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  • 11 Apr 2011
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy

doing that, and waste a lot of money on sales and marketing trying to sell that wrong product," says Tom Eisenmann, a professor in the Entrepreneurial View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Computer
  • 2018
  • Working Paper

Sustainability and Green Business in Latin America During Globalization Waves

By: Geoffrey Jones
This working paper examines the impact of modern business enterprise on the natural environment of Latin America during the globalization waves between the 19th century and the present day. It argues that although global capitalism created much wealth for the region,... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Natural Environment; Outcome or Result; Business History; Pollutants; Environmental Sustainability; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Latin America
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  • 21 Jun 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

with the challenges of scaling up as well as huge opportunities in managing rapid growth. These countries also provide an innovation platform to justify tailoring and inventing products View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 02 Feb 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

Lawful but Corrupt: Gaming and the Problem of Institutional Corruption in the Private Sector

Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter; Financial Services
  • September 2020 (Revised June 2021)
  • Case

Algramo

By: Michael Chu, Monica Silva and Mariana Cal
Founded in 2013 by José Manuel Moller in Chile, Algramo first became known for addressing the “poverty tax” (the surcharge paid by lower income families for staples sold in smaller sizes) through specially-designed dispensers in low-income neighborhood grocery stores... View Details
Keywords: Packaging-as-a-wallet; Plastic Waste; Business At The Base Of The Pyramid; Reusable Packaging; Alliances With FMCGs To Meet ESG Goals; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Value Creation; Goals and Objectives; Business Model; Consumer Products Industry; Latin America; South America; Chile
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  • 02 Apr 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

Yet research suggests that this “work-family narrative” is incomplete: men also experience it and nevertheless advance; moreover, organizations’ effort to mitigate it through flexible work policies has not improved women’s advancement... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 10 Jan 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

structure with management and ownership formally represented in different organs. In the case of La Nación, the newspaper is owned by a corporation (La Nación S.A.), but the Saguier family, descending from... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team
  • 23 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Psychology, Pathology, and the CEO

without informing other departments, leading to waste and duplication. Respect among peers declined. Employees regularly went to the press to air grievances, reinforcing the BBC's culture of blame.— Rosabeth... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
  • 08 Sep 2022
  • Book

Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?

leadership and the role of serving others through collaboration. At the video services provider Vimeo, Anjali Sud persuaded both managers and... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
  • 22 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

performance, even after controlling for current performance, and that this relation is driven by the perceptions of middle management and professional staff rather than senior... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 21 Aug 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

of consumers towards high fee inferior products. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54865 forthcoming Manufacturing & Service Operations Management The Value of Fit... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 25 May 2016
  • Research & Ideas

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

their conditions and possible treatments, often sharing their experiences with others in online communities. They are more inclined to question authority, and to raise issues with their doctors, care... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health
  • July–August 2013
  • Article

Building Sustainable Cities

By: John D. Macomber
By 2050 the number of people living in cities will have nearly doubled, to 6 billion, and the problems created by this rampant urbanization are among the most important challenges of our time. Of all resource-management issues, the author argues, water, electricity,... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Urban Development; Entrepreneurship; Infrastructure; City
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  • 14 Oct 2002
  • Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

processes of production and distribution. This was a massive innovation over the older model of a single owner who tried to oversee everything. Under managerial capitalism, ownership became dispersed, but control remained concentrated in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 02 Feb 2016
  • First Look

February 2, 2016

highly efficient, and environmentally friendly service anywhere in the country through a national network of independent waste haulers and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Jul 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11

individuals can increase their service time, up to a point, to complete work more quickly. As the number of tasks increases, however, workers may also manage their workload by a different process—task... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 2007 (Revised October 2007)
  • Case

TA Associates - MetroPCS (A)

Hythem El-Nazer, a young investment professional at TA Associates, believes he has found an attractive investment opportunity for the firm, MetroPCS, a wireless telecomm service provider. However, two months earlier, TA had invested considerable resources on this... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Investment; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
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  • 28 May 2019
  • Research & Ideas

Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets

when big scandals happen, like Enron and WorldCom, the weak link often turns out to be auditors. Managers are mostly truth-tellers but have incentives to embellish and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Financial Services
  • 20 Mar 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

attained top positions in corporations or professional services firms. These women thrived, they found, because of three characteristics that are key to resilience: emotional intelligence, authenticity, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017

subsequently. Our results are consistent with theory on the active role firms can play in managing their reputational capital through anticipatory actions to avoid negative media coverage. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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