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- 26 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part One]
membership in one enterprise. I found this in tiny companies, as well as in big ones such as Cisco, a darling of the technology world that operates as "one Cisco." The second thing that successful companies had in common was...
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by Staff
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
simply a bilateral matter. First, a need to secure construction permits in multiple jurisdictions around the Baltic Sea involved other countries. And second, Germany's membership in the European Union entailed compliance with goals and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Customer Loyalty Programs That Work
failing, and the numbers bear this out. Less than half of loyalty memberships across all US sectors are in active use. This is due to multiple problems, including privacy concerns and poor ease of use, but Alvarez argues the main issue is...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Popular Stock Metric That Can Lead Investors Astray
considering firms for membership in the Russell Value 3000, Russell Value 2000, and Russell Value 1000 indexes. Replacing the book-to-market ratio for more relevant valuation ratios will produce more representative value-stock portfolios,...
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by Rachel Layne
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
needed and more seats on the board will be demanded. The board will need to monetize the membership in whatever fashion ensures a profitable return of capital for the venture fund's investors. So my advice, if they believe Ello is still...
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- 02 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 2, 2009
Schwager, was more than qualified to take over, there were some concerns. Kubasik had planned and implemented most of MCBRE's current initiatives and single-handedly recruited nearly all of MCBRE's current members. Would MCBRE be able to retain its impressive View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
development, and operated Amazon Prime, an annual membership program with a wide range of benefits. Indeed, Amazon’s activities overlapped with those of Apple, Google, eBay, Alibaba, and many other companies. Amazon had proven itself to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa
relationships, formed through common membership in international organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and many others. One of the ways in which such organizations...
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- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
membership is considered highly prestigious. We document that index-inclusion incentives have led firms to increase return on equity proportionally by 41% on average, via higher margins, efficiency, or shareholder payouts, depending on...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
Categorization of Black-White Biracials By: Ho, Arnold K., Jim Sidanius, Amy J.C. Cuddy, and Mahzarin R. Banaji Abstract—Individuals who qualify equally for membership in more than one racial group are not judged as belonging equally to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 5
socially driven purpose because of how it affects-through the visibility of firm membership and through the visibility of the firm's actions-employee identity and reputation, where we define "identity" as our own beliefs about...
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Carmen Nobel
- 03 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors
investing the time or recruiting people to improve those processes.” The researchers conducted the survey over nine months between October 2015 and June 2016, in partnership with the membership organization WomenCorporateDirectors...
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by Michael Blanding
- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
News on firms in the time period surrounding the 2000 presidential election and its influence during the election of 2016, it is worth repeating that the media landscape was very different in 2000. The few social media outlets that existed were extremely basic, and...
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- 12 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 12
disapproved of the new breed of driver. Some opposed offering Porsche club membership to them, and some even refused to extend the fraternal Porsche "wave" or headlight flicking to them on the road. Porsche's values of speed,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
Federal Credit Union has the opportunity to purchase Nix Check Cashing as part of their "blue ocean" strategy to reach the financially underserved and increase credit union membership and deposits. But they face financial as...
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Martha Lagace
- 02 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 2, 2007
unidimensional concept captured by the cumulative production volume or number of projects completed by a team. Implicit in this approach is the assumption that teams are stable in their membership and internal organization. In practice,...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
Frequently Asked Questions - Alumni
contact for non-facilitator Circle members. In this capacity, she assists with any issues that come up with existing circle membership, assists potential new members in joining, works with the Internal HBS team to track changes and identify patterns of circle View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
joint venture, are building plants, and other companies are interested in investing here. Macedonia is a small and newly independent country of proud people, a peaceful place guided by a hope for a better future. We are a candidate country for View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
improved significantly in respect to speed, convenience, and cost. For example, I get Sunday delivery of Amazon through the post office as part of my Prime membership while Amazon, Instacart, and Google Express are currently experimenting...
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- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
alternative forms of political representation: large-scale membership of women in local councils affects crime against them more than their presence in higher-level leadership positions. Download the paper:...
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Sean Silverthorne