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- 01 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 1, 2008
does not, by itself, create a performance drag. Radically Simple IT Authors:David M. Upton and Bradley R. Staats Publication:Harvard Business Review 86, no. 3 (March 2008): 118-124 Abstract Many managers think that developing and rolling out a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
months after resigning from a practice over a dispute with the owner. While his noncompete, like many in the medical and dental fields, was confined to a radius around the practice (in his case, twenty miles), he realized that there were no View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
"A small percentage of students are intrigued by and support the complete meritocracy they see at Lincoln," DeLong notes. "But the majority rejects the piecework system, although international students do seem more familiar... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Put Meaning Back into Leading
organization and its employees. Podolny, Khurana, and Hill-Popper collaborated on an e-mail interview to explain their latest research for HBS Working Knowledge. Martha Lagace: As you wrote in your working paper, the past century saw a View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). In a country with a per capita GDP of over $4,000, the vast majority of the population subsists on less than $2 per day, and little investment has been made in infrastructure, education, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21
majority of aggregate productivity gains, suggesting that ignoring this channel could lead to substantial bias in understanding the nature of gains from multinational production. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2101302... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
authors will examine these and other major events in which Henry Kissinger played leading roles in order to extract their most important insights into the principles and practice of effective negotiation. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 3
content to attract "eyeballs," and as a result, popular content may be excessively supplied. We empirically test this prediction by taking advantage of the launch of an ad-revenue-sharing program initiated by a major Chinese... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
case updates events since the court's ruling against Myriad Genetics on March 29, 2010, and should be used in conjunction with "Gene Patents (A)." On July 29, 2011, a U.S. appeals court reversed the prior ruling against Myriad. On September 16, 2011, the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
several months, founder-CEO Evan Williams has felt trapped, unable to control Odeo and its strategic direction. He longs for the "simple" days of Blogger, the previous venture he had co-founded. Although his Blogger experiences had included a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Best Practices of Global Innovators
this platform needs to be. We were surprised by how many firms pay inadequate attention to this area, causing major problems. Consider the Airbus 380, which had been delayed for 2 years, in part because 2 partners used different versions... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
literally a 50-50 proposition." In terms of leadership advice, first of all, we should all acknowledge that the country today is almost literally a 50-50 proposition. The Senate will be 50-50, and the Democratic majority in the House will... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
applications, such as Snapchat filters, but AR is being applied in far more consequential ways in business. Pioneering organizations are already implementing it in product development, manufacturing, logistics, marketing, service, and training—and are seeing View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
Japan. It has built a network of plants, distributors, and service centers around the world. Senior management is convinced that a major reason for its success is its culture, recently articulated as the Komatsu Way. The central issue in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
There are likely to be periods in a major downturn when even the best will have low returns, but these firms know that price cuts are almost always a one-way street, and they do not sacrifice their long-term viability and positioning for... View Details
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
dramatic way. For 40 years, major airlines had limited competition—routes were parceled out by the Civil Aeronautics Board, and rates were relatively consistent among airlines. As I've noted above, the basis of competition was on service.... View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
retailers. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=12-044.pdf Tommy Koh: Background and Major Accomplishments of the 'Great Negotiator' By: Sebenius, James K., and Laurence A. Green Abstract—Significant... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
Confidential Instructions for Donald Sanger, Chief Financial Officer, Panama Studios Ian LarkinHarvard Business School Case 912-039 Ponce de Leon (POL) is a four-party negotiation exercise in which a film studio is trying to sign a major... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
on renewable energy, clean technology, waste management, water and sanitation, food and agribusiness, affordable housing, healthcare, and education and livelihood creation? Is the board ready to incorporate development banking into the mainstream of the bank, or will... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
relationship with her Financial Controller and ex-brother-in-law, Stephen Holt. Holt was employed by Campbell for 10 years, took on the majority of financial responsibilities for the firm, and knew the business very well. Although he was... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace