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- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are You Supporting Your B Players?
nurturing B players—"enhancing human capital" as he called it—because doing so takes time and entails a certain degree of risk. Illustrating his talk with a simple four-quadrant model, he said, "The secret to the model is... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) leads to capital market benefits through enhanced financial statement comparability. UK domestic standards are considered very similar to IFRS (Bae et al., 2008), suggesting any View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker
some kind of conspiratorial development that was imposed by manipulative entrepreneurs trying to make women feel a certain way. It was much more organic and part of a huge social transformation." Church And Capital One of the secrets... View Details
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?
They're attracting the attention of venture capital firms, who are starting their own "venture catalyst" experiments. They're catching the eye of potential startups, looking for ways to get to market faster and with more value... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
lead to long-term productivity improvements if it leads companies to come and investment in a more advanced capital stock. Government efforts that directly improve productivity through upgrading workforce skills or subsidizing companies... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 10 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Do You Have Change Fatigue?
that Kanter calls IKIWISI (I'll know it when I see it). She compares it to improvisational theatre: you make the best judgment you can in the moment and remain prepared to adjust to whatever new conditions arise. "Personally, I hate... View Details
Keywords: by Nick Morgan
- 01 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan
producers face very long lead times," Trichakis says. "They basically have working capital tied to inventory for two years. They could shorten the maturation to cut down on costs, but then the cheese that we eat would not be as... View Details
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
12, 2012, BH Media Group, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, announced an offer to buy Media General's (MEG) newspaper division for $142 million in cash and provide debt financing to the struggling firm. Reactions from investors and industry analysts... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
capital would provide sufficient loss absorption when called upon, would there be sufficient demand for this new instrument, would it be cost effective capital, and what were the risks to Credit Suisse'... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Enron’s Lessons for Managers
not sufficient anymore. 2. The internal control systems are broken. 3. The best response to the above is to strengthen externally imposed controls by improving the flow of information to capital markets, by shifting power to shareholders,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
that most job descriptions imply that 'diehard' or 'activist' employees would serve the organization best. Typical desirable traits include 'passionate, dynamic, energetic, devoted.' Where are the calls for job applicants who are 'calm,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 18 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
WeWork—The IPO That Shouldn’t?
corporate leader with a bit of what some call a messiah complex. Facebook, Alphabet, Snap, UBER, Lyft and even Amazon shared one or more of these features, yet none experienced the negative uproar generated by WeWork. "The lessons... View Details
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
of organizational capabilities, technological innovation through R&D, problem solving, knowledge, and continuous learning—investment in human capital and technology that only firms could generate. Chandler placed the issue of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands
Recent humanitarian crises—the Asian tsunami, conflicts in Afghanistan, and the war in Iraq—are high-profile opportunities for NGOs. Is this a time to capitalize on strengths, or just to pitch in and be seen? What pitfalls do these... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 28 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 28
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-071.pdf Short-Termism, Investor Clientele, and Firm Risk Authors:Francois Brochet, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract Using conference call transcripts, we measure the time horizon that senior... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Feb 2010
- HBS Case
Looking Behind Google’s Stand in China
political dissidents and Falun Gong activists whom they attempt to track as equivalent. Q: It was interesting that no other companies backed Google in this dispute. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called it "Google's problem." A:... View Details
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
attention and especially energy around speculation and trading—this gives an entrepreneur more time to focus and actually develop their product carefully without constantly having to face the market. Gazette: In November, the global crypto market View Details
- 01 Nov 2022
- What Do You Think?
Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?
residing in the US as either undocumented or illegal immigrants. What you call them seems to depend to some extent on your political leanings. Another result are borders—in particular, the Southern border—that are more open than many... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Strategic Intelligence: Adapt or Die
assets, people assets, or relationship assets—that they find difficult to change and that creates a structural inertia. Ultimately, it's the people in a company who are intrinsic to both developing and executing good strategy, so I called... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding