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- 30 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men
of entrepreneurial pitching," says Alison Wood Brooks, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School who coauthored the paper with Laura Huang, an assistant professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; Sarah... View Details
- 28 Jul 2016
- Op-Ed
Where is TripAdvisor for Doctors?
to monetize this opportunity. But the medical profession, let alone consumers, might frown on doctor advertising and on doctors paying fees for referrals. 4. Restricted Choice. Many consumers are restricted by their health care plans to... View Details
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
and customers will react in a business world populated by leaders with these characteristics is another matter. Gerald Nanninga's comment suggests that it may not be an issue. As he put it, "Leaders have never had all the answers.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care
After a cancer patient's first 30 days in the American medical system, the bills start stacking up—right next to the pile of paperwork explaining benefits. "It's very hard for patients to match these things up," says Dr. Thomas W. Feeley, who recently joined... View Details
- 21 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect
of each segment is changing, and how the company's products and services address the needs of each segment. The product was developed by Gail McGovern, a professor of management practice, and John Quelch, the Senior Associate Dean and Lincoln Filene Professor of View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sometimes Success Begins at Failure
technology that is not being used by one of its businesses within three years of its patent date is automatically made available for license to others—including competitors. This may have an additional side benefit: P&G View Details
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
Pick up most business magazines these days and you'll probably find an article on some venture capital transaction involving millions of dollars. From HBS Associate Professor Benjamin Esty's perspective, however, these deals are small... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups
Business School Press), a new book by HBS professor Dorothy Leonard and Professor Walter Swap of Tufts University. The authors not only disprove the stereotypical perception of group creativity as an oxymoron but show how the group... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
When business executives create innovative products or services, they often look to impress their customers by delivering an experience more meaningful, more delightful, than possibly expected. A true "wow!" moment. And Harvard View Details
- 16 Jul 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Obamacare
couldn't still succeed, says John Quelch, the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and a professor of health policy and management at Harvard School of Public... View Details
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
Publications 2006 Harvard Business Review Press What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential By: Kaplan, Robert Steven Abstract—How do you create your own definition of success-and reach your unique... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2003
- What Do You Think?
China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?
terms." On the other hand, those without patience should beware as well. As Herb Smith, who lives and teaches in China, puts it, "... invaders will do well to be forewarned to bring their lunch and plan to stay awhile." The... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?
presentation given at the fifth U.S.-China Health Summit at Harvard Medical School in September by John A. Quelch, the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School... View Details
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
Cases & Course MaterialsAnalyzing New Venture Opportunities Harvard Business School Note 809-163 The note describes a systematic process for framing and researching the issues that should be analyzed in the course of considering a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
menu. We illustrate this result empirically in the context of 401(k) plans, where we show a negative relation between the number of investment choices in a 401(k) plan and the quality of the optimal portfolio achievable given those... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/arcos-dorados-how-to-lead-and-from-where/an/114059-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-475 Social Strategy at Cisco Systems In April 2013, Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, vice president and general... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tips to Reinvent the Department Store
store," he said. As the first conference in what is planned to be an annual event, the HBS Retail and Luxury Goods Conference on April 3 was organized by two HBS student clubs, the Retail & Apparel Club and the Luxury Goods &... View Details
- 03 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 3
in Teaching Hospitals By: Huckman, Robert S., Hummy Song, and Jason R. Barro Abstract—We consider the impact of cohort turnover-the planned simultaneous exit of a large number of experienced employees and a similarly sized entry of new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong
John, an assistant professor in the Negotiation, Organizations, and Markets unit at Harvard Business School. “They assume the Bachelor can only like one type of woman.” “When you like one lake, people infer that you hate cities” It turns... View Details
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Research Looks to Latin America
conducted now is extremely broad. "There was a lot more than we had first realized," she reported. Nine HBS professors described the research they are conducting on Latin America as well as work they plan to do in the future.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace