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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
where people want to buy their cars,” Thomke says. “The companies can’t simply restructure their way out of their difficulties.” Thomke, an authority on the management of technology and product innovation, senses that “the culture within...
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- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
their way out of their difficulties." Thomke, an authority on the management of technology and product innovation, senses that "the culture within American firms seems different compared with their best European and Japanese...
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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Social Change at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. He holds an MPhil in Innovation, Strategy and Organization and a PhD in Management from Judge Business School at Cambridge University. Ben’s mission is to use fashion to design a...
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- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
link: http://dx.doi.org.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/10.1016/j.jebo.2014.10.004 January 2015 Economic Journal Does Management Matter in Schools? By: Bloom, Nicholas, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen Abstract—We collect data...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
history courses today. The first HBS course designed specifically to teach entrepreneurial management - The Management of New Enterprises - was introduced in 1947, one of several HBS initiatives undertaken...
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- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
much of our attention on material consumption. More recently, Benjamin Barber, in his 2007 book Consumed, claims that marketing is "sucking up the air from every other domain to sustain the sector devoted to consumption." He is correct. Coca-Cola, Nike, and...
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- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
Authors:Mary J. Benner and Mary Tripsas Publication:Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract New industries sparked by technological change are characterized by high technological, market, and competitive uncertainty. In this...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
Mediva (for Medical Innovation and Value-Added). The medical branch remains a legally separate nonprofit, according to Japanese regulation, but in practice the two entities operate as one: Mediva handles management across both companies,...
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Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Kash Rangan
managing the board, or program execution. They need to be more strategic. What role can HBS and other business schools play in helping develop the next generation of social enterprise leaders? I don’t think the business schools by...
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- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
opportunities and promise where others see only defeat.” At each stage of aviation's business life cycle—start-up, growth, maturity, decline, rebirth—new types of leaders emerged, such as entrepreneur C.E. Woolman at Delta in the 1920s and '30s; professional View Details
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One
when he began his own pottery workshop in 1759. Nevertheless, each of the three, she writes, instinctively grasped the fundamentals of earning long-term customer trust and loyalty. Effective brand creation and management have a vital...
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by Martha Lagace
- 09 Feb 2017
- News
Turning Disorder into Opportunity
passing over it of the loyalty to country and alma mater and a lasting suggestion that they should devote their manhood developed by study and play on the banks of this river to the nation and its needs. In that spirit, Fieldhouse, the...
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Jennifer Myers
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
Publications October 2014 John Wiley & Sons International Strategy: Context, Concepts and Implications By: Collis, David J. Abstract—This book is designed for every student who will be involved in managing and advising companies...
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
although from the beginning it has been closely affiliated and supported by Bain & Company, where Tierney was worldwide managing director before leaving in 2000 to cofound Bridgespan. Over the years, Bain’s support has been instrumental...
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- 08 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System
mobility and absence of ties to land, to slave society, or loyalty to any particular state, worked to their advantage. No one had written about that before. So my editors and I agreed that this should be a separate book. Q: Albert...
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- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
sustainably differentiated the company from its competitors. For instance, the adoption of fleet management resulted in customer loyalty levels five times higher than under the dominant business model Hilti...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
managers formulate problems, evaluate their difficulty, define “good enough solutions,” and optimize the ways in which they will solve them in advance of attempting to solve them. The paper introduces both a framework for the analysis of...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise
themselves more and worry about mission impact. I believe nonprofit leaders get too bogged down in operational issues, be it fundraising, or managing the board, or program execution. They need to be more strategic. Q: What role can HBS...
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by Roger Thompson
- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
expressed support for the RFRA. “We didn’t find any evidence that people who were opposed to Cook’s view were less likely to purchase from Apple after learning of his view,” Toffel says. Of course, it’s possible that this loyalty was due...
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- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
Retailing, supply chain experts Marshall Fisher and Ananth Raman explain how to use analytics to better manage your inventory for faster turns, fewer discounted offerings, and fatter profit margins. Featuring case studies of retailing...
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Martha Lagace