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- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
conditions of state ownership, the tale told by The Big Ditch serves as a vital and object lesson for those who question the ability of governments to run companies effectively. Bold Retreat: A New Strategy for Old View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
domestic partners. In order to illuminate the interplay between these two levels, we review literature from two separate bodies of literature. Research in psychology and organizational behavior on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
auditor for both the financial and nonfinancial information contained in the integrated report, but these are covered by separate assurance opinions. Among the challenges of providing an integrated audit is getting the internal... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
new ways technology can improve their businesses. They are more likely to consider the systemic consequences of their Internet propositions. They do not wait for a plan to spring full-blown from the heads of... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Finding The Right Patient-Provider Match
Kyruus, a Boston-based firm he cofounded that helps health care systems to manage their provider data and make it easier to connect patients with the right care—steps that ultimately benefit both patients... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 24 Feb 2016
- News
Did William Alden Invent the Car of the Future in the 1960s?
William Alden (MBA 1952) was sorting mail when he had the thought: The concept behind the automated conveyer system he was perfecting for routing letters could be used to move people. It was the 1950s, a time of great investment in... View Details
- September 2011
- Teaching Note
Growing Pains at Stroz Friedberg (TN)
By: David A. Garvin
Teaching Note for 311008. View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
about and acknowledging his own contributions to organizational underperformance or other work problems is critical to getting employees to improve and generating positive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
Dickinson's Ludwig owned up to his responsibility for problems with a multimillion-dollar IT system brought to him by a task force he had commissioned to speak truth to power, and then outlined his... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
world and capture relevant management information. In 2007, ProntoWash, an international car-wash company based in Argentina, was planning for rapid growth through a combination of owned and franchised... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- March 1992 (Revised June 1992)
- Case
Thermo Electron Corp.
George Hatsopoulos, CEO at Thermo Electron Corp., is considering whether to issue shares in a subsidiary via an initial public offering (IPO). The company has developed an unusual corporate structure in which subsidiaries fund new ventures by raising debt and equity in... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Business Subsidiaries; Resource Allocation; Valuation; Organizational Structure; Business Headquarters; Initial Public Offering; Capital Structure; Capital Markets; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Technology Industry; Technology Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Thermo Electron Corp." Harvard Business School Case 292-104, March 1992. (Revised June 1992.)
- 09 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety
Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School, and Mike Toffel, the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management at HBS, experts in... View Details
- 04 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Money Connection—Understanding VC Networks
faculty, Toby Stuart studies networks and how they enable or impede certain organizational and entrepreneurial behaviors. In a working paper, "The Evolution of Venture... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The Exchange: Takeaways from the Takedown
To me, it’s really the human-psychology factor playing out in a new setting. Eugene Soltes: When I look at the failures at FTX, I see a company that grew dramatically, and at some point between day one and... View Details
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
for all titles released by a sample of over 200 artists. I analyze sales dynamics from January 2005 to April 2007—a period in which the share of unbundled units jumped from roughly one-third to two-thirds of total unit sales. My modeling framework, a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way to Go to Market
importantly, the technology now provides the possibility of transforming a channel that can seamlessly and transparently connect the customers, channel partners, and suppliers.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
Working PapersHow Firms Respond to Being Rated (revised) Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel Abstract While many rating systems seek to help buyers overcome information asymmetries when making... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
http://hbr.org/product/decision-making-at-the-top-the-all-star-sports-ebusiness-division/an/314010-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 114-027 Cisco Systems and Offshore Cash No abstract available. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2019
- Op-Ed
Gender Bias Complaints against Apple Card Signal a Dark Side to Fintech
In late August, the Apple Card debuted with a minimalist look and completely “no fee” model, creating a frenzy of anticipation. Millions signed up to be alerted for the release. Designed to boost traffic to its slow-to-be-adopted Apple... View Details