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- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
the economy. On the demand side, it requires people to change their behavior. On the supply side, a country needs to mass-produce masks and efficiently distribute them. South Koreans were familiar with wearing masks from their experience... View Details
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
Increasing Energy Efficiency through Normative Influence (B) Maarten W. Bos, Amy J.C. Cuddy, and Kyle T. DohertyHarvard Business School Supplement 911-061 The case profiles OPOWER, an energy efficiency... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
From the Classroom to the Workplace: How I Applied Learnings to my Internship
is still very much alive, where different business ideas are harvested from the whole workforce, incubated and grown under the supervision of very senior executives. Then if successful, these young businesses can be split out into their own entities to make sure that... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Uhlmann Award Winners Focus on French Retailer
"to encourage creative research for the efficient and equitable growth of domestic and world agribusiness." It includes a cash award to be divided among the recipients. View Details
- 03 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 3
Specifically, we explore whether the presence of frictions in a country's capital markets, labor markets, and product markets affect the excess value of diversified firms. We find that the value of diversified firms relative to their single-segment peers is higher in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 16
allowing more efficient firms to grow as CEOs can decentralize more decisions and (2) trust complements the adoption of new technologies, thereby increasing productivity within firms during times of rapid technological change. Download... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Throwing Your Opponent: Strategies for the Internet Age
advise entrepreneurs not to ignore some of the old rules of doing business. "Companies still have to build competitive advantage and concentrate on efficient processes and quality products," they note. But by also mastering the new... View Details
Keywords: by Daniel Penrice
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Books
managerial capitalism, its chronic “inward focus,” and its tendency toward “organizational narcissism” as fatal limitations that prevent traditional corporations from understanding and addressing the needs of this new population. Today's individuals want more than... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
A strong commitment to community service is a given for most HBS clubs — the challenge lies in determining the most efficient means of leveraging the skills and interests of club members to create change. New York, Boston, San Francisco,... View Details
- 05 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 5
policy tool that has attracted increased interest. Yet questions about the efficacy and the efficiency with which funds are used are subject to frequent debate. This paper examines empirical data from the Danish National Advanced... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Industrial Giant
efficient for consumers and for GM. First, it would reduce the amount of time customers had to wait for their car to arrive. A car ordered online would take only 15 to 20 days to reach the customer compared to the usual 55 to 60. 79... View Details
- 17 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection
why some state-owned enterprises are more efficient than others in Brazil as well as how much the country's development bank, BNDES, has contributed to making the country a world superpower in agribusiness and manufacturing. I think that... View Details
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Biotech
clinical trials will increase the efficiency of the FDA approval process.—Mara Aspinall Privacy is an issue for those who worry that complete knowledge of an individual's genetic makeup could have negative effects. If employers know an... View Details
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
potential to enable the sector to become far more responsive, effective, and efficient in creating positive social impact at a national scale. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2010/10/the-emerging-capital-market-for-nonprofits/ar/1 Stop... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making the Most of Government Upheaval
the organizations they studied responded to their post-reform competitive environments in roughly four stages: Stage I: Turnaround and Catch-up. Recognizing that their efficiency and quality levels were far below those of world-class... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
Most cars in the United States weigh more than 4,000 pounds, and new models are trending larger, even in countries where people drive less. And the larger the vehicle, the more fuel required to power it, which means more greenhouse-gas emissions that contribute to... View Details
- 02 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: A Circular Journey Through JSW Cement - From Steel Slag to Stronger Shores
steel and cement production efficiently co-located, creating a closed-loop system that minimizes waste and maximizes resource efficiency. JSW Cement serves as an inspiration, not just for the cement industry, but for all businesses... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Vital Signs
schedules to reduce the spread of disease. So for non-high-risk mothers who would’ve had 12 in-person appointments before, that’s getting cut in half. Perhaps we’ll find that outcomes are the same, and we just made the prenatal health care experience more View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
expertise in various parts of a complex supply chain and high efficiency (to keep lead times down and costs manageable). But that is valuable precisely because it is difficult and thus very hard to replicate. —Ankur Daga (MBA 2005) What... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 26 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Winners and Losers in the Internet Economy
physical world is performed more efficiently in the virtual world. "Jobs are going away from many traditional sectors, and they aren't coming back," Deighton notes. "It's certainly a whole new world." View Details