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- 06 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
What We Learned from Reading Jeff Bezos’ Patents
which Bezos spends time patenting or not patenting reflects his interests. More important, this analysis provides more depth to our earlier analysis, which suggested that the effectiveness of twenty-first... View Details
- 05 Mar 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?
all organizations in all cultures, in times of success as opposed to decline, when talking about the past as opposed to the future, or in dealing with employees of all generations. As many respondents to this month's column pointed out, the View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 15 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
"reasonableness" review. Second, Delaware courts should apply basic game theory to identify the deterrent effect of match rights and new economy asset lockups. And third, Delaware courts should take a functional approach to deal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
foundations of strategic costing systems. The breakthrough came by combining an idea I had while writing Cost & Effect with an innovation developed by Steve Anderson, an HBS MBA, who was a student in my second-year elective, Cost... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 29 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?
understanding of how we measure inequality, we can both uncover its impact and intervene to more effectively correct it. One size doesn’t fit all In the plainest terms, inequality refers to the degree to which some have more than others.... View Details
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
managers responsible for stewarding brands. Publisher's link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138786837/ April 2015 Corporate Stewardship: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness Corporate and Integrated Reporting: A... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top
of the company from Harvard Business School professors Marco Iansiti and Alan MacCormack. Their take: Microsoft wins through effective management of its intellectual property and an ability to spot and react to important trends before... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Minimum Wage Debate Is Really About Social Values
people are sympathetic to the logic behind progressive taxes and, simultaneously, the logic behind flatter taxes. The policies we see, whether tax rates or the minimum wage, reflect the public's efforts to find the right balance between... View Details
- 09 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 9
has a positive effect on current hours. As we show, the model also has reasonable implications for stock prices. We estimate our model for data post-1984 and show that the innovations shock accounts for nearly a third of the variation in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
Moreover, we discuss, through a series of case studies, what constitutes an effective integrated report (Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company) and the role of regulation in integrated reporting (Anglo-American). Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
of general innovations to the development of R&D innovations. This results in an increase in R&D, an increase in firm-level volatility, and a decline in aggregate volatility. The effect on productivity growth is ambiguous. On the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
Working PapersParallel Search, Incentives and Problem Type: Revisiting the Competition and Innovation Link Authors:Kevin J. Boudreau, Nicola Lacetera, and Karim R. Lakhani Abstract This paper presents econometric evidence of two independent View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
countries for the period 2001–2010. We uncover the following stylized facts: In emerging Asia, real depreciations are associated with faster growth of firm-level total factor productivity (TFP), sales and cash-flow, higher probabilities to engage in R&D, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Jun 2020
- Book
It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward
Trust. Love. Belonging. These are not usually topics of conversation in the office, but if it were up to authors Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss, these concepts would underlie our understanding of effective leadership. In their book... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 24 Feb 2021
- Lessons from the Classroom
What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace
becomes clear only a few decades later, in the lead up to the second World War.” World War II (1939-1945): Strategies must reflect their unique circumstances The Treaty of Versailles left Germany spoiling for revenge, and it also left its... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 21 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Common Strategy Mistakes
somehow you can achieve better results. This is a hard race to win. So many managers confuse operational effectiveness with strategy. Another common mistake is confusing marketing with strategy. It's natural for strategy to arise from a... View Details
Keywords: by Joan Magretta
- 07 May 2014
- What Do You Think?
How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?
of itself will do little to improve general social conditions Education and family are key ingredients in lasting income generation " Don Powell's suggestions reflected Hiller's concerns: "'Inequality' is a concept of relativity... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses
addressing fundamentals. But the time is coming when such upgrades will be unavoidable. Usually when a resource becomes scarce, its price increases. But that hasn't happened here because IP addresses are provided at de minimis cost—a regulatory decision View Details
- 28 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
The FDA’s Speedy Drug Approvals Are Safe: A Win-Win for Patients and Pharma Innovation
and effective in preventing severe disease, and their accelerated review will go down in history as having saved millions of lives. But COVID vaccines weren’t the first medical products to be brought to market through an expedited... View Details
- 20 Dec 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
How to Design a Better Customer Experience
they expect. But when you get exactly what you expect at a restaurant, you won’t remember a week later that you were at that restaurant.” In contrast, exceptionally great experiences stand out, create memories for years, increase loyalty, and lead to a massive... View Details