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Historical Data & Sources - Business History
Transitions, 1800-2013 Notes: Definitions based on criteria such as executive recruitment, constraints on executive authority, and political competition. "Anocracy"= mixed, or incoherent, authority regime â œDemocracyâ = 1. citizens can express effective View Details
- 01 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Better by the Bundle?
has been thin. Do shoppers prefer them? Do sales increase when companies bundle their offerings? Or, would a bundle cannibalize sales from its existing products leading to lower overall revenues? To help answer these questions, Kumar... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
West Coast headed to eastern ports, with a smaller flow of manufactured goods and agricultural products headed the other way. The canal supercharged the growth of the West Coast (at the expense of Venezuela in oil and the South in timber) and generated economic... View Details
- 31 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?
insurance at a time and only pay for coverage on the days they actually drive. The high cost of the uninsured While 13 percent of drivers nationwide are uninsured, the problem is even worse in some states like California (17 percent),... View Details
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
most productive sites prefer to pay CPC, while advertisers with lower quality sites prefer to pay CPA—a result that may be viewed as counterintuitive since low quality sites cannot proudly tout their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Future of IT Consulting
say, a product firm. Consequently, a product firm may not be attractive to various knowledge workers who prefer to work in the consulting environment. A fourth driver is the demand for process and behavior change that IT implementation... View Details
- Web
Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
increased more than 1,100%. As new wealth continues to pour into foundations, the authors take a timely look at the field and conclude that radical change is needed. First, they explain why. Compared with direct giving, foundations are... View Details
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Dean’s House | About
main floor, with a circular staircase leading to a sitting room, bedrooms, and baths on the second and third floors. The surrounding garden was part of Frederick Law Olmsted’s original landscape design. At the time of its completion, the... View Details
- Web
Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online
More about the HBS Online Learning Model HBS Online vs. Other Top Business Schools with Online, Asynchronous Courses HBS Online HBSO Others Considered more impactful than other online programs by learners* Yes No The preferred brand among... View Details
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
for a second restaurant location after a successful first location. The lesson I remember is that, when you start out, you spend the time getting everything exactly right: the best location, best chef, best manager, best opening date,... View Details
- 18 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 18
NAS disclosures. Further, following the repeal of disclosure requirements we find no change in the earnings quality of client firms. In sum, data drawn from an earlier time period suggest that auditors' reputational incentives, possible... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs
that establishes an implicit value for the shares—also helps prevent potential tax problems for "cheap stock." Incorporating too late, and issuing inexpensive stock to the founders at the same time that much more expensive stock... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 09 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations
negotiate only considering the interests of those at the bargaining table when those who are not at the table will be affected by what is negotiated and can assert their rights or power in the future. A typical strength of family negotiations is that family members... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra
- Web
Eligibility | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Eligibility Criteria Awards How to Apply FAQs Qualified alumni may apply at any time during the first ten years following graduation; preference is given to graduates entering the Program within three years... View Details
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
have preferences over relative outcomes, we derive predictions about the antecedents and consequences of dividing equity equally among all founders. Using proprietary survey data, we empirically test the predictions. Our central finding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters
mobilized to accomplish. Reassess available resources. The relaunch is a time to reexamine information, budgetary resources, and networks that will help the team advance its goals. Understand members’ constraints. A relaunch is an ideal... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
The Exchange: Same Great Price, Now with Fewer Chips
while, everyone else in the ground-coffee market had done something similar, and it’s been going on ever since. You tend to see this happen at times of increasing costs of raw materials, wages, and energy prices—anything that puts... View Details
- 04 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
Reapplying to HBS
admitted to HBSmore than two years prior to matriculating? It's difficult enough figuring out life for the next six months, let alone two or three years in the future. In fact, while still in undergrad, I would have preferred to pursue an... View Details
- 07 Jun 2021
- Book
9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'
requested at the time of the initial gift in terms of the types of solicitation processes that the donor would be receptive to was adhered to for many years. However, time and circumstances ultimately... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 11 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard
strategy and operations (or tactics) are both important but they are different. The normal course of events is for companies to focus on day-to-day operations and short-term problem solving. Management meetings focus on fighting fires and fixing problems. Often little... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace