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- 01 Aug 2022
- What Do You Think?
Does Religious Belief Affect Organizational Performance?
the question is extended more broadly to organizations in general, there is little for us to go on in responding to the question. The impact of culture on performance has interested me for several decades,... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 25 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Negotiating a Price, Never Bid with a Round Number
market price of three consumer products. Before making their guesses, they received “audience suggestions” for what they should bid. When given the chance to choose which audience members would help them on... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Seven Negotiation Lessons from Amazon's HQ Disaster in Queens
them. For transportation and housing advocates, it could point to the $27 billion in taxes it projected to be paying over the next decade and commit to working with elected officials and interest groups to boost the stock View Details
- Research Summary
"How Social Networks Moderate Loss Aversion"
The literature on consumers’ relationships with their brands emphasizes that, when people form relationships with brands that mirror their social relationships, the norms of social relationships are used as guiding principles in their interactions with... View Details
- July–August 2015
- Article
Engineering Reverse Innovations: Principles for Creating Successful Products for Emerging Markets
By: Amos Winter and Vijay Govindarajan
Multinationals are starting to catch on to the logic of reverse innovation, in which products are designed first for consumers in low-income countries and then adapted into disruptive offerings for developed economies. But only a handful of companies have managed to do... View Details
Winter, Amos, and Vijay Govindarajan. "Engineering Reverse Innovations: Principles for Creating Successful Products for Emerging Markets." Harvard Business Review 93, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2015): 80–89.
- October 2014
- Case
Progressive, 2007-2013
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In 2013, Progressive was the fourth largest player in the auto insurance market, having lost the third position to GEICO in 2008. As the industry shifted from agency to online sales, GEICO's direct selling model positioned it strongly for growth. Progressive's direct... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Change; Insurance Companies; Insurance; Strategy; Insurance Industry; North America
Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Progressive, 2007-2013." Harvard Business School Case 715-427, October 2014.
- 10 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 10
recreates itself in response to new technologies and consumer needs, this major player is considering focusing on its principal business of concert booking and related revenue or moving forward with its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
For MBA Students - Entrepreneurship
For MBA Students Courses Our courses provide the foundation for understanding the processes, finances and context of entrepreneurship. They bridge the gap from the theoretical to the practical and offer invaluable takeaways for the... View Details
- January 2004 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial (RJF) currently sells financial services through two channels. It is considering adding a third in the "middle" of the other two. The current strategy has one channel with employees and another with independent contractors. These attract very... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Salesforce Management; Marketing; Distribution Channels; Human Resources; Financial Services Industry; Service Industry
Godes, David B. "Raymond James Financial." Harvard Business School Case 504-027, January 2004. (Revised February 2006.)
- Web
Cross-Registration Policies and FAQ - MBA
copyright licensing fees for materials used in a course. All HBS courses are charged the course fee, regardless of the number or type of materials associated with the course. The course fee is charged for... View Details
- 10 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
flow of small business credit fell, interest rates rose, fewer businesses expanded, unemployment rose, and wages fell from 2006 to 2010. While the flow of credit recovered... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Oct 2013
- HBS Seminar
George Borjas, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Venturing Forth
This led a flood of new investors, from part-time novices to deep-pocketed hedge funds, to get into the game, pushing the sector to a record-breaking $344 billion in deals in 2021. So when the Federal Reserve raised View Details
- 13 Feb 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Unconventional Insights for Managing Stakeholder Trust
Keywords: by Michael Pirson & Deepak Malhotra
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
A favorite topic of historians and palindrome fans alike, the Panama Canal has perpetually changed the international trade business. In their new book, The Big Ditch: How America Took, Built, Ran, and Ultimately Gave Away the Panama Canal... View Details
- March 2013
- Case
An Entrepreneur's New Product Development Journey
By: Elie Ofek
This case tracks the new product development process undertaken by Gauri Nanda, the founder and CEO of Nanda Home, as she ventures to innovate beyond her initial product launches. Having achieved commercial success with her first product Clocky, a roll away alarm clock... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Decision Making; Product Development; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Ofek, Elie. "An Entrepreneur's New Product Development Journey." Harvard Business School Case 513-098, March 2013.
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Truck Driver Who Reinvented Shipping
transportation service."5 A section of the Interstate Commerce Act stated that it "was unlawful for anyone to take control or management in a common interest of two... View Details
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Student Journey - Entrepreneurship
The i-lab is a great workspace open to all registered students in any Harvard school, including undergraduates, who are working on a startup. It has been described as a place of “structured spontaneity” where students from across campus... View Details
- 07 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back
success. “In a start-up, if a company is doing well, and a founder gets greedy and takes more than his fair share, people sort of forgive him. But when a company is going down, when you protect your own View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Impact Investments
[3] Meanwhile, the year 2019 marked the highest recorded issuance of global green bonds and green loans, totaling $257.7 billion, an increase of 51% on the previous year. [4] Despite recent View Details