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- 06 May 2008
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First Look: May 6, 2008
supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708491 Microsoft's Unlimited Potential Harvard Business School Case 508-072 In April 2007, Bill Gates announced Microsoft Unlimited Potential. Its mission was to...
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Martha Lagace
- 26 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 26, 2007
that the returns to advertising for the average movie are negative. Why Leaders Lose Their Way Authors:Bill George and Andrew N. McLean Periodical:Strategy & Leadership 35, no. 3 (April 2007) Abstract Purpose—The authors sought the...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 28
provides excerpts from four Chairman's letters to shareholders from Pfizer's annual reports, followed by a description of the circumstances behind each letter. In the 2000 annual report, then-CEO Bill Steere discusses Pfizer's rise to...
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Martha Lagace
- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
personal rapid transport, or PRT for short, has been percolating since the mid-1950s and is finally gaining ground, according to HBS professor Benjamin G. Edelman. Business and communities small and large are increasingly aware of PRT as...
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- 09 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent
Last year, it took a teenager's 10-minute video of a Black man's murder to shine a light on the raw hostility that Black people face daily in America. George Floyd's death at the hands of a white police officer forced many to acknowledge...
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- 20 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle
is. But such an approach is risky, too. Do you really want to position your brand on the side of telling people to work too much? Keinan, an associate professor in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School, explores the phenomenon in...
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by Michael Blanding
- 03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009
Business School Case 209-052 CityCenter is a $9 billion project for MGM MIRAGE. The project's star architects have a major disagreement about a critical design issue. Bill Smith, head of the MGM MIRAGE Design Group, must resolve this...
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Martha Lagace
- 15 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 15
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/310071-PDF-ENG George Martin at The Boston Consulting Group (A) Leslie A. Perlow and Kerry HermanHarvard Business School Case 410-112 George Martin, managing...
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Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007
situation. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807007 EZAmuse Negotiation (B): Georg von HaufenGeld Background Harvard Business School Supplement 807-169 Supplements the (A) case. Purchase...
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Martha Lagace
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
in the School's Business History Group to reflect on Chandler's legacy and to share personal memories. To listen to this interview with professor Richard Tedlow, click on the triangular play button below. The Macromedia Flash plug-in is...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29
than gains psychologically. To reduce this harmful consequence of loss aversion, we propose a new type of policy-bundling technique in which related bills that have both costs and benefits are combined. Using a laboratory study, we...
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Martha Lagace
- 24 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software
packages and devices via a software bill of materials. In April 2018, the leaders of the US Congress House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter to the Linux Foundation, acknowledging the critical importance of...
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- 30 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
All Eyes on Slovakia’s Flat Tax
are presently clustered in Eastern and Central Europe. But it is Slovakia—with its 19 percent flat rate—that has captured the world's attention of late, says HBS professor Laura Alfaro. Why? What are the goals and complexities of...
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by Martha Lagace
- 30 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides
their products and downplay risks, fearing that any negative sentiment might hurt demand. But research led by Ryan W. Buell, a professor in the HBS Technology and Operations Management Unit, and doctoral student MoonSoo Choi found that...
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by Danielle Kost
- 31 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
Every year depression affects one in every five employees and costs American businesses $210 billion in medical bills and lost productivity. In fact, for every worker with a depressive disorder, a company loses an average of 32 productive...
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- 03 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 3, 2009
about their skilled employees (i.e., their winemakers), including the names of certain former employers of these individuals. Yes, But Weak States Can Be Coaxed Creatively Author: Eric D. Werker Publication: In Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 15 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 15
least a quarter of per capita income differences. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-093.pdf Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 B.C.? Authors:Diego A. Comin, Bill Easterly, and Erick Gong Publication:American...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 18
Healy, Nitin Nohria, and George Serafeim Publication:Financial Analysts Journal (forthcoming) Abstract A firm's competitive environment, its strategic choices, and its internal capabilities are considered important determinants of its...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 7
neighbors such as Mexico or Chile. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710012-PDF-ENG Manchester Bidwell Corporation: the Replication Question Toby, G. Stuart, Felda Hardymon, James L. Heskett, and Ann LeamonHarvard Business School Case 810-097...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007
concerns with foreign direct investment. Ends with a depiction of the Bills passed unanimously by the U.S. House and Senate to further regulate foreign investment in the wake of the DP World debacle. Purchase this case:...
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