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Trade Cards - The Art of American Advertising
with whatever advertising materials he might agree to use in dealing with his customers,” historian Robert Jay explains. “The generous supply of chromolithographed trade cards and other advertising materials was in fact a powerful incentive for the general store owner... View Details
- 06 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 6, 2016
advantage is modeled as a stock of capability that accumulates over time, a firm's proclivity to manage short-term earnings at the expense of long-term investment can have very different consequences... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
New Treasury Rules Help Long-Retirement Planning
a man at age 60 can purchase a deferred life annuity with $50,000 from his IRA, and then receive $17,614 in annual income for life starting at age 80. This type of deferred life annuity, called a longevity annuity, is much less expensive... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Better Care at Lower Cost
good example of disruptive innovation, Christensen noted. Before the development of balloon angioplasty, patients with coronary artery disease had to be seriously ill before getting open-heart bypass surgery, an expensive procedure... View Details
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?
been keeping in other countries, because repatriation is expensive from a tax perspective. The expectation is that this administration wants that to happen and will do so by allowing this to happen at a reduced tax rate. So again, we have... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Capitalism’s False Mantra
University of Toronto. The paper argued that the structure of executive compensation and perks motivated CEOs and other top officers to feather their own nests at the expense of the business itself — the “principal-agent problem.” How... View Details
- 29 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age
today are still employees, the contractor option gives a company flexibility in building its workforce" Although most workers today are still employees, the contractor option gives a company flexibility... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
GE's Jeff Immelt
world, he said, “Stars aren't going to be tolerated anymore — the focus is on a solid system, teamwork, and values.” Immelt went on to describe GE as a meritocracy, noting, “You have to link pay with performance to attract the best people. I believe in View Details
- 25 Mar 2008
- News
Whistling Past the Graveyard
overvalued stock market looks like a casino of smoke, mirrors, and all-too-frequent bubbles. Then there’s gasoline, food, and heating, basic expenses that are suddenly breathtaking. Oh, and merchants are... View Details
- 22 Jun 2023
- News
Finding Her Place
Photo: Courtesy Chapman Partnership Symeria Hudson (MBA 1997) never expected to find herself leading a nonprofit. Hudson had spent the first 25 years of her career in the corporate world—the first 10 years in consumer goods and then 15 in the medical technology sector.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Books
until plummeting stock valuations in the spring of 2000 burst the Internet stock “bubble,” venture capitalists, investment bankers, mutual funds managers, accountants, and corporate leaders had sponsored a... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
more localized products coupled with licensing agreements linked to specific movie franchises might be an option, but an expensive one. The company also had to consider that "diminishing play time and the threat of a disruptive... View Details
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Demystifying the Family Enterprise - Course Catalog
through a private equity firm, search fund model or a public company that through dual class stock is still family controlled. It is also useful for everyone going into general management and / or want to be responsible owner investors.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
talent—which is a little like picking a stock before it goes up, she says—and then shopped their prototypes of plates and bowls, platters and vases around to gauge interest. The responses she got confirmed her hunch that chefs were eager... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Just Keep Our Money
families save to withstand economic shocks. Lawmakers should consider an option by which they could help quell the recent chaos, raise as much as $250 billion a year, strengthen families, and enhance civic engagement. It’s simple: Just... View Details
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Pay-for-Performance Doesn’t Always Pay Off
the merit system was based on peer comparisons at the salaried level. There were no executive bonuses. Stock options were awarded as recognition. But there was also a lot of pressure in the company, said... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
The Case for Consumer-Driven Medicaid
legislators who decline to raise taxes and, instead, attempt to control these costs, face three choices: Cut Medicaid expenses through reductions in enrollment, benefits, and provider reimbursement; cut other state expenditures for the... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Farming for Fuel
the hope of a more stable future for their children. “This is also a fascinating entrepreneurial story,” Reinhardt notes. “These farmers have reduced their exposure to corn prices, but at the expense of exposure to the oil market.” With... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Road to Recovery
Illustration by Jon Krause Eric Gastfriend (MBA 2015) had watched friends and family members struggle with addiction. He’d seen some of them go to treatment, and he’d seen many of them relapse. He didn’t understand why the field of addiction psychiatry had been unable... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Case Study: The Credit Bureau
they see three options: First, they could double down on the D2C side, which helps get the brand out there quickly, although it is subject to more competition and acquisition costs. The second option is to integrate with real estate... View Details