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- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and robbery, as opposed to other kinds of crime like arson, assault, homicide, and rape. Temporal patterns in crime are observed in jurisdictions in which disbursements are focused at the beginning of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
unprofitable Sakai manufacturing plant. This case explores the dynamics of the deal and specifically focuses on valuation of the investment in the Sakai plant as well as the structure of the deal. It presents a vehicle by which to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 21 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle
several levels—across countries, across products, across marketing mix elements, across different vehicles within a marketing mix element (e.g., TV versus Internet for advertising). Each decision requires some specific considerations."... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
instead a scenario where the traveler can summon a pooled vehicle that takes her and several other riders from where they live to where they work, saving them hours and saving the city money. No cash changes hands, reducing both petty... View Details
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?
managed money in the markets. Even retail money is invested today mainly through professionally managed vehicles such as mutual funds, 401k plans, and index funds, and retail investors tend to be much less prone to panic when they invest... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
vehicle incentives, and accelerate drilling for oil. If the pro-climate action side wins the election, that doesn’t settle the matter. Business leaders won’t be able to return to business as usual. Instead, they should seek a seat at the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
can account for secular changes in how payouts were made over the last 30 years, during which repurchases have replaced dividends as the prime vehicle for corporate payouts. Other payout motives such as changes in compensation practices... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
detail, and supporting economic data is provided. By enabling an analysis of how long and how aggressively an artist should be supported before commercial success is achieved, serves as a vehicle for contrasting different approaches to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
years later, both camps benefit enormously from their close ties: the mutual fund is America's investment vehicle of choice, with one in three U.S. households owning a stake in the industry's $5.5 trillion in assets. "By making the... View Details
- 08 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 8, 2010
serves as a vehicle to explore the devastating economic and political impact of the Great Depression on the countries of the South, such as Chile, which had specialized in primary commodities, and on mining and financial capitalists such... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
stories like PSY's "Gangnam Style." And even if they believed so, was KCON the right vehicle to make it happen, or was the event just a waste of the company's time and money? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
company's cloud efforts. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/sap-2014-reaching-for-the-cloud/an/614052-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 314-073 Choosing a Charitable Giving Vehicle Elaine White is an accountant advising two... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
ODM provider. The case is a vehicle for discussing new market disruption and the impact of modularity and the evolution of the value network in the global PC supply chain. Purchase the case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
sweetriot to be the number one natural chocolate company in the world and to thus be a vehicle to drive change globally. How can she meet that objective while also keeping the company true to its social roots? Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Industrial Giant
that GM is trying to transform itself. OnStar is "an onboard-communications service that GM is pushing at customers in a bid to become a much more than the world's largest vehicle maker." GM believes that eventually subscribers... View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
interwar years, and its subsequent diversification into many industries, including automobiles, household goods, and services, is analyzed. The case serves as a vehicle to explain why diversified business groups are so important in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 16, 2007
distribution of sales and profits across products. By enabling an analysis of the book acquisition, development, and marketing process from the perspective of the publisher, author, and agent, serves as a vehicle for contrasting different... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
"Nobody outside India understands what that means instead of going to a dealer and taking a vehicle and going home, you had to make a booking, and your turn would come probably after ten years," said Bajaj. At one point the Bajaj... View Details
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
the context of vehicle emissions testing in a state in which the government has outsourced these inspections to the private sector. Analyzing millions of emissions tests, we find empirical support for our hypotheses that particular... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jul 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Developing a Strategy for Digital Convergence
Competing in the Age of Digital Convergence, Competing on Internet Time, and Judo Strategy. "The theory was to explore interesting topics with interesting companies, and use the field research as a vehicle for more in-depth empirical... View Details