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  • 06 May 2021
  • HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

performance demands were exhausting. But she wanted to show the assets that Miami had. Hatcher also wanted to change the narrative, not just for Miami but for the inner city. For too long, Kanter observes, attention to left-behind groups... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
  • 02 Jun 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving

perceived as a cool phenomenon with a ton of money to be earned if the model can be made to work. Nothing made the point better than former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s founding of the startup CloudKitchens. The economics are appetizing... View Details
Keywords: by Lena Ye and Geoffrey Jones; Food & Beverage
  • 02 Apr 2020
  • What Do You Think?

What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?

outbreaks Climate change and its ensuing environmental, economic and social disasters is the next White Swan.” JSD saw a possible motive behind the debate when he opined that, “In the corporate sector, the continuing effort to brand the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 18 Nov 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

ethics at its core is about excellence and high attainment rather than misdeeds and malfeasance. But we do pay attention to misconduct, and I have seen many types over the years—from the garden-variety deceptions and betrayals that sap... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • 05 Jul 2022
  • What Do You Think?

Have We Seen the Peak of Just-in-Time Inventory Management?

stakeholders in making an important decision? Meena Raghunathan said, “My concern is more for the stakeholders who have interest but no power or voice! They are given the least attention and support, though they may need it most.” On the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation
  • 14 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

and situates land policy in the larger context of China’s reforms and pursuit of economic growth. It argues that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has strengthened the institutions that permit land expropriation—namely, urban/rural... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Apr 2008
  • First Look

First Look: April 15, 2008

paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-090.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsChina Rising: An Economic Snapshot Harvard Business School Note 308-064 "Rising China: An Economic Snapshot" provides... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Apr 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

globalization and global value chains. But it does entail paying attention to potential bottlenecks, risk, and diversification of trade partners. Economic policy should also further try to foster local... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Intermediation in the Supply of Agricultural Products in Developing Economies

By: Kris J. Ferreira, Joel Goh and Ehsan Valavi
Problem Definition: Farmers face several challenges in agricultural supply chains in emerging economies that contribute to extreme levels of poverty. One common challenge is that farmers only have access to one channel, often an auction, for which to sell their crops.... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries; Agricultural Supply Chain; Intermediation; Multiple Cahnels; Walrasian Auction; Developing Countries and Economies; Supply Chain; Distribution Channels; Profit; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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  • 14 Nov 2007
  • First Look

First Look: November 14, 2007

Supplements the case "Nestle's Milk District Model: Economic Development for a Value-Added Food Chain and Improved Nutrition." Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=907402 A... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Mar 2009
  • What Do You Think?

How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

for not just a recession but a depression. They raise questions about the appropriate posture for leaders under conditions in which they themselves may harbor pessimism about the future. And they call out for more attention to ways in... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 11 Dec 2007
  • First Look

First Look: December 11, 2007

  Working PapersThe Seer of Wellesley Hills: Roger Babson and the Babson Statistical Organization Author:Walter A. Friedman Abstract Roger Babson was a pioneer of the business-forecasting industry in the United States in the early twentieth century. He built the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Sep 2022
  • What Do You Think?

Is It Time to Consider Lifting Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

from them, potentially putting them out of business. You might regard that as bordering on the insane. The matter has caught the attention of no less an observer than Henry Kissinger, who commented recently to Bloomberg News... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
  • 16 Mar 2020
  • Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

but unique specialty component from an Asian company with a plant in China that has shut down. Supply chain managers who previously focused their attention one or two levels down into their supply chains will have to go back to work and... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 20 Sep 2016
  • First Look

September 20, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51619 forthcoming American Economic Journal: Applied Economics Racial Discrimination in the Sharing Economy: Evidence from a Field Experiment By: Edelman,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Feb 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?

Summing Up Can "Conscious Capitalism" Become a Viable Antidote to Income Inequality? Conscious capitalism as an antidote to income inequality apparently is an idea that attracts the attention of a diverse community, judging from... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 02 Jul 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Corporate Tax Cuts Don't Increase Middle Class Incomes

Halfpoint In the worlds of economic theory and conservative political orthodoxy, corporate tax cuts, such as the 2017 tax reform in the United States, should create benefits beyond businesses. As the thinking goes, middle class workers... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
  • 26 Jun 2007
  • First Look

First Look: June 26, 2007

the room in order to force its owner to get out of bed. Beset by media attention and consumer interest but still at least a year away from the ability to debut Clocky, Nanda must navigate a series of challenges and difficult decisions in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Sep 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Don't Bring Me Down: Probing Why People Tune Out Bad News

experiment was not related to excuse-driven motives. Rather, individuals frequently avoided information for other reasons, such as inattention and laziness. Passive versus active choice Studies in behavioral economics and choice... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 02 Sep 2014
  • First Look

First Look: September 2

http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/SSRN%20-%20Org%20Sci%20Rewrite%20for%20ssrn_b75b2c22-40f6-430f-be8f-9797e71fe2ea.pdf September 2014 Journal of Economic Perspectives Management Practices, Relational Contracts and the Decline... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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