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- 21 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Going Negative in Political Advertising
Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge.This post is... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- January 2009
- Supplement
Live Nation Faces the Music (B)
By: Stephen P. Bradley, Frank V. Cespedes and Kerry Herman
In 2008, concert producer and promoter Live Nation, faces a decision about its strategy in light of the tumultuous changes in the music industry and the increasing power of the major artists. As the music business once again recreates itself in response to new... View Details
- 25 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help
decades, the system may have worked better than ever for the constituencies that it was built to serve best: primary voters, donors, and lobbyists for special interests, including businesses. Unfortunately for the American public, most... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 23 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 23, 2016
of these shortcuts. Specifically, we exploit a regulatory provision wherein a firm’s primary industry is determined by the highest sales segment. Exploiting this regulation, we provide evidence that investors classify operationally nearly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
Experiment 2 demonstrates that effects of indirect agency cannot be explained by perceived lack of foreknowledge or control on the part of the primary agent. Experiment 3 indicates that reflective moral judgment is sensitive to indirect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning to Make the Move to CEO
participants understand how to orient their businesses in increasingly dynamic markets and provides strategies to help them recognize and respond to threats in the marketplace. Simons and Professor Michael Tushman share the topic of... View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Turning High Potential into Real Reward
book, Crossing the Chasm. NB: Why do so many companies have a hard time getting traction during this phase? Lassiter: The art in this process is recognizing how you get from "today" to the mainstream View Details
- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
distribution channels tend to exhibit a strong inertia. Of all the elements of a company's marketing strategy, distribution channels are perhaps the hardest to change. Three primary factors explain why: 1.... View Details
- 02 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 3, 2008
and the distribution of farm sizes remained extremely unequal. We identify two primary causes for the slow progress of reform: first, the high cost of implementing these programs was a major factor in reducing take-up. On the other hand,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Great American Leaders Teach Us
business and specifically, the individuals who shaped it. An appreciation for the history of a field and its great masters is at the core of most liberal arts programs. We thought, why should the study of business be different? Shouldn't... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
birth was estimated at $190,800–$456,300. The percentage of HOM gestations among all ART pregnancies decreased from 11.4% in 1997 to 2.0% in 2012, with the sharpest year-over-year decline of 20.3% occurring in the year following the... View Details
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
abstract is unavailable at this time. Download the paper: http://hbr.org/2010/03/column-think-outside-the-building/ar/1 Changing Landscapes: The Construction of Meaning and Value in a New Market Category—Modern Indian View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 9
Next, it describes the primary stages or steps in the advising process; each stage is examined from the perspective of both advice seekers and advice givers. The note concludes with recommendations for practice, listing a number of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
examine whether multi-location firms increase internal ties when they face appropriability risks from direct competitors. Our empirical analysis of the global semiconductor industry shows that when leading firms co-locate with direct View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 29, 2008
through each phase of this process. The (A) case begins with background on the firm and asks the students to come up with a strategy to improve the way in which Sales and Marketing work together. In the (B) case, we see their strategy in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Minding the Muse: The Impact of Downsizing on Corporate Creativity
pharmaceutical firms that rely on creativity," she says. "Today's fast-changing global markets place increased pressure on companies of every kind to continuously create new products, services, and competitive strategies if they... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 02 Sep 2016
- Op-Ed
The Twitter Election
spotty, thanks to continuing internecine rivalries within the Republican Party.Trump's comparative advantage is in social media. He used controversial tweets, sometimes incorporating personal attacks, to dominate the news cycle during the Republican View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch and Thales Teixeira
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
the economic success of fashion designers in the marketplace. (Her research on the market for modern and contemporary fine art in India also bears out this phenomenon.) "One of the most well-accepted... View Details
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
Working PapersIf You Are So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? The Effects of Education, Financial Literacy and Cognitive Ability on Financial Market Participation Authors:Shawn A. Cole and Gauri Kartini Shastry Abstract Household financial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
of goods or services. We view the primary function of these markets as making it easy for buyers to find sellers and engage in convenient, trustworthy transactions. We discuss elements of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne