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- 08 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Handgun Waiting Periods Prevent Hundreds of Homicides Each Year
why we shouldn’t do that.” While the call for waiting periods is bound to receive some pushback, the researchers are encouraged by the broad support waiting periods receive. The American Medical Association supports waiting periods for gun purchases, and polls show... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction
technologies would spread. Otherwise, Speed Trap didn’t foresee major changes in how consumers and businesses would use the Internet. As a result, Speed Trap’s errors of omission are alarming. Here’s a sample what I didn’t see coming as I... View Details
- 21 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?
access to public institutional debt and equity capital markets and the uncertainty of small business profits makes retained earnings a necessarily less stable source of capital. About 48 percent of business owners report a major bank as... View Details
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
a major role in Japan's success in manufacturing-driven industries (e.g., Toyota in automobiles and Nintendo with videogames). First, hierarchical industry organizations can "lock out" certain types of innovation indefinitely by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 20, 2007
September 2007, that strategy was due for a major test. TiVo was a maker of digital video recorder (DVR) products and a distributor of DVR technology. Rogers believed that macro-trends in the home entertainment industry—the convergence of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector
social entrepreneurship make? A: Without question, the social sector has contributed in significant ways to addressing major societal problems, yet traditional approaches are still falling short, especially as the intensity and complexity... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
is that the majority of local residents have come to share our objectives. How did you raise the money to build the cathedral? In 1995, my HBS education and corporate financial experience were central to persuading commercial lenders that... View Details
- 12 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 12, 2008
upgrades, or perform a major upgrade with construction and expansion? 2. What emphasis—commitment made to Green Technologies? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208078 FREEJ Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Studying Japan from the Inside
globalization, which is one of the major challenges Japanese companies face. While globalization is a challenge for all companies in the world, I believe that the issues are quite different for Western companies and Japanese companies.... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
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Rewiring the Workplace: Behavioral Economics and the Future of Inclusive Organizations - Blog: RGE Report
majority and underrepresented groups. This edition was developed in partnership with the Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS) , which conducted interviews with Professors Beshears and Coffman to better understand their research... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
making. In 1979, he was part of the first, small HBS delegation to visit a newly opened China. “It was the single most important trip of our lives,” he recalled. He glimpsed the future, and it now has come to pass: China has emerged as an economic force of View Details
- 28 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Meeting China’s Need for Management Education
capabilities to adapt, making them ideal partners for HBS and Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP). Furthermore, for institutions like HBS and HBSP, one of the major worries about engaging in activities in this part of the world is... View Details
- Fast Answer
Stock Pitching: company, industry and market research
Industry Surveys cover industry trends, forecasts, major players and market share data, key ratios, and statistics. Click on the "Markets" tab on the top menu bar. From the pop-up window, select "Industry... View Details
- 31 Oct 2019
- News
Business Success Means Community Success in Wisconsin; GNN Roundup
spearheaded the evening’s programming, along with the club’s new president Ellen Galezewski (MBA 2012), past president Karen Hung (MBA 1998), vice president for programs Melanie Maddux (MBA 2004), and board member Lisa Wright (MBA 1999). “This event was structured... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 03 May 2011
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First Look: May 3
MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads Authors:Srikant M. Datar, David A. Garvin, and Patrick Cullen Publication:Journal of Management Development 30, no. 5 (2011) Abstract The paper seeks to examine major challenges facing MBA programs... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Companies: small or private
retrieve Form D filings in the state of New Hampshire. Many private companies, including those not traded on major exchanges, file statements with their state regulators. The View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Taking the Lead in Support of HBS
"When it comes to innovative business education, HBS leads the way. I contribute on a regular basis because it's important to me that the School continues on that path." —Andrew Hauptman (MBA 1995) Chairman, Andell, Inc.; Owner and Chairman, View Details
- 15 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Political Dysfunction Makes America Less Competitive
the major priorities that are holding back economic growth. What we’ve discovered through countless trips to Washington and discussions with political leaders (is that) in their offices, they agree with all of this. They would say, ‘Yeah,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Lisa Frankenberg
the bright sociology major just out of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Frankenberg found an apartment and soon launched a business venture that would make her one of the most prominent expatriates in the country. "I saw the... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Antoinette J. ("Toni") Rapone
truly enjoyed me and that my father's Sicilian relatives gave me so much love," she says. That encouragement - combined with her father's military benefits - enabled her to attend Bennington College, where she majored in psychology and... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso