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- 07 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
ZIP codes. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53271 Harvard Business School Case 718-419 Hilti (A): Fleet Management? This case explores the strategic decision-making... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
litigation strategically respond to increased litigation risks in this industry. We find that as patent wars intensify, smartphone vendors not involved in any litigation focus more of their business in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
wise or lucky. His blend of new statistical methods and old common-sense reasoning helped him profit as the forecasting industry first developed. Irving Fisher, Economic Forecasting, and the Myth of the Business Cycle Author:Walter A.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 26, 2007
paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-022.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAirbus vs. Boeing (B): Should Airbus Build the VLCT Alone? Harvard Business School Supplement 707-448 Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this supplement:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
resources.” Shortly after assuming his position, Jimenez initiated a strategic review that sought to concentrate the portfolio on businesses where Novartis could be at global scale in attractive markets.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Cash House | About
Cash House James I. Cash, James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus Cash House is named to honor the legacy and contributions of James I. Cash, James E. Robison Professor of Business... View Details
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
weight of published management advice, recommends that management teams engage task conflict but avoid relationship conflict. Implicit in this advice is the premise that it is indeed possible to separate the task and relationship aspects of a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
seem to want. For example, Kodak first began to sense that digital imaging might pose a threat to its core business in the mid-1990s. It invested more than $2 billion in research and development. However, it framed the challenge as,... View Details
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
a sovereign default may affect the economy. 2017 Green Capitalism? Business and the Environment in the Twentieth Century Entrepreneurship, Policy, and the Geography of Wind Energy By: Jones, G. Abstract—This study examines the geography... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Rare Disease Day – Small Numbers, Big Challenges… and Big Opportunities - Blog: Health Supplement
trajectory, but my motivation to make a difference as a patient has grown. I joined the Cure HHT board of directors in 2020 inspired by the challenge and vision to find a cure. As I became more involved with Cure HHT this past year, leading our-three year View Details
- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
Business School’s Ranjay Gulati looks at how it tackled the challenge. He identifies several important takeaways for other multinationals: Give the local organizations clout, embrace creative abrasion, build strong functions, and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Kristin W. Mugford | About
investment committee. Bain Capital Credit is one of the leading corporate and distressed debt managers, managing over $40 billion in offices around the world. Kristin began her career at the Walt Disney Company, where she worked in corporate View Details
- 10 Sep 2001
- What Do You Think?
Do MBAs Need More Street Smarts?
suggests a complementary relationship, commenting that, while no substitute for street smarts, the MBA provides "tools and strategic understanding skills that accelerate an average human being's learning curve." Will the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
In the decades prior to the advent of radial tires," writes Donald Sull in Business History Review, "Firestone Tire & Rubber was viewed by some observers as the best managed U.S. tire company." But in the face of French... View Details
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
the right questions," says Kaplan, a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. "Most leaders spend a lot of their time looking for answers. Very often, they may feel isolated and alone. I want to help them... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
To improve any business, managers need to understand how much it costs to produce a profitable product. It seems a simple task, but the process of securing and analyzing the data can be incredibly complex and organizationally taxing. In Time-Driven Activity-Based... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 21 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style
performance. “Machine learning is able to utilize data that is both large in size, but also in a different form than what would traditionally fit into an Excel spreadsheet,” says Harvard Business School’s Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury, the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 29 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 29
this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/212070-PDF-ENG eBay, Inc. and Amazon.com (A) Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Anant ThakerHarvard Business School Case 712-405 This case has been designed to explore View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 24
economies. We propose that firms' corporate governance and firms' strategic business activities within an industry are interlinked. By conducting a simultaneous economic analysis of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 8, 2008
help solve the problem? TheLadders considers this strategic paradox. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=908061 Measuring Investment Performance Harvard View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace