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  • 27 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 27

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w16185   Cases & Course MaterialsMicrofin Michael Chu and Enrique KramerHarvard Business School Case 309-126 The case presents the management dilemmas of a new institution in an undeveloped microfinance... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Article

Front-line Staff Perspectives on Opportunities for Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Hospital Work Systems

By: Anita L. Tucker, Sara J. Singer, Jennifer E. Hayes and Alyson Falwell

Objective To link safety-related concerns raised by frontline staff about hospital work systems (operational failures) to the safety and efficiency of hospitals, and to contrast these concerns with national patient safety initiatives.

Data... View Details

Keywords: Perspective; Opportunities; Safety; Performance Efficiency; System; Failure; Conferences; Employees; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Experience and Expertise; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
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  • 20 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

PE-backed companies increased investments relative to their peers, while also experiencing greater equity and debt inflows. The effects are stronger among financially constrained companies and those whose private equity investors had more View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 01 Mar 2008
  • News

Avoiding a Succession Crisis

Citigroup appear to be. One survey of human resource directors of large corporations indicated that 60 percent lacked CEO succession planning. This situation is hardly optimal — not when View Details
Keywords: Joseph L. Bower; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises
  • 03 May 2016
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First Look, May 3, 2016

Effectively By: Casciaro, T., F. Gino, and M. Kouchaki Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51004 February 2016 Journal of Accounting & Economics Labor Unemployment Insurance and Earnings View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Jan 2023
  • News

Free Spirits

year to the second. The segment now has a dedicated trade association and big expectations to meet: Global Market Insights predicts the sector will reach $30 billion by 2025. Mariah Wood (left) and Vanessa Royle (Courtesy Tilden... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality
  • 08 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 8

and placed the global financial system at risk. I assert that the root cause of the crisis can be found in five related systems: incentives, risk management and control, accounting, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 28

literature in behavioral ethics and moral psychology on ordinary unethical behavior. Publisher's link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352154615000443 April 2015 Academy of Management Journal Unearned Status Gain:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
  • Case

Jumia's Path to Profitability

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in September 2019 as Sacha Poignonnec and Jeremy Hodara, co-founders and co-CEOs of Jumia, the leading Pan-African e-commerce platform, are contemplating the company’s path to profitability in the aftermath of a fragile investor sentiment, as the company... View Details
Keywords: Retail; Business Models; Business Model; Business Startups; Emerging Markets; For-Profit Firms; Strategy; Digital Platforms; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Value Creation; Globalization; Entrepreneurship; Competition; Expansion; Logistics; Profit; Resource Allocation; Diversification; Corporate Strategy; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; Africa
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  • 10 Oct 2007
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First Look: First Look: October 10

edited by Naomi Lamoreaux and Kenneth Sokoloff. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2007 No abstract available. Governance in the Global Information Economy Author:F. Warren McFarlan Publication:Chap. 11 in Managing View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • September 2019 (Revised September 2019)
  • Case

Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

By: John R. Wells, Carole A. Winkler and Benjamin Weinstock
In August 2019, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The first major storm of protest followed the surprise election of Donald Trump as President of the United States on November 8, 2016; many put the blame at the door of fake... View Details
Keywords: Facebook; Fake News; Mark Zuckerberg; Donald Trump; Algorithms; Social Networks; Partisanship; Social Media; App Development; Instagram; WhatsApp; Smartphone; Silicon Valley; Office Space; Digital Strategy; Democracy; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Controversy; Tencent; Agility; Social Networking; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Messaging; Monetization Strategy; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Communication; Communication Technology; Forms of Communication; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Crime and Corruption; Voting; Demographics; Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geography; Geographic Location; Global Range; Local Range; Country; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; International Relations; National Security; Political Elections; Business History; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Information Management; Information Publishing; News; Newspapers; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Dissemination; Human Capital; Law; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Systems; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Marketing Channels; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Monopoly; Media; Product Development; Service Delivery; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Rank and Position; Opportunities; Behavior; Emotions; Identity; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Status and Position; Trust; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Societal Protocols; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Valuation; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; California; Sunnyvale; Russia
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  • 07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009

process in jeopardy. At the same time, the company has a second drug, Byetta, in its pipeline. Graham must decide how to manage the company's limited resources while also finalizing another deal that has... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 21

in press Academy of Management Journal Compromised Ethics in Hiring Processes? How Referrers’ Power Affects Employees’ Reactions to Referral Practices By: Delfer-Rozin, R., B. Baker, and F. Gino Abstract—In this paper, we explore... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 31

Struggles and Standard Chartered Bank: Managing Global Key Accounts Robert G. Eccles and Kerry HermanHarvard Business School Case 411-011 Daren Kemp, a partner at leadership consultancy and executive search... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15

global buyout fund: Bain Capital Fund XI. For the fund, Bain was offering its limited partners a choice between three different fee structures: first, a "conventional" fee structure of a 1.5% View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • March 2024 (Revised August 2024)
  • Case

Darktrace: Scaling Cybersecurity and AI (A)

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Alexis Lefort
In 2023, Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson was contemplating her growth strategy at a leading U.K.-based cybersecurity venture, launched in 2013 by a group of anti-terror cyber specialists, University of Cambridge mathematicians, and artificial intelligence (AI) experts.... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Talent; Scaling; Entrepreneurship; Cybersecurity; Leadership; Business Growth and Maturation; Recruitment; Resignation and Termination; AI and Machine Learning; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Going Public; Technology Industry; United Kingdom; Europe; United States
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  • 08 Mar 2021
  • Blog Post

International Women's Day Featured Stories

Business School Prior to coming to HBS I created a company Pension Consulting Alliance, Inc. that advised some of the world’s largest institutional investors concerning their private market investments. I was asked to be their advocate particularly during the View Details
  • February 2009 (Revised March 2009)
  • Case

AFSCME vs. Mozilo...and "Say on Pay" for All! (A)

By: Fabrizio Ferri and James Weber
Union seeks to protect its pension funds through shareholder activism focused on corporate governance and executive compensation. The case uses Countrywide Financial as an example. Richard Ferlauto, director of pensions and benefits policy at the AFSCME, the largest... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Mortgages; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Labor Unions; Business and Shareholder Relations; United States
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  • 21 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 21

corporate archives to explore the fine details of how firms actually operated. It also includes work by those who have been influenced by evolutionary, transaction cost, and resource-based theories of the firm. The book will be an essential source of reference for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 29

among adults around the world, and the warm glow of giving can be detected even in toddlers. These benefits are most likely to emerge when giving satisfies one or more core human needs (relatedness, competence, and autonomy). The rewards... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne