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- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
Case 718-406 Becton Dickinson: Creating Shared Value by Advancing Global Health Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) was a medical technology firm headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, with 43,000... View Details
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
industry in the United States. Explores the interaction between the growth of a company and an overall industry. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=406082 Fundamentals of Family Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2022
- Book
Reimagining the Economy: What Would It Take to Put People First?
interests of shareholders. Since power derives from control over access to valued resources, this disparity in control over strategic decisions results in a great power imbalance among workers, top executives, and capital investors,... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 08 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 8, 2016
place, while the results of that innovation leads to learning that reshapes the strategy. Lean Strategy enables company builders to pursue viable opportunities, stay focused, and align the entire organisation while supporting front-line... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
a shift in the perceived boundaries in the value chain. Global Unichip sees itself as a "virtual integrated device manufacturer," a throwback to the vertically integrated model that fell out of favor for most chips. The case... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon
prospects. After all, starting a company takes a lot of time, resources, and energy, and is a long-haul game. Conditions at the time of founding matter, so entrepreneurs may want to wait for better times and develop their ideas further to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
203's 85% threshold to 70%. Like the middle-ground approach on staggered boards, this amendment-to a single number-would also represent good policy: facilitating high-premium offers that attract a supermajority of disinterested shares, but also providing View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
Publications 2006 Stanford University Press Wall Street Research: Past, Present, and Future By: Groysberg, Boris, and Paul M. Healy Abstract—Wall Street equity analysts provide research products and services on publicly traded companies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Has Apple Reinvented the Watch?
Watch out. Apple hopes to claim a new frontier on your wrist. The company announced its new Apple Watch on Tuesday, sending journalists and a bevy of other observers, online and off, into a flurry of analysis and speculation over a... View Details
- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
argues Mikołaj Piskorski, one of the world's leading experts on the business of social media. In A Social Strategy, he provides the most convincing answer yet, one backed by original research, data, and case studies from companies such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jan 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
"The problem is that there is a reason why these industries have evolved with the structure they have," Khaire points out. Art-works have much more symbolic value than material value. "The criteria for View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track
Today's most successful leaders are focusing on sustaining superior performance by aligning people around mission and values and empowering leaders at all levels, while serving customers and collaborating throughout the organization. Over... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 01 Oct 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?
has enough leverage to practice it. Boards of directors play an important role in championing the cause of stakeholders of all kinds. DF in AZ put it this way: “If a company promises a fundamental shift towards shareholder capitalism but... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
same way. Historically in the internet era, the notion for startups has been to build a large customer base and monetize it through advertising. But it's hard to name more than two companies that have done this successfully. If Google and... View Details
- 09 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer
or "ad hoc advisors," were functional experts valued for their experience, analysis and intuition. They had the trust of top management and the business people. But because their expertise was based on individual experience and tacit... View Details
- 02 Apr 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?
sustainability. Narasimhan Gopalan cited "special programs to engage the employees to contribute towards green initiatives at different levels." David Cawlfield stressed the need for "employees (to) identify with the value... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
focused on IT businesses and involved male protagonists. Mends thought it would be exciting to explore a wider range of model companies and leaders, and Koehn, whose work has often focused on entrepreneurs in unconventional settings,... View Details
- 18 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
If it's one lesson the individual investor learned the hard way from the collapse of Enron, it is that the recommendations of Wall Street stock analysts can be influenced by much more than purely objective research. Just look at the large number of analysts who kept... View Details
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits
the same time, both for-profit and nonprofit companies are subject to intense media scrutiny and increased expectations to account for their actions. These changes, Bradach said, are starting to have a profound effect on how nonprofits... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
Working PapersEconomic Catastrophe Bonds Authors:Joshua D. Coval, Jakub W. Jurek, and Erik Stafford Abstract The central insight of asset pricing is that a security's value depends on both its distribution of payoffs across economic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace