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- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
membership. Some of these businesses have tried an advertising-based model with very limited success. However, these businesses have not fully explored the power of their members to influence each other's behavior. This potential viral or... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
People Have an Irrational Need to Complete 'Sets' of Things
things incomplete” Do you want customers to refer more of their friends to your company’s website? Ask them to refer friends in arbitrary “batches” of five at a time. Looking to increase charitable giving to your nonprofit organization? Ask View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
associated with R&D investment are uncertain, the past track records of firms may give insight into their potential for future success. We show that a long-short portfolio strategy that takes advantage of the information in past track... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews
updated. “The outcome that I would like to see is having more of an integrated approach,” she says. “They’re definitely complementary resources to inform and protect consumers from poor-quality service.” You Might Also Like: Company Reviews on Glassdoor: Petty... View Details
- 15 Feb 2024
- News
Startup Shepherds
By their count, Catalina Daniels and Jim Sherman (both MBA 1991) listened to approximately 300 startup pitches in 2016, the first year the HBS classmates worked side by side as angel investors in New York. “You meet a lot of very smart people, with what sound like good... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
From Big Pharma to Startup
Hunter Goble (MBA 2022) did not enroll in Harvard Business School with dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. After earning his MBA, Goble intended to return to Eli Lilly to continue to work building brands and launching products. He envisioned himself leading a big,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
social issues that do not relate directly to their companies. The case uses several examples to describe why business leaders are engaging in CEO activism and the potential benefits and drawbacks: (1) how Angie’s List’s CEO responded to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2021
- Book
Feeling Powerless at Work? Time to Agitate, Innovate, and Orchestrate
party. You are also in charge of your own relationship with power. The steps you need to take to map power and the strategies you can use to rebalance it are the same, whether you intend to use power to pursue evil ends or just purposes. Power itself is not dirty; the... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 16 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses
using combinations of four integers, about 4 billion possible combinations. The problem: Internet growth is so dramatic that potential IPv4 addresses are running short on supply. A new standard called IPv6 will solve the problem with... View Details
- 16 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?
paradigm behind global value chains, generally a production network, suggests that firms should outsource to the countries with the lowest overall costs. (Firms could potentially source particular intermediate inputs from only one... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Distance Still Matters in Business, Despite the Internet
be digitized, distribution is nearly free. Second, online interactions reduce the need for travel. The reduction in search costs on the internet follows directly from the other lower costs. If communication costs and transportation costs fall, then it is easier to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Transportation; Telecommunications; Shipping; Publishing; Technology
- TeachingInterests
MBA Elective Curriculum-- Competing Through Business Models
The words “business model” are inescapable in our daily fare of business news. These two ubiquitous words seemed to effortlessly rise up to prominence during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. When businesspeople, journalists, academics, and other... View Details
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Health Care Curriculum - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
care delivery thinking, but can also serve as a platform for other efforts by universities to contribute to local or national health care reform. It opens the potential for field projects in which students and faculty work with delivery... View Details
- 07 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation
corporations, innovative and creative risk-mitigating technologies can potentially lead to better customer experience and employee satisfaction both now and in the future. As the world emerges from the crisis, employees will find new ways... View Details
Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso
- 19 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 19
droves to large health care organizations, abandoning the private practice model. McKesson could potentially provide them with an alternative. McKesson is an exceedingly large company with somewhat autonomous business units, making the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Hedge Funds
performance of the market by making it more volatile and limiting its upside potential (via much larger amounts of short-selling). Most commentators about the market ignore this. When the market suffers big losses on a single day, they... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More
Program to Encourage You to Walk (earn Bonus Points),” included a calendar with potential points to be earned highlighted for each day. That was followed by seven other emails over the two-week period, with incentives highlighted. [div... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 11 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?
half its value the moment it is driven off the lot? In a recent roundtable interview at HBS, Avery and Schlesinger joined Ryan Buell, an assistant professor in the Technology and Operations Management Unit, to discuss what’s wrong with the auto distribution... View Details
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising
expert who has studied advertising for forty years, believes the future of Internet advertising depends on improvements in technology. "We won't really understand the full potential of Internet advertising until broadband service... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online
enhance the versatility of your leadership style and approach. Highlights Building High-Performing Teams Model of Team Effectiveness Inquiry and Advocacy Show Hide Details Modules Taking Charge Leading Your Team Unleashing Potential in... View Details