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- 08 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp
half by hygiene scores (given by Yelp users), with the top half being clean and the bottom half dirty, then “they have a 50 percent chance of finding a dirty place.” In an...
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- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the Process of Innovation
manufacturers often discard the products sent to them by outside inventors without even looking at them. Because of their hurdle rate—the minimum return required on a contemplated investment—they probably don't have the time or resources...
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by Loren Gray
- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
have broader implications beyond baseball, says Parsons. A person concerned about being discriminated against may be less likely to take chances, sticking instead to more objectively measurable tasks, in the same way that a pitcher stops taking View Details
- 21 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Going Negative in Political Advertising
For more details, see Greater Good: How Good Marketing Makes For Better Democracy by John Quelch and Katherine Jocz (Harvard Business Press 2008). Choice sells, in politics and in the supermarket. Distinct choices on the shelf attract our...
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by John Quelch
- 03 Dec 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?
Microsoft, as the leader in one generation of technology, becoming the dominant player in the next generation. As long as Microsoft continues to re-deploy the margins in its core business to explore new ones, chances are the market and...
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by James Heskett
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
try to change people's behavior around overeating, smoking, or other bad habits many are desperate to break. That's why John and Norton are so intrigued by a company called StickK.com (pronounced "stick"), launched View Details
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
bonds, a standard measurement used by investment firms. He then matched the data against instances of wrongdoing covering a six-year period. The more the portfolio balance tipped toward stocks, the greater the View Details
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by Roberta Holland
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS
Sloan Foundation Program on the Corporation as a Social Institution, and the John E. Rovensky Fellowship Fund. He was interviewed by Laura Linard, the director of HBS Historical Collections.Linard: Can you describe your research interests...
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- 08 Sep 2011
- What Do You Think?
What’s Apple’s Biggest Challenge: Replacing Steve or Wall Street?
Summing Up The first impression I get from respondents to this month's column is that Steve Jobs can't be replaced as CEO of Apple by just one person. Rather the succession must include at least a head of design (according to Yadeed Lobo)...
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- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
example, he argues, fashion industry competitors could agree among themselves to collectively manage resources to reduce the water pollution caused by their manufacturing processes. The beef industry could agree to collaborate on...
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- 03 Feb 2018
- Op-Ed
How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility
Larry Fink recently created a shockwave. As cofounder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest global asset management firms, in an open letter to CEOs he caught the attention of financial markets and beyond by...
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by Julie Battilana
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
already dominated by Microsoft, and given that the financial motive is secondary, it will be very hard for anyone to oust Linux. The organizational stream of research on OSS has identified several drivers of motivation to contribute to...
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- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
directors, there was a good chance that someone was going to try to make money off his name by writing a quick and cheap book about him. I suggested that he consider cooperating with an historian who wanted...
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- 23 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Status: When and Why It Matters
most from status. For everyone after that, status differences do not matter nearly as much, if at all," Malter says. His paper on the grand cru classification has been conditionally accepted by a major academic journal. But Malter...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Incentives and Operational Excellence
Whether you're running a major medical supply company or a hole-in-the-wall video store, chances are you know how common operational problems are. If you are the medical supplier, for instance, you probably deal with a hospital group that...
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by Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Adjusting the Fit for Government
extremely hard to regulate and to be a really, really good father. "Governments should encourage people to take chances and not hit them over the head with a hammer if they make a mistake." The salient point, he said, is neither...
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by Martha Lagace
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Leading Innovation is the Art of Creating ‘Collective Genius’
of Leading Innovation, was written by Hill, the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration, with Greg Brandeau, former CTO of The Walt Disney Studios and current COO/president of Media Maker; Emily Truelove, a PhD candidate...
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by Kim Girard
- 02 Nov 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is Antitrust Just a Quaint Notion in the Digital Age?
Joel put it, “Though I get the point that their behavior excludes competitors, the consumer would seem to benefit for now. What I wonder is why there is not more aggressive enforcement where the consumer is clearly being hurt, as demonstrated View Details
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- 13 Jun 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: A Startup Takes On the Credit Ratings Giants
to by assigning overly optimistic ratings to highly complex and opaque mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The high ratings signaled to investors that the financial instruments had little chance of...
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- 29 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It
by the company. “I see this as part of the transportation model of the future,” she says. “I want Uber to succeed. It’s too important a concept to let it fail. I do think they have a chance to reinvent...
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