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- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Globalization Revisited
world in what and how consumers consume.” Sorrell went on to predict that in the coming years, “Companies’ marketing focus will become much more localized, which will call for more, rather than less, emphasis on national management and... View Details
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
between tax brackets within a state-year cell and which absorb heterogeneity and contemporaneous changes in economic conditions; ii) an instrumental variable approach, which predicts changes in an individual or firm's total tax rate with... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 22
infringing on the NPEs' patents. We support these predictions using a novel, large dataset of patents targeted by NPEs. We show that NPEs on average target firms that are flush with cash (or have just had large positive cash shocks).... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
thought to the challenges the company will face in the years ahead. While it is impossible to completely predict the future business environment, boards should be looking for leaders who are visionary as well as adaptable to changing... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 06 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Extraordinary Things We Do on Ordinary Days: A Mother’s Day Tribute
Schedules and routines are so helpful when it comes to transitions. Being able to predict what’s next makes it easier to adjust. I try to keep certain parts of our day as similar as possible so Adeline feels successful. I am teaching her... View Details
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
results translate to specific predictions on how the change in homogeneity will affect firm behavior. This paper's predictions can also serve more generally as a test for the theory of culture as shared... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
If Your Customers Don't Care What You Charge, What Should You Charge?
found, in the retail gas markets they studied, was that accounting for increased consumer inertia led to an estimated 3.3 percent post-merger price increase, compared with the 5.9 percent increase predicted by a static model typically... View Details
- 06 Oct 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Will the ‘Moneyball Generation’ Influence Management?
dashboard, "indirect goals" that help predict and explain financial performance beyond the "direct goal" of profit. These might include the speed of aircraft turnaround in the airline industry, the conversion rate of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 15, 2007
economic models predict that they do not systematically differ. With online grocery data, we show that people are decreasingly impatient the further in the future their choices will take effect. In general, as the delay between order... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jul 2016
- News
Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze
(MBA 1986) said, “Pokemon GO will be the dawn of a new generation of Augmented Reality startups” and classmate David Kenny predicted Pokemon GO is “just the beginning of mingling real and virtual worlds.” Meanwhile, Taru Kapoor (MBA 2015)... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Emerging Research on Emerging Markets
income norms as predicted by economic theory," noted HBS professor Bruce Scott in his talk on "Creating Capitalism." Other speakers and their topics were Erik Bergloumlf of the Stockholm School of Economics on financial architecture in... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
Driving Innovation
today,” Stewart said. Putting her clairvoyance to work, with smartphones now outshipping PCs, Stewart predicted in the article that mobile-optimized Web sites will be the next frontier for consumer marketers who are looking to advance on... View Details
- May 1987 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System
By: Robert L. Simons
Detailed description of the planning and control systems in use at Johnson & Johnson. Focuses on the actions of managers in one subsidiary in revising budget targets. Illustrates intensive strategic planning and financial planning process in a large, decentralized... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Planning; Planning; Forecasting and Prediction; Accounting Audits; Budgets and Budgeting; Business Strategy; Financial Management; Business or Company Management; Management Systems; Public Administration Industry; Financial Services Industry
Simons, Robert L. "Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Planning and Control System." Harvard Business School Case 187-081, May 1987. (Revised February 2000.)
- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
Christensen. “But if data is only available about the past, we’re essentially teaching our students only to take action when the game is over. A better way to think about the problem is to be able to look into the future and predict... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 15 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 15, 2015
pricing decisions on a daily basis. Rue La La is in the online fashion sample sales industry, where they offer extremely limited-time discounts on designer apparel and accessories. One of the retailer's main challenges is pricing and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 15
trade with arbitrageurs. Consistent with the model, we find that (i) the supply of long- relative to short-term bonds is positively related to the term spread, (ii) supply predicts positively long-term bonds' excess returns even after... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
have little confidence in long-range planning, predictions of others, or their own biases. They will spend less time planning and more time fostering the organizational ability to develop and test new ideas. In a recent e-mail, Scott... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Numbers Talk to People
the Eureka Story, the Mad Scientist Story, the Survey Story, the Prediction Story, and the "Here's What Happened" Story. The excerpt focuses on the first two. —Sean Silverthorne book excerpt Framing The Problem From: Keeping Up... View Details
- 13 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 13, 2007
increase the reliance on FDI flows and alter the decision to deploy technology through FDI as opposed to arm's length licensing. Several distinctive predictions for the impact of weak investor protection on MNC activity and FDI flows are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
CEO Succession: The Case at Ford
a very good record which are the LBOs, almost never go for that sort of CEO. They look for an industry figure who really knows a lot about the business and that company—often a retired CEO. Q: Is it easy to predict who's going to be the... View Details