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- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
previous approaches to assess cross-boundary teaming efforts and their innovation performance. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53290 forthcoming Management Science Budgeting, Psychological Contracts, and... View Details
- 07 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 7, 2015
new business should be implemented, particularly in terms of integration versus separation of a new business unit, choice of unit leader, and whether Amgen should partner with a third party to gain access to skills or resources. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
"leverage" that technology can provide, commenting that "who says that if I want to service my client I have to be at my desk in my office?" Tom Dolembo, who has "no choice but to be 24/7 and technologically... View Details
- 03 Nov 2011
- What Do You Think?
The Ultimate Question in Management
on their choice of "How likely is it you would recommend us to a friend?" as the ultimate question. Fred Reichheld put it this way in describing the question behind the question: "our candidate for the ultimate question in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency
work and family," she notes. "I often have to make difficult choices between responsibilities at home and at the office. It's tough for a woman in a senior position." Meyer's challenges are not likely to subside. She is, however,... View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
clubs," we show that 1) fees serve as a signal of price discounts, such that stores that charge fees are perceived as offering better deals for identical items; 2) the presence of fees can increase consumer spending and overall store profitability; and 3) the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
Institutions: Crisis and Choice in the International Financial Architecture Author:Laura Alfaro Publication:World Scientific Publishing Company, in press Abstract All managers face a business environment in which international and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Latin American Conference Highlights Region's Diversity
admitted that such solutions are “horrible,” but there isn't much choice in a crisis. The appropriate strategy is to minimize the number of rules that have to be broken in order to get the country out of the current situation, he stated.... View Details
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
Publications August 2013 Strategic Management Journal Location Choices under Strategic Interactions By: Alcácer, Juan, Minyuan Zhao, and Cristian Dezso Abstract—The literature on location choices has... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
advancing those reforms, not just being a passive investor. Massachusetts, for example, is looking at ranked choice voting right now, so for our members in the Boston area it’s a moment when they could engage with their representatives... View Details
- 06 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow
involved in social enterprise at HBS, and it has strongly influenced how I’m looking at different post-MBA options. From choices about work-life tradeoffs, to reading habits, to views on what makes a healthy lifestyle, the values of our... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
performance evaluation. Using a sample of 4,000 commercial logo design tournaments, I show that feedback reduces participation but improves the quality of subsequent submissions with an ambiguous effect on high-quality output. To evaluate this tradeoff, I develop a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 02 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why People Don’t Vote--and How a Good Ground Game Helps
Voter Choice in France. For this project, Pons worked directly with the campaign of French president-to-be Francois Hollande during the 2012 elections. In an effort originally designed to increase voter... View Details
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
possible, why previous efforts to reform the system have not worked, and what to do about it. 2. The root cause of these problems is that the competition taking place has been the wrong kind. The major actors in health care—providers,... View Details
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
Collis and Akiko Kanno “Tokio Marine, Japan's leading insurance company, has spent nearly two decades building a global footprint in different insurance businesses. As the company becomes majority non-domestic it has to make a choice of... View Details
- 18 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?
who shave off what is considered excess pay for their efforts can destabilize private equity firms. Source: Nic McPhee (CC 2.0) “Short-term greediness is affecting the long-term stability and continuity of the firm,” Ivashina says. “If... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Campaign Passes Goal, Continues
School’s alumni and friends since we launched the campaign has been nothing short of remarkable,” said Dean Kim B. Clark. “Building on this momentum, we see an opportunity to focus our efforts on two key priorities this year.” One such... View Details
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
trades involving similar goods. It draws on archival, interview, and observational data mainly from New York state to analyze market participants' efforts to legitimize commerce and resolve a jurisdictional dispute. Building on literature... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty
thing not to do is make long-term bets. In budgeting for operations, for example, lots of effort is wasted by thinking that we can project with any accuracy the timing for getting the answers to the important questions that will define... View Details
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
ordinary drill bits, severely limited time, and the potentially immobilizing fear that plagued the buried miners. Could the trapped miners and rescue workers mobilize before air and resources were depleted? The case describes the ensuing View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne