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- 01 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 1
Jeremy C. Stein Abstract—We study optimal government debt maturity in a model where investors derive monetary services from holding riskless short-term securities. In a setting where the government is the only issuer of such riskless...
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Carmen Nobel
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
available at this time. When Professionals Have to Lead: A New Model for High Performance Authors:Thomas J. DeLong, John Gabarro, and Robert Lees Publication:Harvard Business School Press, 2007 Abstract For too long, professional services...
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Martha Lagace
- 04 Apr 2008
- What Do You Think?
Who Owns Intellectual Property?
remarkable results. But whose work is it? Who owns the result? While pondering these questions, I visited the website of the branding consultancy Wolff Olins, responsible for creating the branding for (RED), which raises money for The...
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by Jim Heskett
- 08 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System
consultant who comes in, assesses the situation, and offers expert advice. They're people who appeal to the mind more than the heart—that's where their talents lie, and that's what you need as Secretary of the Treasury. I don't think...
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- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
stay away from the small business marketspace. The company inked distribution and implementation agreements with the same IT consulting firms that had served as such capable channel partners for SAP's large-company systems. The product,...
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by Michael Raynor
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
advertising agency services and the slow pace of change over several decades. We model an agency's decision as a tradeoff between the fixed cost to the advertiser of establishing a relationship with an agency and pecuniary economies of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: How Wikipedia Works (or Doesn’t)
HBS professor Andy McAfee had his doubts about Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia created and maintained by volunteers. "I just didn't think it could yield a good outcome or a good encyclopedia. But I started consulting it and reading the...
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- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
based at HBS, Christensen's influence and legacy extend well beyond the banks of the Charles and transcend the study of business administration. When he received the School's Distinguished Service Award in 1993, Christensen was honored...
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- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Work, Family, Private Life: Why Not All Three?
nonprofit organizations. Hart, who is also co-head of the entrepreneurship and service management faculty unit at HBS, said that reflection on a balance between work and personal goals can never start too soon. In terms of role models,...
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by Martha Lagace
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
Communication: Cases for Analysis, Appreciation and Application, edited by Laura W. Black, 143-148. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 2010 Abstract Pressure intensifies on a strategy consulting team as they deliver a critical project,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707031 Brightcove and the Future of Internet Television Harvard Business School Case 707-457 Brightcove, a technology and services provider to content owners in the...
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Martha Lagace
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709043 One Firm One Future at Davis Langdon Harvard Business School Case 409-044 Rob Smith, senior partner of construction consultancy Davis Langdon, has just led the firm...
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
its government relations and operations. Similarly, the employment Tata Consultancy Services brought to Uruguay enabled the company to receive fast-tracked visas for employees traveling from India. At home,...
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by Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
traces the evolution of the Internet from government ownership to privatization to the commercial Internet we know today. This is a story of innovation from the edges. Greenstein shows how mainstream service providers that had...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
by contracting on output, aligning preferences via employee selection may provide a useful alternative. This study investigates this idea empirically using personnel and lending data from a financial services organization that implemented...
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Carmen Nobel
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation
developing countries. As a result, they must rely on the customer-pull approach: finding ways to solve customers' dilemmas without relying on novel science. Many multinationals entering developing countries pay lip service to serving...
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- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
Industry Location and International Regulatory Variation Author:Arthur A. Daemmrich Publication:Chap. 16 in Ways of Regulating: Therapeutic Agents between Plants, Shops, and Consulting Rooms. Vol. 363, 271-290. Berlin, Germany: Max Planck...
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Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
utilize diverse levels of analysis. Paper: http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/obo/page/management Learning from Customers: Individual and Organizational Effects in Outsourced Radiological Services Authors:Clark, Jonathan R., Robert S....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
the core concepts from elBulli--this "taste of innovation"--can be applied to domains ranging from consulting to fast food. The case walks readers through an evening at elBulli by using the rave reviews of former patrons to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
team's knowledge-integration capability. We test our theoretical framework using data on knowledge workers in professional services and discuss implications for research and practice. Download the paper:...
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Sean Silverthorne