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- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Collective Wisdom
almost managerial malpractice if you don't make crowdsourcing part of your toolkit." What about the fear of losing the ability to monetize intellectual property (IP)? Those are valid concerns. It really depends on the crowdsourcing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Naina Lal Kidwai
depend on the ability of its independent regulators to provide for a level playing field between the government and private sector in areas such as insurance, civil aviation, telecom, and energy. Privatizations, tariff reform, an end to... View Details
- 01 Aug 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs Worry About ‘Too Big to Succeed?’
Sopory added that "Success and growth depends on a variety of factors of which greed is not one." Bruce Duncil opined that " the first step is defining what are success and failure And 'too big to succeed'? Let's not make... View Details
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
criterion is a very reasonable, perhaps the most reasonable, goal. But it is not the only one that matters to people. To prove this point, all we need do is examine one aspect of the tax policy we would use if we were fully convinced Utilitarians: people should pay... View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
Strategic Interactions in Two-Sided Market Oligopolies (revised) Authors:Emmanuel Farhi and Andrei Hagiu Abstract Strategic interactions between two-sided platforms depend not only on whether their decision variables are strategic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Bloom Energy
Project Finance, Marketing, HR, and Supply Chain departments will continue to be offered annually during the summer, with recruitment starting in December. Depending on our business needs, full time opportunities may be available in these... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: The Money of Invention
Invention is geared toward three key audiences. Entrepreneurs can use the book as a guide through the intricacies of seeking a capital investor and to understand that entrepreneurial success depends on many factors — money is just the... View Details
- Profile
Alexandra Stanek
private business model can provide accessible toilets that are not dependent on a public sanitation system that just doesn’t exist. It was my first experience with a start-up, and it showed me how a private business can come up with an... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
John Irving’s Lessons for Business
The stereotype is that creativity depends almost exclusively on a person's level of 'genius' — their raw, inborn talent for doing what they're doing. "Of course, talent is an important aspect of creativity," Amabile said.... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 31 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World
scheme that will encourage that sort of variety." This becomes increasingly important for companies running businesses dependent on user-generated content, adds Zhu. "What many companies are looking for is variety and quality,... View Details
- 15 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding the Design of Livable Cities
pollution, the redevelopment promises enormous health and social welfare improvements by providing sanitation, safe drinking water, and basic services to Dharavi's residents. Realizing these benefits will depend on first rate design that... View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
experience ratios ranging from 155 percent to 302 percent in 2035, depending on assumptions regarding growth. Euro zone nations, where some action already has been taken, would experience lower ratios. Emerging economies would experience... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 10 Mar 2011
- What Do You Think?
To What Degree Does the Job Make the Person?
(people who experience no hormonal change and cannot adapt) leave or are forced out." While ignoring the question of chemical change, dependencies that were posed by several respondents may suggest opportunities for future research.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 May 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Do Managers Think?
attention to the body language of his patient as well as his own body language." The process proceeds with questions designed to open the exploration of diagnoses that don’t fit usual patterns or preconceptions. Its success may View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Profile
Adam Kanner
The live entertainment industry is known for glitz, glamour and an aura of unparalleled excitement. But for every sold-out Beyonce’ concert or San Francisco Giants game, there are countless live events plagued by scores of unsold tickets and empty seats. View Details
- 20 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Chasing a Dream: My Summer Internship at Chelsea Football Club
Johann Farhat (MBA 2025) holds a Civil Engineering degree from the American University of Beirut. After graduating, he spent three years in management consulting at Strategy& in Dubai before moving to Madrid to work at Amazon for another three years. At Harvard... View Details
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South Asia - Global Activities 2020
need for a second transshipment hub on the island and if the influx of funding would make Sri Lanka dependent on China. “Providing our faculty and students with opportunities to visit Sri Lanka and connect with local alumni and other... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Building a Strong and Prosperous Society
business leaders are increasingly recognizing this. Of course, we as citizens also have to decide that we want to fix the system. WiIl we do it? I hope so. There is so much energy and goodwill in America, and I think the pandemic has made us very much aware that we are... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
carry them out. You need an informant - and that probably means you have to know a terrorist. I've been involved in foreign policy for more than 35 years. There is no field more dependent on good intelligence than counterterrorism, and... View Details
- 11 May 2020
- Op-Ed
Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness
It is no secret that immigration has reshaped American innovation. Immigrants are the backbone of America’s most innovative industries, provide a quarter of our patent applications, and are numerous among our science and engineering superstars. Taken from World... View Details
Keywords: by William R. Kerr