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- 14 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 14
and suggests that corporate diversification can serve an important insurance function for investors. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-101.pdf The Psychological Costs of Pay-for-Performance: Implications for Strategic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
that is publicly traded in Spain and controlled by the Entrecanales family. In 2006, the company joined the highly politicized cross-border takeover battle for Spain's largest electric utility, Endesa, by acquiring a 10% stake that it... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which was created by the passage of the 1906 Federal Food and Drugs Act, regulates companies and industries accounting for one-quarter of all consumer spending, roughly $1.5 trillion worth of... View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?
of equal or greater concern: Will shoppers, diners, students, and workers feel safe returning? How can they be comfortable that the space is safe beyond just taking someone’s word for it? Cautious and shell-shocked employees and customers—as well as skittish lenders... View Details
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform
separating these two roles is vital for maintaining balance in the boardroom. Companies that fuse the roles of CEO and chairman collapse the governance triangle, undermining the system of checks and balances that is essential to... View Details
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
covered, but which shared similarities in terms of economics with issues addressed in the curriculum. The company, Tokyo Auto Fire & Marine (hereafter Tokyo AFM), is a fictitious insurance company based... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 8, 2008
effectively, fulfilling those responsibilities, in a complex situation. Decisions facing the company include how to sustain credible research on the drug's efficacy and safety, how to increase manufacturing capacity to meet expected... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business
affordable housing is the low-income housing tax credit, part of the Tax Reform Act of 1986," she says. "In essence, it provides a tax benefit to private investors — typically banks and insurance View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
Breakups Author:Stuart C. Gilson Publication:2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010 Abstract A collection of case studies illustrates real-world techniques, implementation, and strategies on corporate restructuring. Over the period 1981-1998, public View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer
the primary regulator of every systemically risky institution is just not practical. That means it would need to be an expert on money market funds, hedge funds, and life insurance companies as well as... View Details
- 02 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Research and Prospects
As is clear to anyone who pays medical insurance premiums or has undergone any kind of medical procedure, the business of health care is an expensive one. The technology is expensive. The research is expensive. The services are expensive.... View Details
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
4,646 public companies in many industries, headquartered in 46 countries during 2005-2008, when environmental disclosure increased among many global corporations. Controlling for a host of organizational, industry, and national... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
awareness, and client care. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/goldman-sachs-anchoring-standards-after-the-financial-crisis/an/514020-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-065 Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.: Taking on Seasonal Starvation in Latin... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
big bucks in the minds of most consumers. We see similar efforts by magazines that advertise their low per-issue prices or insurance companies that break the cost of their premiums down to a low, per-day... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
large firms often encounter difficulties in formulating and committing changes due to the complexity in firms' activities. Beyond cognitive limitations, perhaps the most intriguing type of failure is when managers fully understand the nature of the required change, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments
innovations, or selling services—to step up and lead without a hierarchy. Consumer marketing companies are lining up to use these networks to reach their tailored demographics with highly personalized messages. Already they are... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
caused a lot of uncertainty. Specific companies or business sectors would suddenly find themselves the object of very aggressive, extreme criticism, not just by administration sources, but by the president publicly, which was... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Nov 2011
- What Do You Think?
The Ultimate Question in Management
by authenticity and passion?" (implied by a response from Harry Abrikian). Steve Sheinkopf would alter the process to insure that he receives feedback only from his "A players, not by the Bs (or Cs)." The coauthors of The... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
New York: Springer Building a Culture of Health: A New Imperative for Business By: Quelch, John A., and Emily C. Boudreau Abstract—This ambitious volume sets out to understand how every company impacts public health and introduces a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne