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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
- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
definite advance over the arbitrary overhead allocations done by traditional standard cost systems, many companies abandoned ABC or updated their model only infrequently, because of the high time and cost associated with re-estimating the... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
to devote any engineering resources to leveraging these technologies. Teradyne's established customers tested high-end components such as microprocessors, for which CMOS architecture was too slow and inaccurate. What's more, a switch to a Windows NT platform would... View Details
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
the UK, licensed and insured vehicles, and full compliance with every applicable law and regulation. But Uber's “casual driver” model offered a perpetual cost advantage, and in October 2014 Hailo abandoned the US market. Uber's lesson to... View Details
- 23 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Drive to Acquire’s Impact on Globalization
and switching to Chinese firms. Wal-Mart has even hired the owners or managers of its abandoned U.S. suppliers to teach their efficient methods to the Chinese. As a result, many Americans have lost their manufacturing jobs and often have... View Details
Keywords: by Paul R. Lawrence
- 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
- 19 Sep 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems
when their employees are naturally proactive. When a Competitor Abandons the Market, Should You Advance or Retreat? Companies pay close attention when a competitor drops out of the market. Too often, though, they come to the wrong... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Not to Trust Your Gut
in determining how and when to abandon intuition in favor of a more deliberate, analytical approach. Intuition And Rationality In Negotiation To explain why individuals don't always think rationally and logically, Keith Stanovich of the... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
important information gets easily lost amid a sea of irrelevant posts. Høylie must figure out how to improve the way employees interact with the platform. Or should REMA 1000 just abandon it? Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
Business School Case 715-024 Bhutan: Governing for Happiness Unique among the world's countries, the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan had abandoned the traditional policy goal of increasing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in favor of pursuing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future
abandon people who have helped him at one stage of his career in order to succeed at another. Such choices—such moments of truth—are fraught with drama, the drama enacted in the conflict between being great and being good. The two have... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- 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
- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
been abandoned by its owners and had come under the control of CW Capital, the special servicer for the vast amount of debt that was in default. Any investment in a distressed property could be very risky and might require the company to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 21 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
company. The new moral contract also asks a lot from employees, they write. "It requires that [employees] have the courage and the confidence to abandon the stability of lifetime employment and embrace the invigorating force of continuous... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
whether they should modify this strategy somewhat, or whether they should abandon their current strategy entirely. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/advising-families-on-estate-planning/an/314088-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
central bank to abandon its zero interest rate policy, which had been in place for years, and raise rates to 0.5%. The Bank of Japan was eager to increase them to more "normal" levels to exert effective monetary policy. Yet the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
from Sealed Air. Should the company abandon its exclusive commitment to coated bubbles in order to fend off this challenge? I'm not worried that there will be a diminishing role for unions, because most of you are too dumb to run your... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 23 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2008
culminates in a violent takeover of the mine in May 2005, whereupon BHP Billiton staff are forced to shut down operations, abandon the mine site, and devise a new strategy for winning back local support. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace