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- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
Several best practices, as explained by past and current masters of judo strategy, can help you reach the top of your game. While there are no substitutes for mastering View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
- 20 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 20
the bottom line, but also social impact? What should its performance tracking system look like to enable ease of comparison and to identify problems before they become too... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
PublicationsWhen Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice? Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Hanna Hałaburda Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We present a theory for why it... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 30 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
All Eyes on Slovakia’s Flat Tax
can be difficult, from a fairness perspective, to argue that the poor should pay the same rate of tax on their income as the rich. Most societies... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 30 May 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should Intellectual Property be Protected in International Trade?
pace of many IP developments today far outstrips the ability of governments to develop adequate IP protection in a timely manner.” Edward commented, “Make all View Details
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
Working PapersGlobal Currency Hedging Authors:John Y. Campbell, Karine Serfaty-de Medeiros, and Luis M. Viceira Abstract This paper considers the risk management problem of an investor who holds a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off
history of empirical work on the search for a relationship between corporate social performance (CSP) and corporate financial performance (CFP). Second, we critically appraise View Details
Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh
- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
great bottom line. Ton emphasizes the importance of scheduling and stability. Workers learn about their schedules one month in advance and don't have to work different shifts... View Details
- 17 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission
For those who like to view things in black and white, it's tempting to divide the working world into two camps. There is the for-profit sector, primarily driven by the prospect... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
An Organization Your Customers Understand
Imagine an organization made up of a variety of three-dimensional shapes. Rectangular blocks represent the functions: manufacturing, R&D, and sales and marketing. View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
in the kinds of capabilities (e.g., line management skills), connections (e.g., ties with international governments), confidence (e.g., learning-based efficacy) and cognition (e.g., an orientation toward... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business
In many parts of the country, housing costs and shortages have begun to show signs of adversely affecting corporations, workers, and local economies. Affordable housing — such... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- HBS Case
This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly
Debt collectors aren’t perceived as providing great service to debtors.Source: BrianAJackson On the list of industries known for great customer service, debt collection is far from View Details
- 04 Oct 2007
- What Do You Think?
Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?
his concerns by saying, "Our capitalism has evolved into a financial pyramid scheme and not industry building." One piece of evidence that something is wrong with managerial capitalism was... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 23 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018
evidence of when and why it occurs (Studies 2–4). Taken together, these studies imply that the proactive revelation of costs can improve a firm's View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
Centennial Issue. Harvard Business Review 86, no. 1 (January 2008): 20 Abstract The mantra "Every product must stand on its own bottom line" may no longer be the one... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality
It used to be that you risked detention for disrupting an elementary school classroom. Nowadays, disrupting the entire school system can earn you millions of dollars in startup funding. Consider AltSchool,... View Details
- 09 Feb 2012
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Online Marketing
Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business? In a new study, Assistant Professor Michael Luca shows just how much restaurant reviews on Yelp affect companies' bottom lines. The more difficult... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
Games are breathing down the city fathers' necks, there's no room for discussion or compromise when people's homes (especially those of low-income residents) need to be razed for Olympics construction. View Details
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
In the course of her work, Rebecca Henderson meets business executives who don't address the threat of climate change because they don't believe that it exists. Her recommendation: They should consider investments in environmental sustainability anyway, assuming that... View Details