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- 17 Jun 2010
- News
Today's "Mancession" will change everything
- 2004
- Chapter
Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity: Findings from the Business Competitiveness Index
In The Global Competitiveness Report 2003-2004
Competitiveness has become a central preoccupation of both advanced and developing countries in an increasingly open and integrated world economy. Despite its acknowledged importance, the concept of competitiveness... View Details
Competitiveness has become a central preoccupation of both advanced and developing countries in an increasingly open and integrated world economy. Despite its acknowledged importance, the concept of competitiveness... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity: Findings from the Business Competitiveness Index." In The Global Competitiveness Report 2003-2004, edited by Michael E. Porter, Klaus Schwab, and Xavier Sala-i-Martin, 29–56. Oxford University Press, 2004.
- May 2018
- Article
The Changing Craft of Selling
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Tiffani Bova
This article draws on two surveys: one with more than 3,100 sales professionals about trends affecting the role(s) of sales in their companies, and the other with over 7,000 consumer and business buyers about their expectations when dealing with sales people. The...
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- September 1990 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
Procter & Gamble Japan (A)
Ten years after entering Japan, P&G had accumulated over $250 million in operating losses on declining annual sales of $120 million by 1983. The decision facing the president of P&G International: exit, retrench or rebuild the operation? Ironically, the initial entry...
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Keywords:
Restructuring;
Change Management;
Profit;
Market Entry and Exit;
Market Participation;
Sales;
Competition;
Technology;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
Japan
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Procter & Gamble Japan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-003, September 1990. (Revised January 1992.)
- Forthcoming
- Article
The Evolution of Banking in the 21st Century: Evidence and Regulatory Implications
By: Samuel Gregory Hanson, Victoria Ivashina, Laura Nicolae, Jeremy C. Stein, Adi Sunderam and Daniel K. Tarullo
As revealed by the failures of three regional banks in the spring of 2023, bank runs are not a thing of the past. To inform the ongoing discussion of the appropriate regulatory response, we examine trends in the banking industry over the last twenty-five years. On the...
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Hanson, Samuel Gregory, Victoria Ivashina, Laura Nicolae, Jeremy C. Stein, Adi Sunderam, and Daniel K. Tarullo. "The Evolution of Banking in the 21st Century: Evidence and Regulatory Implications." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (forthcoming).
- February 2023
- Supplement
Graphic Packaging: Project Cowboy (A) Courseware
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Scott Mayfield
In July 2019, Graphic Packaging CEO Michael Doss was proposing a $600 million investment in a new machine to produce coated recycled board (CRB), a type of paper packaging used for consumer products (cups, cereal boxes, beverage boxes, etc.) that utilized recycled...
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- 05 Nov 2012
- News
How to restore America’s industrial commons
- 22 May 2011
- News
Change the World, and Win Fabulous Prizes
- 20 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Technology
The “Know Your Audience” series on the HBS Recruiting Blog highlights trends in recruiting for various industries. Learn more about student interest, effective recruiting strategies, and best practices from HBS staff dedicated to your...
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Keywords:
Technology
- December 1998
- Case
Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (A): The Intelligent Network
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Ellen Pruyne
The first in a five-part series about Bell Atlantic Corp.'s technology-in-education partnership with the Union City, New Jersey school system. Provides an overview of the telecommunications industry in general and Bell Atlantic in particular, with special attention to...
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Keywords:
Mobile and Wireless Technology;
Strategic Planning;
Change Management;
Leadership Development;
Horizontal Integration;
Partners and Partnerships;
Trends;
Education;
Technological Innovation;
Telecommunications Industry;
New Jersey
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Ellen Pruyne. "Bell Atlantic and the Union City Schools (A): The Intelligent Network." Harvard Business School Case 399-029, December 1998.
- February 2008 (Revised June 2011)
- Background Note
Social Networks: The Portals of Web 2.0
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Nancy Bartlett
Social networks have evolved into influential, compelling and persuasive systems, the portals of Web 2.0 and one of the most powerful media phenomena in 2008. This note provides a brief background and description of various social network sites including MySpace,...
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Bradley, Stephen P., and Nancy Bartlett. "Social Networks: The Portals of Web 2.0." Harvard Business School Background Note 708-488, February 2008. (Revised June 2011.)
- 09 Nov 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Unbundling of Advertising Agency Services: An Economic Analysis
- 15 Jul 2011
- News
Struggling Firms Turn to Daily-Deal Sites
- 02 Feb 2016
- News
The Antidote to HiPPOs: Crowd Voting
- 03 Aug 2022
- News
Opinion: Food Inflation Remains Stubbornly High in U.S. and Europe
- March 27, 2017
- Article
How the Water Industry Learned to Embrace Data
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Amir Peleg
Most current talk about “big data” seems to assume the disintermediation or replacement of physical assets by digital technologies. But a bigger and more impactful trend is the use of online tools to improve physical asset utilization in many traditional off-line...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Analytics and Data Science;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Utilities Industry
Cespedes, Frank V., and Amir Peleg. "How the Water Industry Learned to Embrace Data." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 27, 2017).
- 25 Aug 2015
- News
Sunset in the East?
Illustration by Daniel Bejar The Chinese economy seems to have finally hit the brakes. Thanks to stalling real estate and export markets, this year China reported first and second quarter growth rates of 7 percent—its lowest numbers in six years. We asked Professor...
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- 26 Sep 2014
- News