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  • 01 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Connecting With Nonprofits

decisions and actions by the partners. And regression and exit are always possible. The Collaboration Continuum is particularly useful in mapping the type of relationships a business View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
  • April – May 2010
  • Article

Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size

By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda
We examine the effect of US branch banking deregulations on the entry size of new firms using micro-data from the US Census Bureau. We find that the average entry size for startups did not change following the deregulations. However, among firms that survived at least... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Financing and Loans; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Market Entry and Exit; Banking Industry; United States
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  • 17 Nov 2016
  • Op-Ed

What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

dismantling of Clinton in virtually every stump speech. Many women (and men) who supported Trump bought into the false dichotomy that a woman leader can be either competent or likeable, but not both. What came into question was Clinton’s... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely
  • Article

Product Quality and Entering Through Tying: Experimental Evidence

By: Hyunjin Kim and Michael Luca
Dominant platform businesses often develop products in adjacent markets to complement their core business. One common approach used to gain traction in these adjacent markets has been to pursue a tying strategy. For example, Microsoft pre-installed Internet Explorer... View Details
Keywords: Tying; Platform Strategy; Google; Product; Quality; Digital Platforms; Strategy; Market Entry and Exit
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  • 27 Mar 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Should I Pay the Bribe?

ground between the options of pay or leave? I've been surprised by how little progress we have made with the standard economic model of incentives. A: Again, the answer depends on the cases. But in general, in some markets there is no way... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell
  • May 2024 (Revised February 2025)
  • Case

Choosing the Course of Passion: Brooke Boyarsky Pratt at knownwell

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz and Alexis Lefort
Brooke Boyarsky Pratt (HBS ’13) enjoyed considerable success in her early career, quickly climbing the ranks to associate partner at McKinsey, and later becoming an executive vice president at Berkadia, a Berkshire Hathaway portfolio company. Throughout these years,... View Details
Keywords: Passion; Career; Career Planning; Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Mission and Purpose; Identity; Business Startups; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Health Industry; United States
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  • 02 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 2

accountable? Nonprofit leaders tend to pay attention to accountability once a problem of trust arises-a scandal in the sector or in their own organization, questions from citizens or donors who want to know... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • August 2007 (Revised September 2007)
  • Case

Gome: Bidding for China Paradise

Gome, China's largest electronics retailer, has the opportunity to acquire China Paradise, the number three player in the Chinese electronic retailer industry. This happened in the general context of a great market development and potential consolidation of the... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Trade; Market Entry and Exit; Performance; Opportunities; Competition; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Electronics Industry; Retail Industry; China
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  • January 1994 (Revised April 1995)
  • Case

Judo Economics

The early 1990s saw a new wave of start-ups in the U.S. airline business. One entrant, Kiwi International Air Lines, took to the skies in September 1992 with a strategy of attracting small-business travelers looking to save money but lacking the flexibility to book in... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Competitive Advantage; Business Startups; Air Transportation Industry; Financial Services Industry
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  • 17 Sep 2018
  • Research & Ideas

Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?

FatCamera In an interview with Harvard Business School Professor Teresa Amabile for a study on retirement, one man on the cusp of exiting his career spoke openly about how the transition was making him... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 25 Oct 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

say. Here's the good news: There are reasons why leaders fail to prevent predictable surprises and there are ways to identify trouble while there is still time to stop it. As authors of a new book from Harvard Business School Press,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 13 Dec 2016
  • First Look

December 13, 2016

Falabella stores, whether to develop personal banking services further, and whether to make substantial changes to the strategy or to exit the business. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 03 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster

challenging conditions, such as the following, are present: When cultures clash. Negotiators from diverse organizational, professional, or national cultures often bring clashing assumptions to the table. As Ming-Jer Chen, the former... View Details
Keywords: by Ron S. Fortgang, David A. Lax & James K. Sebenius
  • 04 Apr 2012
  • Research & Ideas

When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors

grow: What types of hiring challenges will I face? Which investors should I try to target at my company's various stages of growth—and what challenges will they introduce? Will I be replaced as CEO at some point, and, if so, will I maintain a role at the company View Details
Keywords: by Noam Wasserman
  • 09 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

December 13, 2017 Harvard Business Review What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager By: Austin, Julia Abstract—As an aspiring product manager (PM), there are three primary considerations when evaluating the role: Core Competencies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2009
  • Working Paper

Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size

By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda
We examine the effect of US branch banking deregulations on the entry size of new firms using micro-data from the US Census Bureau. We find that the average entry size for startups did not change following the deregulations. However, among firms that survived at least... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Financing and Loans; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Market Entry and Exit; Banking Industry; United States
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  • 11 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 11

might consider to protect themselves ex-ante or fight the outcome ex-post. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/viva-macau-a/an/714024-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 114-060 Mara Group Mara Group... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jul 2016
  • First Look

July 12, 2016

July–August 2016 Harvard Business Review How to Negotiate with a Liar By: John, Leslie Abstract—People, including negotiators, lie every day, so when you're trying to make a deal, it's important to defend against deception. The best... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Jun 2014
  • Lessons from the Classroom

FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing

boarded a bullet train, headed west as far as they could, and exited in a village to start asking people what would make them buy a computer. What they discovered surprised them. Wandering to an impoverished part of town full of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education
  • 20 Apr 2021
  • Book

A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

feel unreasonably stretched, here is your chance to cut back. Unless an initiative promises to increase WTP or decrease WTS, it is not worth pursuing. Reprinted by permission of Harvard Business Review... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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