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- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why a Federal Rule on CEO Pay Disclosure May Get You In Trouble With Customers
the researchers saw lift on both. "People see the [low ratio] firm as warmer and more competent, suggesting that the potential downside risk of this type of disclosure is not seen in the same way as with nonprofits," Mohan says. The... View Details
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
in the black. "They underestimated the risk associated with paying bribes, but they also overestimated what they were going to make on profits," says Healy. "Most companies don't have the luxury of going back and saying what was the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 14 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 14
cancer patients with a high risk of clinical progression and death. DiagnoFirst had applied for patents, in both the U.S. and EU, for the sequence of 40 genes, the new methodology for gene amplification, and the specific mechanics of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine
company off the ground,” says Bernstein, the Marvin Bower Associate Professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at HBS. “At the earliest stages, you have no reputation, no brand name, and you're facing significant uncertainty and View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Lesson for Startups? Success Takes More Than Technology
not coincidentally, after the global financial crisis. Uber needed drivers right away to create supply, and they were there because they were unemployed. The same thing with Airbnb—people needed to make money, and they were willing to take the View Details
- 05 Jun 2013
- What Do You Think?
Do We Need to Extend ‘No Surprises Management?’
or are reluctant to risk carrying bad news up the chain of command, making a bad situation worse. What if the NSM concept was extended downward, to entreat managers not to surprise those reporting to them? The potential benefits were... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act
altogether, like the deer in the headlights. But that rarely happens," he writes in his book, adding that the "car stuck in a rut" metaphor is more apt. Risky Business Managers should look out for the following risk factors... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Education, Technology, and Business: What’s the Catch?
citing the fact that many teaching colleges don't use technology themselves. Technology is not part of the teaching curriculum, and many school administrators simply don't embrace technology. "We need a major social investment in training," in order to avoid... View Details
- 05 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?
picture of the risks inherent in their business models—risks that pose some serious concerns for potential investors—or they lack a thorough understanding of the four basic problems that can limit financiers' willingness to invest... View Details
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 01 May 2000
- What Do You Think?
Can You Hard-Wire Performance?
Berglund, from whom I might have expected as much as one of my former students, asked whether I was asking the right question. He proposed what was for him the real question: "Does it make sense to shift (to a supplier) the risk a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Market Research Meets the “People Factor”
managers were not likely to embrace research results that caught them off-guard. "If the purpose of research information is to reduce uncertainty (and thereby the risk associated with making a hitherto unsupported decision),"... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
observed variation in payout patterns over time than the traditional motives. The most recent evidence suggests that further insights can be gained from viewing payout decisions as an integral part of a firm's larger financial ecosystem, with important implications for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
enterprise" (emphasis added).12 When strategy choices were analyzed from a long-range perspective, the idea of "distinctive competence" took on added importance because of the risks involved in most long-run investments.... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
auditor, we identify structural contingencies in the institutional environment and in program design under which codes and monitoring are more likely to be associated with improvements in working conditions. At the institutional level, suppliers improve more when they... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
McMuffin—as well as what has been called one of the most famous cross-sells of all time: “Would you like fries with that?” Yet by 2015, McDonald’s found itself in what reporters called the worst slump in a decade, driven by rising competition, declining sales, and... View Details
- May 2008
- Teaching Note
Subprime Meltdown: American Housing and Global Financial Turmoil
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
Teaching Note for [708042]. View Details
- 02 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?
already been litigated in the press and before Congressional committees. My interest is in the 5,300 who were fired. Were they fired for cheating to meet goals for customer loyalty (and ironically risking customer loyalty in the process)?... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers
One, the university was the only procurer of whole body donations in the state, which negated the risk that the researchers might miss registrants in the selected geography and time frame. Two, Hawaii's remote location helped deter the... View Details
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
gap” was a problem in Nigeria as in many parts of the world. Infrastructure projects like power plants and dams were very large capital investments that could generate long-term consistent cash flows, but their financing and delivery involved multiple View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
emerge over and over: teams become increasingly concerned with the risks of failure rather than the requirements of excellence. As a result, they revert to safe, standard approaches instead of delivering original solutions tailored to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel