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- 24 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 24, 2009
standard-setting authority to an international body. There is also evidence that the likelihood of IFRS adoption at first increases and then decreases in the quality of countries' domestic governance institutions, consistent with IFRS... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
demands of city officials, cable operators encountered higher than expected construction costs as they entered urban markets. It proved difficult to lay cable under busy city streets while avoiding disruption to existing power, phone,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Curb Your Smartphone Habit
MIT, she grew deeply interested in “spending long periods of time living with and living like” the people she studied, “trying to understand the world from their perspectives.” In her new book, Sleeping with... View Details
- 15 May 2019
- Research Event
The Unconventional Capitalism That Shapes Business History
policies, and identity politics. In San Jose, many women were elected to political positions. As state governments cut funding for schools, they turned to Silicon Valley firms for philanthropy, unintentionally handing View Details
- 02 Feb 2007
- What Do You Think?
Is There Too Little “Know Why” In Business?
BP and Body Shop. At what point in time was purpose not enough? Too often, I see controls (structure) put in place that effectively raise barriers to both the understanding of,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
lawsuits against Blitz had followed. A former Blitz employee has testified that Blitz presented a revised gas can design to Walmart that would prevent the burn injuries by installing an "arrestor," a device that would prevent a flame from flowing into the... View Details
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
Internalization of advertising services is much more widespread than has hitherto been appreciated and varies widely across industries. To explain this variation, we draw on concepts from research on scale economies View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Mar 2016
- What Do You Think?
Is Apple’s Real Privacy Challenge Technology Innovation Itself?
put it, “Remember, if you lose personal liberty and privacy, you lose everything. Be very careful what you would wish for in the cause of ‘national interest’.” Commenting that it requires some subtlety to get this balance between security... View Details
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
independent directors. The decision to opt out reflects the relative costs and benefits of doing so. Cross-listed firms opt out more when coming from countries with weak corporate governance rules, but if... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
“I Can Acquire Important Skills, But Also Gain the Big Picture Perspective of a Founder.”
at ways to reduce the cost per dish, in the kitchen or within the delivery logistics. The larger role, and the one with more urgency, requires aggressive customer acquisition. “After one-and-a-half years,... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
manufacturing process. This in turn implies that once committed to a given partner, the cost of switching is very high. Loosely coupled interactions instead imply minimal asset specificity and enable a niche... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 23 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains
due to the fact that US OSHA hasn’t developed standards to govern these issues. [US President Joseph] Biden has just tasked OSHA with doing just this, and the Centers for Disease Control View Details
- 01 Dec 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?
tech world." Much of the time, Hiro’s not here at all. He lives in “a computer-generated universe that his computer is drawing on his goggles and pumping into his earphones. In the lingo, this imaginary place is known as the Metaverse.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
America's health care system—figures in the insurance, hospital, employment, governmental, and academic sectors. She proves how our current system, which is organized around payers and providers rather than... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Online Retailers Should Hide Their Best Discounts
those who were more sensitive to price continued to spend the extra time to find bargains on the website, showing little difference in the cost of the items they purchased. However, customers who valued... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
in the credit market that have deep roots in the system's structure, conduct, and regulation. The time has come for a clear-eyed assessment of what happened and how the system... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle
papers about "The Value of a Free Customer" and "The Value of a Customer in a Social Networked World." Thomas Steenburgh: I am spending time thinking of a few different things. I have a working paper with a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
policies; others maintain that circumstances beyond the government's control had placed the country in an unsustainable situation, and that the successful renegotiation opens up new opportunities. The case... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation
came up with a clock that could keep time at sea. Nobody had anticipated that that kind of invention was practical. Most firms and scientists believe that the problems they work on are their most important... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
Following My Dream: Launching a Venture
and freezing bananas for our next day of testing, I’m sure that pursuing my business dream was the best decision I’ve ever made. There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing your own idea coming to fruition View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship