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- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
potential for embarrassment, and even religious conviction? Running Out of Numbers: Scarcity of IP Addresses and What to Do About It Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Publication:First Conference on Auctions, Market Mechanisms and Their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
acquirers with a powerful new tool during the due-diligence process. By using existing industry templates, potential acquirers with access to the target's general ledger, and order, product and customer files, can quickly build an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
We Rise
capital industry, but in every industry and in our society.”—Deborah Farrington (MBA 1976), co-founder and managing partner, StarVest Partners Other studies—as well as anecdotal evidence from VCs—show that women are more likely to underestimate themselves and the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
is the theme of every Disney movie I watched as a kid. Why is it so hard for us to forgo that chase? Your dreams are liars. Here’s the problem: Your genetic proclivities are not biasing you toward happiness. They’ve biased you toward sexual selection, toward impressing... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
financial potential of their company during the pitch, offering more conservative, obtainable estimates, while men are more likely to offer ambitious and optimistic numbers. And Huang’s research on “gut feel” has found that when VCs rely... View Details
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
those with strong financial performance (which are very highly correlated), are likely to receive an "initial bargain" and then switch suppliers or use legacy systems, rather than pay locked-in rates. The "best" customers in terms of future revenue... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
Stavropoulos, MBA class of 1997. Any ideas about how to help, let's say young teenagers or kids sort of recognize and potentially arm themselves against FOMO and FOBO? McGinnis: This is a very important topic because it's just so... View Details
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
Bradley pointed out, was really very narrow. “Standing on the left bank, embittered because of what’s happening on the other side—that doesn’t make sense. My job is to get every one of us across the river.” Embrace the potential of new... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
Airlines, casinos, and hotels can offer significant rewards to their loyal customers because they often operate with substantial overcapacity. Rewards based on this overcapacity, such as air miles or stays in hotels and resorts, are highly valued by View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
growth requires. This article explores six common mistakes that executives make in this arena: 1) Failing to provide the right kind of oversight. The CEO should spend meaningful time with the team and with potential customers; 2) Not... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
that of the DAX 30 (but not much more) is the exception to the rule. That means potential global investors in such companies will have to deal with actively involved owners or families, rather than managers. For such family-controlled... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
Christianity-monotheistic religions whose adherents have so often clashed-the potential unifying power of this conception has attracted a remarkable range of supporters from around the world as well as considerable media interest. From a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
Oberholzer-Gee, Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business Review Press Extreme market volatility, pandemic, industry change, supply-chain disruption. The list of potential threats and strategic challenges... View Details
- 29 Apr 2020
- Book
The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages
Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman