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- 11 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 11
to respond effectively once they did. We focus particularly on the problems GM encountered in developing the relational contracts essential to modern design and manufacturing. We discuss a number of possible... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
about 22,000 employees and made about 4.5 billion Swiss Francs (or $4.589 billion USD) in sales in 2015, managed 1.5 million tools under fleet management contracts in 40 countries, resulting in a contract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
home," 36 percent were actually working parttime, and another 12 percent worked on contracted projects. Of those who had left the workforce but planned to return, 61 percent said they were seeking nontraditional business careers and had... View Details
- 15 May 2019
- Research Event
The Unconventional Capitalism That Shapes Business History
impact of global capitalism has focused on the West. The capitalism which is now under so much criticism is American capitalism, or more specifically a form of American capitalism which became dominant from the 1980s. The School’s extensive Creating Emerging Markets... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Building Bridges: New Dimensions in Negotiation
framing an approach attractively, and generally being persuasive. In addition, it can include deciding who should make an opening offer and when, how high or low it should be, and the dynamics of successive counteroffers. The second dimension, drawing on trade and... View Details
Keywords: by Anita M. Harris
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
investment decisions, the use of project finance can also affect asset values. By using project finance, companies get the opportunity to create a project-specific governance system designed to optimize the value of the project. Thus,... View Details
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
per consumer visit and 2) influencing stores' choices of strategic variables (e.g., pricing). We characterize the conditions under which there would be no role for search diversion as a strategic instrument for the intermediary, thereby showing that it occurs even when... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 21, 2006
patterns. We present a model where beliefs determine the types of contracts that firms offer and whether workers exert effort. Some workers become criminals, depending on their luck in the labor market, the expected punishment, and an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
Programs An outdated regulatory system designed for the traditional banking system was one of a number of important factors that led to the 2008 financial crisis, Professor David Scharfstein says. “The financial system had evolved over 30... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
bulk rental contract and the unit economics work, then you likely have PMF, and it probably makes sense to purchase the inventory required to service these bulk rental contracts. —Sean Eldridge (MBA 2009) Got a case? To take part in a... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
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2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
masculinity on offshore oil platforms, the impact of racial diversity on retail bank performance, and the design and delivery of women’s leadership development programs. For the past several years, Professor Ely has maintained an active... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
automakers, but a psychological one,” Salter observes. “It required altering long-established methods, traditions, and ways of thinking. It comes down to this: How do you rewrite all the implicit, explicit, and inefficient contracts and... View Details
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Instant Photography Is Launched | Baker Library
Folder 24. back to text Polaroid commissioned Kodak to produce the negative base, while it manufactured the positive material and the pod. Polaroid designed its first camera; it contracted with Samson United... View Details
- 27 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 27, 2007
with Abernathy, Rebecca Henderson and Carliss Baldwin, Clark placed product and process designs at the center of his explanation of how innovation determines the structure and evolution of industries. Download the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
Working PapersDon't Just Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad (revised) Authors:Lynda M. Applegate and Bruce Harreld Abstract Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
payment of $1,” Baer laughs. “It was probably the first and last single-figure contract in broadcast history.” After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Berkeley, Baer parlayed the experience, contacts, and notoriety he gained during his... View Details
- 29 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Research Papers of 2014
emotions can play in negotiations. Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles Poorly designed leadership roles set up a family business for failure. John A. Davis offers a system that produces the decisiveness and unity needed for... View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform
shareholders have lost an "enormous" amount of wealth? Designing regulatory systems is very tricky and could result in the "unintended consequences" of slippery CEO pay efforts, he observed. "I think society pays... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
technologies, services, and products available through the ecosystem. In doing this, niche strategies trade off risk with productivity. Strong economies can often be found by niche players by leveraging a single platform—for example, NVIDIA can optimize its View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808026 'Doer's Profile' Nelson Mandela (1918- ) Harvard Business School Case 808-040 Profile of Nelson Mandela designed to facilitate a discussion of the nature of enduring... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace