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- 04 Jan 2012
- What Do You Think?
Income Inequality: What’s the Right Amount?
achievement'" (Dennis Nelson); "the level that does not allow segments of activity to capture regulators or regulations while also ensuring support for the disadvantaged and those in poverty" (Peter Bowie); one that... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Cheap, Fast, and In Control: How Tech Aids Innovation
product and service development is changing; creating the potential for higher R&D performance, innovation, and value creation for customers. The choice is simple: Organizations can either ignore these changes or take action and tap... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 11 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
E-Commerce Unplugged
channel, a mobile Internet or a substitute for PCs. Rather, it is a new aspect of consumerism and a much more powerful way to speak with consumers. Unleashing the value of m-commerce requires understanding the role that mobility plays in... View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria & Marty Leestma
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Building Communities as Well as Companies
media," said Keith Clinkscales (HBS MBA '90). As an undergraduate at Florida A&M, Clinkscales said he was exposed to the power of the urban entertainment culture and wanted to start a business that captured that energy. After... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 28 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 28
Expertise Authors:Heidi K.Gardner and Lisa Kwan Abstract Why do some teams fail to convert members' knowledge into valued outcomes? We propose that members' differing perceptions of each other's levels of expertise is a critical factor.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
productivity. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52141 Capturing Value from IP in a Global Environment By: Alcácer, Juan, Karin Beukel, and Bruno Cassiman Abstract—This... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
School Note 706-492 Describes the basics of how to break down costs into productivity and input prices and then compare those cost drivers between competitors. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=706492 Tanishq:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
and the environment while still creating value for their shareholders. How to Become a Sustainable Company Authors: Robert G. Eccles, Kathleen Miller Perkins, and George Serafeim Publication: MIT Sloan Management Review 53, no. 4 (2012)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
world and capture relevant management information. In 2007, ProntoWash, an international car-wash company based in Argentina, was planning for rapid growth through a combination of owned and franchised operations. CEO Sergio Kompel needed... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
Europe Research Center, which had already cooperated with me on the Total case, if we could take a closer look at BP. Beyersdorfer: During the case interviews, MacLeod, a former financial analyst, presented his project to us. He believed there was huge View Details
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Protestors Knock at Your Door
competitive position as important factors in determining how management might respond to NGOs. Do have you any recommendations for managers in determining the relative value of each factor? Spar: Firms need to understand their own... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
record US$1.9 billion, but the firm, led by Zhang Xin, refocused in 2012 on a “build-to-hold” strategy in an effort to capture the long-term value of its properties. Zhang also saw an opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
Working PapersRegional Trade Integration and Multinational Firm Strategies Authors:Pol Antrás and C. Fritz Foley Abstract This paper analyzes the effects of the formation of a regional trade agreement on the level and nature of multinational firm activity. We examine... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
production of the primary product in order to capture more value in the by-product market. In the latter case, all waste is converted into by-product. Because the two markets are linked through the firm's... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
status on prices. The effect increases in a time of decreasing uncertainty, which supports the motive of conspicuous consumption as a driver of the effect. However, the results caution that we might commonly overestimate the symbolic View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
Many institutions promote and even mandate moral behavior and values among their members, but how they do it differs greatly. Some organizations such as religious groups may proscribe very specifically what is acceptable behavior—think... View Details
- 23 Jul 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Balanced Scorecard in Action
a Balanced Scorecard program. The purpose of an OSM is to unlock value by making strategy execution a distinct and recognized competency in an organization. Does The Bsc Work In Testing Strategy? Working Paper: Testing Strategy with... View Details
- 16 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Use Google Street View to See the Future of Cities
safety. “Surprisingly, income and housing prices had little correlation with improvement” Next, they obtained Street View images from the same streets captured in 2007 and 2014. After algorithmically removing image pairs containing... View Details
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Let Customers Call the Shots
want as a resource to negotiate better deals and to clean up their personal marketing environment. Empowerment is sometimes captured in the slogan "get what you want, when you want it, where you want it, on your own terms."... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace