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  • 17 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?

of our interview with authors Rajiv Lal and José B. Alvarez, they discuss what the future of storefront retailing looks like and how its transformation will also change the economy and society. Sean Silverthorne: What is happening to the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 25 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 25

  Publications August 2013 Palgrave Macmillan The Political Economy of Empire in the Early Modern World By: Reinert, Sophus A., and Pernille Røge, eds. Abstract—This volume recasts our understanding of the practical and theoretical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

hierarchy did form (Thyssen hardly ran some sort of democracy), but one that accorded a space of responsibility and decision-making flexibility to subordinate managers. In spite of the fact that he was personally very authoritarian and it... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Nov 2024
  • Op-Ed

How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

budget is only about $31 billion, and that amount is intended to cover all areas of concern in all nations, according to the World Bank Group. Furthermore, the entire gross domestic product of Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa, is... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy
  • 06 Mar 2018
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

to investment performance. Future practices of ESG styles are driven by relevance to investment performance, bringing change in companies and concerns about data reliability. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54146 February 2018 Journal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Feb 2018
  • Research & Ideas

The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

Farronato, a Harvard Business School assistant professor, and Andrey Fradkin, postdoctoral fellow at the Initiative on the Digital Economy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "You might find a Fifth Avenue apartment or a... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel
  • 19 Jan 2021
  • In Practice

Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm

Joseph R. Biden Jr. becomes the 46th president of the United States at a time when the nation is grappling with several sober realities at once: a deadly pandemic that is claiming the lives of thousands of Americans daily, a bumpy vaccine rollout, a shaky View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 13 May 2014
  • Op-Ed

The Alibaba Effect

great online giants. “Alibaba's only limits are those imposed by the speed at which these enterprises continue to grow” Still largely unknown in the West, Alibaba dominates China's Internet and logistics space with over 600 million... View Details
Keywords: by Bill Kirby & Warren McFarlan; Retail
  • 25 Apr 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Adjusting the Fit for Government

these people will end up not owning a lot of the economy because of historical conditions. So there is an equity issue." The Right Mix "I think most governments try too hard [to do everything]," said panelist Udayan Wagle,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 18 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas, April 18

management, and telemedicine. This note also contains a glossary of key terms and acronyms in this space as well as exhibits detailing unit economics, market dynamics, and key players. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Aug 2008
  • First Look

First Look: August 5, 2008

Internalization of advertising services is much more widespread than has hitherto been appreciated and varies widely across industries. To explain this variation, we draw on concepts from research on scale economies and transaction costs... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

collective, the nature and importance of relationships, how personal space and the role of time are viewed, the extent to which authority and hierarchy are accepted, how ambiguity and risk are regarded, and so on. Extending this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Nov 2006
  • First Look

First Look: November 14, 2006

own roles accordingly. Categorizing IT in this manner can help leaders determine which technologies to invest in and how they can assist organizations in making the most of them. When More Power Makes You Worse Off: Turning a Profit in the American View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Mar 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

airports come at a premium, however; securing space depended on financing, a credible design for Polished's stores, and leasing managers' belief in Rhyne's ability to hire people and satisfy customers—neither of which was possible, of... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
  • 30 Apr 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

credit and leverage, and expose the economy to major risks. Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer carefully walk readers through the unraveling of Lehman Brothers and the ensuing meltdown of the U.S. financial system and then present new... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 22 Feb 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade

Facebook. Enron's Lessons for Managers Published: July 12, 2004 Like the Challenger space shuttle disaster was a learning experience for engineers, so too is the Enron crash for managers, says Harvard Business School professor Malcolm S.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Nov 2014
  • First Look

First Look: November 4

now own over 80% of banking assets in Mexico, and we show how, using a political economy model and a series of econometric tests, this has helped to stabilize the system and reduced non-performance loans, but it has also increased the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity

innovate if they are going to maintain their edge, or maintain their existence at all. "For the University as well as for the economy and our nation, the importance of innovation cannot be overstated," Harvard President Drew... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 30 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

New Paths to Success in Asia

selling advertising space on the back of the envelopes. It's one example of how Chinese companies are looking at their own environment and finding interesting opportunities that someone in the United States wouldn't even consider."... View Details
Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg
  • 26 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 26, 2006

the economy that have occurred during the same time and argue that they are consistent with an increased use of information technology (IT) in general and enterprise information technology in particular. In a series of case studies, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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