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06 Jan 2003
What Do You Think?

China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?

opportunities and substantial returns on investment of the kind suggested by some are years, perhaps even decades, away. It will require not only caution but also a great deal of patience as barriers to economic development are lowered.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]

What applications might they suggest, William A. Sahlman asked his students, for "electronic ink"—particles and dyes, embedded in a surface, that could be charged to form changing texts without the bother of paper View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

17 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 17

good weather. When the weather is bad, individuals appear to focus more on their work than on alternate outdoor activities. We investigate the proposed relationship between worse weather and higher productivity through four studies: (1)... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

June 2001
Teaching Note

Garanti Bank: Transformation in Turkey TN

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

Teaching Note for (9-300-114). View Details

Keywords: Banking Industry; Banking Industry; Turkey

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26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

17 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Why E-commerce Didn’t Die With the Fall of Webvan

they just don't seem to get the front-page coverage. I got a call from someone from Wired magazine just the other day on what's happening as people go back to school. The story is that people are going to take the same old courses they were taking ten years ago. It's... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products; Retail

17 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 17

Paul Healy, George Serafeim, and Devin Shanthikumar Abstract—Prior research on equity analysts focuses almost exclusively on those employed by sell-side investment banks and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Role of Government When All Else Fails

several critical sectors of the economy, including banking and private insurance, federal and state governments act as insurers of last resort, assuming literally trillions of... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Studying Japan from the Inside

governance system from U.S. companies; banks acted as monitors for Japanese companies, and the boards of Japanese companies had been dominated by insiders. In April this year, however, the commercial code... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

06 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI

the World Bank or the IMF would have advised for countries to receive more foreign direct investment. But interestingly, it was slow in coming. And so the reasons for this can be many. I think one that might... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

Robin, Samuel Gregory Hanson, and Dimitri Vayanos Abstract—We present a model of the yield curve in which the central bank can provide market participants with forward guidance on both future short rates... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

Here's a cautionary tale of innovation woe: Nokia has consistently outspent Apple on phone-related research and development over the past decade, especially in the years leading up to the launch of Apple's iPhone. Between 2004 View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

09 Dec 2008
First Look

First Look: December 9, 2008

of Wall Street rather than developing nations. And the crisis raises questions about the development policies of Asian nations: Did too-close "crony" relations between politicians and owners of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature

Despite its name, the Great Wall of China began as a series of smaller, isolated defensive fortifications. Those structures grew and were later unified into the imposing structure that exists today. The Great Wall is a great metaphor for... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Manufacturing

02 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?

incompetent entrepreneur that wants to steal from the better firm and distort the market is accountable only to his bank account and ethics. So we need someone capable enough... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

07 Apr 2011
What Do You Think?

When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?

argues for the "public's right to know," but suggests two other questions in assessing the need for a takeover: "What's the cause of the problem? And what are the public interests at stake?" Gerald Nanninga suggests... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

24 Jul 2018
Op-Ed

4 Ways Managers Can Exercise Their 'Agency' to Change the World

General Motors was moving toward its vision of zero emissions and zero accidents by investing in electrified, shared, and autonomous vehicles. And while Wells Fargo was... View Details

Keywords: by George Serafeim

23 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

19 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers

good thing not to have any privacy policy,” John says. It’s almost as if you had the choice of two banks in a sketchy neighborhood, one with bulletproof glass and one without. For their last experiment, the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

17 Dec 2001
Research & Ideas

Enterprising Women

people," said Cynthia Fisher (HBS MBA '90). In 1993, using her own capital, Fisher founded ViaCord, a business that allows customers to bank cord blood stem cells for possible future use in the treatment of cancer View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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