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- 11 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Business Competition Harms Society
Competition Corrupts Business Practices, suggests that many organizations in highly competitive markets are likely to bend the rules if doing so will keep their customers from leaving for a rival firm. "Competition is generally thought to be good for economies... View Details
- 13 May 2002
- Op-Ed
A Cure for Enron-Style Audit Failures
efficient and cheaper methods that undermine quality audits. The audit committee must have the leadership, independence and information to oversee the auditors View Details
- 17 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility
welfare issues. In part this can be attributed to the rising influence of basic social scientific disciplines, which improved the quality of research but also oriented researchers toward making contributions to theory in economics,... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
treated and discharged at a faster rate in the dedicated queuing system than in the pooled queuing system. We conduct additional analyses to rule out alternate explanations, such as stinting on care and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices
higher on average and variable profits increased by 9.6 percent, according to the study. The model also predicted that algorithmic competition resulted in a modest decline of .9 percent in quantity purchased... View Details
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
market—they must demonstrate to an independent panel from the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) that a new product works better than existing options for an identifiable group of... View Details
- 18 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.
leaders should understand that an employee’s input can sometimes make the difference between failure and success in a task or project — and managers can and should encourage... View Details
- 06 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing
diminishing the quality and even viability of its offerings. Outsourcing Has Its Costs Just ask Boeing. No firm placed a bigger bet on the virtual organization model. Its new 787 Dreamliner was going to be... View Details
- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer
first, these operations eventually become profitable. The WDC would be a center of research and learning about the impact of business on poverty reduction. Q: In what ways could the World Development Corporation be better than other... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries
"They are like personalities," whose strength is their consistency of quality and service. "They are the source of a reputation that customers can trust," added Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 23 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Financial Reporting Goes Global
surprised by the speed with which IAS/IFRS was overhauled once the EU decided to adopt the standards. I truly did not think the board would be able to pull it off. They really should be commended for the speed with which they created a high View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
to lower their prices by paying less for their tomatoes. We took a different approach and concentrated on quality." This meant going to the start of the supply chain: the tomato farmers. ("You can't put the brand on it, get the premium,... View Details
- 06 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 6, 2007
Industry Harvard Business School Case 507-021 ViaGen has invested heavily to develop cloning technology for the livestock industry. Cloning has the potential to significantly improve the genetics of livestock, leading to higher quality... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
class grew with large disposable income, and these foreign brands returned, it pushed the local brands to improve their quality and services. Competition rose View Details
- 26 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 26, 2008
purchasing and brought process discipline to store operations through using Six Sigma quality methodology. Although the changes led to higher profitability, the retailer's stock price remained unchanged.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two
hundreds of women, offering them free makeovers, demonstrating her products, and providing a sense of the elegance and self-definition that her cosmetics offered customers. As the brand View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
correcting this largely leave us with a frustrating sense that there is every reason to think that the industry will continue to grow and prosper without significantly affecting the quality of leadership in... View Details
- 20 Aug 2001
- Research & Ideas
Making an Ally of Uncle Sam
negotiating over price, quality and delivery terms, they divide that pie. Changing The Game The players in the value net continually seek to change the game to create and claim... View Details
- 18 Apr 2005
- Lessons from the Classroom
NFL Players Touch Down at HBS
Jones. That's why he and twenty-nine fellow players from around the National Football League have exchanged play books for business books this spring at Harvard Business School, where they were immersed in a three-day program to learn... View Details
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?
exploded, the strength of the apprenticeship process has weakened, and partner quality has likely been diluted. Turbulence in the tech and private equity labor markets have... View Details