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- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
quantitative implications match a range of moments not targeted in the estimation quite well. We then characterize the optimal policy path implied by the model and our estimates. Optimal policy makes heavy use of research subsidies as... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
Designed around the course at Harvard Business School, Collis' new text takes the firm that operates across borders as a unit of analysis and the senior manager in a multinational as the typical decision maker. Illustrated with examples... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade
that specific, challenging goals motivate performance far better than "do your best" exhortations. The authors of this article, however, argue that it is often these same characteristics of goals that cause them to "go wild." How Can View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
Cynthia King Vance (MBA 1985), director, Advanced Strategies, New York, New York Follow your instincts. Looking back, the decisions I made along the way make more sense now than they did back then. There are... View Details
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
large traditional retailers. Nickell, DeHart, and Kalmikoff were now faced with making a decision about a potentially lucrative offer from a major retailer offering to carry large volumes of select... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
services. In making strategic decisions around technology commercialization, managers often assume that the intellectual property environment and the architecture of the industry are beyond their control.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
R&D Failures By: Krieger, Joshua Lev Abstract— I analyze project continuation decisions where firms may resolve uncertainty through news about competitors' failures as well as through their own results.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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looking at new ideas and operates in a dynamic environment. Attributes of Successful Staff Members Passion High autonomy Flexible Work well under pressure Diplomatic Interest in and understanding of social... View Details
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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks | About
particularly those that are different from your own, is the best way to begin to navigate the uncertainties that leaders must manage today, deepen understanding of problems, and provide clarity through thoughtful, considered judgments.... View Details
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
why managers may respond to the demand for dividends from local seniors. Overall, these results are consistent with the notion that the investor base affects corporate policy choices. Utilizing Team Member Expertise Under Pressure... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
risky investments under profound uncertainty and long time horizons for R&D; how to learn rapidly enough to keep pace with advances in drug science knowledge; and how to integrate capabilities across a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Best Practices of Global Innovators
work that the decisions a firm makes about how to partition tasks and allocate them to partners are among the most critical, yet poorly understood, aspects of these projects. These choices dictate how... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
From tech to media to management consulting firms, layoffs are back. Downsizing during a healthy economy can help lay the foundation for efficient growth or make space for new roles that harness newer technology, such as artificial... View Details
- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
propose a class of dynamic pricing algorithms that builds upon the simple yet powerful machine learning technique known as Thompson sampling to address the challenge of balancing the exploration-exploitation tradeoff View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care
need? What is the optimal setting and context in which they should be delivering care? What processes should they use? There are all sorts of operating managerial and strategic decisions that we haven't even talked about at a policy level... View Details
- 15 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 15
but related through their connection with an underlying, evolving technical system. In the future, I believe the key problem for organization design will be the management of distributed innovation in such dynamic systems. Organization... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 24, 2006
under managerial control. Only then will vendors make appropriate short- and long-term investment decisions in their customer management effort that will not only lead to more... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
automation is making jobs less routine and more cognitively challenging. Globalization means you’re competing with workers around the world. Simultaneously, the internet and other communication technologies have radically increased the... View Details
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
affecting decision making about appropriate types of business entities are explored in the context of advising a prospective investor with particular emphasis on why LLCs are increasingly "go-to"... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
challenges like reworking an outdated strategy or business model. The culture evolves as you do that important work. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50894 April 2016 Harvard Business Review Making Exit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne