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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy
proximity that clusters provide, companies can do things together without formal ownership or legal relationships. And this kind of flexibility opens up more possibilities for change and dynamism, which are crucial ingredients in a modern... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Firm Foundation
Courtesy Tracy Britt Cool Courtesy Tracy Britt Cool Tracy Britt Cool (MBA 2009) has been playing the long game as long as she can remember. The former Berkshire Hathaway executive grew up in a family business: Her father was a third-generation farmer in Manhattan,... View Details
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review our additional privacy disclosures that may apply to you. INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT AND FROM WHOM We collect information, including personal data, when you sign up for a user account, download an application, participate in our... View Details
- 23 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform
When start-up thredUP launched its peer-to-peer online exchange for used children's clothes two and a half years ago, its creators were the latest generation of entrepreneurs competing online as multi-sided platforms (MSPs), alongside... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
If your idea of a Ph.D. in business conjures up visions of spectacled scholars toiling in solitude in the library's darkest, dustiest corners, think again. At HBS, students in the School's Doctoral Programs are doing much more than... View Details
- 06 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Intelligence: Adapt or Die
Sometimes when John R. Wells, a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, meets a senior manager from a successful company, he likes to ask the provocative question, "Is your company already dead?" In his more than 35 View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
rapidly leveraging new ways of doing things, both from an operational and commercial standpoint, quickly became a number one priority. Keeping up to date with the latest governmental information was a useful starting point for many, but... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
grocery. All of the new businesses were unprofitable, though, and the losses from rural retailing threatened to overwhelm the entire company. Even worse, the avian flu had dented the poultry feed business, hitting the pockets of its farmer clientele. In the fiscal... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
moment, the model for Barnes & Noble, a venerable but struggling small chain, which that year sold its single remaining location on Fifth Avenue in New York to a bookseller named Leonard Riggio. But the retail landscape was already... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 04 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Diversity Boosts Profits in Venture Capital Firms
recent research in a new article in Harvard Business Review, “The Other Diversity Dividend,” co-written with HBS research associate Silpa Kovvali. They focused on the venture capital industry, which provided a unique laboratory for investigating financial performance.... View Details
- 04 Jun 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?
over for partner and left the firm. “He, the protected rainmaker, went on to make sexual advances to many other female associates and 15 years later is still employed in a cushy job at the firm.” Assuming that this situation is not unique... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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The Edifice Complex: Denial at Sears
Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)
From Denial: Why Business... View Details
- 18 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Coming to HBS after Military Service
Not everyone has the luxury of a break between their military service and HBS, but take whatever time you do have, whether it is 2 weeks or 2 years, and allow for self-reflection before the excitement (and chaos) of RC year begins. The... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
What I Wish I'd Known About HBS
manager at Goodreads in San Francisco. Here’s what Greg wishes he’d known about HBS. What do you wish you’d known about RC year in advance? FOMO is real. Embrace your section experience and make it as meaningful as possible. One of the... View Details
- 16 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Why Entrepreneurs Should Consider Business School
no way to know for sure that you'll be successful. But what you learn here at HBS can sure increase your odds. Here are some of the experiences I've had that will make me a better founder after school. The RC Year The Required... View Details
- 15 May 2015
- Blog Post
2+2: A "Liberating and Life-Altering" Choice
a liberating and life-altering opportunity. Before HBS, I spent a year traveling abroad on a fellowship from Vanderbilt University, studying national identity formation, comparative citizenship issues, and some of the challenges facing... View Details
- 08 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
6 Discoveries I Made About HBS
students should know about HBS. 1. First year is really hectic RC year is a lot more work than people are willing to admit! There's a ton of new material to cover and exercises to complete, especially... View Details
- 13 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Exploring Racial Justice with the Scaling Minority Businesses Course
Stephanie Myles (fellow classmate, rockstar activist, and now dear friend!) and I were teamed up to support Cruz Companies, the largest Black-owned business in Massachusetts, with developing a five-year strategic plan for their property... View Details
- 16 May 2015
- Blog Post
Using an MBA to Reimagine the Music Industry
your core values. If they can, then you say “yes” to the choice, you show up fired up and ready to give it your all, and continue exploring life! What advice do you have to someone thinking of applying? My... View Details
- 19 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Seven Lessons from the Section Experience
(Greatest of All Time) and had a bunch of unique traditions. Once a month, we would host “All Hands” meetings over bagels to share section updates. We hosted “lock-ins” at the end of each year where we’d spend the night together in... View Details