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- 07 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
America. What actions should Audubon take to get to that goal? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/518025-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 717-480 VMware and the Public Cloud In 2015, VMware, a pioneer in... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
WeWork—The IPO That Shouldn’t?
at least for a few months. Why the seeming vitriol around WeWork and Neumann? [Editor's note: Neumann resigned as CEO on September 24.) After all, the company has posted stellar top-line growth. And this is not the first company to go... View Details
- 16 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?
discuss her research and the enduring power of Adam Smith's ideas. Ann Cullen: How did you and your coauthors come to be interested in this lesser known publication of Adam Smith? Nava Ashraf: Several years ago while taking a graduate... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
as quite possibly record numbers of businesses (and individuals) default on their debt, restructure, or go bankrupt. The number of US business bankruptcy filings in the first quarter of this year is already up substantially over prior... View Details
- 28 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
The FDA’s Speedy Drug Approvals Are Safe: A Win-Win for Patients and Pharma Innovation
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Food and Drug Administration faced the task of convincing a skeptical public of the safety of new vaccines when the agency began authorizing them for emergency use less than a year after the pandemic... View Details
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
More disagreement (due to, for example, fundamental uncertainty) increases the value that players attach to control. The article shows that all income and control of a project should then be concentrated in one hand: income rights should View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Government 'Nudges' Motivate Good Citizen Behavior
likely to make you fill out the sign-up form, information about the importance of saving for your golden years or a deadline that requests you fill it out within 30 days? If you are like most of us, it’s the latter. “In the flurry of activity in starting a new job,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
the world stage. It is a story that holds many important lessons for the current generation of emerging giants seeking to do the same. Book: http://hbr.org/2011/07/the-globe-the-paradox-of-samsungs-rise/ar/1 Working PapersBig BRICs, Weak Foundations: The Beginning of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding
Picture the Jamaican bobsled team going for the gold at the Winter Olympics. Or competitors in what seem fundamentally unbalanced battles: the Chicago Cubs versus the New York Yankees, Apple versus Microsoft, and Southwest Airlines versus... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Mar 2015
- HBS Case
Tate’s Digital Makeover Transforms the Traditional Museum
institution whose mission is to expose the public to art, this aggressive digital marketing and selling raises uncomfortable questions about the difference between disseminating artwork and profiting from it. "Museum marketing... View Details
- 07 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 7, 2007
an increased risk of default and financial problems. Which option should John Owen pursue? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207061 Joel Klein and Leadership in the NYC Public Schools... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Investors Often Lose When They Sue Their Financial Adviser
customers can access public information about brokers through Finra, they generally lack the time, resources, and expertise to harness the data. And even though most claimants hire lawyers to represent them in arbitration, brokerages... View Details
- 04 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shackleton: An Entrepreneur of Survival
change. That's what happened to Shackleton, too. He thought he was going to be an entrepreneur of exploration, but he became an entrepreneur of survival. Q: When he returned home in the autumn of 1916, England was in the throes of the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
Publications August 2013 Journal of the European Economic Association Sovereigns, Upstream Capital Flows and Global Imbalances By: Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Vadym Volosovych Abstract—We construct measures of net private... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
going dark, fearful of offending or of being accused of taking advantage of an unfortunate situation for corporate gain. According to estimates from a March 2020 survey of marketers conducted by the Interactive Advertising Bureau, nearly... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 01 Feb 2022
- Book
Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed
between explorers and startup entrepreneurs? Michael Tushman: These explorers have the energy, passion, drive, and perseverance to go against the core part of the organization to do this reinvention of IBM or Analog Devices. It also takes... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future
really paying attention to. It turns out from our research, it matters a lot.” Going beyond the term sheet McDonald, along with Columbia University’s Dan Wang and Emily Cox Pahnke from the University of Washington, examined 71,624 funding... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
innovation, but you argue that just as important is “thinking outside the building.” What’s the difference between the two? Rosabeth Moss Kanter: One difference is in scope, and thus the power of the resulting innovation. Thinking outside the box is a good start but a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?
implications for public policy. As for jobs and what has come to be known as outsourcing, Gaurav Goel commented, "Low-cost labor is not the deciding factor in the success of outsourcing (vs.) people with the right attitude ."... View Details
Keywords: by by Jim Heskett
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
history. Could it continue to go solo? Or would an acquisition by a complementary video game maker like Activision be the best choice for King to continue to thrive? The clock was ticking, but Zacconi knew that whatever the final... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne