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- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
innovations. Ceteris paribus, the share of resources spent on development of general innovations, increases with the stability of the market share of the industry leader. As market shares become less persistent, the model predicts an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
and organizations, leaving few left for newcomers and growth. In this context, some networks seek to sell the addresses they previously received-sales that can usefully transfer resources to the networks that most need them, but with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
pointillist painter, and it's easy to imagine Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey humming the same tune. But if creativity is integral to business, and to entrepreneurship in particular, how exactly does it occur? Where does this unicorn-like... View Details
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
largest integrated communications companies in China operating from offices in various parts of the country. The case provides students with a comprehensive history of and insights into China's advertising industry and the challenges for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 17
long-term prominence of firms headquartered in Denmark, the more fluctuating role of U.S.-based firms, and the more recent growth of German, Spanish, Indian, and Chinese firms. While natural resource endowment in wind has not been very... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Connecting With Nonprofits
In his recent Working Paper, "Marketing's Role in Cross-Sector Collaboration," HBS professor James Austin outlines three stages of collaboration between businesses and nonprofits—philanthropic, transactional, and integrative... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
Nyende, Claire Ashton-James, and Michael I. Norton Abstract This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: human beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
C2 is a delivery platform based on Web 2.0 technology that enables Cognizant to subdivide work into tasks that can be allocated wherever in the world the best resources within Cognizant exist based on cost, expertise and availability... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- August 2000
- Case
Manila Water Company (B)
By: Michael Beer and Elizabeth Weldon
On August 1, 1997 the Manila Water Co. took control of the east zone of the newly privatized Manila Metropolitan Water and Sewerage System (MWSS). At the time of privatization, MWSS was an inefficient, ineffective, and corrupt government agency. MWC must develop the... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Horizontal Integration; Privatization; Problems and Challenges; Utilities Industry
Beer, Michael, and Elizabeth Weldon. "Manila Water Company (B)." Harvard Business School Case 401-015, August 2000.
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
organization that will execute a larger end and then endure. This connection is critical because a worthy leader wants the people whom he or she motivates to respect the organization and to serve that enterprise from such a place. This means a leader is always working... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
serve as an accountability system for restaurants. However, cities (which are responsible for inspections) have limited resources to dispatch inspectors, which in turn limits the number of inspections that can be performed. We argue that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
effectively allocated resources in the economy. I still think that our approach is a good one, but maybe not as good as we thought. Hopefully, we'll better understand the conflicts of interest, improve the system, and have more awareness... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
selected and treated so that they would self-assemble (due to intrinsic molecular forces). This resulted in finer battery structures and better performance. Following 14 months of research and development, the company found that it required more time and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
higher quality employee-company matches. While centralized hiring can ensure that enough resources are invested in consistently hiring people aligned with company values, it can also neglect unit managers’ knowledge about which... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
PublicationsOne Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy Authors:Robert G. Eccles and Michael Krzus Publication:John Wiley and Sons, Inc., forthcoming An abstract is unavailable at this time. Book Abstract: View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
images after a traumatic event, a hallmark feature of post-traumatic stress disorder, are suggested to develop because the trauma memory is disorganized and not integrated into autobiographical memory. Unconscious Thought Theory predicts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- August 2000
- Case
Manila Water Company (A)
By: Michael Beer and Elizabeth Weldon
On February 3, 1997, the east zone of the Manila Metropolitan Water and Sewerage System (MWSS) was taken over by the Manila Water Co. (MWC), a newly created joint venture between the Ayala Corp., a large Filipino conglomerate; Bechtel Enterprises, Inc., an American... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Horizontal Integration; Privatization; Problems and Challenges; Utilities Industry
Beer, Michael, and Elizabeth Weldon. "Manila Water Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 401-014, August 2000.
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
disastrous mistakes that can splinter a founding team, strip founders of control, and leave founders without a financial payoff for their hard work and innovative ideas. He highlights the need at each step to strike a careful balance between controlling the startup and... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
of commuting in everyday life, little is known about why commuting is so aversive, who is most affected by the commuting experience, when people are particularly affected, and how people could better cope with lengthy commutes. View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
Quality, defined in terms of outcomes, is the secret to success in health care. Second, high-value care is delivered by integrated practice units including all the needed specialties that care for the patient's medical condition over the... View Details