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- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
companies. The partners were allowed to spend up to $2 million at any one time without getting permission from the corporation. For larger expenditures, they were required to obtain permission from XTV's governing board, which consisted... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 29 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 29, 2008
through each phase of this process. The (A) case begins with background on the firm and asks the students to come up with a strategy to improve the way in which Sales and Marketing work together. In the (B) case, we see their strategy in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 19
Drivers of Bond and Equity Risks By: Campbell, John Y., Carolin E. Pflueger, and Luis M. Viceira Abstract—The exposure of U.S. Treasury bonds to the stock market has moved considerably over time. While it was slightly positive on average... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2010
- HBS Case
Developing Asia’s Largest Slum
When the case opens, a fictitious developer, Rance Hollen, is at a critical juncture: Weighing the cost of capital, construction, and expected market prices for developed units, should Hollen meet the government's minimum bid for one of... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship in Europe
in the world is crazy." It's evident in labor markets, where the case of India and the software industry is just one example of how incredibly active things are right now. "Of course, the idea market is what scares us all,"... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
marketing agency, from a product-focused business to a relationship-oriented one as clients seek deeper and more meaningful long-term partnerships. The 15-year-old company had already evolved multiple times... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2006
- What Do You Think?
Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?
that globalization has led corporations to outsource too much of their work and, more important, their intellectual capital. This has created a worldwide level of interdependency that increasingly threatens to disrupt supply lines and View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
Churchill and Judah Folkman-and telling the stories of how they came to power and how they made the most important decisions of their lives, Indispensable reveals how, when, and where a single individual in the right place at the right View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
While Waiting for Japan’s Recovery, Let’s Enhance Supplier Competitiveness at Home
officials convened events to involve companies in their region. Today, in the aftermath of market quakes and earthquakes, America needs another national campaign, this time to mobilize big companies to power... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions
social enterprise (WISE), a type of organization that helps people transition back into the labor market after long-term unemployment. It also exemplifies what organization theorists call a hybrid: Rather than depending on charitable... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Incentives and Operational Excellence
technology was introduced to create a more valuable contract between parties. Looking at the home-video market in general, Narayanan learned that between 20 and 25 percent of customers can't find the video they want when they go to their... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
information on the amount of time they used the walk stations (according to a card swipe upon use); others were sent information on how much they and another random coworker used them; others were sent information on themselves and four... View Details
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
training they provide, market pressures, corporate governance shortcomings, and even the nature of leadership itself. John led the charge by saying, “Having taught within business schools for 20 years, I’ve had instructors talk about... View Details
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Leading Innovation is the Art of Creating ‘Collective Genius’
auctioneer eBay, and the marketing division of automaker Volkswagen in Europe. Willing To Take Chances In a chapter devoted to how executives can create the ability to innovate in their group, the authors explore how Pixar's Brandeau,... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
and in sync with the larger interests of the nation— Nancy Koehn Nancy Koehn: As a historian, I would note that this is not the first time that Americans have gone through intense questioning about the system and the conduct of its... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
relocation of resources in affected fund families and in the asset management industry in general, as well as decline in capital of issuers borrowing from money funds. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51404 forthcoming Review of Finance... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
history that year was Dr. Andrea Lluch, from Argentina. This was the origins of a research program and conference series which led to this collaborative volume, and the Creating Emerging Markets oral history project, which began with... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Who Has the Power in the Music Industry?
business and you can market yourself. You can start at a low cost to record and post something online. "As an example, let's say I sell socks. Before, I could only sell socks at a Walmart. Now, I can basically set up my own little shop in... View Details
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
insurers, a potentially costly process. Stern and her co-authors studied 171 new drugs that Germany’s IQWiG reviewed between 2012 and 2016. They found that manufacturers were 10 times more likely to withdraw products that lacked any... View Details
- 14 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting
accountability of financial reporting practice in the broader capital market system, he explains. "We can use some of the insights of these 30 years of research to study this much broader, much more difficult subject, which is... View Details