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- 19 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Handicapping the Best Countries for Business
State. And, he has immense resource wealth to finance his efforts. I don't know if he'll succeed politically, but if he does not abandon human rights and constrains political power, then Russia could be a very good place to invest. Q:... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2002
- Op-Ed
A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures
that, if complied with in spirit as well as letter, is sufficient. Furthermore, the auditors must also be independent, with no unrevealed ties to the company. While the Big Five have abandoned consulting, they continue to provide other... View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
alienating members and would prompt some to abandon LinkedIn. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707406 Rwanda: National Economic Transformation Harvard Business School Case 706-491 Set in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem
the same problems as Bitcoin. There's no reason for the regular consumer to use it” Even recent high-profile data breaches have not led consumers to abandon credit cards in significant numbers. "Security doesn't work for the... View Details
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Toolkit for Customer Innovation
a number of companies have adopted an intriguing approach, which at first seems counterintuitive. Essentially, these companies have abandoned their efforts to understand exactly what products their customers want and have instead equipped... View Details
Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part Two]
donors will give money over the Web and won't show up at its fundraisers, it has to create its own network, and has to make human connections so appealing and enriching that people won't abandon them easily. I'm not worried. We have a lot... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 07 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Intellectual History of Harvard Business School
about them (and are very important at the School today) had to make a leap to become a part of this community. They had to leave their comfort zones. They had to abandon the normal methods of career advancement in the fields in which they... View Details
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
restrictions. Woolf had been farming crops for more than 30 years, but this was the first time they suffered a water shortage so severe that crops had to be abandoned in the field. Even if there was short-term relief in the form of an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
religion—an increasing number of people are abandoning their faith. As commitment wanes, religious involvement may become detrimental to well-being, and individuals may be better off seeking new affiliations. Read the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Your Way Through a Recession
employees. Economic recession can elevate the importance of the finance director's balance sheet over the marketing manager's income statement. Managing working capital can easily dominate managing customer relationships. CEOs must counter this. Successful companies do... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
abandon their ethics to get it.” When applied to individuals, the question prompted an interesting exchange between Sandeep and Phillippe Gouamba regarding the effect of wealth and poverty on the tendency of managers to employ super... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes
social ideals, enhance relationships, or make contributions to others' well being. When people perceive that efforts to validate their self-image may contradict or compromise such purposes, they are motivated to abandon self-image... View Details
- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
goods in their stores. “You have to make it clear why it is worth their time and money,” says Lal. A balanced approach to agent network growth is best. When growth is too fast, agents compete among a small group of customers, don’t make much money, and might View Details
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
concept. Based on test feedback, entrepreneurs must then decide whether to persevere with their business model, "pivot" by changing some model elements, or abandon the startup. This note describes, step-by-step, how to follow... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
as the last period becomes closer and closer, the relative benefit of abandoning it and lowering prices to survive a few more periods increases dramatically. The model shows that Microsoft can use piracy as an effective tool to price... View Details
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
and announcing the product launch through social media channels, the company finds significant customer interest. With only two weeks of promising data, the CEO must decide whether or not to abandon the planned sale to pursue the new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)
Well-intentioned people often start the new calendar year with a long list of personal resolutions, only to abandon most of them before Valentine’s Day. Alas, it’s a lot easier to make New Year’s resolutions than to keep them. That’s one... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
are managed by sophisticated real-time information systems; colleagues working 12 time zones apart can see and hear each other as they work at their desks—or in airport lounges on opposite sides of the planet. Publications, like this one, have View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking E-Leadership
Economy. "It requires abandoning past business models and challenging current assumptions and beliefs. It entails breaking many of the rules we've played by for generations." If your corporate culture is stifling your ability to... View Details
Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
evaluation criteria. The case also looks at the potential fund returns from the perspective of an investor. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/815097-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 115-042 Shanghai: GDP Apostasy The case describes... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel