Essentialism - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016

its reach. Further, Alcan had sold off non-aluminum assets, essentially making it a pure play in aluminum. That and its access to relatively cheap Canadian hydropower made it an even more intriguing acquisition opportunity for Alcoa.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

02 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 2

manufacturer to a world leader in R&D, marketing, and design, with a brand more valuable than Pepsi, Nike, or American Express. Fewer still would have predicted the success of the path it has taken. For two decades now, Samsung has been grafting Western business... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 18

repurchases, consistent with repurchases representing less of a commitment. The End of the Great Man Authors:Scott A. Snook and Rakesh Khurana Publication:In The Essential Bennis. Jossey-Bass, 2009 Publisher's book link:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

What Really Drives Your Strategy?

conception of the company strategy. It's one of the more powerful examples of how operating managers can have a huge impact on the real-life strategy of the firm. Bower: The other side of that is, they wouldn't have had the choice if Gordon Moore didn't buy back the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Psychology of Anger (Rowman & Littlefield). Her latest book is The Case for Rage: Why Anger is Essential to Anti-racist Struggle published by Oxford University Press. And after a 10–way auction, “The Failures of Forgiveness,” will be... View Details

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Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy | HBS Online

What will the cohort experience be like? + – An essential part of the Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy is the peer learning experience. Not only will your cohort be filled with other professionals looking to enhance their... View Details

01 Dec 2015
News

Golden State of Mind

required 807,615, despite a reported personal investment of $5.2 million. Breaking up California, Draper reasons, would essentially offer a chance to return to first principles and get a fresh perspective on state government’s shape and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 2014
News

Screen Saver

every time, all day long." Lopez maintains that a few of the two dozen or so movies that come out in 3D each year are essential to see in that format, such as the Oscar-winning Gravity. For others, consumers will choose a showing more by... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment

05 Apr 2016
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April 5, 2016

politicians in the years after its publication. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50916 Creativity Under Fire: The Effects of Competition on Creative Production By: Gross, Daniel P. Abstract—Though fundamental to innovation and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

04 Aug 2009
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transformation--in less than a decade--into a system committed to breaking the links between race and class and academic achievement. In chapters organized around six core themes, the authors lay out the essential elements of MCPS's... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Why the Internet Doesn’t Change Everything

Singapore stop its citizens from peeking at Hustler on their laptops? Or the U.S. government prevent American firms from using high-powered security software in their overseas affiliates? Again, they essentially can't. Silently,... View Details

Keywords: by Debora L. Spar

01 Mar 2010
News

Eric Schiffer

stores are a newer concept. These days you could be an upscale, middle-income individual and still need to stretch your dollar. Just this week our sales flyer featured a ten-pound bag of potatoes. That’s a pleasant surprise for a lot of people. So we see ourselves as a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2009
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Letters to the Editor

summit, not the solution. Clyde A. Lofdahl (MBA ’64) Littleton, CO Do the Right Thing Something is missing. In time of crisis, reflection is essential but so is introspection as a part of it. Your December articles about the financial... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Mar 2008
News

An American Odyssey

on it, and quantifying the consequences is an essential step toward true progress, economically and socially, around the world.” Web Extra “A National System of Income Supplementation” View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Lawrence Fouraker; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance

01 Feb 1997
News

Doing It Your Way

of a design and see all of its ramifications in the total design; hence the name "parametric." "It is essentially the Lotus 1-2-3 of computer-aided design," explains Steven C. Walske (MBA '78), PTC's chairman and CEO, who joined forces... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso (profiles by Linda Goodspeed, Elaine Gottlieb, Nancy O. Perry, and Judith A. Ross)

01 Dec 2003
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Business Answers the Call

promote greater parental participation in the schools. “This was essentially a start-up effort within the department,” Kete says. “The hiring process was managed not by the districts but at each of the city’s schools, something without... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

which acted essentially as an in-house management consultancy and auditing firm. He personally composed the statutes as to its authority. This was one of the first offices in the world that began a task of standardizing accounting methods... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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04 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 4

essentially disappeared. The largest firms in the industry in 2000 were sponsors and participants in open platform systems. I argue that the vertical-to-horizontal transition in the computer industry was an organizational response to a... View Details