Social Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

organizations. Final approval of the deal was based on ARD's receiving $3 million in subscriptions, with at least half of that coming from institutions. ARD engineered other legal changes to boost its chance of success. The "blue... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

07 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship

that the temptation for individuals and organizations to take steps that benefit themselves, rather than the broader social good, is universal and minimizing that danger. Q: When governments do attempt to spur venture capital and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

insight into how firms can realize the benefits of empowerment strategies while mitigating their risks. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54820 forthcoming Journal of Experimental Psychology: General Pettiness in View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

to generate profits, he threw them out. To be clear, large German firms definitely do not move as quickly today as many American firms. The German economy is going through fundamental structural changes because of Europeanization and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Jan 2017
First Look

January 3, 2017

response to policies that maintain low interest rates, money funds change their product offerings by investing in riskier asset classes, are more likely to exit the market, and reduce the fees they charge their investors. The consequence... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

24 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 24

portfolios. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45597 August 2013 Social Psychological & Personality Science I'm Sorry About the Rain! Superfluous Apologies Demonstrate Empathic Concern and Increase Trust... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

04 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 4, 2008

had changed radically in March, and the Moody's team was fearful that the situation could spiral out of control. The Moody's team knew that carry traders increased Iceland's vulnerability to a confidence crisis because they were quick to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer

Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Andres Hervas-Drane: The nature of competition is changing rapidly. Drivers such as globalization, deregulation, and technological change are opening opportunities for the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”

fast? Are business schools right in buying into a method of scoring the game that threatens to reduce their diversity of intellectual and social capital? All for the sake of a best list ranking? Are these really the right signposts on the... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson

23 Aug 2016
First Look

August 23, 2016

his firm had a large investment in FANUC Corporation, a leading producer of industrial robots and software for machine tools. Loeb was demanding that the Japanese firm change its financial and governance policies (e.g., distribute more... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 5

scholars who focus diverse conceptual lenses on a single high-stakes management task-enhancing port security across the United States. This title considers the challenge of driving change in a complex system involving hundreds of private... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

November 2004 (Revised September 2019)
Background Note

The U.S. Health Club Industry in 2004

By: John R. Wells, Gabriel Ellsworth and Benjamin Weinstock

In 2004, the $16.8 billion U.S. health club industry continued its strong record of growth. There were almost 27,000 health clubs in the United States, up from 6,700 two decades earlier, and these clubs claimed 41 million members, over 14% of the U.S. population.... View Details