Publications

08 Mar 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Customer-Driven Misconduct: How Competition Corrupts Business Practices

Keywords: by Victor Manuel Bennett, Lamar Pierce, Jason A. Snyder & Michael W. Toffel; Auto

24 Apr 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders

building quality vehicles worldwide. Paul Polman When Polman became Unilever’s CEO in early 2009, he immediately began transforming the company, declaring bold goals to double revenues and generate 70 percent from emerging markets. He... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George; Auto; Food & Beverage

24 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Activity-Based Costing

is measured in other units. For example, the capacity of a warehouse or vehicle would be measured by space provided, while memory storage would be measured by megabytes supplied. In these situations, the manager would calculate the... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson

14 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving

“I suspect this may actually be lower than the true extent of unsafe multitasking, given the fact that not everyone would easily admit to a behavior that is recognized as problematic, if not illegal.” Almost 43,000 people died in vehicle... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

31 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?

Despite mandates requiring motorists to carry car insurance, 13 percent of US drivers operate vehicles without any coverage—a problem that exposes uninsured drivers to catastrophic financial risks and leads to higher premiums for insured... View Details

Keywords: by Ray Kluender; Insurance

June 2021
Technical Note

SPAC Space

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In 2020, over half of all initial public offerings (IPOs) in the United States were special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), blank-check companies that typically had two years to find a business to take public, usually through a reverse merger. Together, 248... View Details

Keywords: Special Purpose Acquisition Companies; SPACs; Mergers and Acquisitions; Going Public; Initial Public Offering; Investment; Strategy

21 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

You Don’t Have to Quit Your Job to Find More Meaning in Life

its own still helps toward making your life seem more meaningful,” De Freitas says. “With that said, if you must choose, go with what makes you happy.” You Might Also Like: Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars' Can Autonomous... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

13 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Do Private Equity Buyouts Get a Bad Rap?

metamorworks] Related Reading Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms? Research Paper Investing Outside the Box: Evidence from Alternative Vehicles in Private CapitalIt Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Banking

28 Apr 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Payout Policy

Keywords: by Joan Farre-Mensa, Roni Michaely & Martin C. Schmalz

29 Mar 2022
Book

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

Group, formed in 1945 as a builder of utility vehicles and now a conglomerate spanning a number of industries, helps educate 90,000 girls in schools each year. “That's a very important thing,” says Jones, “that a company can allocate... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Feb 2020
Research & Ideas

What We Learned from Reading Jeff Bezos’ Patents

businesses, including e-commerce and logistics, followed by devices, digital content, and computing. However, he also participated in two patents tied to unmanned aerial vehicles and one related to advertising. One of the busiest CEOs in... View Details

Keywords: by Tricia Gregg and Boris Groysberg; Retail

June 2017 (Revised December 2017)
Case

CJ E&M: KCON Goes Global

By: Elie Ofek and Michael Norris

In January of 2017, CJ Entertainment & Media (E&M) proudly announced that it will be holding its first ever KCON in Mexico City just two months later. CJ Group Chairman Jay Lee and Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee are pleased at the progress that KCON, a Korean-oriented music... View Details

Keywords: Music Entertainment; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Food; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

08 Apr 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It

Research released recently by iseecars.com seems to indicate a fleeting happiness with luxury cars. New buyers of BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche sell them more frequently in the first year than owners of other models. Car owners who drive their... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto; Retail; Fashion

19 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

A Brand Manager’s Guide to Losing Control

world, brands are playthings for consumers. Humor is a big part of social media culture. And brands are often used as vehicles to carry that humor." Results can be calamitous for companies that don't anticipate mockery. Fournier and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

August 2019
Case

The Allstate Corporation, 2019

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In July 2019, Allstate, the United States’ number-three property and casualty (P/C) insurer, released its second-quarter earnings, which reported first-half revenues of $22.1 billion, up 11.4% year-over-year. Shareholders cheered the top-line growth, but P/C premiums... View Details

Keywords: Insurance Companies; Strategic Analysis; Strategic Change; Insurance; Strategy; Strategic Planning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy; Insurance Industry; North America