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- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
Lal says. “But 80 to 90 percent of mobile money operations are failures.” “If you don’t identify the right problem, the rest of it will not go anywhere” His research shows that companies are starting their market analyses in the wrong... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
Evolution as a System of Governance, due for publication November 2009. The purpose of this monograph is to put forth an original concept of capitalism as a system of governance, including a theory of how it functions at any point in time... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer
companies that are owned by private equity. They are composed of the CEO and six directors, all of whom have relevant industry expertise. The directors make the time commitment, spending several days each... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
quality and efficiency. The introduction of this transparency contributed to a 22.2% increase in customer-reported quality and reduced throughput times by 19.2%. Laboratory studies revealed that customers who observed process transparency... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
enterprising companies, the current threats to market capitalism present vital opportunities. Drawing on discussions with business leaders around the world, the authors argue that companies must stop seeing themselves as bystanders and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2017
- Research Event
Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?
Ojomo said, adding that the company now grosses $1 billion per year and employs thousands of local citizens. Macomber summarized the key takeaway of this example: The infrastructure wasn’t built ahead of View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.
Motel in downtown Memphis. Although he was just 39 years old at the time of his death, the autopsy revealed that he had the heart of a 60 year old. Thirteen years leading the civil rights movement, suppressing the fear that accompanied... View Details
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
understand customers and their needs deeply. Develop the ability to respond to this understanding with better-tailored assortments, replenishment of the hits, and timely markdowns on what is left over. Execute well, especially at the... View Details
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
women, about 64 percent of the ones who were in the industry in 1995 were no longer in the industry in 2000. Only 33 percent of the male control group exited the industry in the same time frame. There have been some efforts to introduce... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
May 2017 Journal of Financial Economics The Value of Trading Relations in Turbulent Times By: Di Maggio, Marco, Amir Kermani, and Zhaogang Song Abstract—This paper investigates how dealers’ trading relationships shape their trading... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care
payment model undoubtedly simplifies billing matters for the patients, the main impetus is to lower health care costs while simultaneously improving quality of care. In the traditional fee-for-service model, hospitals secure permission from the patient's insurance... View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
conglomerate Tata Group and Envision, an entrepreneurial alternative energy company based in China-and found significant commonalities. These three companies demonstrate the essential attributes of a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
Bruce Harreld, Charles A. O'Reilly III, and Michael Tushman Periodical:California Management Review 49, no. 4 (summer 2007) Abstract In the past 15 years, the IBM Company has undergone a remarkable transformation from a struggling seller... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The World in Your Palm?
student to chief executive officer also makes it difficult for device makers to segment the market as cleanly as, say, PC companies are able to do, DelBene said. "Companies are spending a lot of time... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt
widespread distress: Corporate credit quality and growth, says Harvard Business School Professor Victoria Ivashina. “It's only in the US in 2007 and 2008 that we observed the highest fraction of the non-performing loans coming from households.” Debt incurred by View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 17 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 17
Publication:MIT Sloan Management Review 51, no. 2 (winter 2010): 57-61 An abstract in unavailable at this time. Read the preview: http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/articles/2010/winter/51220/what-it-takes-to-make-star-hires-pay-off/ Acting in View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 2, 2009
selection processes help organizations adapt in the face of technological and market changes. We show how this process, along with the concepts of organizational ambidexterity and dynamic capabilities, may help organizations survive over long View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
"The best-laid schemes of mice and men go often awry." - Robert Burns, 1785 An entrepreneur starts a company with plans to go public, but ultimately accepts a low-ball acquisition offer from a competitor. A newlywed husband... View Details
Keywords: Re: Francesca Gino
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
at risk? Alvarez: In the worst shape are the stores that said: I can fix that. Maybe it's not fixable—maybe 80 percent of your products are now going to be sold online or in a digital format, like books. Barnes & Noble and Staples are two View Details
- 04 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable
by companies trying to make better CEO choices—and even in evaluating presidential candidates. The trick for a company or country picking an extreme leader is to realize that it is a high-stakes gamble, and... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard