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- 05 Mar 2014
- What Do You Think?
When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?
occur at any time) will be something that awakes the investor that there is a real time value to money, and it might be better to get some current returns ." Konstantin Tryapitsyn suggests what might prick the bubble. "I personally believe that some View Details
- 02 Jan 2013
- What Do You Think?
Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?
collaboration. An entire generation is being prepared to enter workplaces like this, organizations that reward extroverts who show initiative in stepping forward to shape the nature of the conversation of work and the ideas it generates.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University
against the same criteria applied to his or her predecessor. The way things are done is determined not by individual preference but by institutional procedure written into the genetic code. There is evolution in the university, though its mechanism typically is not... View Details
- 10 Mar 2011
- What Do You Think?
To What Degree Does the Job Make the Person?
new job. In other words, is there a self-selection bias in studies of the effects of job on a person's chemical makeup? As Stephanie Smith put it, "Perhaps it's a case of either the hormones and natural adaptability of the person... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2006
outgroup victims after a natural disaster, and whether these inferences predict intergroup helping. Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina struck the southern United States, White and non-White participants were asked to infer the emotional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rescuing Products with Stealth Positioning
companies that use stealth positioning adopt a covert approach. They conceal the true nature of their products by affiliating them with a different category. This is a powerful strategy for marketers when a category is in some way... View Details
Keywords: by Youngme Moon
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
The State of the Markets
the Internet," he concluded. "This will favor the cheapest suppliers and keenest buyers and thus hold down prices and inflation while raising productivity." Ever-changing Demands In his remarks, the NYSE's Cochrane underscored the ever-changing View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
precision medicines (LPMs) as those that use one or more relevant biomarkers. We then further segment trials based on the nature of the biomarker(s) used and other trial features with economic implications. Given potential changes in the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
not get along). Study 4 investigates a moderator of the rewarding nature of matchmaking: the type of connection. We show that bridging ties are relatively more attractive than bonding ties: the more unlikely the match, the more rewarding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Put Meaning Back into Leading
an organizational setting is what organizational scholars call a natural community, a state in which self and surrounding are inseparable. So, meaning has these two components—a component emphasizing the ability of individuals to engage... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?
and how they have performed in the past,” Ivashina says. “If someone left and they believe this person is important, there is likely to be a very serious conversation about that.” GREED IS THE NORM The researchers naturally expected greed... View Details
- 22 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Name Your Price. Really.
more," says Santana. She and Morwitz then took the findings a step further, to see if they could change the results by changing the nature of the transaction. In a new experiment, they offered a scenario in which a local coffee shop... View Details
- 09 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurs Who Invented Economic Forecasting
success with clients and the public? What need were the forecasters fulfilling? A: The key was the nature of the time. Forecasters found a ready audience during a time of social and economic turbulence. The late nineteenth and early... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 7
Stephan Heblich, and William R. Kerr Abstract We identify the impact of local firm concentration on incumbent performance with a quasi natural experiment. When Germany was divided after World War II, many firms in the machine tool... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse
street exists in the middle of the desert,” Wu says. “There’s nothing remotely natural about it—it’s clearly a man-made invention.” Two principles for building the metaverse To get the massive virtual world off the ground, Wu and Clough... View Details
- 08 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know
authoritative source for what functions a computer can handle and what services it can offer to users. The operating system and instruction set architecture are critical for leaders to know because they help determine the shape of an organization’s technology strategy,... View Details
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
low barrier to entry and by the ubiquitous nature of the drug pricing problem. Baum had to decide whether Imprimis should stick with its already successful ophthalmology business or begin the endeavor of combatting high drug prices, going... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
majority of aggregate productivity gains, suggesting that ignoring this channel could lead to substantial bias in understanding the nature of gains from multinational production. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2101302... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
opportunities in the likes of London, Barcelona, Beijing, and Singapore. It's not easy, and it's not fun. But the alternative is even worse - a twisting, slow decline that squanders value. At first blush, the natural inclination for many... View Details
- 14 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 14, 2015
expanded, while disagreements on the terms of natural gas supplies have been resolved. The case describes the impact of the interplay of great power politics, domestic political considerations, and economic factors on the efforts of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne