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- 01 Mar 2012
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Competitiveness at Risk
in competitiveness because it must set the rules, regulations, and incentives that govern the nature of competition. Government also must invest in public assets on which all business depends: physical infrastructure, public education,...
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- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
goal — getting the task at hand done right. This convergence among a new generation of international business practitioners has a parallel at the institutional level: International businesses increasingly are conducting themselves on...
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Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2004
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Toy Story
always positioned itself as a fun toy that helps children develop, and it enjoys a healthy relationship with schools and educators throughout the world. About 90 percent of U.S. preschools and kindergartens use LEGO products. Its Learning View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
Cash By Christopher Kawaja (MBA 2004) and Shannon Matthiesen Independently published Most of us know how to balance the immediate needs of a checking account or to invest long term for our retirement plans. But financial advice falls...
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- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
government turns out to be different from that in the United States. It shows that big business emerged as a constructive player in environmental policy in the 1960s, when it persuaded the government to establish a joint research View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2017
- Research & Ideas
What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
difficulty of maintaining these over time, and as circumstances changed. Salvaj: The mistakes provided opportunities for these pioneers to display their confidence and to project self-assurance. They have been able to withstand shocks and keep View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 24, 2009
the opportunity and switching cost of domestic standards are relatively low. We do not find evidence that levels of and expected changes in foreign trade and investment flows in a country affect its adoption decision; thus, we cannot...
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Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008
on the political and institutional contexts within which opportunities for policy learning emerge. In particular, opportunities for policy learning are examined with respect to (a) agenda or priority-setting on environmental issues, (b)...
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Martha Lagace
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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
recipient of the 2018 Public Understanding of Sociology award from the American Sociological Association. Race & 21st century economy: Access, investments and institution-building The Importance of Entrepreneurship to the Black Community...
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- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
estate firms' decisions to provide investment property fair values prior to the required disclosure of this information under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). We find evidence that investor demand for fair value...
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- 16 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation
Control, and the National Institutes of Health are huge enterprises. There will not be a single governance model." What Can Private Industry Learn From Government? Data.gov serves as a beacon for changing the IT culture in...
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- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
institutions are in flux. Many of the large German firms have huge legacy costs and entrenched corporate cultures that must change. Remembering August Thyssen reminds people just how entrepreneurial corporate Germany once was. I think...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
to balance my life,” he states. “I’ve reallocated, just as you would an investment portfolio.” Snoey’s most recent position was at Harley-Davidson, where he was president and COO of the company’s Transportation Vehicles Division and a...
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Personal Services
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
interest rates, money funds change their product offerings by investing in riskier asset classes, are more likely to exit the market, and reduce the fees they charge their investors. The consequence of fund closures resulting from...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
Moss Kanter: I have for a long time been interested in all the institutions of a country that make a difference for the effectiveness of business and the prosperity of people. And I teach leadership, so I teach about running large...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
is structured for ease of learning and referencing, and full of examples. To inspire learning, each chapter is preceded by a personal anecdote. Leading Diversity for Competitive Advantage: The Twelve Strategic Competencies By Peter Linkow (MBA 1977) Koehler Books...
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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
collisions with other trains, loose rails, and fires in wooden cars occurred with some frequency in the first decades of the railroads. But the industry soon grew more organized and invested in extensive track and bridge construction....
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- 01 Dec 2008
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A Force for Good
McCraw and I (with our coauthor, Linda S. Doyle PMD 49, 1985) summarized that style in eight points: Don’t give direct orders. Instead, listen, persuade, and cajole. Build consensus on the institutional mission. Embrace a strategy and...
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- 01 Jun 2022
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Blissful Thinking
National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America—and How We Can Get More of It. And while his next move was to run the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) think tank, he couldn’t shake the topic. It wasn’t just a professional...
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Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
with social media information. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53102 forthcoming Journal of Finance Brokers vs. Retail Investors: Conflicting Interests and Dominated Products By: Egan, Mark Abstract—I study how brokers distort...
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Dina Gerdeman