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23 23 Nov 2020 Business History Seminar The World's Biggest Landlord: How the U.S. Military Built its Arsenal of Houses A. J. Murphy, Brandeis Nov 16 16 Nov 2020 Business History Seminar 'Funk Money': The End of Empires, the Expansion of Tax Havens, and Decolonization... View Details

01 Feb 2021
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Choosing the Right Student Loan

an average student budget, but there are several ways for you to keep your costs down, such as living with in a dorm, taking advantage of student discounts, and limiting discretionary spending. 2. What... View Details

15 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 15

innovations. Ceteris paribus, the share of resources spent on development of general innovations, increases with the stability of the market share of the industry leader. As market shares become less persistent, the model predicts View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 May 2019
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Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997

the map in the United States,” says Cohen. “The three of us created a business plan. Tracy executed it absolutely brilliantly.” “I tilt toward doing, rather than planning,” says Palandjian of building Social Finance from an idea into a... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

09 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation

invested in equipment to make the larger pieces and worked to improve the quality and consistency of their steel. As the minimills began making inroads with better and bigger steel, the integrated mills were... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor & Scott D. Anthony

21 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good

difficult to study. When VC companies invest in an idea that later becomes successful, it’s hard to know whether that is because the idea was inherently a good one, or because the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Accommodations; Financial Services

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Industry Information - Alumni

debate and an exchange of ideas among serious investment practitioners about topics of the day. HedgeWeek.com Hedge Week is a free news source on the hedge fund industry, providing industry updates and... View Details

06 Oct 2023
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Short Intensive Programs 2024 Preview: From Climate Change to Formula 1

it’s one of their only chances to be in a class outside of their sectionmates, and for both RCs and ECs (second year, Elective Curriculum) to learn together in the same classroom. Offerings this year include an in-depth look at Formula... View Details

19 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior

Beshears and colleagues, recently published in the journal Psychological Science. The paper, Should Governments Invest More in Nudges? answers its own question with a resounding “Yes.” “We suspected that nudges on View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

11 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing

cost systems with only two parameters. One is the cost rate of supplying resource capacity (such as cost per minute for people and machine-driven processes, or cost per cubic meter per day in a warehouse). The second is View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

01 Jun 2023
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Pet Project

beginning was that the only way DTC physical goods make sense, as a venture-fundable, multiple-X return on your investment business, is if you can achieve the strong lifetime value (LTV) to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

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The overarching goal of my research is to produce works that are influential and informative to both academics and practitioners in the field of operations management. To accomplish this, I collaborate with industry partners who provide knowledge about their field,... View Details

24 Feb 2021
Lessons from the Classroom

What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace

the question of what conditions are necessary to improve the odds of success, and whether and when it is worth investing in changing conditions, rather than waiting for the right conditions to emerge.” Cuban Missile Crisis (October 16-29,... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

01 Dec 2023
News

Venturing Forth

Illustration by Adam McCauley Venture capital is a heady industry: Big bets mean big checks when the deals hit right. And for most of the last decade, those taking part in the funds were riding high: Capital was abundant, valuations were soaring, and the stock market... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

15 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 15, 2008

the technology bubble to examine the hypothesis that inexperienced investors play a role in the formation of asset price bubbles. Using age as a proxy for managers' investment experience, we find that around... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018

empty. Dennis Campbell and Tatiana Sandino discuss their new case study. How to Be a Rebel Leader In the book Rebel Talent, Francesca Gino argues companies should encourage rebellion in their workplaces. Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now? Transitioning from work to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Jan 2017
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January 3, 2017

United States began to use standardized color, achieved by synthetic dyes, as part of their marketing strategies. The emergence of the synthetic dye industry paralleled the growth of mass production and mass marketing in the American food... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

Investment By: Juan Alcacer and Paul Ingram Global economic transactions such as foreign direct investment must extend over an institutional... View Details

November 2019 (Revised April 2021)
Technical Note

Rechargeable Batteries, 2017: Gigafactory Wars in the Offing?

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In 2017, the global market for rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries was 126 gigawatt-hours (GWh) valued at $37 billion, growing by $10 billion in two years. Once confined largely to consumer electronics and appliances, the rapid increase in demand was spurred by... View Details

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13 Feb 2014
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Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles

business systems worldwide, including how leadership affects performance. As an example of very capable leadership of a high performing family enterprise, I introduced Nelson Sirotsky, Chairman of RBS, who... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis

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