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- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Technological Disruption Changes Everything
the fundamental causal mechanisms through which our lives have improved," Christensen said. Health Care Takes A Hit At the conference, Christensen looked forward to areas where disruptive technologies could soon or are already taking... View Details
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
novel, as well as individual cases). Four principles guided development of the series and its associated pedagogy: 1) emphasis on integrative, soft-skill, and business-oriented aspects of IS, independent of underlying technologies; 2) student derivation and ongoing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Has Apple Reinvented the Watch?
over the past several years. Q: What is the greatest functional value the Apple Watch offers to the consumer? A: What Apple brings to the table is user integration within their existing ecosystem. In the same way that the iPhone did when... View Details
- 08 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 8, 2008
distribution, where new startups fail within the first three years following entry. This churning emphasizes a new mechanism through which financial sector reforms impact product markets. It is not exclusively better ex ante allocation of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy
local, regional, and national competitiveness. “Former entrepreneurs offer a positive impression of what it's like to own your own business.” In recent research, Harvard Business School professor Ramana Nanda analyzes these deeper layers... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 17 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
operations to Asia as well. In chapter 4, we will offer a framework for determining when it matters whether R&D and manufacturing are located near each and when it does not. Theme 2: The Industrial Commons Is a Platform for Growth The... View Details
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
high-tech entrepreneurship from three path-breaking entrepreneurs who emerged as CEOs of huge global companies. Their approaches to formulating strategy and building organizations offer unique insights for start-up executives as well as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies
process is not as daunting as it seems. Of course, the numbers indicate the richness of these data; they truly offer an unprecedented window into coordination and interaction patterns inside firms. For many organizations, these data are... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 27 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 27
matches in such markets. We find that introducing a signaling mechanism increases the welfare of workers and the number of matches, while the change in firm welfare is ambiguous. A signaling mechanism adds... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 18, 2008
traditional paradigm of service-level agreements (SLAs), while sufficient for Infosys' needs early on, is not able to achieve the level of understanding that transformational partnerships require. Infosys applies the principles of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 9
also accounts reasonably well for the large gyration in stock prices over this period. Finally, the endogenous adoption mechanism plays a significant role in amplifying other shocks. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
investment horizons make them willing to accept takeover offers that do not fully recognize the overall value of the target—a merger at a low price is preferred to no merger at all. Another question that interests us is what the role of... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
surprising that many retailers have adopted loyalty programs as a convenient mechanism of meaningful differentiation. Ultimately, loyalty programs should offer incentives for shoppers to reduce their store... View Details
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
1930s, where it was noticed that direct labor costs tended to decrease by a constant percentage as the cumulative quantity of aircraft produced doubled. Learning effects figured prominently in wartime production planning efforts. World... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
entrepreneurs are known to raise higher levels of funding than their female counterparts, but the underlying mechanism for this funding disparity remains contested. Drawing upon Regulatory Focus Theory, we propose that the gap originates... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Little Understanding Motivates Copyright Abusers to Pay Up
if the ultimate enforcement mechanism seems so far-fetched? “By understanding why people make mistakes, it may help you creatively design an approach to resolve these disputes” Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Hong Luo looks at... View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The VC Quandary: Too Much Money
It might be hard for the ordinary business owner or consumer to imagine having "too much" money. But that's exactly where the venture capital industry finds itself: with too much money available for the number of emerging enterprises able to View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
negotiation scholars—can be taught to physicians in a one-hour lecture. We found evidence that even this minimal intervention can decrease overtreatment of patients with low-risk prostate cancer. Our novel approach offers a framework to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 16, 2008
respond to a revised proposal from two private equity firms to take the company private. In November of 2006, the Board had unanimously approved an offer of $37.60 per share after going through intense negotiations with numerous firms,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 24, 2009
distribution services (GDSs)—such as SABRE—to reach travel agents. But GDSs held significant tactical advantages. For example, GDSs had signed long-term exclusive contracts with the corporate customers who were American's best customers. Furthermore, travel agents... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace