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- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
would have precluded the Massachusetts Investors Trust from buying a large block of ARD stock. Luckily, Motley used his connections and financial savvy to help ARD obtain exemptions from this section and others on the grounds that it was "in the public View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Wine to the World
Michael Roberto: My parents are Italian immigrants, and my family back in Tuscany and the Campania region of Italy continue to make their own wine. Therefore, I've always had an interest in the wine-making process. A few years ago, when... View Details
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/var/ezp_site/storage/fckeditor/file/pdfs/centers-programs/programs/crisis-leadership/Working%20Together%20in%20Crises--CRJ%20March%202012.pdf Capturing History: The Case of the Federal Radio Commission in 1927 Authors:Moss, David, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010
incentivized boards of directors may have played a role in protecting the interests of outside investors. Technology Diffusion and Postwar Growth Authors:Diego Comin and Bart Hobijn Publication:NBER Macroeconomics Annual (forthcoming)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
eroded and principles have been compromised. And the result has been a weakening of these critical institutions. In situations like this—when conflicts of interests arise, and when the institutions no longer provide clear guidance and a... View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
than using an unfamiliar airline's website—here too, a fair number of customers might be willing to pay. But what should we say to customers who aren't interested in these benefits, and who really just prefer lower prices? That's a... View Details
- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
visited HBS and performed tricks that blew Thomke away. "He's an amazing performer, and my curiosity went through the roof. I felt like a young boy again." Thomke was teaching a course in the MBA program on innovation in 2009 and had an idea: Wouldn't it be View Details
- 03 Dec 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Against the Grain
activism and unwillingness to compromise, however, makes him a divisive character among business leaders who share his principles but question the ultimate effectiveness of his approach. Is it in their firms' best interests to support... View Details
- 26 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire
feel good, especially when it comes to our purchasing decisions. To that end, many major corporations have begun to take special interest in how understanding the human brain can help them better understand consumers. Enter a nascent but... View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track
from someone who may not have your best interests at heart. Giving and receiving effective feedback is essential to constructive interactions and a necessity for leaders who want to empower other leaders to sustain high levels of... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 19 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?
Froot, "all this is interesting and useful because it's a microcosm for the larger financial sector, made up of banks and shadow banks. We have a huge institutional setup for bearing these sorts of 'out-of-the-money' risks—very... View Details
- 20 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2007
that the tire grading system was close to becoming a reality. Second, Joan Claybrook, a former Nader consumer interest group lobbyist, had just become head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the agency within the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
economic and social value. The goal of the corporation is to add value to employees, customers, suppliers and other partners, and community/society. These CEOs and the companies they lead make decisions with the interests of these other... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007
officials, while committing not to mandate the reduction of interest rates in microcredit, express their expectation that rates will drop as quickly as possible. A week earlier, senior cabinet officials had met with the president of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them
the confidence and skill to analyze the viability of innovations in terms of their technological, public policy, and structural impact and to have a sure sense of the mood of consumers who, all over the world, are deeply interested in... View Details
- 09 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unconscious Executive
times of day compared to optimal times of day. It seems that conscious thought sometimes gets in the way of making good decisions. Q: You and your colleagues also study sleep and creative performance, as you write in an article in the Journal of Sleep Research. You... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
product safety expert, and we have a shared interest in what keeps safer products from reaching the market and what keeps less safe products on store shelves. In 2002 she wrote: As the world's largest retailer and the nation's largest toy... View Details
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
"I would compare Jobs, Bezos, etc. to Ford, Edison, etc No one ever raves about their so- called 'leadership' style. These men were outliers. Their style is not duplicable." Kim Forbes set forth an interesting hypothesis in... View Details
- 14 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 14, 2007
to accept Kinder's offer and assess the fairness of the proposal, given the conflicts of interest in this management buyout. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207123 Nordic Telephone... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
evolved into a complex solution instead of the simple small business software that originally was envisioned. Its features got specified and locked in before a single paying customer had used the product. The Pandesic team did a lot of things wrong, certainly. But the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor