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  • 22 Feb 2022
  • Research & Ideas

When Will the Hot Housing Market Finally Start to Cool?

example, the city of Cambridge has height restrictions on what people can build. Even when there’s clearly more than enough demand, developers aren’t allowed to build up. The same thing is happening in... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
  • 04 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

period—and so did in-store sales as well as sales of jigsaw puzzles and walkie-talkies. It’s not clear what we learn from panic buying. So let’s look at what was happening online before the virus of 2020.... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
  • 01 Jul 2019
  • What Do You Think?

Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?

explanations for the phenomenon and its success or failure. These included such things as the nature of the industry or product, the way such goals are implemented, and the size View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Dec 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Sometimes Success Begins at Failure

manage Internet services. Seek external licenses. Through external licensing, projects that aren't being used internally might unlock additional revenues on the outside. Procter & Gamble follows this path as part View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough; Health; Pharmaceutical
  • 05 Jun 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Do We Need to Extend ‘No Surprises Management?’

should be informed early on of such things as expected shortfalls in performance, changes in tactics, new information impacting a business, and the like. The intent is to flag potential problems early on so... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 24 Nov 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

the cost of investment in developing countries by at least 20 percent. And yet, companies are mostly silent on the subject. "The thing that struck me is how little information there is on corruption because... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 20 Dec 2006
  • Op-Ed

Investors Hurt by Dual-Track Tax Reporting

decipher from public filings. Their proposal, which will likely meet fierce opposition from accountants, lawyers, and managers, is a laudable first step in restoring sanity to U.S. corporate profit reporting. When the corporate tax was introduced, making the reporting... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai
  • 20 Jun 2016
  • Research & Ideas

When Predicting Other People's Preferences, You're Probably Wrong

been watching the show long enough to notice a pattern in the self-doubt: The women tend to fret when they see the supposed man of their dreams bonding with women who are dissimilar to themselves. “One thing... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail
  • 09 Aug 2017
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Productivity Tips You Probably Haven't Considered Before

taking breaks help or hinder getting things done? The researchers also address questions you've likely never considered, such as how weather affects productivity and why collaboration may make you less able to solve problems. Hiding From... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jul 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation

dollars of inventory sold during the liquidation of chains such as Borders (2012), Circuit City (2009), and Linens 'n Things (2008) is considered. Their technique optimizes key... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail
  • 28 May 2007
  • Research & Ideas

How Property Ownership Changes Your World View

What happens when a person owns property? Aside from the well-established financial benefits of equity and potential access to credit, there is the equally strong pull of the American Dream and everything it... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 08 Nov 2024
  • Op-Ed

How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also challenges to lives and... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy
  • 01 Oct 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?

place responsibility for such things as the rule of law, property rights, the environment, and the more equal distribution of wealth in the hands View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 18 Feb 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Wrap-up: Software, Telecom, and Recovery

for blocking hackers and preventing online invasion. There is a trend to invest in application and infrastructure hardware, said John G. Simon, a partner at General Catalyst. An opportunity exists, he said, for add-ons and plug-ins that ride on top View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications
  • 24 Apr 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Who Sets Your Benchmarks?

those things that motivate us internally (such as passion for the mission, intellectual stimulation, and close relationships). Many of us motor through our young adult years trying to rack up one achievement... View Details
  • 02 Jul 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Why Good Deeds Invite Bad Publicity

Do companies with reputations for acting in socially responsible ways receive public goodwill when unpleasant news hits? The question of how much (or even if) corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies benefit companies beyond the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy
  • 23 Jul 2014
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Innovation Is Magic. Really

to the point where he could open most locks in seconds. "Magicians learn that to do something that only has an effect of a few seconds, it can take months," he says. "You have to think of all the View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products
  • 25 Aug 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Should You Sell Your Digital Privacy?

information technologies of the last several decades such as databases, call centers, and the Internet have had the effect of facilitating interaction between firms and... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls & Sean Silverthorne; Advertising
  • 19 Sep 2018
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems

iStock Much has been accomplished by business leaders who turned left when told to turn right, who reached for the door instead of for the stars, who hired A when the search committee unanimously recommended B. The following research... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Feb 2021
  • Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains

like when Apple was the subject of a New York Times feature about working conditions at its supplier, Foxconn. When you have the hundreds of workers killed in a garment factory fire in Pakistan or the... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Apparel & Accessories
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