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- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
applications and complications follow. The first module is purely about markets and provides the basics about exchange rates and asset pricing in a global economy. Modules 2 through 4 consider how firms are impacted by these global... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
How Sports Should Use Its Timeout
wayfinding app, and your digital and mobile alerts. Fans need to know there's contact tracing and there's a way for them to know if someone was infected with COVID and they need to figure out who they interacted with, there's a lot of technology View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
professional network for physicians.) Each year, Rock Health selects about 20 companies from thousands of applications to receive backing in the form of funding (grants up to $20,000 or convertible notes of $100,000) and services (office... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
with applications and now employs local residents, many of whom walk to work, with much less turnover than Sprint's suburban call centers. "They took a risk, but it paid off - they now have a solid pool of workers who are very happy to... View Details
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218039-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School 213-013 MC Tool Two partners acquired MC Tool in October 2007 for $5 million. The company was a machine shop that manufactured parts for a wide variety of View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
required by participants and those provided by suppliers (“the skills gap”) and the gap that separates skill acquisition from skill application (“the skills transfer gap”). We canvass the literature on skill measurement, acquisition, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
theoretical understanding of brand relationship phenomena and ideas for practical application from experiments and execution in commercial practice. Strong Brands, Strong Relationships will be the perfect read for marketing faculty and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
focuses on a disguised application from a KIPP school that plans to grow from one to five locations in five years. Readers are challenged to green-light the application, or not. Purchase the case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
enhanced application opportunities have combined to drive this topic much higher on many companies' agendas. Different companies are impacted in different ways. Embedded in this chapter are two analytical frameworks often used by managers... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
in the book, were overwhelmed by Xerox's mismanagement of the computer applications for its technology. In response to the criticism set forth by the two authors, who were consultants for McKinsey, Xerox decided to improve its ability to... View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
applications was provided by interservice competition in the U.S. military after World War II. In this period, American military leaders found themselves debating the arrangements that would best protect legitimate competition between... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
opposing, ideas. In the mid-2000s, Google was outstripping its storage capacity as it began adding applications like Gmail and YouTube to its portfolio. Engineering SVP Bill Coughran encouraged innovation to redesign the storage system,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
the conference examined the application of technology in traditional businesses and the innovations that will influence the everyday activities of a broad spectrum of companies." WSA: Focus on Work/Life Balance "Women have always been... View Details
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
findings of behavioral scientists and experimental economists. Further, this approach does not generally assume that all the elements of the "game" are common knowledge. It tends to de-emphasize the application of game-theoretic... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
intensifying as HTC faced big name players such as Nokia, Apple, and Samsung Electronics. Many companies were offering their own application stores. What did HTC have to do to become a more powerful global brand? Where should HTC... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 6, 2007
adopted by the gastroenterology professional organizations, that even if applicants had accepted offers prior to the match, they could subsequently decline those offers and participate in the match. This made it safe for programs to delay... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 30, 2007
evidence of the efficacy of problem solving when disclosing problem information. The method's application to 166 discrete scientific problems from the research laboratories of 26 firms is illustrated. Problems were disclosed to over... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 14
addresses a decision to replace salesmen netbook PCs with iPhones, including converting the company's sales and customer applications to the iPhone platform. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/911413-PDF-ENG Hikma... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Oct 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The New Deal: Negotiauctions
technical and academic writing over the past decade has focused on mergers and acquisitions, which are typically negotiauction situations. But one of the main messages in the book is that the deal strategies and structures that have developed in M&A are View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 27 May 2009
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First Look: May 27, 2009
roles in the evolution of the digital ecosystem. This note looks at cell phones, smartphones, mobile technologies, and popular applications noting companies that are positioned to capture the value engendered by them. Purchase this note:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace