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- 15 Aug 2023
- HBS Case
(Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'?
But it must first overcome key technological and developmental challenges. One of the most critical questions yet to be answered: Will it be an open and interoperable virtual world, similar to today’s internet, or will it be a closed 3D universe with one or multiple... View Details
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Investment analyst reports (equity research reports)
How do I find investment analysts' reports on companies, industries and geographies? Analyst Reports contain advice on whether to buy or sell the securities of specific companies or industries. They are produced by research analysts... View Details
- 22 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Master the One-on-One Meeting
Whether you’re a CEO or a line manager, your team is just as important as a group as its members are as individuals. Today’s tech companies offer many perks to attract and retain the best employees. We offer competitive salaries, training... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 04 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Lose Money With Customers
companies knowingly persist in money-losing customer relationships. Why such inconsistent behavior? HBS associate professor Narakesari ("Das") Narayandas has been investigating the various stances that companies, deliberately... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 25 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People
Companies and government leaders have long tried to recreate the kind of Silicon Valley innovation magic that made Facebook and Google such goldmines. Cities from Cincinnati to Saskatoon have launched startup labs. View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
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Tread Lightly Through These Accounting Minefields
By: H. David Sherman and S. David Young
In the current economic climate, there is tremendous pressure—and personal incentive for managers—to report sales growth and meet investors' revenue expectations. As a result, more companies have been issuing misleading financial reports, according to the SEC,... View Details
Sherman, H. David, and S. David Young. "Tread Lightly Through These Accounting Minefields." Harvard Business Review 79, no. 7 (July–August 2001): 129–135.
- 29 Oct 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument
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Asia Pacific - Global
Chapter What Future for the Renminbi in the Global Monetary System? By: Edoardo Campanella and Meg Rithmire What is a realistic and positive outcome for US-China relations in the realm of global finance over the next ten years? While some policymakers, especially in... View Details
- 11 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Riding the Internet Fast Track
Take a seat and hold on tightly. You're aboard the Internet Express, where speed is the order of the day and profit but a remote destination. For firms that ride the rails of the Internet's fast track, getting big fast—whatever its... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 14 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 14, 2009
In so doing, we gain insight into how a company can build an operations-based advantage. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-001.pdf Cases & Course Materials Miles Everson at PricewaterhouseCoopers Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health
on an X-ray," says Quelch, who holds a joint appointment as Professor in Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. "Mental health conditions aren't so readily identifiable." It's clear from Quelch and... View Details
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Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research
Dante Roscini , Elena Corsi and Hugo Etchegoyhen This case study examines the diversification and transformation of Edizione, the Benetton family's holding company originally established to reinvest... View Details
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Should You Sell Your Digital Privacy?
but at the cost of completely denying the customers the value of their identity. Q: What are top issues companies need to consider when creating privacy relationships with customers? A: It's not about privacy. If a View Details
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
transfer in security markets. We focus on connections between mutual fund managers and corporate board members via shared education networks. We find that portfolio managers place larger bets on firms they are connected to through their network and perform... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
education program has modest effects, increasing demand for bank accounts only for those with low levels of education or financial literacy. In contrast, small subsidies greatly increase demand. A follow-up survey confirms these findings,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
developing proven molecules from strategic partners to leapfrog competition and create large molecule biologics in India. The company understood that its transition from an API to an innovation-led company... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
competitor without anyone being the wiser. Working from home has facilitated searches. Employees didn’t have to close the door and hold hushed phone conversations with recruiters (not that such efforts ever fooled anyone). At home and... View Details
- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
leaders. But there must be a point where we hold leaders accountable for their failure to prevent predictable surprises. There must be a point at which we conclude that leaders have been misguided or negligent or both. When should we... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Right Connections
pharmaceutical companies — what the authors call downstream social capital — had a direct impact on the size of the startup's IPO. "Downstream social capital was essential in attracting the interest of a top investment View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details