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- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment
research, the relationship that exists between FDI and local entrepreneurship in Asia may be one important reason why certain Asian countries developed differently from others, despite surface similarities. This angle on FDI may offer a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater
If you don't know where you're going, any map will do.1 This conventional wisdom sounds right to many managers. It highlights the safety of having a clear objective for your management actions. It implies that all management actions are... View Details
Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
- 10 Mar 2017
- News
The Business of Lego Batman
have Lego Batman and we're going to have Lego Ninjago, and then we will go back to the team movie. So it's almost like the first movie was Avengers, then Batman was my Iron Man, Ninjago will View Details
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
how business is done in Colorado and to make it the leader in responsible business practice,” she says. “There are more than 1,800 Certified B Corporations, in more than 130 industries and 50 countries.... View Details
- 19 Feb 2021
- News
A Playbook for Progress
tokenism, of one and done is over, but look for potential, not perfection. And we ask inclusive leaders to be humble, courageous, and curious. Seek those who are not like you.... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
Albert J. Dobron, Jr. by Marguerite Rigoglioso "Been there; done that." That's what first came to Al Dobron's mind when he thought about getting involved in student government at HBS. But by his second... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
dollars." Michael Beer says misunderstandings at the senior level about who will run the new entity and how they will run it can cause postmerger disruptions. What can be done View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
customers only know they will pay less for something tomorrow than they do today.” There will continue to be niches in U.S. manufacturing for low-volume production, notes Sharpe, where investment is high,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
girl” from the hills of Jamaica, Sacasha Brown moved with her parents and two younger brothers to Delray Beach, Florida, when she was 10. “My parents made many sacrifices to educate and support us, and they... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
haven’t been able to close their funds,” says Breyer. “I think that 2005 and 2006 will be bellwether years in terms of firms closing.” Cash-starved funds are victims of the post-meltdown “flight View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
equation" seems to be at the forefront of each of their leaders' minds. "I really believe that the most important competitive element a company has are the people who work in it," notes Boise Cascade's... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
have made an important contribution to both the democratization and the strengthening of the American economy," says HBS professor Jay O. Light, an expert on the financial services industry. And now, according View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Collective Genius’
career. But he hardly worked alone. As many have observed, perhaps Edison's greatest contribution was his artisan-oriented shops—a new way of organizing for innovation he created that has evolved into today's R&D laboratory with its team-based approach. The process... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
Image by C.J. Burton As the aftereffects of the 2008 global economic crisis continue to be felt, nonprofit organizations are competing for fewer and fewer dollars. Donors, also feeling the squeeze of a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
of the 1930s, because it’s the economic crisis against which all others are typically compared. Importantly, one of the most striking things about the Depression, according to observers both at the time and since, is that economic... View Details
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century
advantages by being first in developing their technical and functional capabilities that provided barriers to entry. The Evolving Paths In Consumer Electronics In consumer electronics, the commercializing of... View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
Institute for Sustainable Investing, that shows that 80 percent of individual investors in those next generations are interested in sustainable investments that can be customized to meet their interests and... View Details
- 08 Jun 2018
- News
My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses
regard to just taking my job seriously and being responsible. And it was also-- you know, as a first job, you have to show up on time. I was closing the store at night and so... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
The Wise Men
In April 2008, the School will mark its Centennial birthday — 100 years of history and achievement. To be sure, that’s an impressive figure, but consider also the combined years at HBS — nearly 160 — of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
Sports in America have always had a magical, transcendent allure. Life may be ambiguous but slam dunks and touchdown passes create their own heroic reality and final truth at game's end. Sports are a bond that brings entire communities... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons