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- 28 Oct 2024
- Op-Ed
Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising.
their policy platforms, to appeal to suburban voters. Why demographics are not destiny in politics We are economists, and we study markets. Politics is a competitive one. Just as auto manufacturers don’t sit and idly watch market trends—rising View Details
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
truck. You can input fuel costs, "tire rolling" coefficients, and vehicle weight to quantify the savings of a PACCAR truck versus lower-price alternatives. You can do the same for resale value by individual truck specification... View Details
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
created in the country, and the anti-European movements in the rest of Europe fueled by the campaign, have certainly wounded the already fragile European Union project. Europe is all too often associated with an uber-bureaucratic,... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
- 20 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: December 20
School Case 712-002 Duke Energy, an American investor-owned electric utility, confronts multibillion-dollar decisions about its future fuel mix. In particular, its leaders are considering building new nuclear capacity. Whether this is... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 04 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities
An explosion in software patents within the last 50 years fueled the rise of America’s six major tech hubs, but also siphoned talent from some of the nation’s biggest cities, new research finds. The transition to six major hubs—San... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 25 Apr 2012
- What Do You Think?
How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?
potential for competitive advantage associated with data analytics. This all raises many questions. Will the age of big data eliminate most or all uncertainty from business decisions for those most able to make effective use of "all the facts in the world?" Will it... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 06 Sep 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?
Summing Up Is the end of cheap oil a challenge to the world? Yes. Will it affect our standard of living adversely? Not likely. At least that is the verdict of most of the large number of respondents to this month's column who rely on assumed human ingenuity combined... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Nov 2019
- Op-Ed
Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything
cities and regions fossil fuel free. Responding effectively to the challenge of climate change requires us to reinvent almost everything—from energy systems, to cities, food systems, transportation systems, supply chains, and how we think... View Details
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. Of the two, pay dominates the headlines and provokes the most public and... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
fuel their success against the double obstacles of gender and class. In contrast, women from middle- and upper-class origins were constrained in their use of agentic narratives and were more likely to describe their success in terms of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
Case 810-018 This case study provides an overview of Intuit's growth and, in particular, the sales and service initiatives that historically fueled the company's growth from start-up to a corporation. It also outlines certain processes... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
and other government entities to detect and deter such attacks. Explores why complex organizations with multiple missions develop seams and become vulnerable to threats that cut across those seams. Fuels a discussion of whether and how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
walking around town without a photo ID or a driver's license. You can't buy certain things; you can't go to the police and verify who you are. It is a surreal nonexistence." On the flip side, some residents assume fake identities to collect subsidized food and... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Ominous Background Music Is Bad for Sharks
Unlike Hollywood films, documentaries tend to portray sharks in their natural habitats, as in Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week,” an annual weeklong programming block of shark videos. But new research indicates that documentaries may also View Details
- 03 Jun 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?
the U.S. Third, to paraphrase Hutton, divert money that would otherwise be paid for management mega-salaries and mega-incentives to investments in technology. Of course, tax laws generally discourage the former in Europe anyway. But they seem to be providing the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?
individual performance may be penalized? What about the potential for substituting technology for judgement on the frontline? What about the fact that frontline employees are paid according to their rank rather than their potential impact on performance? And what about... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 10, 2009
so-called "resource curse," as its economy focused on fossil fuels and little else. Not only would Abu Dhabi's economy continue to be subjected to the vagaries of world energy prices, there would be little for its citizens to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business
a 50,000-foot level, what impact have software platforms had on traditional industries over the last thirty years? Andrei Hagiu: At its most fundamental level, they have fueled innovation and improved productivity. Software platforms have... View Details
- 04 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City
and Syria; to the south is the booming Saudi Arabian metropolis of Jeddah. In front of me is a vast expanse of sand and hope, fueled by a huge investment towards a brand new city the size of Washington, DC. I can see intermittent puffs... View Details