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- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
multiple). Main focus is to assess this as an entrepreneurial venture. Students do not need to be familiar with REITs. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810102-PDF-ENG Saginaw Parts Co. and the General Motors Corp.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing
eleven thousand dollars count. Car-sharing is now a familiar concept, but creative companies are making it possible for their clients to share ownership and access to just about everything, from villas and handbags to dogs and French... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
varied experience) and learning by groups finds inconsistent results. We hypothesize that repetition of interaction may help explain this difference, as familiar teams may be able to use the knowledge gained from the concurrent completion... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Emerging Art of Negotiation
misunderstanding and deceit. If both parties are already familiar to each other, however, face-to-face meetings may not be necessary. And if tensions are already high, then negotiating by phone may be the best choice, so as to reduce the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
impact on the accounting standards under which the investee firms present their financial information; the only change is in the investor's familiarity with these standards. This suggests that differences in accounting standards affect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
(conditional) gender gap is largest among faculty members at the highest status institutions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-014.pdf Fluid Tasks and Fluid Teams: The Impact of Diversity in Experience and Team View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
because an “I” was not dotted or “T” crossed. They may have access to pen testers or be familiar with compliance requirements for things like PIA, HIPAA, or SOX through other portfolio companies’ experiences; even if it’s just asking when... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
depending on a few potentially estimable statistics, in particular the coefficient of complementarity between public goods and innate talent. Constrained optimal policy with a Pareto-efficient objective that strikes a balance-controlled by a single parameter-between... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
landscape for more than half a century, are too familiar to cause worry. But the rapid growth of these funds in recent years and their role in a few high-profile transactions have called attention to them and inflamed public anxieties.... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
we found in this report that when countries are trying to improve their economies and reform their economies, there needs to be a combination of both macroeconomic reforms and what I would call microeconomic reforms. Macroeconomic reforms are View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 06 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine
else first. And for anyone prone to setting overly ambitious exercise goals in 2021, Beshears’ findings lend support for some familiar advice: Squeeze in exercise when it fits. Busy people can’t assume that every day will follow a... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 19 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers
By now, it’s an expected right-of-passage. As you enter credit card information for an online purchase, up pops two familiar words: “Privacy Notice.” Does seeing those words make you more confident about the transaction, knowing that the... View Details
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
however, offers a different model that consumers are beginning to embrace. "Our outlets encourage browsing and we sell at a fixed price." Jain cited a challenge familiar to any retailer in any country: difficulty managing... View Details
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
on-site from what was happening around me, and only focus on my note writing. In addition, I handled my field intimacy by discussing my data analyses with two senior colleagues throughout the writing of this project. One colleague was very View Details
- 19 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy
more familiar and seem to present less of a risk." Maurer's research on the economic impact of the Panama Canal demonstrates another facet of foreign investment dynamics—in this case, the construction of a $375 million public works... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 03 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Fierce Competitors Apple and Amazon Became ’Frenemies’ Over eReaders
e-books through its own iBooks app, so why would [Apple] ever say yes?" Such questions intrigued Zhu, whose research covers competitive strategy and innovation in high-tech industries. Along with Ron Adner of Dartmouth and Jianqing Chen of The University of Texas at... View Details
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
It's also true for some of the most admired in business. Here's a familiar success pattern that should give pause, but instead seems to shed all possibility of providing "sticky" lessons: After a meteoric rise in his company's... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
little or no public discussion of the matter although people familiar with the situation reported that Ackman held conversations with P&G directors individually. Then, on April 24, 2013, P&G announced that its 3rd quarter earnings... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 06 Nov 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Top-Down Resource Allocation on the Rise?
be familiar with specific opportunities) manages the context—organization, the way managerial performance is measured and rewarded, etc.—that shapes definition of opportunities and the selection of those to be supported. In this view,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Jan 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?
to care in the use of the Internet, Gerald Nanninga pointed out that the best defense might well be a carefully-crafted strategy that competitors can't replicate even if they are familiar with it . Another creative proposal, leaking... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett