Disclosure And Access - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

The World in Your Palm?

People will count on their cell phone as the "hub" of their digital life, using it to access and collect information, entertainment, and other forms of data, which... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

How to Break the Expert’s Curse

Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw famously wrote, "He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches." But it's often more accurate to say, "He who can do can't teach." It's natural for novices to seek out experts for guidance. That's why many organizations adopt formal... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”

founders' systematic and thorough approach to marketing, the Xerox association was critical to the startup's success for two reasons: it gave them direct access to customers who were interested in their... View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding

making money and investing, but it's also about entrepreneurship. And entrepreneurship in this country right now is, I think, our great hope and has been the great hope of the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Role of Government When All Else Fails

this e-mail interview with Laura Linard.Linard: You write that a reason to study the historical role of government in risk management is to better "understand government and its role in the new economy." How would you... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Studying Japan from the Inside

access to HBS cases. Q: How do you foresee the JRO contributing to the study and practice of management in the region? A: In the future I would like to organize academic conferences where we will contribute... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

06 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Best Place for Retirement Funds

households had at least $25,000 in both a taxable and a tax-deferred account. And while about two-thirds of those households held tax-efficient portfolios, most of the remaining third could reduce their... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

19 Nov 2014
HBS Case

Marketing Marijuana

consider the illegal market. Options here include trying to scam a red card for access to medicinal marijuana at a medical dispensary, where prices are reduced due to lower state and municipal taxes. Another... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

09 Dec 2015
Research Event

When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms

later Twitter acquired competing app Periscope and cut off Meerkat’s access to Twitter’s social graph. And then there was the iPhone flashlight app from Noah Corp., which... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Technology; Web Services

04 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Don’t Lose Money With Customers

"Firms today have access to a wealth of information about customers and sales prospects," says Narayandas. "Now more than ever before, companies are able to leverage technology to work more... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future

said Howson, who focuses on mergers and acquisitions, project finance, and capital markets in his firm's Beijing office. The creation of domestic capital markets, increasing View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Enterprising Women

Zipcar, which uses the Internet to "make access to cars as easy as getting money from an ATM" has approximately 1,500 member-users and expects to open in Manhattan in early 2002. The network for... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

02 Feb 2002
What Do You Think?

Will the Societal Effects of Enron Exceed Those of September 11?

and related fees more willingly paid by anxious directors. Insurers too will enjoy increased business and higher rates. But will we see other positive fallout from Enron? If so, what form will it take? Will... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital

1946, when the late Georges Doriot, a long-time and legendary member of the HBS faculty, founded American Research and Development as a willing and able source of financing for... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Financial Services

07 Sep 2016
What Do You Think?

How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?

created by errors in the original coding or "windows" for hackers intentionally left in the network code by agents hoping to use them later to access and sell information. Ramo describes the active... View Details