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- 26 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 26, 2010
course is also taught at the U.S. Air Force Academy, was delivered in 2009 at the Erasmus Academie Rotterdam, and a version is taught at the Erasmus University Law School. In June 2010 the course was taught at Texas A&M University... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
2011. Setting/Participants: Participants included 4,642 employees of a large hospital in Boston, MA, who were regular cafeteria patrons. Interventions: The first intervention was a traffic-light style color-coded labeling system... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century
analyze the big picture (Just what is it that's changing?), help participants understand the "new agenda," and offer a good deal of practical advice on how to thrive in the coming years. Something important I've come to... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?
capitalism. By market capitalism we mean a system where decisions about what to produce and at what price are made by private firms operating in free markets. We wanted to know in what ways forces within capitalism itself might create... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
a former assistant of his from setting up shop in the same town. But judges in the fifteenth century did not look favorably upon noncompetes, as the Bubonic plague had largely decimated the European labor supply. Legislation of the time... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
mistrustful of exotic foods." He also determined that labor cost and availability was the key problem in the U.S. restaurant business and that eliminating the conventional kitchen could address that. From these fundamental... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- September 2020 (Revised February 2023)
- Teaching Note
Uber: Competing Globally
By: Alexander J. MacKay
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 720-404. View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Geography; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Strategy; Globalization; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governance; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Law; Management; Growth and Development; Growth Management; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Network Effects; Emerging Markets; Market Design; Market Entry and Exit; Market Participation; Supply and Industry; Industry Structures; Planning; Strategic Planning; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Labor and Management Relations; Networks; Adaptation; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Digital Platforms; Transportation Networks; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; Africa; Ghana; Asia; China; Shanghai; Shanghai Shi; India; New Delhi; Europe; United Kingdom; London; England; Latin America; North and Central America; United States; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US); South America; Colombia
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
is an attempt to connect these two narratives. I provide early evidence that the growth of public university tuition over the previous two decades is negatively associated with movement into self-employment. Because labor market and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
market development, the tax system, labor market regulations, and public spending on research and development correlate with venture capital activities across countries. Our case study suggests these institutional differences led to the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
years. We argue that the current world economic conjuncture is the product of a large and unusual divergence or "wedge" between the returns on capital and the cost of capital. Globalization—in particular the integration of the massive Asian View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
both at a high level, based on objective criteria, and in accordance with company values, considered via managerial discretion. However, such plans could be counterproductive if enough participants (especially those who don’t win)... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Looking for CEOs in All the Wrong Places
turnover is largely determined by two factors: whether the turnover is forced or natural, and whether an internal or external candidate is selected as the successor. CEO searches, as currently practiced, are likely to exclude many... View Details
- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
director labor market. For firms, around announcement of dissent, firms suffer an economically and statistically significant cumulative abnormal return of -0.97%. Although literature has suggested that dissent might be reflective of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
co-founders, and outsourcing system development work. The abridged version does not include the introduction and final sections of the full case in order to give casewriting workshop participants practice writing those sections. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
in a special issue of Management Science. Ultimately, the authors believe, neither side is likely to be forced from the battlefield—Microsoft has too much market share and OSS offers too many benefits for users. But there are strategies... View Details
- 25 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University
accreditation standards that play to their strengths in demonstrating student learning outcomes. These institutions are poised to respond cost-effectively to the national need for increased college participation and completion. A... View Details
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
educational system. The business community can actually serve as a force to oppose or support anything the government does." Nigeria is trying to get the business community involved in a national economic summit to look at the budget... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
work and how they perform. Yet most formal analytical models of operations assume that the people who participate in operating systems are fully rational or at least can be induced to behave rationally. Many other disciplines, including... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
above and beyond first-nature driven geographic concentration due to market size, comparative advantage, and trade costs. Second-nature forces including knowledge spillovers, capital-market externalities, and vertical production linkages... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
is still thriving—while dramatically reinventing it? How do you envision a change in your current business model before a crisis forces you to abandon it? Innovation guru Vijay Govindarajan expands the leader's innovation tool kit with a... View Details