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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
and raising cattle on it is a challenge fit for an MBA—one that Whiteside decided to pursue full-time after finding a new tract of land and selling his company just a few months before the 2008 economic crisis. "If you apply fertilizer,... View Details
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
Edmondson, and Michael A. West Abstract— Many teams face the problem of process loss, or suboptimal functioning, with sometimes serious consequences, such as medical errors. Team reflexivity—a deliberate process of discussing team goals, processes, or outcomes—can aid... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
optimism about the future of McDonald’s that was hard to find two years ago. In January 2015, the company released its worst earnings report in 30 years, with revenue at its more than 36,000 global locations falling by 7 percent from the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
the Maldives, Bhutan, and Thailand. “As I worked in development, I realized I didn’t understand enough about finance and commerce,” he says, explaining why he applied to HBS. “It was also a bit about taking a step back to understand what... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
corn—how it changes color to optimize filtration of ultraviolet light: Soon, he explains, the corn leaves will be tinted a deep purplish-red. Keen has taught a course on the economics of corn at Creighton University's Heider College of... View Details
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
M. Perkins, and Mark Weick Publication: Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 24, no. 2 (spring 2012) Abstract Dow Chemical Company, which was founded in 1894, is now the second‐largest chemical company in the world. From the outset, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
that the greater uncertainty under cap-and-trade will erode value. We also show that improvements to the emissions intensity of the "dirty" type can increase the emissions intensity of the firm's optimal capacity portfolio.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
policy makers can apply these key lessons, many, if not most, of the sagas of waste and disappointment that we have highlighted could be avoided. Entrepreneurs could find a more hospitable climate, and we would all benefit. Barriers to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
data, is computationally light and allows for flexible substitution patterns. We apply the model to a data set containing browsing and purchase information from a retailer stocking over 500 products, recover the elasticity matrix, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
Political corruption governs the efficiency with which tax revenues are translated into infrastructure. The model predicts an inverted-U relationship between taxation and growth, with corruption reducing the optimal taxation level. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
quantitative insight on the link between a firm's business model choices and their ultimate profit consequences. We apply the method to Walmart. Using evidence from annual reports, research papers, case studies, and books for the period... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
56.9% for all other analyst recommendations. We also show that appointed analysts' optimism is stronger at precisely those times when firms' benefits are larger. Lastly, we find that appointing firms are more likely to have management on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
can provide a powerful leverage for optimizing the competitive positioning of an organization, both from the private and the third sectors. While risk-management is not necessarily absent in this group, what these organizations sought was... View Details
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- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
business. These essential insights for enduring and optimizing the middle miles will outfit managers to find their way through the messy middle of any bold project or new venture. Denial: How Refusing to Face the Facts about Our Autism... View Details