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  • 01 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

accountability are not new. Leaders of organizations, be they nonprofit, business, or government, face a constant stream of demands from various constituents demanding accountable behavior. But what does it... View Details
  • 31 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration

and the uncertainty it generates for investments. All aspects of the migration-innovation-entrepreneurship nexus involve deep investments. To move to another country for education or work is a life-changing investment, and individuals... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 25 Mar 2025
  • Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2025 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

ClimateCAP is an initiative manage by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business whose mission is to prepare business leaders to understand and respond to the climate challenge. They provide learning resources for MBA students interested in the intersection of business... View Details
  • 15 Jan 2008
  • First Look

First Look: January 15, 2008

rather this erroneously imputed utility that lingers in memory. Here we review the roles of these streams of utility in shaping preferences, and discuss how neuroimaging offers unique possibilities for disentangling their independent contributions to behavior. Supply... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 17

their resources-knowledge of each other and knowledge of their work-into superior performance. We develop and test theory linking these resources to communication quality. We demonstrate that interpersonal familiarity is a critical resource for teams to overcome the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Jun 2015
  • First Look

First Look: June 23, 2015

Experimentation By: Nanda, Ramana, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract—The fundamental uncertainty of new technologies at their earliest stages implies that it is virtually impossible to know the true potential of a venture without learning... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 16

considerations seem central in the demand for redistribution, and because in several settings (as in some ultimatum games) such preferences for fairness can lead to large (material) inefficiencies. In this note we report a difficulty we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 May 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

for Linear Air, but for the industry to get off the ground, is an interesting creative challenge for the entrepreneur." The ability to respond quickly to changing market conditions also demands high levels of creativity, whether the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 21 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: December 21

insight of that paper, which is that a demand for fairness could lead to different economic systems such as those observed in France versus the U.S. (multiple equilibria). Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-059.pdf A... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2006
  • News

Down the Memory Chute

(Written and Oral Communication); and MC (Management Communication). For generations of MBA students indentured to a demanding Muse, the trials and tribulations of report writing became legendary. As far back as 1914, the HBS faculty... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
  • 01 Dec 2010
  • News

The Transformers

knowledge in the form of articles, speeches, and research projects and books,” says Bradach. Even now, despite the economic turndown, demand for these services remains robust as organizations struggle to do more with less. “In the second... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 25 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

worldwide phenomenon. Sensing, analyzing, and developing appropriate responses to the complex new demands of the expanded, global marketplace is difficult, and the greatest challenge comes in developing the organizational capabilities and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 17, 2006

tremendous pressures in terms of managing time and limited resources, but the particular circumstances of each business made for some specific challenges. Remi Escurel, CFO for Animal Health in Australia and New Zealand and regional CFO for Asia Pacific, juggled a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Nov 2016
  • First Look

November 8, 2016

with oversupply and declining demand and to New World winemakers faced with rising costs and a deteriorating image. But changing Chinese market conditions and consumer preferences required both sets of players to devise new strategies to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

billions of dollars invested in biotech in recent decades, most biotech companies do not turn a profit. He suggests that the industry needs a new "anatomy," one that can better cope with risk and uncertainty and increase... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health
  • 18 Dec 2007
  • First Look

First Look: December 18, 2007

for their unique capabilities and operating in a coordinated manner. This collaborative model demands that firms develop different skills, yet despite this need, there is little guidance on how to develop these abilities. Based on a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Feb 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

deductibles. We show how choice difficulties or biases may lead patients to respond to such increases in patient cost-sharing by reducing demand for high-value care, muddying the traditional argument that the price elasticity of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 8

start-ups to gain knowledge and agility. The logic of corporate venturing is compelling: a well-run fund can help a firm respond quickly to changes in markets and gain a better view of threats. In some cases, it can stimulate demand for a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Dec 2022
  • News

December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

while promoting opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while innovating for the future? For many of us, these competing and interwoven demands are a source of conflict. Since our brains love to make either-or choices,... View Details
  • June 2024
  • Case

SnapTravel: Betting on 'Super.com'

By: Reza Satchu and Tom Quinn
This case explores SnapTravel, a travel startup offering discounted hotel rooms, and its founders’ desire to pivot to a “super app” that saved customers money across many different purchase types. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hussein Fazal and Henry Shi saw SnapTravel... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Plan; Business Startups; Change Management; Disruption; Transformation; Volatility; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decisions; Income; Entrepreneurship; Geographic Scope; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Health Pandemics; Surveys; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leading Change; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Risk Management; Consumer Behavior; Game Theory; Risk and Uncertainty; Adaptation; Diversification; Expansion; System Shocks; Accommodations Industry; Technology Industry; Canada; United States; Las Vegas
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