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- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
to be the logistics/delivery company delivering furniture/food instead of the other way around. Have you considered the option to have brick-and-mortar stores with online being an add-on? You will need a warehouse, but you won’t have to... View Details
- 20 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 20, 2007
a period of financial repression. Nationalization led to lower interest rates and lower quality intermediation and may have slowed employment gains in trade and services. Development lending goals were met, but these had no real impact.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
The Baby Business
who can’t do it are at a real disadvantage, especially if they’re poor. We have to decide whether that’s an inequity that we as a society should accept. You’ve written about the business of stem cells, which is also emotion-driven to a... View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy
we put people on the moon. There was this sense that: “Wait a minute, I thought we were going to have space hotels and moon bases.” Instead, the United States was going to have to buy trips for our astronauts to the Space Station from Russia. This caused View Details
- 12 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 12
Michael J., Jeronimo Silva, and Amar BhideHarvard Business School Case 813-074 The case describes a Turkish brother-sister team who are evaluating the option of acquiring and operating a franchise of a U.S. bakery/cafe in Turkey. They are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
delegating authority to them.” Currently a marketing manager at General Mills, Sundy has a long-term goal: He’d like to become a member of the U.S. Senate, “to influence public policy and make a real contribution to society.” — GE Martín... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
Seattle cable television company, and in 1969 sold the enterprise -- by then a multimillion-dollar business -- to CBS. He then "dabbled in real estate" and during a trip to the South Pacific to explore potential investment opportunities,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
optional for a transaction, including travel booking networks, restaurant ordering services, online rebate services, and some kinds of insurance. Overall, the researchers find that price coherence actually leads to inflated retail prices,... View Details
- 05 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research
a popular ride, they had the option of purchasing a photo of themselves enjoying the ride. For the experiment, some visitors were told upon purchase that half of the photo proceeds would go to a charity. The results showed that visitors... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
state court ruled that the Board of Health did not have the authority to implement such a policy, it remains a legally viable option for governments and a voluntary option for restaurants. However, there is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Power and Influence - Course Catalog
dynamics and learning to use them as effective tools for analyzing your surroundings and achieving your goals. It is a course about getting things done in the real world, where politics and personalities often seem to hinder rather than... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
be cutting-edge, but we’re testing some options now.” Houston describes her job as “constantly pushing the ball forward,” a task that relies on the collaboration of a stellar team of building and landscape architects, technology experts,... View Details
- 28 Nov 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?
individualized) levels." Peter Lee added "The real issue is what you consider to be performance Performance is all about quality-quality of effort as well as results." Gerald Nanninga suggested that "let's solve the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 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 Beer. Managers of thirteen units... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
factors influence individual creativity, as well as the contextual factors that impact creativity such as teams and leadership. The book takes research findings out of the lab and provides examples of these findings put to use in real... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
themselves, and repeated assertions of low-quality patents. We find moreover that NPE litigation has a real negative impact on innovation at targeted firms: firms substantially reduce their innovative activity after settling with NPEs (or... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
more complete idea signals to the buyer that the writer/inventor is confident enough to make a real investment in the idea before trying to sell it. This is especially important for relatively inexperienced sellers, helping them break... View Details
- 12 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch
But in the focus groups, viewers did not have the option of skipping the ad the way they do in real life. A surprise at the end of the ad has no effect if the viewer doesn't bother to wait for the end of the... View Details
- Web
The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog
my faith and the demands and aspirations of career and life? What do I need to know about the faith traditions of others to succeed as a leader operating in different communities around the world? Why do the institutions of religion so often fall short – or do View Details
- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
premia, real interest rates and inflation. The variation in investment opportunities is captured by a flexible vector autoregressive parameterization, which readily accommodates a large number of assets and state variables. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne