Its mission was to “shape a joyful lifestyle by offering high-performance smart electric vehicles and being the best user enterprise. At NIO Day 2021,... View Details