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- 09 May 2017
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New Research and Ideas, May 9
counterparts in sectors that were hardest hit by the subsequent crisis. We present a model where higher turbulence benefits decentralized firms because the value of local information and urgent action increases. Since turbulence rises in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
Exploring Langerian Models Understanding Confidence: Its Roots and Role in Performance By: Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Daniel Fox Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51716 October... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why dot.coms Will Rise Again
& Fung is a publicly traded family company that McFarlan reckoned would clock $5 billion in US sales by the end of 2001. The company operates a supply chain network involving "thousands" of factories across China, Southeast... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Jan 2020
- News
The Business of Access
position at San Mateo–based Shelter Network, which needed her skills to research and implement its merger with another homelessness service provider, InnVision, in Santa Clara. InnVision’s business model was to charge homeless people for... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
emphasis toward xerography characterized the Haloid Company in the 1950s. In 1961, in recognition of the spectacular growth of sales engendered by the first plain-paper copier, the firm was renamed the Xerox Corporation. In response to... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
Laurel House, he walks by a dresser bearing a runner woven by a student, along with a note explaining that similar runners are for sale at the school’s gift shop, which Marietta’s wife, Sky, has stocked with locally produced body... View Details
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications
information, the provision of information, the sale of information." This juncture, added Spar, raises several key questions: Is selling information different from selling other kinds of goods and services and, if so, how? Is selling... View Details
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational
controls in all three of the American companies we studied. GE's use of strategic planning systems became the model for companies worldwide, as did Procter & Gamble's use of clear policies and practices (the Procter way) and one-page... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
Illustrations by Dan Bejar Illustrations by Dan Bejar When she began investigating Airbnb’s smart-pricing algorithm several years ago, Assistant Professor Shunyuan Zhang wasn’t looking for evidence that it generated discriminatory outcomes, a problem known as... View Details
- 01 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
How Scott Linzmeyer Crafted a Business He Loves at Reveler Beverage
building skills and business savvy, Linzmeyer created a business plan for Reveler Beverage and found the ideal location for their first store in Needham. Then he and Kate took great care to hire and train an outstanding team including View Details
- 21 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer
we learn from the private equity model? When it comes to megabanks, I'm in favor of a smaller board with deep financial expertise, substantial time commitments, and a different pay structure. We can try to be clever and add more procedures. But unless we rethink the... View Details
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
media content. Raises issues of how technology interacts with creative processes and outcome possibilities, and also invites discussion of strategic and organizational questions raised by the very different business models of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
market regulation. New Deal partnerships in planning borrowed from those efforts to manage competitive markets, yet ultimately discredited the fair trade model by mandating economy-wide trade rules that sharply reduced competition. Laura... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from the Browser Wars
simplified access to the online world, transforming the Internet from a communications vehicle for academics into a mass consumer phenomenon. At the same time, the growing usefulness of the Internet drove sales of personal computers off... View Details
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
investor expectations are strongly negatively correlated with model-based expected returns. The evidence is not consistent with rational expectations representative investor models of returns. September 2013 Management Science The Stock... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Elizabeth "Betsy" Latimer Jaffe Oral History - Business Education For Women At Harvard University | Harvard Business School
but there was a lot of turnover. I stayed there five years. I was part of the Women Directors Roundtable, helped facilitate that. We pulled women directors from all the corporations together for a topic, and they met each other and networked. And I did a lot on... View Details
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CFO Letter - Annual Report 2016
to serve as a living model of a well-run organization—consistent with the skills, tools, and frameworks taught across the School’s educational programs. Achieving this goal starts with transparency. To that end, our fiscal 2016 financial... View Details
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
Harvard Business School Case 818-039 Cumplo.com In August 2017, Cumplo’s Founder Shea and CEO Kirberg meet to discuss growth and strategy issues faced by this Chilean fintech startup. What sales and marketing strategy will best foster the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
establishments, written by volunteer Internet users and read by 20 million people per month. However, the company made meager profits. The CEO needs to decide between two options to increase the revenue. First, the company can maintain its existing monetization View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
achieve better outcomes in competitive contexts. Working PapersAre There Too Many Safe Securities? Securitization and the Incentives for Information Production Authors:Samuel G. Hanson and Adi Sunderam Abstract We present a model that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne