57 Posts found for Source: Harvard Business School (HBS)

The expansion of services may be the most important business trend of the past two decades. But trying to grow new services can create a series of unexpected obstacles.

Content: Article | Authors: Dianne Ledingham, Jim Gilbert, Sarabjit Singh Baveja | Sources: Bain & Company, Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subjects: Management, Strategy

The Harvard University Library Open Collections Program mines Harvard’s large number of libraries to create digital collections of primary historical materials for use by teachers, students, and researchers. Women Working is OCP’s first project, a searchable archive of materials to be drawn ultimately from 2,200 books, 1,000 photographs, and 10,000 pages of manuscript collections. The site can be searched by keyword or browsed by topic. … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subjects: History, Women in Business

The Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, led by Michael Porter, studies competition and its implications for company strategy; the competitiveness of nations, regions and cities; and solutions to social problems. Based at Harvard Business School, the Institute is dedicated to extending the research pioneered by Professor Porter and disseminating it to scholars and practitioners.

Editor’s Note: Be sure to check out the Publications, Speeches … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Author: Michael E. Porter | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subject: Strategy

Harvard Business School recently launched two Web sites dedicated to the topic of corporate governance. This one combines research and other resources and is tied to an ongoing HBS workshop on the topic. It is a comprehensive guide to the full range of new and ongoing activities and resources related to this important subject across the School. It includes links to the workshop series; background … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subject: Corporate Governance

Harvard Business School recently launched two Web sites dedicated to the topic of corporate governance. This one is the online presence of the School’s five-year-old program devoted to better understanding how corporate governance systems function. Its research agenda has focused on how those systems can be improved to ensure the long-term growth and stability of national economies and of the global economy as a whole.

The … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subject: Corporate Governance

“Sometimes easy questions aren’t so easy to answer. I asked classmates a question, which came from the last line of a poem by Pulitzer-Prize winning writer, Mary Oliver. Nearly 100 responded with inspiring words that show the diversity of the Class of 2002. The question was simple, and I only requested 200 words. But, some of us took almost a year to reply. So, why … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subjects: MBA Related, Miscellaneous

Recessionary times can be murder on office politics— especially when devious practices and backstabbing are rampant. Resuscitate teamwork and find solutions with this Harvard Management Update article.

Content: Article | Author: Loren Gary | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

Some 31,000 new products will be launched in the U.S. alone this year, and according to Robert McMath, founder and director of NewProductWorks in Ann Arbor, Mich., 80% to 90% will fail. In this Editor’s Letter from Harvard Management Update, Loren Gary explores “the three strategic laws of marketing physics” that underlies the success–and failure–of products in the marketplace.

Content: Article | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subject: Marketing / Sales

Burning Questions 2001 brought together 21 of the top thinkers and practitioners in the field of management to address the most critical challenges businesses face right now. At the conference, this panel of experts offered recommendations about how to respond to the entrance of a large competitor into your market space. We’ve compiled and edited their responses for you to download with our compliments. This … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subjects: Management, Strategy

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The Baker Library at the Harvard Business School (HBS) has created this all-encompassing portal intended to serve as a reference guide for project finance students, faculty, and researchers. The resources on the site are divided into two main sections. The Research and Publications list is directed at the academic community and includes bibliographies of articles, books and book chapters, and trade magazines, as well as … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Author: Benjamin C. Esty | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subjects: Finance, Project Management

Most companies underestimate the importance of intangible assets such as knowledge, creativity, ideas, and relationships. All these account for more value in our economy than the tangibles. Yet it’s difficult for companies to get their arms around intangibles, so they rarely protect them as carefully as they do bricks and hardware. What would you do if your smartest people suddenly left? How can you ensure … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subjects: Best Practices, Knowledge Management

The Harvard Business School presents Unheard Voices: American Women in the Emerging Industrial and Business Age. This manuscript collection, housed at the Harvard’s Baker Library, was extensively researched and surveyed in May 1999. Along with detailed descriptions of the collection, the site also offers a sample of digitized manuscripts. The collection is divided into four major categories: Women at Work, Women in Business, Women as … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Sources: Baker Library, Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subject: Women in Business

Content: Book | Author: Jason Dehni | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subjects: Career, Consulting / Analytical Tools

This .pdf brochure from Harvard University provides information on the different types of interviews including informational, recruiting, second, and consulting interviews. Preparation tips and sample questions are also available.

Content: Career Information | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subject: Interviewing

You know it, you love it, you hate it.

Content: Online Resource | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subjects: Education, News / Magazine