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- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
extent the consequence of the legal system nations created or inherited decades or hundreds of years ago. Despite the seemingly historical nature of this explanation, most of the body of work supporting the law and finance hypothesis has been ahistorical. This paper... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
process more broadly to a variety of strategic challenges and at multiple levels throughout the organization. Teaching by Heart by Thomas Delong, Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice Harvard Business Review Press Teaching by Heart View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Future of Boards
as returns to investors. So the question becomes, what is the board's responsibility in that context? Q: The survey that you summarize in the book's first chapter shows that directors are really wrestling with that question. A: In 2009,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 05 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 5, 2007
Review 85, no. 6 (June 2007) Abstract This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Why do... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 22
Robert S., and Mary L. Witkowski Abstract—The paper describes the theory and preliminary results for an action research program that explores the implications from better measurements of health care outcomes and costs. After summarizing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
months. If normal operations were to resume within one month, 72 percent reported a high likelihood of staying in business. “Fifty percent of respondents believe that the crisis will last at least until the middle of June,” the researchers wrote in a working paper... View Details
- 26 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?
When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details
- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
Inside-Outside Leaders Author:Joseph L. Bower Publication:Harvard Business Review 85, no. 11 (November 2007) Abstract This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
What the World Could Learn from America's Immigration Backlash—100 Years Ago
Second, several politicians have argued that, differently from the experience of historical European immigrants to the US, new immigrant waves don’t assimilate. In fascinating work, summarized in their recent book, Abramitzky and Boustan... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Tabellini
- 24 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 24
of adult life stage theory and summarizes Daniel Levinson's research findings on the adult development of men and women. Purchase this note: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/809097-PDF-ENG Choosing a GAAP for Canada Karthik Ramanna... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
the regulations but also would have to support the final outcome. The case summarizes Dow's history, competitive dynamics in the sector, and regulation of the chemical industry before describing the REACH legislative process and various... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Winning with Digital Platforms Online Course | HBS Online
effects to scale Module Capstone: Picabuu 6 hrs Module 3 Scaling and Sustaining a Platform (Part 2) Understand the chicken-or-egg problem and disintermediation and develop strategies for overcoming them, and summarize how network bridging... View Details
- 31 Jan 2023
- News
Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups
London. Mulcahy added that Rayport, as moderator, “asked meaningful questions, and skillfully summarized the learnings from the impressive panelists, whose humble attitude and commendable desire to authentically share their passion and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ‘A Social Strategy’
acquisition costs. These results suggest that eBay's foray into leveraging the social Internet for profit reveals a replicable strategy that benefits both the company and the consumer and can be succinctly summarized as: eBay increases... View Details
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
from within the organization and from without and summarizes the strategic issues facing Allstate in early 2007. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708485 ATH... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
and team learning, in organizational behavior, and technology and innovation to offer insights for research on new product development teams. Building on prior work, we summarize the organizational benefits of NPD teams, and identify five... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
718-510 The Rise and Rise (?) of Walmart (B): Kmart Declares Bankruptcy This case follows up on the competition between Kmart and Walmart as discussed in the (A) case. It summarizes the companies' positions in the early 2000s and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
Born in Cuba and raised in Puerto Rico, Gerardo "Gerry" Lopez fondly recalls the first movie he saw in the United States, in 1977: Star Wars. "Wow, the special effects and flying through space—it was great!" says Lopez (MBA 1984), View Details
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
Finance By: Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian Abstract—This chapter provides an overview of household finance. The first part summarizes key facts regarding household financial behavior, emphasizing... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
to choose a single word to summarize the reasons behind Southwest's financial and business successes, it would have to be "discipline." Although Southwest's employees can be as zany as their CEO (in a flight to Austin during the... View Details