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- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 14 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 14
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-055.pdf Marketplace Institutions Related to the Timing of Transactions Author:Alvin E. Roth Abstract This paper describes the unraveling of transaction dates in several markets, including the labor... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
of going with Carlyle as a buyout partner, and then (ii) increasing the value of that business following the buyout. Since the profitability of a buyout depends on finding high-quality deals, the firm has focused to date on leveraging its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
responsibility of managing corporate culture The McDonald’s ordeal should prompt leaders and board members to ask themselves several important questions, Paine says: 1. What is our policy on workplace relationships? McDonald’s had an explicit written policy prohibiting... View Details
- 02 Feb 2016
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February 2, 2016
decisions ranging from whom to date to whom to hire. When faced with decisions about disclosure, decision makers should be aware not just of the risk of revealing but of what hiding reveals. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
complain that MBAs don't understand the practice of leadership or have sufficient awareness of their impact on others. Reflecting on these findings, Garvin concluded, "Business as usual isn't good enough." The Ford Foundation Changed Everything What's usual... View Details
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
influence strategy dates back to the work of Andrews (1971), attempts to formalize a "capabilities based" approach to strategy only began to take shape in the past 20 years. In particular, the publication of Teece and Pisano’s... View Details
- 05 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Don't More People Get Flu Shots at Work?
psychological “nudges” can improve healthy behavior. It’s not that easy, it turns out. One of the prime reasons is sheer forgetfulness, he says. Many of us have every intention of getting vaccinated, but forget when the actual date rolls... View Details
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
therefore, had to choose which group to target as this would dictate future product development efforts. With the planned launch date quickly approaching, the target market selected also impacted communication, channels, and pricing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
intuition for the basic economic forces in this decentralized market through a series of examples that sequentially build on each other layering on the particular fees and collateral requirements commonly levied in short-selling transactions. We also provide a survey... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
dimension of prior experience is whether the outcome was successful or unsuccessful. While empirical studies have investigated the effects of success and failure in organizational learning, to date the phenomenon has received little... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Field Researchers Share Tricks of the Trade
e-mailed flu-shot reminder e-mails. The catch: Some of them received a standard reminder, with information about when and where the shots would be offered, while others received an additional prompt—suggesting that the employees write down the View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The World in Your Palm?
browsing, address and date book, and wireless e-mail. Oh, and you can also make phone calls on them. And video will be introduced on next-generation phones in the U.S. this year. "The phone is the key device," said Mike Kelley,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2014
- What Do You Think?
When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?
announces that it will relaunch soon (which, according to Wikipedia, it did last September)? When will the next dot.com bubble burst? (Or does even the use of the term, dot.com, date me?) What do you think? View Details
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding
personalize healthcare and benefits, and Carol Nacy of Sequella, Inc., a biotech firm focused on controlling global infectious diseases, especially tuberculosis. Most of the companies were already up and running. Their funding to date has... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517100-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 818-042 NetDragon No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/818042-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 918-005 Paktor: Designing a View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Studying Japan from the Inside
enhance our capacity to support the faculty research. Although our activities to date have been heavily focused on case development, we recently received requests related to academic research. As HBS faculty produce more academic research... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 20 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
shoemakers in Italy among other industries to understand why manufacturing clusters still survive. ©iStock.com/panpipe The two shoe clusters studied are physically only 50 kilometers apart, but worlds apart in their success. The sports shoe cluster in Montebelluna... View Details
- 23 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far
newest issue of the renowned British research journal, the oldest scholarly journal in the world dating back to the 1600s. This latest issue was organized around the theme of how architecture impacts collective behavior. As its title... View Details
Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein
- 26 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 26
model. The case describes the various marketing channels employed by the BabbaCo team (Search, Email, Social Media, Deal Sites, Affiliates, etc.), including the strategy and effectiveness for each. Readers can use this knowledge to evaluate the effectiveness of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne