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- 04 Aug 2006
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Economics of Scarcity Meets the Economics of Abundance?
even if we remove physical constraints of shelf space and supply chains." Andrei Iordache agreed, writing, " there will always be at least one element in the economic equation that will be marked by scarcity . Despite consumers'... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?
Excerpt from Defense Acquisition Reform 1960-2009: An Elusive Goal. Major Weapon Systems Since World War II military research and development (R&D) has constituted a large share of the total federal R&D effort. In 1960, for... View Details
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
familiarity, i.e., individuals' prior shared work experience, may help explain this difference, as familiar teams may be more effective than unfamiliar teams at using the knowledge gained from the concurrent completion of multiple tasks.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
identity of a corporate heritage brand. In a networked situation, understanding the role of stewardship in collaborating organisations is essential: the network entities maintain their own identities and goals but share common values of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
and when should Cumplo begin to expand beyond Chile to other countries in Latin America? The company raised $1.4 million in its first three years, mainly from individual investors, and then issued new shares for $3 million in 2015. By... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
When Product Variety Backfires
Traditional wisdom teaches that brands win market share by offering a wide variety of products, increasing the chance of appealing to a wider variety of customers. But how happy are you when trying to find a head cold remedy at the... View Details
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
"hitch" changes (a hitch is the two-week stint each worker does offshore, followed by two weeks off-duty). Each facility contains space for outdoor work, production facilities, power generation, drilling operations, control... View Details
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
each branch of the armed services must make. Army and Marine Corps officers operate in an inherently uncertain environment. They define the mission but then give subordinates the flexibility to adjust to realities on the ground. This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?
affected by COVID positively—namely, Walmart and Amazon. "I know those are not always companies that people view favorably in terms of work, but in the last 10 years, Walmart has been an amazing innovator in the space in terms of skills... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
are to ‘define’ a new economy—what are the discontinuities and what are the radical advances that would build consensus about a new economy?” What are the earmarks of a “new economy?” What do you think? Original Column Whither the Information Economy? was the title of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
hosting and infrastructure. We explore trends in the concentration of the DNS space since at least 2011. In addition, we examine changes in domains’ tendency to “diversify” their pool of nameservers—how frequently domains employ DNS... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019
configurations that have developed. There are two central arguments. First, states carved out more sovereign space in places like Greece and Turkey, where religious elites were integral to early centralizing reform processes. Second,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
its signature product, familiarly known as Bubble Wrap but trademarked as AirCap, consisted of a flexible, clear plastic sheet containing regularly spaced air bubbles of uniform size. AirCap cushioning differed from all other bubble... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 20 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Markets or Communities? The Best Ways to Manage Outside Innovation
markets and communities coexist in all three platform business models, there is a tendency for communities to prefer platforms that exert less control, and for external innovators in markets to trade off tight control for a larger share... View Details
- 17 Feb 2015
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco
revitalize the downtown area using generous tax incentives. This effort has led to a 40 percent increase in tech companies with offices in the city from 2010 to 2013. "They have been trying to balance the encouragement of technology... View Details
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Desktop Search and Revenue Streams
information…(but) the problem is at the end of the day, the user wants an answer—he doesn't want more and more of them." Herve Gellaire, chief technology officer of Xerox and president of Xerox Innovation Group, said, "I... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
stated that their ventures were separate from their parent company, but their daily work processes indicated otherwise. Online sales reps still reported to and had offices near their print managers, for example. This direct reporting and... View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
Case 112-702 On November 15, 2006, German prosecutors raided offices and homes of Siemens AG staff as part of an ongoing investigation into bribery. The subsequent investigations covered business representing 60% of Siemens' revenues and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 14 Dec 2010
- Op-Ed
Tax US Companies to Spur Spending
indecision becomes widespread, it can quickly become self-reinforcing. Recent record corporate profits will only exacerbate this situation. If chief executives and chief financial officers are goaded into spending that cash, the economy... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Look at Globalization Now
hit post-war highs in the 1950s but then declined rapidly in ways that overshadow relative stability more recently. Thus, in automobiles, for example, there has been a steady decline in concentration since 1955 as the U.S. share of total... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace