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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
relocate. "There are big risks involved in moving out of an established market," notes Robinson, who in 1995 successfully negotiated to keep the NHL champion Devils in New Jersey after the team had been courted by Nashville, Tennessee.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 02 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
WE RISE
between 2010 and 2016. “Men are more likely to get asked questions that are about the opportunity and their vision,” Huang says. “And women are more likely to get asked questions around the risks and the drawbacks.” Huang, who recently... View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
Institute for Sustainable Investing, that shows that 80 percent of individual investors in those next generations are interested in sustainable investments that can be customized to meet their interests and... View Details
- 09 Apr 2025
- News
The Working Parent Revolution
about what is their expectation. And I don't think this is limited to strong job markets like the one that we find ourselves in today. I think it traverses all employment markets because ultimately employers are interested in attracting... View Details
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
It was the first time they had truly considered forcing a company into involuntary bankruptcy, which he clearly would prefer to avoid lest they risk losing their entire investment. As the company’s financial position worsened, Oaktree’s... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
business: Investing in employees keeps churn rates down and distinguishes Hello Alfred in a moment when quantity of transactions often wins out over quality of service. “If we serve our employees well, then the users will be happy,”... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping the Beat
it’s a radio show. Imagine different people tuning in at different moments. So you have to continue to remind people what it is that they’re even watching. Otherwise, you’ll lose their interest because they’ll be like what the hell is... View Details
- 09 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 9, 2008
other prime locations in Chicago Downtown, and high interest rates suggested he should think long and hard before committing the company's resources to this speculative undertaking. Purchase the case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
Krishna Palepu, sought answers and suggested some corrective measures. Highlights of the conversation follow. Krishna Palepu: Let's start with some background on these matters as they relate to your areas of interest and expertise. Then... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1
Immelt had spent his second year at HBS reflecting on his career path, and he decided that he was more interested in being an operator than an investor, accepting a position with a lower salary at GE. Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) Jeff Immelt... View Details
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
customers are most likely to defect? Our empirical analysis of 82,235 customers exploits the varying competitive dynamics in 644 geographically isolated markets in which a nationwide retail bank conducted business over a five-year period. We find that customers defect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
turnout among those who would have registered anyway. On the contrary, citizens registered due to the visits became more interested in the elections, and 93% voted at least once in 2012. Overall, these results suggest that easing... View Details
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
Weapon", was originally published on Harvard Business Review's faculty blog on April 19, 2010.) Spring brings April showers, May flowers—and a flurry of annual reports. Mine have been arriving in the mail, and I am always interested... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, eBay and the Bidding Wars
work in market design are interested in how the rules by which markets are organized influence the behavior of participants. So, when I noticed, back in the early days of eBay, that a lot of auctions received bids right near the end of... View Details
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Negotiator’s Secret: More Than Merely Effective
battle (to get $700,000 minus legal fees) will exceed the defendant's assessment of his exposure (to pay $500,000 plus fees). Without significant risk aversion, the divergent assessments would block any out-of-court settlement. This... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 05 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Developing Black Talent for Leadership
and Howard but the gaps are even more stark for the majority of HBCUs such as Texas Southern University, Prairie View A&M University, and Huston-Tillotson (all in my home state of Texas). Why is it in all of our interests to give... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Breaking Free from Fear of Change
perform perfectly. They focus myopically on success. That drive can lead to tremendous professional achievements. But as careers progress, continued success requires the ability to change and adapt to new conditions, to take the risk of... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
founded Alibris, an e-commerce company that sells used, rare, and out-of-print books. We failed, a lot—HBS has a case on our more interesting failures. Our biggest setback came early. We planned to launch our commercial website and close... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
By: Feldman, Emilie R., and Cynthia A. Montgomery Abstract—Agency theory predicts that incentives will align agents' interests with those of principals. However, the resource-based view suggests that to be effective, the incentive to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
and Noble in books, Best Buy in electronics—offer similar rewards. Boots, the UK-based pharmacy and beauty supply retailer, offers a substantial reward of 4 percent, but that rate is more exception than rule. This type of reward is... View Details