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- 29 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Are First-Time Buyers Left Out of Real Estate’s Rebound?
rates. Supply and demand, of course, always have an impact, with an additional element in select markets such as Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Southern California, where prices fell by half or more after the downturn and where financial firms... View Details
- 04 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Leadership with Purpose: Redefining Success and Impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019)
processes and frameworks, focusing instead on authenticity and the values that define impactful leadership. My career before HBS had been driven by extensive execution and deep functional expertise. I had been fortunate to work in various... View Details
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Iva Teixeira
explains, “but over time, I created my own rotational program, doing everything from supply chain and human resources to financial analysis and new product development. In the end, I was very close to being an internal consulting analyst... View Details
- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
host of factors. Intermediary relationships, institutional commitments, legal restrictions, entrenched customer behavior, and competitive practices often limit the type and extent of changes that a firm can realistically make. 2. Within companies, channels often are... View Details
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
better supply chain management.For many of the retailers in our study, forecasting product demand is a right-brain function that relies on the gut feel of a few individuals and not on the systematic use of... View Details
- 30 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Candidates Seeking Opportunities After Graduation: Lessons Learned
function or company, Michael crafted his around problems and people. “I started with the challenges I’m interested in, rather than ‘functions’,” he explains. With an eye toward a position in media, he was looking for an opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 05 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Leadership with purpose: Redefining success and impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019)
career before HBS had been driven by extensive execution and deep functional expertise. I had been fortunate to work in various domains, from strategic sourcing to operations, but I was searching for something more—a vision for the kind... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Web
Trade Cards - The Art of American Advertising
all-inclusive quality of trade catalogs, trade cards offered a more intimate presentation with which companies could announce their line of business and products. Produced in a variety of shapes and sizes, trade cards generally measured 2 x 4 or 3 x 5 inches. The cards... View Details
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
re-examine the relationship between FDI and growth. We use "quality" to mean the effect of a unit of FDI on economic growth. However, this is difficult to establish because it is a function of many different country and project... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
“Blank” Inside: Branding Ingredients
ingredient is central to the functional performance of the final product. Think Shimano gear systems on performance bicycles or Monsanto's Nutrasweet, added to Equal sweetener. 3. The final products are not well-branded themselves, either... View Details
- 16 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Inner Workings of Corporate Headquarters
coordinating function. "We have plenty of case studies, but given how important it is, there is remarkably little academic research that looks at the headquarters of a multiunit firm," he says. In fact, so mysterious is the inner View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
account is one that frames the purpose of the for-profit corporation in terms of its function in allowing members of society to meet their wants and needs by coordinating labor and capital in the production of goods and services. August... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Setting Interns Up for Success at a Startup
packaging waste throughout the supply chain. With a wide range of opportunities available to the business as they expand, a Business Intelligence function was formed at Mori in 2021 with a critical mandate –... View Details
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
firm's investment opportunities. We apply Perfect Bayesian equilibrium solution concepts and confirm that over a range of reasonable model parameters the firm's investment decision does not maximize expected profits. Surprisingly, this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Back to School
showers for each other: Ten percent of the females are pregnant, and one of my students is expecting her second child. Other students simply cannot function in a classroom environment. The concept of No Child Left Behind is great, but one... View Details
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
its own functionality with the target's in a multi-platform bundle that leverages shared user relationships. We build upon the traditional view of bundling for economies of scope and price discrimination and extend this view to include... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
economic activity? This paper exploits the federal preemption of national banks in 2004 from local laws against predatory lending to gauge the effect of the supply of credit on the real economy. Specifically, we exploit the heterogeneity... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
Cournot-style competition. Meanwhile, each advertiser must pay a participation cost to use each ad platform, and advertiser entry strategies are derived using symmetric Bayes-Nash equilibrium that lead to the VCG outcome of the ad... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
mid-1980s. While the size of the executive team-the group of managers reporting directly to the CEO-doubled during this period, this growth was driven primarily by an increase in functional managers rather than general managers. Using... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
512-004 Domino's Pizza is the world's second largest pizza company with 9,436 stores globally, 95% of which are franchised. Domino's franchisees in the U.S. market were able to purchase fresh dough, cheese, pizza toppings, and other menu ingredients and store View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel