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- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
as possible enter and graduate from college, expanding the list of acceptable partners might make sense. But CEO Deborah Bial believed that selective colleges provided Posse scholars with more than just superior career opportunities—they... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
The JD/MBA Seminar: The Perfect Practice Ground
the program give us confidence that we will graduate equipped with a powerful tool—a degree that enables us to understand and positively impact our surroundings. But using a tool effectively requires... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Getting Security Right
those challenges? There is plenty of current evidence that the Russians intend to reassemble their empire in some form in order to have enough population, resources, and geographic positioning to reclaim their past View Details
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
and Max H. Bazerman Abstract When powerful people cause harm, they often do so indirectly through other people. Are harmful actions carried out through others evaluated less negatively than harmful actions... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are We Thinking Too Little, or Too Much?
The most captivating item in Michael Norton's office is a Star Wars The Force Trainer, a toy that allows would-be Jedi warriors to levitate a Ping-Pong ball within a tube using only the power of focused thinking. Norton, a marketing... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
from economics and sociology on intra-household bargaining elucidates how negotiations over the allocation of domestic labor at Level 2 influence labor force participation at Level 1. In conclusion, we... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
collectively, though, the global dimensions were more powerful in some countries than in others. They have the smallest impact on U.S. consumers, for example. Because of the dominance of American brands in foreign markets, a competitive... View Details
- 14 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Are You Managing To a ‘T’? Time To Break With Tradition
Despite their best efforts, most companies continue to squander what may be their greatest asset in today's knowledge economy: the wealth of expertise, ideas, and latent insights that lies scattered across or deeply embedded in their... View Details
Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen & Bolko Von Oetinger
- 30 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Only Capitalists Can Save Capitalism
officials, government regulators, and tent city activists. But there is one group of citizens with the power to make a difference: business leaders themselves, say Harvard Business School Professors Joseph... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
is capital intensive and when it is difficult for headquarters to identify the value-maximizing investment strategy for the business unit. In evaluating the performance of profit centers, rate-of-return measures like ROA are likely to be... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
Federal Reserve Chairman exerts exceptional influence over the U.S., in fact global, economy. As Janet Yellen prepared to take over the position, she would look back on Chairman Bernanke's tenure during the Great Recession. During that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 13
against foreign monopolies and cartels. In the article we examine how the Norwegian authorities interacted with international cartels and trusts in seven different cases in the interwar period. The study... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
paper explores the influence of social categories on the perceived trade-off between relatively bad but equal distribution of resources between two parties and profit maximizing, yet asymmetric, payoffs.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
radical transformations, including a power shift from its headquarters in London to an international secretariat in Johannesburg; a new federated governance structure that increases the influence of units in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development
- 21 Aug 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Under the Magnifying Glass: The Benefits of Being a Case Study
What is it really like to be the subject of a case study? According to top executives of four Latin American enterprises that have been held under the magnifying glass, the case study process can hasten a valuable journey of reflection View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
goals, they are less likely to engage in such frenetic trading. Instead, the Internet's real impact, according to Jay Light, will not be as an electronic trading mechanism but as a powerful new distribution channel-a way for mutual fund... View Details
- 22 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Jesse Lou (MBA 2022) – Working to Change the Food System
oils, using a lot less land and resources. It’s no secret that these are powerful organisms, but past attempts to scale production have faced challenging unit economics (high up-front capital costs for... View Details
- Profile
Tuce Zengin Van den Eynde
learning real. You’re learning more than numbers — you’re learning judgment. You’re learning how to be clear in your thinking, how to convince others. I can see how my and my sectionmates’ thinking has changed since the beginning of the... View Details
- 16 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees
Roberts says. The picture that emerges from the essays in Race, Work, and Leadership echo the same message: Race not only still matters in the American workplace, but it remains a powerful barrier that... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 16 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
The Rituals of Case Method Teaching
Pre-performance rituals are the stuff of legend for musicians and athletes—Keith Richards eats Shepherd’s pie before every Rolling Stones concert (and must be the one to break the crust); Beyoncé prays and... View Details