by Zoë Chance - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Jun 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: A Startup Takes On the Credit Ratings Giants

to by assigning overly optimistic ratings to highly complex and opaque mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The high ratings signaled to investors that the financial instruments had little chance of... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Banking; Financial Services

18 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

Marketing After the Recession

involuntarily, since the recession began; but at least you're still in business. “Consumers are looking at your products and services through new lenses.” Now, you are waiting for the recovery, the chance to again have some fun and make... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail

29 Jun 2017
Research & Ideas

Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It

by the company. “I see this as part of the transportation model of the future,” she says. “I want Uber to succeed. It’s too important a concept to let it fail. I do think they have a chance to reinvent... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Transportation

04 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs

If a successful analyst is hired by another organization, chances are both his work performance and the market value of his new company will not reap the expected benefits; they might even lose altitude. So... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

06 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

When Product Variety Backfires

Traditional wisdom teaches that brands win market share by offering a wide variety of products, increasing the chance of appealing to a wider variety of customers. But how happy are you when trying to find a... View Details

Keywords: by Poping Lin; Consumer Products

21 Mar 2012
Op-Ed

Finding the Right Jeremy Lin Storyline

the Knicks this year. When injuries to starters gave Lin a chance to play more, he blossomed into a star in just a few games, setting off an episode of "Lin-Sanity" that swept New York and swept up many Asian fans. At the same... View Details

Keywords: by Lakshmi Ramarajan; Entertainment & Recreation

20 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs

every once in a while. He still receives royalty checks in the millions of dollars each year from a $40,000 investment he made in a pet business, which he thought had no chance of succeeding. HBS professor Thomas Eisenmann, who moderated,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries

Vietnamese manicurists, Korean dry cleaners, Haitian cab drivers, Gujarati motel owners. Anyone who lives in an American city can see how immigrants tend to cluster in industries along ethnic lines. Is this because they are forced to by... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Transportation; Beauty & Cosmetics; Retail

11 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet

investments by sharing in the profits generated by broadcasting rights and advertising revenues. The founders initially placed a $100 million fundraising target on the fund, which will invest in young... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Sports; Financial Services

27 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism

chance of identifying and fixing problems in the making. Employees can help prevent their own—sometimes unwarranted—disenchantment by questioning their knee-jerk responses to leader actions that seem... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 May 2007
What Do You Think?

How Do Managers Think?

in which it is carried out. Joe Schmid observed that "both medical doctors and organizational managers work in cultures that are historically problem definition poor and solution rich. Their individual rewards systems are both driven View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

27 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)

John calls them, such as selectively reporting studies that achieved positive results, to "academic felonies" such as falsifying data. Measuring Truthfulness The participants' scores were determined by a truth-telling algorithm... View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston; Education

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications

"Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications," amid deals-in-the-making. (The most notable of these, Vivendi's acquisition of Canada-based Seagram, was officially announced just after the conference.) But both media chiefs were ably seconded View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

02 Sep 2014
Research & Ideas

Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping

bootstrapped the funds to launch a vocational training program for dental assistants. Revenue from the new business pushed them out of poverty and into the middle class. Olds, a budding economist, was intrigued. “The rate of new business births rose View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

21 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse

invite all people to escape reality. You Might Also Like: Chance Encounters: What's at Stake in Return-to-Office Decisions (Virtual) Reality Check: How Long Before We Live in the 'Metaverse'? How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Nover; Computer; Information Technology

08 Aug 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road

that’s progress. Consider the strengths and resources you and your team can develop by addressing the issue. Identify with your team what each person can do to increase the chances that things will work out.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness

don't have the capability for making rechargeable batteries in the United States today, and that's because the decisions made by other industries let that [industrial] commons wither away." “Companies will certainly limit their... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

28 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor

poor by removing the high cost of everything they need. Chu discussed the benefits and complexities of microfinance with Harvard Business School alumni on June 4, in a session titled "Microfinance: Harnessing the Market for Social... View Details