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- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
sales growing from 11 million in 1995 to 185 million in 2011. And it offers important insights on supply chain management, innovation, and risk-taking. But it also provides lessons to anyone selling a commodity—after all is said and done... View Details
- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
Conversely, another hospital identified that a medication room was too small for more than one nurse to work in at a time, delaying patient care. Senior managers discussed the issue with staff and they collectively made a plan to move the medication room to a larger... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
time. Which of his choices are key to Lincoln Center's mission and which might distract time and attention from its core programming? Grossman observes that despite the important challenges that must be addressed, Levy and the institution... View Details
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
by examining the association between top executive turnovers and guidance. Although firm and industry characteristics are important determinants of guidance, we conclude that CEOs participate in firm-level policy decisions, whereas CFOs... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
Stream insisted that their projects were aimed at fulfilling goals of the EU's energy policy (reducing the use of fossil fuels to combat climate change and guaranteed physical availability and affordability of imported fossil fuels). But,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
with the task of fashioning an appropriate fiscal response. Bold recovery plans would seem to be in order, but how that response is financed holds great import for Japan's economic future. With government deficits equaling 10% of GDP, and... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia
meaning and importance of nationalism itself, do not suffice to explain why one country chooses to pull away from Russia, another rushes toward it, and a third tries to do both. The Invention Of Nationalism What is nationalism? Nations,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
of development process for a project. But my past work (studying projects in high-tech industries) had convinced me that we were missing an important level of analysis. It seemed that decisions made in a project sometimes worked against... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
observe in order to satisfy and retain their clients. This paper discusses the most important factors that our research and the research of many others has shown can affect the integrity of third-party monitoring and highlights some... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
suggest that in many commonly regulated markets in which firms share similar cost structures, firms are likely to experience incentives to ratchet down and delay the introduction of innovative products. The study highlights the importance... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
where CEO wealth is sensitive to change in the share price, (2) where announced earnings are particularly likely to be an important source of information about managerial ability and effort, and (3) before implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 02 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why People Don’t Vote--and How a Good Ground Game Helps
persuade,” says Pons. “Here we have evidence that persuasion is also possible.” Takeaways for political parties Taken together, Pons’ studies point to just how important a personal touch can be in getting voters to the polls, and even in... View Details
- 02 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 2
historical context and suggesting that scholars move past unconditional acceptance of the causal power of "socialist legacies" and instead attend to the importance of changes in the post-Mao administrative hierarchy. Working... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
LEED-ing by Example
LEED is government policy, government tenants might expect LEED certification from their landlords. "The characteristics of a government tenant can break down important contractual and business barriers to LEED adoption," says John D.... View Details
- 21 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 21
to isolate exogenous shocks to local ethnic populations, and identify a causal link between local networks and firm trade links. Firms that exploit their local networks (strategic traders) see significant increases in future sales growth and profitability, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Advertising: It’s Not ‘Mad Men’ Anymore
years: unbundling of agency services, the problem of competing clients sharing a common agency, and concern over consolidation with the growth of holding companies. To understand them, it's first important to appreciate how advertising... View Details
- 11 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Building a Better Board
gauge corporate culture in a way they can't from the ivory tower of the boardroom. It's important to ask questions such as, Are employees engaged? Are they enthusiastic? Are all the really smart engineers quitting in frustration? Are the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 14, 2009
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), is the Global Engagement Partner (GEP) for a large U.S. financial institution and about to take over this role for a much larger global financial institution. The GEP role is a critical one at PwC. GEPs have responsibility for the firm's... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Get Buried in Customer Data—Use It
reduce checkout time and prime your personnel to be sensitive to that issue. Despite these efforts, something goes wrong, and one morning the front desk manager sees a long line of guests queued up to check out. Because the survey averages have helped sensitize him to... View Details
Keywords: by Jean Ayers
- 04 Sep 2001
- Lessons from the Classroom
Getting Back on Course
When Harvard Business School dean Kim B. Clark returned from a road tour a couple of years ago, he had some important issues he wanted to discuss with Professor Myra M. Hart. Evidence—granted, most of it anecdotal—was mounting to show... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace