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- 09 Sep 2024
- News
Basket Chase
providing the equity for the business. Whatever it would’ve been, you would’ve borrowed some money, but you wanted to be primarily family money, your money. RK: That’s right. Yeah, and a small loan from my parents. RY: There are two ways... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
observed that "the automobile has provided the means for people to work collectively and live separately, allowing them to choose where they will live, work, and socialize like no other product does. This independence is a core value in... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
Products in the 21st Century by Gábor Rekettye (ETP, 1992) Transnational Press London The cyber age—Industry 4.0—represents radical changes in many industrial sectors, in value creation and customers’ value judgments. Value Creation 4.0 View Details
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
increases that would solve these problems are not expected in the near- or medium-term. The paper outlines first a number of directions for effecting improvement through marginal capacity increases and better management of demand and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
digitization of information goods have changed the commercial landscape: Virtual shelf space is infinite, consumers can search through innumerable options, and the marginal cost of reproducing and distributing products is low. What does... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
equity is a very good business to be in. I think finance generally provides an enormous number of opportunities for young people. It’s a business that highly rewards and appreciates very smart, very... View Details
- 26 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
A Roadmap for Afghanistan’s Economic Future
environment. By doing so, they benefit not only their own shareholders and stakeholders but their homeland. Thus, these firms must be encouraged to act as incubators, spawning new ventures that provide outlets for talented workers.... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
the importance of delivering a consistent message to different stakeholders, and the risks and rewards of introducing external financial information into a firm's planning and operations activities. Martha Lagace: What important themes do... View Details
- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
to combat gray markets is to increase internal transfer prices to foreign subsidiaries in order to increase the gray market's cost base. We illustrate that when a gray market competitor is present, the optimal price for internal transfers exceeds View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Companies Lose from Forced Disclosure
Increased financial disclosure standards on such issues as executive compensation should provide more useful information for investors, policy makers, and regulators. But do the companies themselves benefit? What researchers are now... View Details
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Three Steps for Crisis Prevention
accounting firms fiercely lobbied Congress to block new regulations that would have limited auditors' ability to provide consulting services. Appearing at congressional hearings in 2000, accounting firm CEOs assured legislators that no... View Details
Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman
- 29 Apr 2021
- News
Equal Partner
for food manufacturers, founded by Zuleyka Strasner, who is a trans Black and Latinx woman, and Hemster, which connects users to on-demand services provided by an Uber-style network of tailors from View Details
- 23 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 23
(forthcoming) Abstract Competition among firms yields many benefits but can also encourage firms to engage in corrupt or unethical activities. We argue that competition can lead organizations to provide services that customers demand but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
countries serving on the board are rewarded with an average $60 million "bonus" in IBRD loans. This is more likely driven by soft forces like boardroom culture rather than by the power of the vote itself. We find no significant... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism
Business School, have studied the risks and rewards of organizational values in depth using a young, ambitious advertising agency for a field study. What they learned about positive values surprised them, and their findings were published... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
self-control. We focus on children aged between 5 and 15 as the literature suggests that self-control develops within such age range. We ask each child to toss a fair coin in private and to record the outcome (white or black) on a paper sheet. We only View Details
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
own profits when one side is subsidized in equilibrium. By contrast, if platforms make positive margins on both sides, the same investment has the regular, expected effects. Our analysis implies that the strategy space and the logic of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
penicillin for Canada's armed forces, provided American Home Products with a learning base in the antibiotic revolution at its very beginning. Early in the postwar era, American Home Products moved out of chemicals but continued to expand... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
HBS Clubs Help Nonprofits Succeed
In towns and cities across the country, HBS club members are putting their expertise to work helping local nonprofit organizations solve an array of interesting challenges. Alumni agree that it's a rewarding and enjoyable way to make a... View Details
- 02 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why People Don’t Vote--and How a Good Ground Game Helps
persuasion, according to recent research. Source: ebstock “There is the cost of taking the time to register, walking to the town hall, gathering the paperwork ” says Pons. While those might not seem like difficult tasks in themselves, they don’t View Details