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- 12 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 12, 2016
practice, disciplinary rigor, and successful search for powerful generalizations help explain the lasting impact of their 1965 book, A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations. Central to their argument are three important... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Feb 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘UpTick’ Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students
conjectured they would get a much more natural and powerful way of reaching a conclusion by creating a setting where the students actually go through some kind of competitive process to reach the same outcomes they would otherwise be... View Details
- 19 Jun 2012
- First Look
First Look: June 19
Navalny the right figure for business leaders in Russia to organize around? What were the risks of getting involved with a politically volatile activist? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/112033-PDF-ENG McKesson... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
breakthrough technology. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=606114 Adrian Ivinson at the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair Harvard Business School Case 406-111 Adrian Ivinson... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1344068 The Pursuit of Power Corrupts: Investing in Outside Options Motivates Opportunism in Relationships Authors:D. Malhotra and F. Gino Publication:Social Psychological Perspectives on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2011
- News
Brightening the Future
rural, off-grid Philippine villages. The well-publicized “Ride for Light” was intended to call the country’s attention to the need for safe, sustainable power alternatives to the widespread reliance on kerosene, wood, and batteries, which... View Details
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/116038-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 715-026 China Shenhua Energy Company A leading Chinese energy firm, active in coal mining and electric... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309034 Enel: Power, Russia, and Global Markets Harvard Business School Case 709-046 Although the global trend toward liberalization of electric utilities... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 5
between the firm and an outside investor. A common assumption in the signaling game literature is that beliefs among the participants in the game are refined using the Intuitive Criterion refinement. Our experimental results provide evidence that the predictive View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
It's Climate Week in New York City. The schedule features a UN Climate Summit, a People's Climate March, the Clinton Global Initiative, substantial criticism of the whole endeavor, and plenty of agitated interaction. There is a lot of noise here. How can businesses cut... View Details
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
equilibrium, belief in the "American dream" is commonplace, workers exert effort, there are high powered contracts (and income is unequally distributed) and punishments are harsh. Economists who believe that deterrence (rather... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 22
new players, such as Groupon and Shop Socially, the growing power of social media platforms such as Facebook, and the way consumer behavior and user generated content are rapidly evolving in a digital era, make her task all the more... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 5, 2007
competition by moving quickly into new cities, balancing the buying power of multinational retailers who were also purchasing merchandise for export, leveraging Beijing Hualian's understanding of the rapidly... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
etc.) to implement the new strategy. Purchase the case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=109015 BMW's Project Switch (B): Importers vs. National Sales Companies Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
2019 HarperBusiness The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power By: Cusumano, Michael A., Annabelle Gawer, and David B. Yoffie Abstract—The Business of Platforms explores the strategic,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
households continue to hold individual assets, however, they rebalance both stocks and mutual funds to offset about one sixth of the passive variations in individual asset shares. Households rebalance primarily by adjusting purchases of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-104.pdf Stretching the Inelastic Rubber: Taxation, Welfare and Lobbies in Amazonia, 1870-1910 Author:Felipe Tâmega Fernandes Abstract This paper examines the effect of government intervention via taxation on domestic welfare. A case... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Selling Luxury to Everyone
now," she said. "The consumer really wants highly designed garments at an affordable price." Tyler Morse, president of Bliss, an upscale spa and beauty company purchased by Starwood Resorts and Hotels in 2004, said that... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is Platform Leadership Old Hat or the Wave of the Future?
In one recent case, Procter & Gamble purchased a company producing a low-cost, mass-produced disposable electric rotary toothbrush to be marketed under its famous Crest brand umbrella. As it turns out, its founders developed the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
João Lourenço, implement the necessary reforms to unlock Angola’s economic potential, or will the existing power structure prevent the sort of change that is required if Angola’s people are to finally see the benefits of independence?... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman