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- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
are crucial to understanding Mexico's current economic and political challenges. Why did the opening up of the economy to foreign trade and investment not result in sustained economic growth? Why has electoral democracy not produced rule... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
organizations as well as customer pressure from individual investors are critical in mitigating free-rider problems among asset managers and sustaining engagement practices. Finally, I explore the limits and anticompetitive concerns to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
whose value proposition is based on heritage—in this case “achievements for the benefit of mankind” (derived directly from Alfred Nobel’s will). It is also defined as a “networked brand,” one where four independent collaborating organisations around the (Nobel) hub... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
in markets around the world. They prided themselves on their sustainable fishing practices, which were not the norm for the industry. Seafood buyers traditionally bought on price. Clearwater's innovations and technology investments... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jul 2024
- News
Reddit’s Rise
Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian in 2005, Reddit had seen its share of CEO turnover as it grappled with questions about how to moderate content and build a sustainable advertising model without crushing the site’s notoriously independent... View Details
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54823 June 2018 Strategy Science Integrated Strategy: Residual Market and Exchange Imperfections as the Foundation of Sustainable Competitive Advantage By: Oberholzer-Gee,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Commencement 2018 Address | About
Springfest. The highlight of this event was a dunk tank. For those of you who have never seen a dunk tank, picture a large transparent tank of water with a person perched on a platform on the top. If you hit a target on the tank by... View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
women—has been a key element of this effort. Since taking office in late 2012, Abe has advocated for women in myriad ways: through sustained rhetoric at home and abroad, by naming women to key cabinet and party positions, and by setting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
planning and implementation for a 15-year, $40 billion initiative with the goal of creating sustainable development and economic revitalization for Colombo and its surrounding provinces, population 5.8 million. It’s why he has returned to... View Details
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
illustrating my points with examples from companies including Home Depot, McDonald's, Merck, and Pfizer. There is no magic bullet that can target the pitfalls of your business strategy, but you must engage in ongoing, face-to-face... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
impact the long-term value of a public company. To advance its cause, the Office targeted Home Depot. In an effort to bring about change at the company, the AFL-CIO and AFSCME corresponded with Home Depot executives, staged public... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
known—frameworks that address how companies, as well as nations and regions, gain and sustain competitive advantage. Part III shows how strategic thinking can address society's most pressing challenges, from environmental View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
percent of its operating revenue came from a dwindling endowment, and the school had been through four executive directors in two years. Relations with the neighboring town of Harlan, the county seat, were at an all-time low: The nonprofit had View Details
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
Unix and threatened Linux users with lawsuits over infringement of those rights unless they agree to pay substantial licensing fees. IBM, which was one of the prime corporate sponsors of Linux as well as the target of a lawsuit by SCO... View Details
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
Shaped by—the Internet By: Greenstein, Shane, Avi Goldfarb, and Chris Forman Abstract—The first 15 years of the 21st century have thrown into sharp relief the challenges of growth, equity, stability, and sustainability facing the world... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
information about address value and assuring allocative efficiency. Download the paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=41297 Vulnerable Banks Authors:Greenwood, Robin, Augustin Landier, and David Thesmar Abstract When a bank experiences a negative shock to its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
level of sustainable growth. The Report has been developed by Vietnam's Central Institute for Economic Management and the Singapore-based Asia Competitiveness Institute upon the request of Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai. View the... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 15, 2016
regions that Ekal serves. Was it time for Ekal to reevaluate their vision; was the target of 100,000 schools, which had driven their growth thus far, still the best path forward? Or was it time to declare their mission of universal access... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
on digital strategies for businesses targeting kids, women, and moms. “It’s funny, until Nickelodeon there was never anything I did as a student or in my work life that suggested I might have leadership abilities,” Swan reflects. “The... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
delivery of sustainable health care.” NOVEMBER 24 Anne Miller (MBA 1988) is executive director of Project N95, a national nonprofit founded to get personal protective equipment (PPE) and critical equipment to frontline and health care... View Details