New Silk Road - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 May 2003
Research & Ideas

How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?

new line of business. (Starbucks partners with hot-spot provider, T-Mobile and Hewlett-Packard to offer users subscription plans that average under $40 per month.) We are moving to a time when broadband will be totally ubiquitous, part of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne & Martha Lagace; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

08 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

Who Rises to Power in American Business?

"outsiders," such as Elizabeth Arden, created their own road to success, overcoming significant odds. The new book Paths to Power: How Insiders and Outsiders Shaped American Business Leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

27 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere

four of the years from 1876 to 1910. Indeed, he built roads and railroads, and he instituted liberal land, labor, and credit laws that favored agricultural commerce for large landowners. But the transportation infrastructure efforts... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Agriculture & Agribusiness

19 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 19

scale. The authors propose that the concept of government as a minimalist platform-focusing on a handful of tasks and doing them well-was the key to success. The administration focused on land allocation, roads (mostly for walking),... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 5, 2008

Authors:Sharon Horsky, Steven C. Michael, and Alvin J. Silk Abstract The common perception appears to be that vertical integration of advertising services is more the exception than the rule in the U.S. advertising industry. This study... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Jul 2010
First Look

First Look: July 20

value-relevant before disclosure, for negative earnings adjustments it is value-relevant only after disclosure. This finding is consistent with managers delaying the communication of bad news until IFRS compliance. A finer model shows... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

Finally, performance pricers relentlessly communicate their value. An example is PACCAR, producer of Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks in a market viewed as a commodity by others. Throughout 70 consecutive years of profitability—a period from dirt View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products

24 Nov 2008
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

enough, Datar and Garvin distilled more bad news from their research. "There's an escalating drumbeat of concerns from alums, from students, and from customers—the companies that recruit MBAs," Garvin explained in an interview.... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson & HBS Bulletin; Education

06 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 6

U.S. corporations, which enjoy ready access to the deepest capital markets in the world. Venture capital, for example, and the public equity markets that support it, has channeled money to innovative ideas that have transformed industries and generated View Details