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- 10 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt--‘Accelerate: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World’
that a single figure or a small team at the top of the hierarchy can provide all the leadership that is needed. A superman or -woman-even one supervising an exceptional group of managers, who in turn supervise highly talented individual... View Details
Keywords: Re: John P. Kotter
- 03 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Facebook’s Future
Africa. “His creation will then undoubtedly bear little resemblance to its current look and feel” But what will Facebook look like a decade from now? In 2024, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will turn 40. His creation will then... View Details
Keywords: by Mikolaj Piskorski
- 17 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions
option is for companies to "de-risk" their pension plan by putting assets into more predictable investments that generate enough income while still reducing the risk due to market or interest rate volatility. To do that, some companies are View Details
- 06 Nov 2012
- Op-Ed
Stop Talking About the Weather and Do Something: Three Ways to Finance Sustainable Cities
The wrath of Hurricane Sandy has illuminated a fundamental question: How do we ensure that our cities are resilient in the face of inevitable future disasters? A destroyed city is not a sustainable city. I'm making the case that it's time to stop complaining about... View Details
- 06 Jan 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?
causing global warming and turn that energy and resources into actually improving our way of life with limited impact on our world." Tom Dolembo questioned whether agreements are necessary. He believes that change driven by... View Details
- 06 Jul 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?
James Surowiecki) he may have influenced. In his book, Jacobs begins by asserting that, because each of us harbors our own perceptions of reality, "It turns out that most of what we thought we knew about management is probably... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 04 Apr 2019
- Cold Call Podcast
Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?
mission, the passion that Mark had, "Let's connect everyone in the world." That's a valid mission, but if that mission turns into almost a cult-like thing, it's very, very dangerous. I think maybe they haven't done that, but... View Details
Keywords: Re: Andi Wang
- 02 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Companies Choreograph Earnings Calls to Hide Bad News
The quarterly earnings conference call is a traditional way for public companies to disclose information regarding performance and strategy from the prior quarter. Wall Street analysts and other company watchers dial in, identify themselves, and wait their View Details
- 24 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
Stimulus Surprise: Companies Retrench When Government Spends
Recent research at Harvard Business School began with the premise that as a state's congressional delegation grew in stature and power in Washington, D.C., local businesses would benefit from the increased federal spending sure to come their way. It View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jun 2001
- Lessons from the Classroom
Machiavelli, Morals, and You
bad choice. "Remember," Badaracco said, "he wanted to be a great butler because in a small way, in a very hierarchical society, that was the only way in which he could make a contribution to larger things. And it didn't View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
are discussed. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-080.pdf Turning Waste into By-Product (revised) Author:Deishin Lee Abstract We determine, in a competitive setting, the optimal operating regimes for a firm that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
financially distressed conditions of several U.S. central cities today. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54794 Harvard Business School Case 819-056 Endeavor Turns 20 No abstract available. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
views matter. And it can turn departing employees into corporate ambassadors for years to come. Unfortunately, too few leaders pay attention to this tool; their programs fail to either improve retention or produce useful information. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
archival research and in-depth interviews to examine the interaction between these institutional processes and formulate hypotheses that predict the ways in which bank acquisitions are constrained by banks' CRA ratings and the way states in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
accountability. But partners are not paid until after their work is complete, and advertisers can extend this delay both to improve detection of improper partner practices and to punish partners who turn out to be rule-breakers. I capture... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
Campbell Soup when it was in trouble and turned it around and sustained improvements over seven or more years. Q: Firms are economic organizations as well as social institutions, as you write. These days, most every company is hurting as... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
potential stopgaps. “It’s something we thought might help at the margins with the immediate liquidity crisis,” he said. As it turns out, Yelp had similar ideas and ended up making changes to the platform. The company has now made it... View Details
- 29 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Hunting for a Hot Job in High Tech? Try 'Digitization Economist'
companies have teams of economists, and lots of the smaller companies are starting to hire handfuls of them.” The list includes Google, Microsoft, Airbnb, Uber, Facebook, and numerous smaller companies. Tech companies are turning to sharp... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- HBS Case
How Would You Price One of the World's Great Watches?
watchmaking shop. Thomke and Beyersdorfer even took turns as watchmakers. “It’s really, really difficult,” he says. “It’s really, really difficult.” Stefan Thomke and Daniela Beyersdorfer try assembling watches at A. Lange & Söhne. Is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
“Many decisions, judgments, and forecasts now made by humans should be turned over to algorithms Even though machine learning systems still lack common sense, they are accomplishing ‘useful work’ and are advancing rapidly.” The massive... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett