Education and Retail - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jun 2013
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Publications 2006 pub Leviathan Evolving: New Varieties of State Capitalism in Brazil and Beyond By: Musacchio, Aldo, and Sergio G. Lazzarini Abstract—In this book we describe the transformation of state... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

12 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 12, 2006

Working PapersHow Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Economic Growth? Exploring the Effects of Financial Markets on Linkages Authors:Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek. Abstract The empirical... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Man vs. Machine: Which Makes Better Hires?

degrees in education generally perform no better in their roles than those who do not. “So it’s likely recruiting managers are simply placing too much weight on things that look good on paper, but don’t turn out to matter much in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Employment

2006
Case

Managing at Scale in the Long Beach Unified School District

By: James E. Austin, Allen S. Grossman, Robert B. Schwartz and Jennifer Suesse

Keywords: Education; Management; City; California

Citation

12 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits

doing something—usually donating money—to set it in motion. “My results suggest the more you treat the uninsured and the more you provide medical education the less likely you will be subject to these... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009

Chile's largest wine producer faces a price versus value positioning problem. Its highest quality wines are not priced competitively at retail because "Made in Chile" connotes great value and low... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

1994
Article

Prototyping: A Tool for Rapid Learning in Product Development

By: M. Iansiti and P. Barkan

Keywords: Learning; Product; Research and Development

Citation

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Strategy for Small Fish

departments easily embracing the Web. In the software industry, for example, we have witnessed how the emergence of loosely coupled interfaces has enabled the majority of application companies to leverage multiple platforms. The same is true in the semiconductor View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society

anxieties about masculine identity by providing an affirmative, if sassy, alternative. These ads increased sales by 40 million cases. From 1993 onward, said Holt, Mountain Dew has led the carbonated soft drinks category in share growth, View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part One]

history of practices that insulate companies from international competition. Small retailers have been protected from big retailers. The idea took hold that the Japanese approach [of restraining competition] was superior View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

17 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’

a bind: Would they have to compromise on their social purpose and use plastic? Or could they come up with a different solution? Team members had an idea: What if they sold their produce to supermarkets unpackaged, View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

02 Feb 2010
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and respect for practice by faculty, increase the quality and impact of faculty research. With roles and boundaries clear, such ongoing relationships with firms, particularly... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

November 1982
Case

Conversion Training at New England Telephone (A)

By: D. Quinn Mills and E. Mary Lou Balbaky

Keywords: Training; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Telecommunications Industry; New England

Citation

Find at Harvard

02 Apr 2019
Research Event

Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture

educated and valuable talent in a competitive labor market. The loss of women managers—and potential future leaders—has been particularly vexing for executives. Many of them cling to the belief that women’s... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consulting; Service

2007
Case

Deriving by Doing: A New Approach to Teaching Finance

By: Joshua Coval, Jonathan Gadzik and Erik Stafford

Keywords: Finance; Teaching; Business Education

Citation

SSRN

03 Sep 2013
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educate women and men about second-generation gender bias, create safe "identity workspaces" to support transitions to bigger roles, and anchor women's development... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Nov 2014
HBS Case

Marketing Marijuana

a second is, how much will overall demand increase—since, now that it's legal, you'll have people demanding it who wouldn't have demanded it before." Early indications are that demand is there—and growing. Despite tight regulation, between January View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

November 2011 (Revised February 2012)
Case

Khan Academy

By: William A. Sahlman and Liz Kind

Keywords: Education; Teaching; Internet and the Web

Citation

Educators

09 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times

and do. We have just created a not-for-profit organization called the TruePoint Center for High Commitment and High Performance. This will be a research and View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace