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- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
all possible ways. Pin down whatever balance sheet strengthening, if any, that can be attained. Keep a realistic, but positive public demeanor. Fear is contagious. Naidoo: Use the Agile approach to stay nimble Accept how challenging these...
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by Danielle Kost
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
public firms during this period were only 41% of net income. And, in fact, during this decade investment increased substantially while cash balances ballooned. In short, S&P 500 shareholder-payout figures cannot provide much basis for...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
added: “China has surplus trade with the world and the US has a deficit trade balance As such, the US lost the race several years ago.” In the same tone, Salvatore posed a question for us: “Leadership in global trade is as fluid as...
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by James Heskett
- 15 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction
to be a contrarian? Likewise, during a bubble’s revulsion phase, established corporations face interesting opportunities to acquire valuable assets at fire sale prices. One surprise from the early 2000s was how few corporations exploited this opportunity, despite...
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- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
bonds, a standard measurement used by investment firms. He then matched the data against instances of wrongdoing covering a six-year period. The more the portfolio balance tipped toward stocks, the greater the chance of trouble....
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by Roberta Holland
- 14 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Few Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?
they do like the United States—and leave the issue alone? The answer may lie in determining when, why, and how businesses can thrive by balancing their boards, says Harvard Business School Professor Boris Groysberg, whose research on...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 23 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?
retailers trying to balance their stock. Future research should provide an even deeper look into how and why online channels drive a shift in sales toward the tail. Elberse sees great potential in studying these phenomena in other...
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- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
different and many SOEs have learned the lessons of the past. Organizational Design: Balancing Search and Stability in Strategic Decision Making Authors:Jan Rivkin and Nicolaj Siggelkow Publication:In The Network Challenge: Strategy,...
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Jan 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Market Basket’s Lessons About Buyouts
develop a shareholder agreement that includes a specific buy-sell agreement. Review the terms of your shareholder agreement every few years with the board members and with the owners. Create a fund (or at least a very strong balance...
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- 02 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 2
countries. At the same time that the region was enjoying the spoils of admirably executed cluster initiatives, it was being threatened by the destabilizing violence of the Basque separatist extreme, a slowing global economy, and an always precarious View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 31 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 31
environmental functions throughout the investment process. Some of the specific questions examined in the case are as follows: With a more diversified investor base, how could the firm balance the different expectations of investors and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle
customers to target, which new customers to acquire, and how to balance resources between promotions and advertising, allocate promotional dollars, and determine the effectiveness of word-of-mouth communications. We asked the researchers...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
Many companies can double or even triple their capacity to invest in strategic assets and competencies by properly managing their "risk balance sheet," argues Harvard Business School professor Robert C. Merton. In a provocative...
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- January 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
ProfitLogic
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Michael J. Roberts and Taslim Pirmohamed
Describes an "application software" company that has been through several evolutions--from consulting firm to applications service provider (ASP). The firm has received significant venture funding to pursue the ASP model but this has not worked, at least at the time...
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Information Technology Industry;
Service Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., Michael J. Roberts, and Taslim Pirmohamed. "ProfitLogic." Harvard Business School Case 802-110, January 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- 06 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations
ripple through the balance sheets of businesses and households alike. Indeed, after years of debate, Congress recently took aim at drug prices through provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act. But there are many systemic factors leading...
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- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
works out to a 35 percent chance in a span of 30 years if nothing else changes). The hotel’s owners should be balancing the near-term known cost of reinforcement—that is, investing in resilience—against the unknown but much higher...
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by John Macomber
- 17 Apr 2017
- HBS Case
This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly
explains Campbell, the Dwight P. Robinson Jr. Professor of Business Administration. “The banks get to clean up their balance sheets, while the AMCs now assume all the risk.” Culturally, debt is seen as a source of shame and disgrace in...
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- 28 Nov 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?
compensation from financial performance is not an answer. At issue is the short-term/long-term balance of stockholder interests." Srinivasan suggested that a program should contain both. Phillip Gelman added, "If managers were...
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by James Heskett
- 04 Oct 2007
- What Do You Think?
Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?
organizations with too much debt, requiring significant cost reductions and related layoffs? As a result of these developments, will CEOs and the power of the executive be brought back into balance with that of owners? Or is this just the...
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by Jim Heskett
- 06 Sep 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?
headed by Robert Stobaugh and Daniel Yergin. Starting from a premise stated in the title of the first chapter, "The End of Easy Oil," the project team went on to recognize the importance of a balanced approach relying heavily on...
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by James Heskett