Intuit - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

The Knowledge Coach

intuits a developing bottleneck in the assembly line and creates a fix before a problem occurs. It's also the CEO who draws on years of experience to solve a strategy imbroglio that has paralyzed top staff. It's the venture capitalist—who... View Details

Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap

03 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Fierce Competitors Apple and Amazon Became ’Frenemies’ Over eReaders

"The beauty about the mathematical model is that it allows us to show mathematically that our intuition works; it also allows us to investigate how various factors such as different platform production costs and exclusive content affect... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information; Publishing; Technology

10 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley

the importance of building in opportunities to measure the costs and benefits. "A skeptic of regulation would say that SOX wasn't needed at all, that the system would have fixed itself," he continues. "But what was the cost of fraud to the overall... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Accounting; Banking

07 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Can You Learn Finance through the Case Method?

through case reading, case discussions, reading the textbook and having informal discussions with classmates, the more intuitive and clear the material became. At HBS, we learn finance and accounting through the case method just like... View Details

Profile

Matt Thurmond

list. "Its vision aligns with my ideals: leaders who make a difference in the world. I don't measure my progress by compensation or titles, but by what I do to help society." In addition, "The case method was a system I View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Q&A: Orin Smith

customers use Starbucks as a regular hangout or informal office — a "third place" between home and work. How has this aspect of the stores evolved over time? In the beginning, we knew on an intuitive level that Starbucks was about far... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Hospitality; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2016
News

HBS Fund Helps Fuel Faculty Research and New Learning Experiences

the student had interviewed industry leaders to better understand the barriers to growth that Indian private equity firms face — his analysis echoing findings from Sadun’s own research. “It built on intuitions that I already had, but... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto

cases and then making it very intuitive and simple, like the original Google home page. I think a lot of the innovation today is around trying to understand the core consumer-use cases and the needs that crypto technology can really... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

26 May 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Market Research in a Recession

supplier aggressively explore synergies across its various component agencies as well as eliminate research redundancies. Value experience and judgment. CMOs should tap the knowledge and intuitions of managers and researchers who've lived... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

16 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist

stay a leader," as Donna Dubinsky (CEO of Handspring, Inc.) says. Once a smaller or weaker firm starts to play defense, the game is usually over. So "play offense and play to win," is the advice of Intuit founder Scott... View Details

Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak

Web

Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967) - Recruiting

also an HBS grad. They became a demanding mentor who offered guidance, helping me to mature as a manager, develop good business habits, and inform my intuition for decision making. As I progressed in my career, taking on positions with... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

New Economy Notables: Scott D. Cook

see shortcomings in what I do or didn't do, and that's the thing that disappoints me the most. Proud moments Years ago my mom and dad came to one of our company meetings. I told the story of how Intuit wouldn't be here without my parents,... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

23 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

How to Break the Expert’s Curse

pass their knowledge on to followers. "It's not something we do naturally," Zhang says. "Once we get good at something, our intuition is not to say, 'OK, let me go see how it feels to be bad at it again.' But the findings suggest that if... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

24 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Be an Angel Investor

(reading the plan, talking to people they know ) and others granting a meeting without looking at the plan at all. Some angels rely on their intuition while others crunch a lot of numbers. Almost all angels source carefully, make good use... View Details

Keywords: by David Amis & Howard Stevenson

01 Mar 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017

creative new markets. Lessons in Corporate Finance: A Case Studies Approach to Financial Tools, Financial Policies, and Valuation by Paul Asquith and Lawrence A. Weiss (DBA 1989) (Wiley) This book explains the fundamentals of the field in an View Details

08 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Fashion Your New E-Business Model

businesses that use the technology to support business strategy and design…. However, the distinction is blurring as adoption of Internet-based business models penetrates to the very core of how firms do business. IBM, AOL, Time Warner, Microsoft, and View Details

Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate

Student-Faculty-Profile

Michelle Shell & Ryan Buell

collaborations like ours so energizing is that each new collaborator brings something unique to the table. Michelle, for example, brings a wealth of knowledge and intuition from her days as a practitioner, which helps us think critically... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

The Exchange: Venture Forth

financial theory explicitly into account, but rather, do their actions intuitively take it into account? What practical guidance can entrepreneurs and venture capitalists glean from this research? RN: Because of the bifurcation in fund... View Details

Keywords: April White

16 Nov 2010
First Look

First Look: November 16, 2010

Francesca Gino, Lisa L. Shu, and Chia-Jung Tsay Publication:Emotion Review (forthcoming) Abstract Moral problems often prompt emotional responses that invoke intuitive judgments of right and wrong. While emotions inform judgment across... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 7

people intuitively discount the future to a greater degree than can be rationally defended. Second, positive illusions lead us to conclude that energy problems do not exist or are not severe enough to merit action. Third, we interpret... View Details