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- 23 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Five Ways to Make Your Company More Innovative
into why the owners of small businesses typically wait until the last minute to update their books and file tax forms. Most people would say they are just lazy or undisciplined. But Cook observed what was happening and asked why. And the... View Details
- 09 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 9
their infrastructure without working through the scaling effects. This note also discusses multi-sided platforms, the skewing of business models reflecting a mispricing to get one side on board, and suggests... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
found that managers engage in redundant communication; that is, they send the same message to the same recipient through two or more unique media sequentially. Given how busy most managers are, and how much information their subordinates... View Details
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
Organization's Capabilities: Resources, Processes, and Priorities Harvard Business School Module Note 607-014 Summarizes a model that helps managers determine what sorts of initiatives an organization is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54507 Harvard Business School Case 318-040 Wilderness Safaris: Ecotourism Entrepreneurship Wilderness Safaris sees itself as a conservation company that is built on a View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 17
geographic friction influence FDI and present the key empirical studies and findings. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52121 January–February 2017 Harvard Business Review Africa's New Generation of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
It's no coincidence that the new book America the Principled is coming out just as the U.S. presidential election gets into full swing, says its author, Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter. She wants us all to rethink... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
in press More Than Managing: The Relentless Pursuit of Effective Jewish Leadership Nudging as a Tool for Leaders By: Bazerman, Max Abstract—Jewish organizational life is inundated with publications on organizational change and effective leadership, but from mutually... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13
behaving strategically to ensure the victory of their second best. We rationalize our findings by a model in which different types of voters trade off expressive and strategic motives. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
benefit from mimicking the showroom concepts started by online-first retailers and why online-first retailers can benefit from opening more traditional stores. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54316 March 29, 2018 Harvard View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- December 2018
- Case
Choosy
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Julia Kelley
Founded in 2017, Choosy is a data-driven fashion startup that uses algorithms to identify styles trending on social media. After manufacturing similar items using a China-based supply chain, Choosy sells them to consumers through its website and social media pages.... View Details
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Algorithms; Machine Learning; Neural Networks; Instagram; Influencer; Fast Fashion; Design; Customer Satisfaction; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decision Making; Cost vs Benefits; Innovation and Invention; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain; Production; Logistics; Business Model; Expansion; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Digital Platforms; Social Media; Technology Industry; Fashion Industry; North and Central America; United States; New York (state, US); New York (city, NY)
- 10 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017
become the Amazon of freelance labor, and transforming its business model from a marketplace to software-as-a-service (SaaS). Each of the three paths was risky and required financial and human resource... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
2019 HarperBusiness The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power By: Cusumano, Michael A., Annabelle Gawer, and David B. Yoffie Abstract—The Business of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
technological innovation only in high-margin verticals? Or through a separate subsidiary with a new low-cost business model for commoditized verticals? Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
2017 Boston: Harvard Business Review Press Entering StartUpLand: An Essential Guide to Finding the Right Job By: Bussgang, Jeffrey J. Abstract—Many professionals aspire to work for startups. Executives from large companies view them as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
market in October 2000, few people took notice. Its business model was not perceived as particularly aggressive or threatening to the industry. Less than three years later, Telmore's creative adaptation of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
will also explore implications of these changes for investing. Digital Platforms: The Business Model of the 21st Century Professor David Yoffie + More Info - Slides – Less Info - Slides Digital platforms... View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
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First Look - November 1, 2016
Ewens, Michael, Ramana Nanda, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract—We study how technological shocks to the cost of starting new businesses have led the venture capital model to adapt in fundamental ways over... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
Business Review What’s the Right Kind of Bonus to Motivate Your Sales Force? By: Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas Abstract—Companies typically compensate their sales force by using some combination of salary, commission, and bonuses,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
of Management, who served as a model for succeeding at several important careers.” Best business advice ever received: “It's better to do something correctly and finish it late than to finish it on time and... View Details