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- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
unite partners' objectives for creating a flexible supply chain; benchmark performance against other retailers; and evaluate and manage new technologies. Raman and Fisher provide specific, detailed metrics and techniques that can be used... View Details
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
"dynamic capabilities" triggered a flood of debate and discussion on the topic. Because strategy is a normative field, its theories must be evaluated in terms of how well they inform and impact practice. Judging by this... View Details
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
we provide a foundation for scholars in this domain to theoretically develop and empirically test these and related ideas. More generally, we encourage scholars to study the interplay among identities, interests, and information in their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
of our districts are achieving high performance in parts of their systems, and making progress on some key dimensions of student achievement. For instance, San Francisco was the top performing urban district in California last year and was ranked by a national View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
What’s Next
of HBS scholars have identified new perspectives for evaluating complex problems, launching new fields like strategy and new concepts like the balanced scorecard in the process. Research infuses our curriculum, where ideas are tested and... View Details
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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
Introduction Prelude to the Option Pricing Model The Formula The Spread and Adoption of Option Pricing Models The Significance and Consequences of Financial Models Selected Bibliography Lenders to the Exhibit Additional Information About Robert C. Merton The Nobel... View Details
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
2009), Senior Program Officer, The Kresge Foundation Just what does it mean for a city to go bankrupt? Bankruptcies are so commonly associated with firms and individuals that we tend to use the same mental models to View Details
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
clinical psychologists and journal editors, divide a continuous flow of judgments into subsets. College admissions interviewers, for instance, evaluate but a handful of applicants a day. We conjectured that in such situations, individuals... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
packaged food companies were suffering declines. The case also discusses trends in the snack food business and invites readers to suggest how the company’s new CEO should build on the foundation that Irene created. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
Evaluation Framework for Product Take-Back Policies Authors:Michael W. Toffel, Antoinette Stein, and Katharine L. Lee Abstract Manufacturers are increasingly being required to adhere to product take-back regulations that require them to... View Details
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Great American Leaders Teach Us
the captains of industry that have forged the foundation upon which business stands today? Over the course of the last few years, we set out to address these questions. In the process, we created a database of 860 individuals who stand... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
variety of philanthropists, including the foundation started by the late John Walton—to establish a funding operation in Tennessee. The Fund supports CMOs whose schools have performed well on a broad range of metrics, including statewide... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
of Children's Television Workshop in New York, which produces educational TV programs for children such as Sesame Street, is finding that using business strategy has been critical to the success of his nonprofit organization. "In an environment where government,... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 19 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 19, 2006
new way of looking at the traditional organizational structure of cost and profit centers. Every unit, by contributing to effective strategy execution, has the opportunity to support and create profit. This capability has important implications for specifying... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
successful redevelopment of the surrounding area. Further, we have created a chart that we think can be used to evaluate the risk level of Olympic sites becoming white elephants soon after their Games end. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
Understanding Advanced Topics in Accounting by Lawrence Weiss (DBA 1989) (Business Expert Press) Accounting information provides individuals with a starting point to understand and evaluate the key drivers of a firm, its financial... View Details
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
agreeable by nodding and expressing agreement. This difference was eliminated when impression management concerns were minimized-when participants viewed the appeals on video. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/norton dunn carney ariely.pdf View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
This entrepreneurial energy is following a decidedly terrestrial opportunity. The nonprofit advocacy group Space Foundation estimated that the global size of the industry reached $330 billion in 2014, with an annual growth rate of 9... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
We conclude by showing that spinoffs may be a particularly complex setting for analysts to evaluate relative to other forms of corporate restructuring, such as IPOs, mergers, or bankruptcies, providing one potential explanation for our... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
trust through warmth and understanding. Most leaders today approach their jobs by emphasizing competence, strength, and credentials. But without first building a foundation of trust, they run the risk of eliciting fear, resentment, or... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino