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- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
can see through the case the hurdles faced in transitioning a company from pursuing mostly social objectives to mostly profit making. Finally, the case is a useful vehicle for discussing the question of whether and how China can feed itself. Efficient and View Details
- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
improve the lives of the estimated 2 billion people who live on less than $2 a day by facilitating more secure, accessible, and reliable ways to store and transfer money than are currently available. The development of this ecosystem... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
presents us with cause and effect, with action and result, and through the characters' stories we can learn about the dangers, or rewards, of acting in certain ways. “Firms should be looking for some kind of reliable method for leaders to... View Details
- 06 Jan 2003
- What Do You Think?
China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?
growth, beginning at the provincial level to conform with announced national goals; an economy that is propped up by foreign investment; and a country that is actually using less and less energy—energy use being a reasonably reliable... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
transactions of all kinds and with the size of firms growing, the reliability of technology becomes increasingly important. "The increased use of technology offers huge economies of scale," notes Warren McFarlan, coauthor of the fifth... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
valuation estimates to examine whether analysts reliably assess the risk surrounding a firm's fundamental value. We find that the spread in analysts' state-side contingent valuations captures the riskiness of operations and predicts the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training
present their own priorities. But having reliable information about what they can do to keep themselves safe and healthy is extremely important. What surprised me is how much even a small amount of information on thinking about their own... View Details
Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
Competition for the Supply of Control Systems By: Mikes, Anette Abstract—How do certain risk measurements in organizations come to be seen as more reliable and acceptable than others? Taking a multiple-control perspective, I investigate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising
a market in service, reputation, and reliability develops. Social exchanges. People build identities in virtual communities like Korea's Cyworld (90 percent of Koreans in their 20s are members). Firms may then sponsor or co-opt... View Details
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
would call near the frontier of human experience. Ordinarily I'd say near the frontier of business experience, but creative collaboration is very much relevant to business and the field of innovation." Austin is writing a book—the working title is View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Looking for CEOs in All the Wrong Places
typically limit their pool to current CEOs of organizations that have been performing well and that share a similar status with the hiring company. In addition, many firms pass over talented executives because their directors still perceive organizational performance... View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
question this raises is which lenders, nations or commercial institutions? Shann Turnbull, citing some of his own work on the subject, argued that the risks of allowing insolvency "can no longer be reliably managed because they have... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 15 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty
“I’m here for you.” The point may seem trite but it reflects the importance of our ability to trust in our relationships. We each should do our best to keep our relationships reliable and predictable, to be someone on whom others can... View Details
- 09 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming the Challenges of Selling Brand New Technology (Hey, Need a 3-D Printer?)
company would be able to retain its direct connection. Ironically, much of the work of the salesforce lay in convincing buyers that the desktop printers weren’t “too good to be true,” and that a reliable printer could be produced at such... View Details
- 16 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 16, 2015
unifying framework for obtaining reliable proxies of expected returns worldwide. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49238 Monitoring Global Supply Chains By: Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums
other senators who shared the same alma mater also voted in favor of those bills. "After party and state, this seems to be among the most reliable determinants of the way that senators vote," Cohen says. Since most members of Congress... View Details
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits
a clear intended impact, organizations know what they are accountable for, and can more reliably measure their achievements. Problems Defining Theory Of Change As defined by the Bridgespan Group, theory of change explains how an... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 19 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations
individuals' charitable giving in the United States. Further, unlike corporate boards where directors are appointed and leave, school attended is a network that doesn't change over a person's life (after graduation). In addition, a person's school attended is data that... View Details
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings
business and finding reliable vendors and distributors. And while companies need to have strong, viable business and economic models, Stevenson said, he also warned against marrying tradition at the risk of innovation. The Mixed Blessing... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 09 Jan 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should More Transparency Extend to Education for Management?
things, students argued that even voluntary disclosure would: (1) pressure everyone to disclose their grades, (2) lead to competitive behaviors injurious to the learning process in the classroom, and (3) place too much emphasis on one dimension of behavior whose... View Details