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- 10 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley
was to improve corporate governance and restore the faith of investors, but many in the business world spoke out against SOX, viewing it as a politically motivated overcorrection that would lead to a loss of risk-taking and... View Details
- 16 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology
the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP), a joint project of HBS and Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is also founder and CEO of the District Management Council, an organization that works with school districts to improve... View Details
- 05 Dec 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Growth Good?
just economic. But does this translate to the global economy? Benjamin Friedman, as the result of an examination of the economic and social histories of the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
counterintuitive thinking. As Scott Cook says, "The big asset of younger people and smaller organizations is they can think outside the box. They can see the world in an entirely different way. When you... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
- 12 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers
governments interested in improving conditions. “It suggests that development agencies looking to improve workplace conditions should be thinking not only about training workers at particular factories, but also [about how they] might View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Long-Tail Economics? Give Me Blockbusters!
result in dead ends but occasionally lead in an unexpected direction to a blockbuster result. Some big budget movies are flops, others are sleepers, still others meet expectations. More risky than pursuing blockbusters is not to pursue... View Details
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
As yet, there is no foolproof way to monetize social capital. If there were, Ello would be well on its way to financial success. The upstart social networking site set the internet abuzz recently by introducing View Details
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
economic activity away from the US. In fact, the evidence suggests the opposite as firms expand globally, they also expand domestically. Indeed, American welfare can be advanced by ensuring that investments... View Details
- 16 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities
You can see the subtle changes when a neighborhood is on its way up—streets get cleaner, building facades improve, new businesses start moving in. Across an entire city, however, it’s harder to track such changes, to understand in real... View Details
- 23 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs
those underrepresented groups, such as X Factor Ventures, which focuses on women, and Harlem Capital Partners, which focuses on people of color, looking for an edge with products that other players may miss.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 07 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 7
the right student in the right form at the right time. To fuel this rapid growth, IMAX has been scouting for investors. It has received an equity investment offer from a large Indian educational book... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
likely to subsidize sellers (buyers) when its investment in first-party content is higher. These results hold with both simultaneous and sequential entry of the two sides. With two competing platforms-an incumbent facing favorable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2003
- What Do You Think?
Are Conditions Right for the Next Accounting Scandal?
organizations. Without incentives to do so, the natural tendency is to opt for the "safe" alternative, particularly in a litigious investing community. What form could these incentives take? Whose responsibility would it be to... View Details
- 03 Apr 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?
earth. Listen carefully to a friend over a cup of tea. I cannot imagine, now, a prosperity that will be based on smoke, mirrors, silicon, electrons, and tiny fingers." Many argued from the proposition that "it all depends." View Details
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Harness Auction Fever
wins, but because the average bid is probably the best estimate of actual value, the winner will likely have overpaid. The escalation of commitment is a self-justification story. Even if bidders have perfect information regarding the value of View Details
- 17 Nov 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?
with optimists. As a determined optimist who has grown a bit more pessimistic during my life, I do want to share one important finding from my 35 years of field research: Effective long-term planning and View Details
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
leaders must bring to bear a new perspective on how growth efforts are situated in their companies, how they measure and reward executing the present and building the future, and how they align behaviors to their specific growth initiatives. Planting New Trees In View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 25 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine
convince others to join your company?” Attracting high-quality talent is an important challenge for any young firm, and it’s critical to establishing reputation and growth. Simply publicizing a well-known venture capital firm View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
example, as the rate of patenting new inventions. We find that high levels of tertiary education, high investments in research and development, and a solid platform of information and communications... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 18 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?
Although much of the globe is awash in it, the allocation of water for human consumption is anything but easy. As the planet's population grows, urbanizes, and is subjected to climate change, many experts foresee a global water crisis... View Details