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- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
most countries, there are strong local brands reflecting local tastes that coexist alongside global brands.” Marketing by producers to consumers is as old as the bazaar. But modern marketing is more than just selling. It involves the...
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- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism
Business School, have studied the risks and rewards of organizational values in depth using a young, ambitious advertising agency for a field study. What they learned about positive values surprised them, and their findings were published...
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by Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Tech Platforms Identify Black-Owned Businesses, White Customers Buy
Generations of Black business owners have had to fight discrimination to prosper in America, but a new study suggests that these entrepreneurs are now gaining more support in parts of the country when they make their presence known. The study, coauthored View Details
- 15 May 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Women Find New Path to Work
primarily looking for their entrepreneurial tendencies and collecting a lot of demographic data as well. When I began to sort by gender, I found that the career paths taken by women from HBS were very, very...
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by Mallory Stark
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from the Browser Wars
diffused into the market. The debate was this: Did Microsoft win because its Internet Explorer was the technologically superior product to Netscape Navigator, or was Microsoft just more successful at the distribution end by convincing...
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- 18 Mar 2024
- Research & Ideas
When It Comes to Climate Regulation, Energy Companies Take a More Nuanced View
Common wisdom holds that oil and gas companies, electric utilities, and other industries known for their large carbon emissions generally oppose clean energy policies. Now, a study of corporate advocacy spanning 30 years reveals that many companies are more flexible...
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- 23 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
As Climate Fears Mount, More Investors Turn to 'ESG' Funds Despite Few Rules
Investor interest in social responsibility has skyrocketed in the past three years, even as US regulations to hold companies accountable remain in flux and the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) label itself draws backlash. Investors are willing to pay a...
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- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road
hierarchies of foreign firms. American managers in general exhibited a strong emphasis on autonomy and independence that made them resistant to control from elsewhere, especially by foreigners. Q: Which issues View Details
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by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace
- 04 Feb 2022
- Book
Beyond the Cold War: Reinventing Socialism in 5 Countries
Although many view socialism through the rigid lens of Soviet orthodoxy, it has always been a work in progress and an evolving and adaptable ideology on a global scale, says Harvard Business School Marvin Bower Associate Professor Jeremy Friedman. In his new book, Ripe...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
managed for the long term." The research team was interested in several issues: Do short-term companies attract a particular kind of investor? Is investing in these firms riskier than investing in companies with longer-term time horizons?...
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- 03 Sep 2014
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Choose Your Boss?
the world choosing a leader for an organization is a primary responsibility of a board of directors. But others tempered that judgment with a variety of cautions. Richard Belloff made the base case by saying "The Board should choose...
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- 04 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating
"Substantial recent research implies that clustering—the degree to which people with whom a person is connected are themselves connected to each other—can improve problem-solving performance by increasing coordination," the...
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- 18 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Cost of Leaning In
Last summer, Christine Exley polled 200 American adults with a simple yes/no question: Do you think women should negotiate their salaries more often? Seventy percent of respondents answered in the affirmative. She wasn’t surprised View Details
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by Carmen Nobel
- 31 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
It’s Not All About Pay: College Grads Want Jobs That ‘Change the World’
Businesses seeking highly educated talent would do well to appeal to college graduates’ desire to “change the world.” And in doing so, they might change the world a little, too—by offering jobs that come...
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by Rachel Layne
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for survival. Indeed, the current global financial crisis provides a mandate for restructuring. But survival is not the end goal, says Harvard Business...
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by Staff
- 05 Sep 2023
- Book
Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential
“hypothesis-driven,” meaning it’s informed by present knowledge. Trying something new requires doing your homework and basing your actions on a reasonable expectation of success. “You have reason to believe...
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by Michael Blanding
- 06 Oct 2023
- Book
Yes, You Can Radically Change Your Organization in One Week
trust is like a Fabergé egg, and once you break it, you can never rebuild it. Not only is that not true, but you can rebuild it very quickly. We do it through running lots of experiments. Here, we want to have deep humility. We know we're...
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by Kristen Senz
- 02 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When Goal Setting Goes Bad
in many cases goals do more harm than good. Worse, they can cause real damage to organizations and individuals using them. "We argue that the beneficial effects of goal setting have been overstated and that systematic harm caused View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Manager or Mentor? Why You Must Be Both
his teaching career at Wharton. As a newly minted twenty-nine-year-old professor there, he said, he found himself the recipient of a steady stream of practical advice from the senior faculty. Don't hang back by the blackboard when...
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by Martha Lagace
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?
Internet music piracy not only doesn't hurt legitimate CD sales, it may even boost sales of some types of music. Those were the counterintuitive findings released in March by Harvard Business School professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee and his...
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