Technology and analytics
That Mad Men Computer, Explained by HBR in 1969
An IBM engineer offered cautions that are still true today.
May 15, 2014
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- Health and behavioral science
What Resilience Means, and Why It Matters
Five great reads on the art of bouncing back.
Jan 05, 2015
- Strategy
The Explainer: What Is a Business Model?
"Business model" and "strategy" are among the most sloppily used terms in business.
Aug 05, 2016
- Business and society
Can You Patent Your Business Model?
The head of the U.S. patent office explains the myths and realities of patenting business methods and suggests that these ownership claims actually boost...
- Business management
Inside Boeing's Big Move: A Conversation with John Warner
If you could move your company's headquarters anywhere in the world, where would you go? How would you narrow the possibilities? Here's what's involved...
- Business management
Getting Credit for Making Other People Shine
This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Making Collaboration Work. Imagine that you're the leader of a group project, and it's going great. Together...
Jun 02, 2011
- Business management
E-Procurement at Schlumberger
The world's largest oil-service company has revolutionized the way it buys supplies: instead of a central purchasing office, its e-procurement system...
- Business and society
Companies Have Always Struggled to Engage Young People
From hippies to hipsters.
Nov 18, 2014
- Business management
How Leaders Refine the Message
In HBR's April issue you'll find an interview with Doris Kearns Goodwin about the lessons executives can learn about leadership from Abraham Lincoln....
Mar 24, 2009
- Economics
What Wisdom of Crowds?
In the spirit of George Santayana, and trying to understand the current economic mess, I decided to look back at how contemporaries understood another...
Feb 03, 2009
- Business management
Manage Like Your Hair's on Fire
"Either you are an ethical person or you're not." That was the first response to Aine Donovan's eloquent blog "Can Ethics Classes Cure Cheating?" And...
Apr 22, 2009
- Strategy
What Is a Business Model?
A look through HBR's archives shows that business thinkers use the concept of a "business model" in many different ways, potentially skewing the definition....
Jan 23, 2015
- Business management
To Improve Your Social Savvy, Work on Your Spatial Skills
A new study uncovers a correlation between people's spatial skills and their social intelligence. Can strengthening your ability in one area improve your...
- Business management
What Makes the Best Infographics So Convincing
Gareth Cook, editor of The Best Infographics of 2013, shares a few examples.
Apr 22, 2014
- Leadership and managing people
Do You Really Want to Be Yourself at Work?
Would you love to work in a place where you could truly be yourself?
Jun 23, 2014
