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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rx for Too Big to Fail
In the wake of the financial crisis and the massive federal response, it has become fashionable to declare that “too big to fail is too big to exist.” Powerful lawmakers and popular commentators regularly endorse this notion, promising to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
moral hazard in the financial system to an entirely new level,” he warns. But Moss has a fix: The federal government should slap tough new regulations on all firms that pose “systemic risk” — the risk that a failure of one institution... View Details
- 30 Jan 2006
- HBS Case
The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand
tastes. People don't want to be fed a menu of books based on their past selections.—John Deighton One question the case poses is whether Patterson could use the sort of individualized information gathered by book clubs about readers'... View Details
- 08 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Fashion Your New E-Business Model
vertical portals have a profound effect on traditional distribution networks, but because many vertical portals will have production capabilities, they may also pose a threat to specialty producers that choose to downplay the significance... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 27 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Development while Decarbonizing - Understanding India’s Agriculture Landscape
standpoint, lowering its carbon intensity in India is key to unlocking a sustainable future. In 2019, agriculture generated 585 Mt CO2e, making it the third most contributing sector behind power generation and heavy industry. Nonetheless,... View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing
quality responses from the community. A beverage company client for Tongal initially asked for an ad that would convince people that its product was healthier than competitors. But if the question were posed in that way, many of the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate
influential books and articles on marketing, was to "grab business people by the lapels, shake them, and say, 'Wake up!'," Tedlow said. You couldn't ignore Levitt, and what he said, the way he said it, and the questions he posed... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis
Last year, Harvard Business School professor Ranjay Gulati met with the marketing department of a large American corporation and posed a seemingly simple question: What do marketing people actually do? "I got this nervous... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit
across the country. In the bustling city of Bangalore, where tradition meets technology, we had the privilege of visiting the Tata Solar manufacturing facility. This visit offered a window into India’s renewable energy journey, showcasing both significant achievements... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Releases
Engines of Innovation edited by Richard S. Rosenbloom and William J. Spencer (HBS Press) In past decades, industrial laboratories such as AT&T's Bell Labs and the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center were wellsprings of powerful new... View Details
- 30 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2013
presentation or job interview? Holding one's body in "high-power" poses for short time periods can summon an extra surge of power and sense of well-being when it's needed, according to Amy J.C.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 22 Sep 2016
- News
Words and Pictures
he says. So Deifell, a multimedia artist, decided to combine his skills as a photographer with a question from the last line of a Mary Oliver poem: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” He posed this... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
On Eve of Transition, Alumni Conference Set for Hong Kong
Myths, Realities, Opportunities," the conference will be held in Hong Kong April 5 through 8 on the eve of the official transfer of power in June. "We timed the conference to coincide with the transition," says David B. Yoffie, Max and... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Q & A: Pat Russo - Focused on the Future at Lucent Technologies
Fortune magazine's "Fifty Most Powerful Women in American Business." Why has Lucent performed so well since its divestiture from AT&T? We have been growing globally faster than our markets. Our ability to focus on the hottest growth... View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Companies Must Forget—and Borrow
effective business strategies. Companies might ultimately find more power in adopting a nuanced approach that borrows tested traditional tactics and combines them with fresh, new ideas, said Bharat N. Anand, Henry R. Byers Professor of... View Details
- Web
Board Diversity Network: 2024 Fall Events Recap - Blog: RGE Report
Lucena (MBA 2012) in a BDN webinar: “How to Join Your First (or Next) Board.” You can watch the recording of this webinar HERE (HBS alumni need to login to watch the video) Reflecting on their experiences joining multiple boards, all three speakers spoke to the View Details
- 24 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation?
disclosure of those details poses a threat to national security, the government can order the inventors to keep it secret. 11,000 secrecy applications during WWII The WWII patent secrecy policy, for example, was established in 1940. Over... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices
your location?" Balis asked. Few people raised their hands. "How many people have turned off the location-tracking feature on their mobile phone" Balis asked. Hardly anyone raised a hand. And then Gupta posed a different question: "How... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Buy the Book
of interactive marketing, where a company uses individual customer data to tailor its pitch to a customer’s interests and tastes. One question the case poses is whether Patterson could use the sort of individualized information gathered... View Details
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
added: “China has surplus trade with the world and the US has a deficit trade balance As such, the US lost the race several years ago.” In the same tone, Salvatore posed a question for us: “Leadership in global trade is as fluid as... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett