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- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
(e.g., documentaries) are held significantly longer than want DVDs (e.g., action films) within-customer. Similarly, we also predict and find that people are more likely to rent DVDs in one order and return them in View Details
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Tarun Khanna Abstract—Since the 1990s, several western firms have filed patents based on medicinal herbs from emerging markets, evoking protests from local stakeholders against "bio-piracy." We explore... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
rents from firms producing and commercializing products. In this Industry Note, we describe the origin, evolution, costs, benefits, and future outlook for Patent Trolling in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
Harvard Business School Case 319-013 Jackie Taylor: The Black Ensemble Theater Jackie Taylor, an African American social entrepreneur, founded the Black Ensemble Theater in 1976. Since View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
capture rents outside of the marketplace. We synthesize this body of research under the umbrella term institutional strategies, which we define as View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
The coronavirus crisis is hobbling social enterprises around the world, leaving many fighting for survival at a time of profound need. Since the pandemic hit, donations have... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
Kraft's offer, as the Foxboro stadium was poorly designed and in terrible condition, and depended on the Patriots for most of its income. Kraft and his partner were astute enough, however, to spot obscure... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
complications (surging waves) arise. In the Agile environment, the purpose of rapid development is to produce a minimal workable product at the end of each delivery cycle, or... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
John C. Emery, Sr.
Emery was a pioneer in the early air freight business – first renting space on existing carrier routes and later developing a full line of dedicated aircraft. For almost 40 years, Emery was View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- Fast Answer
Real Estate Prices by City
How to find office & residential rental prices by major city worldwide. You may begin with: Moody’s Analytics CRE - Search millions of real estate data points that cover every commercially zoned property in the U.S.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Fast Lane to Country Lane
TOGETHERNESS: Mark and Kim Lackley based their furniture business in Vermont. Learn on someone else’s dime. That’s a lesson from HBS that served Kim Alley Lackley (MBA ’94) well as she made the leap from software and Internet start-ups to... View Details
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
indicators. Statistical tests show that differences in average episode values between the two groups are significant for the following: amount of FDI received, the share of... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54794 Harvard Business School Case 518-047 Armarium: Luxury Fashion Brands for Rent Armarium, a two-sided online platform that offered consumers the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Money Making Movies
necessarily work in the same way for the video window. I think it is important to consider characteristics of audiences in both markets. Who goes to the theater? Who buys or... View Details
- 31 Oct 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017
forthcoming Journal of Political Economy The Market for Financial Adviser Misconduct By: Egan, Mark, Gregor Matvos, and Amit Seru Abstract—We construct a novel database containing the universe of financial... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
concentration and rent seeking. Recent economic reforms have shaken up many sectors of the economy and stimulated rapid economic growth. Conglomerates, which account for a substantial portion of large,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
U.S.-based firm that rents storage facilities to consumers and small businesses, is considering financing options for rapid expansion of its European operations. Five years after entering Europe, Shurgard Europe has opened 17 facilities... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Aug 2014
- What Do You Think?
What Is Warren Bennis’s Legacy?
Summing Up Was Warren Bennis's Optimism Regarding the Future of Leadership Warranted? In a recent obituary for Warren Bennis in the New York Times, former executive and HBS Professor Bill George was quoted... View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
conversely, the flaunting of a busy life and a dearth of leisure time. In addition, people’s relative interest in buying luxury experiences versus luxury products is increasing. Technology has introduced new business models, such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
variables approach. The negative effect is strongest in poor countries, suggesting that high profits stymie economic development rather than enable it. Consistent with the rent-seeking mechanism of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne