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- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
criteria. They don't consider whether keeping manufacturing at home makes more sense strategically or take into account the impact it might have on their ability to innovate. The result has been an exodus of manufacturing from America, which has weakened the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Are Prices So High Right Now—and Will They Ever Return to Normal?
Edgerley Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Prices in the United States rose at the fastest pace in four decades in January, adding pressure to the Federal Reserve to cool the economy before... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 25 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done
why immigrants are more entrepreneurial, says Kerr. One set of explanations focuses on the mindset required to migrate: “The very act of someone moving around the world, often leaving family behind, might select those who are very... View Details
- 07 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Supervisor of Sandwiches? More Companies Inflate Titles to Avoid Extra Pay
happening at big firms and small firms,” Cohen says. “It happens across industries. I can see it happening at the Gap and Pizza Hut, but we also see it happening at Facebook, JPMorgan, and health care firms.” Name games As part of the... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- November 2002 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
TCS: An Entrepreneurial Air-Express Company in Pakistan
Introduces Khalid Awan, co-founder of TCS, an entrepreneurial air-express company in Pakistan. Awan has succeeded in building a sizeable company despite serious obstacles, including pressure from the public postal system, an environment prone to corruption, and a... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Leasing; Transportation Industry; United Arab Emirates; Pakistan
Kuemmerle, Walter, and Zahid Ahmed. "TCS: An Entrepreneurial Air-Express Company in Pakistan." Harvard Business School Case 803-027, November 2002. (Revised April 2004.)
- 05 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
5 Companies Where Employees Move Up the Ladder Fast
of.” The index ranks the 50 best companies along several dimensions, including promoting from within, career stability, and providing early experiences that allow employees to get better jobs with future employers. The top three firms... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 26 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 26
Authors:Desai, Mihir A., C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines, Jr. Abstract This paper analyzes the extent to which firms use trade credit to reallocate capital in response to tax incentives. Tax-induced differences in pretax returns... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
economic force is the selection between high- and low-type firms, which differ in terms of their innovative capacity. We estimate the parameters of the model using U.S. Census microdata on firm-level output, R&D, and patenting. The model provides a good fit to the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful
can include small “lifestyle” businesses, multi-generational family businesses, high-growth, venture funded technology businesses, and new ventures designed to commercialize breakthrough discoveries in life sciences, clean tech, and other... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge
- January 15, 2019
- Article
Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?
By: Josh Baron
The legacy of Vanguard founder John Bogle has brought attention to the transformative influence of ownership structures within the business world. Bogle's revolutionary insight into the limitations of active fund management led to the widespread adoption of index... View Details
Keywords: Ownership Type; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Strength and Weakness; Competitive Advantage
Baron, Josh. "Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?" Harvard Business Review (website) (January 15, 2019).
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-096.pdf Shamed and Able: How Firms Respond to Being Rated (Revised May 2008) Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel Abstract We examine how firms... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System
extended family of partners and stakeholders and with regard to their employees. After outlining some of the strategic uses by vanguard companies of their new or renewed values and principles, I will turn to exactly what is involved in... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 18 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions
sociodemographic characteristics. HBS Working Knowledge spoke with Israeli, the Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business Administration, and Ascarza, the Jakurski Family Associate Professor of Business Administration, about how... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
debt choice is more pronounced for firms with high financial distress risk, firms that are informationally opaque, and firms that are family... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Consumer Data Privacy in an AI World
Harnessing customer data well is central to any modern business, as is earning consumers’ trust that their information will stay private. With data breaches growing more common, regulations are tightening across the globe to bolster security, creating a new web of... View Details
- 24 Apr 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders
automate its factories, Mulally borrowed $23.5 billion, convincing the Ford family to pledge its stock and the famous Ford Blue Oval as collateral. His bold move paid off. Unlike its Detroit competitors, Ford avoided bankruptcy, regained... View Details
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
Demand: Model and Estimation Methodology Authors:Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman Abstract To set service levels, firms must understand how changes in service affect customer demand. Supply learning is a process whereby... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
in engineering and infrastructure construction, its challenges in planning and innovation, and the special things that a firm must do to compete successfully in the Chinese market. We conclude with China's approach to the global economy... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Profit Power of Corporate Culture
Corporate culture is often thought of as a hard-to-define, or soft concept in management circles. Soft not in the sense that it isn't important—most CEOs will tell you that their ability to inculcate values and mission into the DNA of a View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage
Over the past year, I have watched several firms going through periods of transition. Some have been cofounders who realized that it was time for a more experienced leader to take their business to the next level. Some were just ready for... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin