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- 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
- 18 Jan 2021
- Book
How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems
public entrepreneurship is going to work, we have to cut off the failing projects and invest in those that are working. So it’s essential for us to try new things in quick and efficient ways and move on from them, eventually, if the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
market. We believe that much of private sector efforts will come through an enlightened approach involving partnerships. Government partners are essential for companies that may be attempting to build new markets where existing... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Do I Dare Say Something?
How can managers encourage and create such a setting? A: Our own and others' research have shown that two beliefs are essential preconditions for the free expression of upward voice: first, the belief that one is not putting oneself at... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
activities to a certain extent is essential if new ventures wish to gain legitimacy. A new venture with legitimacy acquired in this manner is more likely to succeed because it then can channel its resources and energy towards its core... View Details
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
player] has created—and then do things they can't," he says. For example, Cisco essentially created the market for Internet routers that help enterprise customers "link together different types of computers," writes Yoffie... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
Moss: One of the things that a historical perspective helps make clear is that risk management has always been an essential function of government. From the very earliest days of the American Republic, government policymakers have... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
essentially outsourced and privatized. “In some eerie way, it looks like we are going back to the future,” he concluded. “If you want to buy a home today, you better have great credit. You better have a down payment.” Regulation Failed... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
Oxenford says, "Picture a schoolboy in Pata-gonia, in a tiny town with no library. With the Internet, he can get information that fifteen years ago, only a Nobel Prize researcher could access." Education is also an essential part of... View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
those traditions. This book will be essential reading for academics, researchers, students, and anyone looking for a comprehensive reassessment of political economy. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54712... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
that arises from merely purchasing a product. Labor increases valuation of completed products not just for consumers who profess an interest in "do-it-yourself" projects, but even for those who express a preference for buying preassembled products. Successful... View Details
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- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
the conference still acquainting themselves with the basics of "the Net," Ilene Lang (MBA '73), vice president of Digital Equipment Corporation's connectivity software business unit, furnished essential facts and background at a March 21... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
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