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- 20 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Bargain Hunters Beware: A Store's 'Original Price' Might Not Be After All
getting a deal and still be honest, Ngwe suggests they use wiggle words such as “compare at” or “value at” before the original price. “This could be a very useful tool, because it allows them to inform the customer of the value of a...
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- 06 Apr 2016
- What Do You Think?
As Tim Cook, How Would You Tackle Apple's Next Challenge?
perhaps reflecting the company’s reputation for not rewarding those who find flaws in the company’s technology. Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, probably has several concerns to deal with, and perhaps we can help him think through the options....
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- 23 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 23, 2016
filing date rather than at patent grant—on the timing of licensing deals in the biomedical industry. We find that post-AIPA U.S. patent applications are significantly more likely to be licensed before patent grant and shortly after...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Facebook’s Future
Editor's note: Now 10 years old, Facebook's growth is starting to slow. That's one reason it purchased What'sApp last month in a jaw-dropping deal valued at $19 billion. What might the next decade be like? Harvard Business School...
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by Mikolaj Piskorski
- 28 Nov 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?
customer perceptions of service quality, or success in developing talent, should be injected in some way into the calculation. Regardless of the solution favored, Daniel Pink reminds us that all of these practices run counter to a great View Details
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by James Heskett
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Europe
increasing connectedness and the impact of our actions in one place on the situation in another. "We cannot deal without understanding the connections we're making," said Stevenson. "You may want to look at these four...
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by Kenneth Liss
- 20 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
“Business as Usual, In a Different Way” – Creating an Impactful Remote Internship at Actis
is Actis’ pipeline of high-potential and diverse talent into the firm. As Henley noted, “We look to hire people who will build a career at Actis and hope that the Summer Associates will be the future leaders of the firm. Our Associates are exposed to live View Details
- 08 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?
waters. But in order to be successful, potential entrants are going to have to deal with that reality and perhaps use it to their advantage, Yeo said. "Clean energy isn't really competitive on its own yet, which is why we need a...
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Curb Your Smartphone Habit
great deal you can do to facilitate change in interdependent groups, especially when everyone in the group realizes that the collective goal is also in his or her personal best interest. We started with one team, but the idea spread,...
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- 26 Jan 2021
- News
Clubs See Wealth in FemTech; Health Care Alumni Look at COVID Response
have the skills that you don’t,” she said. In the end that included experts and officials in clinical development, manufacturing, and delivery. “I also added people from government with defense procurement and defense delivery capability, to View Details
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Margie Kelley
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
elected Wilmington mayor and a $16 million gift from a Salesianum alumnus (the third-largest gift to a U.S. Catholic high school) put construction of a new, city-owned sports facility on track for completion in 2020. Kennealey calls the View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Reimagining China and India
KHANNA: “The countries are inverted mirror images of each other.” Lots of books have been written about modern China and India, but nearly all deal with one or the other — not both. HBS professor Tarun Khanna set out to fill the breach...
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- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
William Sahlman, one of Rogers' mentors, has written a case about the purchase.) In 1991, they purchased a second lampshade company and then, two years later, a retail store. "I found I liked doing the deals more than running the...
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- 11 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Neuroeconomics: Eyes, Brain, Business
work entirely differently when dealing with people as opposed to objects. "You have to monitor people more than other things," she says. "As an extreme example, I don't have to worry about that coffee cup unless you pick it up and throw...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 8, 2010
these valleys of death exist, what can be done to deal with them, and how these DOE programs are designed and implemented. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810144-PDF-ENG
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry
because how do you tap into something that comes from who knows where? If I'm a media company like WPP Group and I'm dealing with a major account, I would probably want to put a measurable amount of that account into an event or a...
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- 09 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 9, 2007
in Brazil and Mexico organize their networks differently to deal with the different institutional settings? How can we compare the impact of the institutional structure of Mexico and Brazil on the networks of entrepreneurs and...
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Martha Lagace
- 10 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Coming Out at Business School
Grosch - Class of 2020 I came out when I was 13, and it wasn’t a big deal at all. I didn’t agonize over it. No one reacted particularly positively or negatively. I don’t even remember any specific moment – it was just suddenly a thing...
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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
anger, running on empty, and siblings speak to what it’s really like to be a caregiver. You’ll find ways to ground yourself, sustain yourself day after day, and learn how to deal with slow grief. You aren’t alone. Family Caregivers: An...
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- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
discussion about racial equality by having baristas write ‘Race Together’ on coffee cups.” And when chicken chain Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy spoke out against gay marriage in 2012, his statements sparked a great deal of backlash and...
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