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- 19 May 2016
- Research Event
Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium
in research and development going forward,” Cohen said. Congress has considered more than a dozen bills that seek to control patent trolling by slamming companies that are found to be initiating frivolous suits with higher fees after the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
falling profitability left it perilously close to violating key debt covenants, he had to move quickly. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/213142-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Note 413-122 Crafting a Career Narrative for New Professionals This note suggests an... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
settlement and formally apologizes on behalf of the British government, June 2013 Shortly thereafter, John Hart, the movie producer behind Boys Don’t Cry and Revolutionary Road, bought the rights to develop a film based on Imperial... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
maintaining and adapting this system in future. An important component of technical debt relates to decisions about system architecture. As systems grow and evolve, their architectures can degrade, increasing maintenance costs and reducing View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
carbon credits are created through Clean Development Projects in China under the United Nations' Kyoto Protocol). News Corporation's carbon neutral quest was "about changing the DNA of our business," stated its chief executive... View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
http://hbr.org/2014/01/the-new-patterns-of-innovation/ar/1 January 2014 Journal of Labor Economics Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms By: Pekkala Kerr, Sari, William R. Kerr, and William F. Lincoln Abstract—We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
knowledge spillovers. The strategic value of these agglomeration economies may vary by firm, depending upon the relative value of each economy, and upon firm and agglomeration economy traits. To better determine when a firm will be attracted to agglomeration economies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 May 2016
- First Look
May 31, 2016
additively separable in its state variables, leading to conquering the curse of dimensionality and the opportunity to manage the supply chain using independently acting managers. We develop conditions under which myopic policies are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
1933-1945; the Federal Republic (West Germany) or German Democratic Republic (East Germany) 1945-1989. In terms of political or economic history, these divisions make a lot of sense, but in terms of individuals' experiences or business... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
leverage this source of demand to learn from these experiences and design and develop innovative products. What should GM do? It must aim to achieve a clear transition with the IPO and not be satisfied with only incremental improvements.... View Details
- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
just two suppliers, while Great Britain has five suppliers to reduce the risk of supply disruptions. While fear of lawsuits has played a role, the fundamental problem is that the economics of vaccine production are unattractive for... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
their businesses to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends rather than invest for the long term, undermining job growth and putting the country’s economic future at risk, often pointing to the high ratio of shareholder payouts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
hazard. Our results have broad implications for regulation, financial auditing, and private credit- and quality-rating agencies in financial markets. Read the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1640638 The International Politics of IFRS Harmonization Author:Karthik... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business
independent developers to build new features. The cell phone has become a lucrative platform for more than handset makers—also in on the party are makers of digital cameras, music services, and organizer software. Not only are existing... View Details
- 03 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling
required to support them. Further, government payment for sick people's health care expenses will diminish the massive venture capital investment needed for developing genomically-derived therapies. We stand at the brink of a revolution... View Details
- November 2024 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
Polish Agro: Where Do We Grow From Here?
By: Willy C. Shih, Lena Duchene and Daniela Beyersdorfer
By July 2024, Polish Agro had grown into one of Poland’s fastest-growing agribusinesses, with €230 million in revenue, 82 employees, and operations across Northern Poland. The company supported farmers with essential agricultural inputs like fertilizers and seeds,... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Distribution; Volatility; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Profit; Trade; Digital Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Advertising; Brands and Branding; E-commerce; Business and Community Relations; Networks; Adaptation; Adoption; Competitive Advantage; Business Model; Health Pandemics; War; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Europe; Poland
- 11 Aug 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night
Education.” I'm your host, Brian Kenny, and you're listening to Cold Call. Bill Kirby is a historian who examines contemporary China's business, economic and political development in an international... View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development of specialized expertise, while the benefits of greater... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54598 Governance Through Shame and Aspiration: Index Creation and Corporate Behavior By: Chattopadhyay, Akash, Matthew D. Shaffer, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—After decades of both de-prioritizing shareholders' View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- July 2024
- Case
Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO
By: Reza Satchu, Tom Quinn and Andrew Kosc
In May 2021, after a surge in demand for digital services that prompted high valuations for startups across the Canadian tech sector, Saskatchewan-based Vendasta entered the final stages of the initial public offering (IPO) process. COO Jacqueline Cook had invested her... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Interpersonal Communication; Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Cycles; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Capital Markets; Private Equity; Investment Banking; Stock Options; Financial Markets; Initial Public Offering; Institutional Investing; Price Bubble; Digital Platforms; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Agreements and Arrangements; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Performance Expectations; Work-Life Balance; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Rank and Position; Risk and Uncertainty; Opportunities; Happiness; Reputation; Status and Position; Well-being; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Canada
Satchu, Reza, Tom Quinn, and Andrew Kosc. "Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO." Harvard Business School Case 825-037, July 2024.