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- 03 May 2013
- News
Looking Through Glass, Historically
irregularities. Something in me wanted to get to the bottom of it. In addition, I had a gnawing question: If I had been there then, could I have made a difference? WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO WRITE THE BOOK? I hardly started out with the thought of writing a book. But after... View Details
- 04 Dec 2000
- What Do You Think?
Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?
catch-22 situation for supporters. Antidotes were offered to offset the negative perceptions that have arisen from some efforts to deregulate industry. First, consultant Rebecca Lula suggested that a more balanced approach to deregulation at various levels in the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Riding the Internet Fast Track
genuine concern, as is the efficiency of using established distribution systems designed for inter-store delivery to also package and ship thousands of small orders to individual consumers. More important, the substantial losses these... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 16 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part
knew were coming to us wanting to know how they could offer support, where they should donate, and how to make an impact, and we were wondering that ourselves,” said Kenneth. “To provide one answer, we decided to start a GoFundMe page that would View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/819043-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 918-413 Gimlet Media: A Podcasting Startup When digital distribution becomes an option for an analog industry, the effects on incumbents can be devastating.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
Armarium would need to charge for its one-of-a-kind pieces with retail values that could reach as high as $15,000. The two founders faced significant scaling challenges, from how to establish guardrails around curation of the collection to go-to-market View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
continued and expanded, with further empirical exploration of a distributed model of innovation that includes communities and platforms in a variety of contexts and with the development of theory to explain the economic underpinnings of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
well as to other cyclic groups in the system. We show that the size of the Core varies widely, even for systems that perform the same function. These differences appear to be associated with different models of development-open, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
plants, and distribution networks, would drive the long-term health of both Fiat and Chrysler. This case looks at the various strategic and operational challenges Soave faced throughout the process. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
Internet-based companies like Google record every click and keystroke of every customer, analyzing the data to continuously improve their products and marketing. Customers are courted and supply chains are managed via websites, social media, and email; marketing,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
All Eyes on Slovakia’s Flat Tax
tax" is one that guarantees a socially desirable distribution of the tax burden, which is of course shaped by the views and beliefs of a country. Ane Damgaard Jensen: Overall, people have different views of what a flat tax is and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
the security bulletin? Because there was a problem in the distribution process. Toyota has found that the answers to the final questions almost always have to do with inadequacies in the design of a process, not with specific people,... View Details
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove on the Confident Leader
its trek through that? Grove: Our last-generation growth has been fueled by a fairly major structural transformation of the computing industry from mainframe, centralized computing to distributed computing, PCs. And that defined the... View Details
- 21 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
opportunities for both independence and active engagement of their most talented employees. Since many companies can get their hands on the same technology, the same markets, the same production methods and the same distribution channels... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
contemplating how to do just that—but not by tackling a new frontier of the geographic variety. Rather, the firm was further exploring the digital frontier via a new distribution channel that would allow it to better compete in the online... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
recipients’ motivation (Study 3c). We identify two constructs useful in determining the general effectiveness of ingratiation: excessive concern with image drives negative perceptions of backhanded compliment givers, while perceptions of low relative rank in a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
Ito En with teas). On the bright side, Kameda’s recent acquisition of a U.S. company, Mary’s Gone Crackers, was showing steady sales growth, though profits were very low due to high manufacturing and raw ingredient costs, and distribution... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
either by targeting distribution to high-use households (a screening effect), or by stimulating use psychologically through a sunk-cost effect. We develop a methodology for separating these two effects. We implement the methodology in a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
conflict—that could be revived with an influx of financial resources, and that would ensure fair distribution of the fruits of the resulting growth. Today the poorest regions of the world benefit from no such infrastructure. And what... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
recall of 450,000 tires missing a key safety feature that a U.S. importer had purchased from a Chinese manufacturer and distributed to retail outlets. “I don’t think there is a strong culture of adherence to regulations in China right... View Details