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- 30 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Deal
campaign outcome. Some students blatantly voice their interests across the bargaining table, while others are more guarded—and they learn through the process of getting to a deal how much information it...
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- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
the “Infrastructure Paradox.” Investors have an easy explanation for the paradox: a lack of bankable projects. For bankers (admittedly a broad characterization), a “bankable” project has several characteristics: a clear source View Details
- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
"I describe the weather and you describe the weather and people dress differently for it," says Parsons by way of analogy. What was most interesting was that the rise and fall seemed to have...
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- 03 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment
Donald Trump has not issued an official platform on student debt, although he has referenced reducing college costs and lowering interest rates on student loans. Hillary Clinton has offered a variety of...
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- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
European Private Equity—Still a Teenager?
with a particular frenzy on the venture capital side, which then was followed by a pretty dramatic and ugly collapse," Lerner said. "I think today when we look at the European market, it's clear that there is a lot of View Details
- 25 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People
Companies and government leaders have long tried to recreate the kind of Silicon Valley innovation magic that made Facebook and Google such goldmines. Cities from Cincinnati to Saskatoon have launched startup labs. Companies including...
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by Danielle Kost
- 15 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Deconstructing the Price Tag
about our interpersonal relationships, when people share things with us—as long as they don't overshare—we tend to like them better," Buell says. "We find it interesting that we're seeing evidence of the...
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- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
company ravaged by a massive fire. "They were very upset," says Sucher, the MBA Class of 1966 Professor of Management Practice and Joseph L. Rice, III Faculty Fellow at HBS. "What upset them...
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- 03 Dec 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?
non-business analogies to business. But one recent book, Judo Strategy, (HBSP,2001), by David Yoffie and Mary Kwak, provides interesting advice on how underpowered upstarts can compete against the sumo giants View Details
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by James Heskett
- 31 Oct 2014
- Op-Ed
Ebola’s Call To Arms About Disaster Preparedness
Ebola. Furthermore, in the interest of efficiency, we've decreased the number of beds available for extreme cases, leaving ourselves unable to admit patients in the face View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Peeling Back the Global Brand
Few would argue that detergent is about as dull a product as might exist. Yet the odyssey of laundry soap and dishwashing liquid in Europe, according to two presenters, shines a streak of sunlight on some...
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- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’
racial discrimination. In Digital Discrimination: The Case of Airbnb.com, Benjamin G. Edelman and Michael Luca investigate the possibility of racial discrimination against people who advertise properties on...
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- 24 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
Stimulus Surprise: Companies Retrench When Government Spends
professors Lauren Cohen, Joshua Coval, and Christopher Malloy discovered to their surprise that companies experienced lower sales and retrenched by cutting payroll, R&D, and other expenses. Indeed, in the years that followed a congressman's ascendancy to the...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Feb 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do You Hire an 'Impostor'?
the employment of “imposters,” a term, by the way, that was regarded as objectionable by many, most respondents implicitly rejected the notion. They pointed to the desirable qualities of imposters, people...
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by James Heskett
- 17 Jul 2000
- What Do You Think?
Where Is the Microsoft Board?
interests of shareholders alone or, those of all stakeholders, including employees and customers? Moris Simson (HBS ISMP 91) Mitel Corporation Those taking issue with these...
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by James Heskett
- 17 Sep 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Is “Business as Usual” After September 11?
be subtle, but real. —Professor James Hesket Changes in organizations, according to respondents, will be subtle, but real. Perhaps the most interesting opinions on this topic were set forth by Niklas Arvidsson: "What will be the...
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by James Heskett
- 07 Jan 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
interesting and important thing." Another question: Do leaders in these industries give the audience what they want, or something new and different? Of course, the safe thing to do is to sell work that...
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- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future
The unparalleled size of Asia's markets has always caught the eye of multinational corporations. More recently, as government policies and cultural attitudes in the region continue to evolve, the strategies...
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by Julia Hanna
- 05 Jan 2011
- Op-Ed
Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress
old, on average. Lab leaders spend a great deal of their energy recruiting the right people for their lab, nurturing a portfolio of interesting projects, and raising money....
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- 06 Dec 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Doing Business in Emerging Markets
nations have improved since 1980, the new instruments are failing to satisfy the interests of either host countries or their business partners. Protections can be improved by developing a real consensus on...
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