- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
Microsoft, Wal-Mart, and eBay provide ecosystems in which other companies thrive or fail. But what are effective strategies for a small fish in a big pond? An excerpt from The Keystone Advantage by HBS professor Marco Iansiti and Roy Levien. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
The $60 billion global luxury goods market’s most recognizable brands—Thomas Pink, Steuben, Godiva, among them—are refreshing products and creating lower-priced lines. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
You have three potential innovations, but resources to develop just one. Here are diagnostics to help you make the best decision. From Strategy & Innovation newsletter. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 02 Aug 2004
- What Do You Think?
For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that managers certify the integrity of their internal controls for financial reporting. In the end, are shareholders getting their money’s worth? Are more costly amendments to come? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 02 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Research and Prospects
A groundbreaking project at Harvard Business School is bringing together faculty, researchers, and students to probe issues in health care management. An interview with Professor Gary P. Pisano. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 26 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward
"When you map a negotiation backward, you envision your preferred outcome and think in reverse about how to get there," says Harvard Business School professor and negotiation specialist James K. Sebenius. From Negotiation. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf
Why can't your organization capitalize on great ideas? Surprise! The answer may have more to do with communication than inventiveness. From Strategy and Innovation. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them
Companies can differentiate on service profitably, says HBS professor Frances X. Frei. Here's how a new-thinking bank, insurance provider, and software company are using customer power to win. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care
The troubled U.S. health care system needs a brave, new kind of competition, say HBS professor Michael E. Porter and the University of Virginia’s Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg. A Harvard Business Review excerpt. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Enron’s Lessons for Managers
Like the Challenger space shuttle disaster was a learning experience for engineers, so too is the Enron crash for managers, says Harvard Business School professor Malcolm S. Salter. Yet what have we learned? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 05 Jul 2004
- What Do You Think?
Work-Life: Is Productivity in the Balance?
Many organizations regard work-life benefits as an investment designed, among other things, to attract and retain talent. How do such benefits affect productivity for the individuals, the company, and society? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 05 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Radical Change, Entrepreneurial Opportunity
A key to exploiting radical technological change is to clear your vision of historical constraints and see new opportunities with a fresh perspective. Michael J. Roberts interviews HBS professor Mary Tripsas. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor
Microfinance is not a magic ticket out of poverty, but it can help both the loan receiver as well as the loan giver, says Harvard Business School’s Michael Chu. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
How to Avoid a Price Increase
Consumers hate price increases, but what is a company to do when material costs skyrocket? One answer: Think small. Professor John Gourville considers the alternative in this Q&A. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Racial Diversity Pays Off
Diversity has been a buzzword in organizations for at least fifteen years. How much is really known about its effects on performance? HBS professors Robin Ely and David Thomas investigate. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?
Professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee and co-author Koleman Strumpf floored the disbelieving music industry with their findings that illegal music downloads don’t hurt CD sales. Oberholzer discusses what the industry should do next. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
This isn't your father's venture capital. Amusement parks, satellite networks, oil fields, toll roads: HBS Professor Benjamin Esty studies financing of large projects. Q&A Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 07 Jun 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Important are Big Ideas?
A couple new books, including most controversially Does IT Matter? focus on sources of competitive advantage. Are management concepts on their own the best way to compete? And, does it matter that new concepts—and their guru practitioners—seem to come from the U.S.? Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Competition of Countries
To be successful in a global world, countries need to build on comparative advantages, says HBS professor Richard H. K. Vietor. But exploiting natural resources isn't the only answer. Closed for comment; 0 Comments.
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
Risk-reward. Rising interest rates. Stocks or bonds. The long-term investor has lots to ponder when setting asset allocation strategy, says HBS professor Luis M. Viceira. And the answers might not come with "conventional wisdom." Closed for comment; 0 Comments.