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  • 27 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 27

Working Papers Money or Knowledge? What Drives Demand for Financial Services in Emerging Markets? (revised) Authors: Shawn Cole, Thomas Sampson, and Bilal Zia Abstract Why is demand for formal financial View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Apr 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Managing Alignment as a Process

large contract from the U.S. Army that put its combat boots on the feet of more than two million soldiers. Its success carried into the postwar boom economy. Building on the Sport-Man brand, the company added a line of hiking boots and... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Retail
  • 13 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 13

initially? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810096-PDF-ENG Supply Chain Partners: Virginia Mason and Owens & Minor (A) (Abridged) V.G. Narayanan and Lisa BremHarvard Business School Case 110-063 Owens & Minor (O&M) performed lean... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 5

their subsequent career choices. Early work experiences are key among these forces. Recognizing this, youth service programs have emerged worldwide with the hope of shaping participants' future trajectories through boosting future... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 12

become more fundamental as advertisers target their advertisements with greater precision. In the paper that follows, the author attempts to identify the circumstances that make advertisers most vulnerable, notes adjusted contract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Mar 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

reliable, branded beauty services in office parks and hotels, but she focused first on the high-visibility airport market, where customers in transit needed the services she could provide—and might relish... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
  • 05 Dec 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

S. Fader, Sunil Gupta, Bruce Hardie, Aurelie Lemmens, Barak Libai, David T. Neal, Foster Provost, and Rom Schrift Abstract—In today’s turbulent business environment, customer retention presents a significant challenge for many service... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Oct 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation

dormant at the time. But with the growth of the microprocessor and of biotechnology in the late 1970s, as well as the deregulation of the airline and financial services industries, new opportunities for eager entrepreneurs were created.... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

Privado y las Responsabilidades Públicas: El Rol de las Soluciones Comerciales en la Temática Social Authors:Michael Chu Publication:Chap. 1 in Negocios Inclusivos y Creación de Empleo. Madrid: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, forthcoming Abstract In today's world,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 May 2013
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First Look: May 14

proxy for incentive conflict) impact the use of a subset of available performance measures. Consistent with a signaling model of the allocation of contingent control rights, we find that contracts involve fewer contingent control rights... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 27, 2007

prospective buyers may be necessary to facilitate the sale. Such disclosures can, of course, be protected in principle through a confidentiality contract which gives the seller the right to sue for unauthorized use of the disclosed... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Oct 2000
  • News

The Entrepreneurial Venture

surprising that the venture capital industry was essentially dormant at the time. But with the growth of the microprocessor and of biotechnology in the late 1970s, as well as the deregulation of the airline and financial services... View Details
  • 06 May 2008
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First Look: May 6, 2008

contracted while in marketing. The research identified customers that would be willing to pay more for the services that Purolator was or could potentially provide to them. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 May 2022
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #5: Phyllis Newhouse, CEO, Entrepreneur, Leader

you consider launching a SPAC, a special purpose acquisition company? When I left the U.S. Army after a 22-year career, I launched Xtreme Solutions, an information technology services provider. I knew I could start a successful business... View Details
  • 26 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

In the first wave of globalization, MNEs sought access to resources, and governments frequently gave them exclusive contracts and favorable deals in order to build businesses. The major management challenge was to overcome logistical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 May 2016
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May 10, 2016

Agricultural Advice: Technology Adoption, Diffusion and Sustainability By: Cole, Shawn A., and A. Nilesh Fernando Abstract—We examine the role of management in agricultural productivity by evaluating a mobile-phone based agricultural advice View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 19 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 19

http://people.hbs.edu/reccles/2011SU_Features_EcclesSaltzman.pdf Deprival Value' vs. 'Fair Value' Measurement for Contract Liabilities: How to Resolve the 'Revenue Recognition' Conundrum? Authors:Joanne Horton, Richard H. Macve, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 28, 2008

the parts of Africa that have a heavy disease incidence. MTV has developed a DNA of public service announcements that it claims are of central relevance to its high-risk customer base. How core is this to the strategy of a for-profit firm... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 28

"by the numbers." We discuss relational incentive contracts that use informal weights on formal performance measures. More importantly, we suggest how formal measures can be used in new models of informal management. We also... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Feb 1998
  • News

Running Up the Score

Mariner (MBA '78), CFO of the 1997 World Series champion Florida Marlins, traces baseball's major turning point to the mid-1970s when several players, supported by a Supreme Court ruling, established their legal claim to "free agency" and the right to sell their View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons