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24 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

How Kayak Users Built a New Industry

from these standards. By the same token, the dominant design of rodeo kayaks (as of about 2000) involves a short, center-buoyant, planing hull made of molded plastic. Bill Abernathy of HBS and Jim Utterback... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation

November 2021 (Revised January 2022)
Case

Scott Tucker (A): Race to the Top

By: Aiyesha Dey and Amram Migdal

The case tells the story of the rise and fall of Scott Tucker, an entrepreneur, businessman, passionate race car driver, competitor, and owner of a professional racing team. From 1997 to 2012, Tucker built a nationwide network of payday lending businesses, becoming a... View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Fairness; Financing and Loans; Personal Finance; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Governance Controls; Financial Services Industry; United States

14 Jun 2022
Cold Call Podcast

What Does It Take to Close the Opportunity Gap in America’s Labor Market?

Keywords: Re: V. Kasturi Rangan

06 Sep 2017
What Do You Think?

Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

themselves. Now more than ever, American society needs this kind of exchange of ideas.” Bill added, “All it takes for evil to flourish is for good people to remain silent.” Jesteeleconsult commented, “Looking the other way in times of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

January 2009 (Revised June 2014)
Supplement

CityCenter (B): Economics and Delivery

By: A. Eugene Kohn, John D. Macomber and Ben Creo

Bill Smith is informed by his general contractor that a key component of the Aria Resort is going to be delayed. Aria is the centerpiece of CityCenter: a $9 billion complex and a bet-the-firm decision for MGM Mirage. Smith must make a decision as to whether to force... View Details

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Decision Choices and Conditions; Construction; Finance; Organizational Structure; Projects; Complexity

August 2015 (Revised December 2016)
Case

Apple Pay

By: Sunil Gupta, Shelle Santana and Margaret L. Rodriguez

On September 9, 2014, in front of a packed audience in Cupertino, CA, Tim Cook, the chief executive officer of Apple, announced the much anticipated launch of Apple Pay. "Our vision is to replace this [wallet] and we are going to start with payments." Cook then invited... View Details

December 2001 (Revised February 2004)
Case

Aviation Security after September 11th: Public or Private?

Was the public or the private sector best positioned to provide security and baggage screening services? The suicide attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the plane crash outside Pittsburgh, marked September 11, 2001, as the date of the most severe... View Details

Keywords: Private Ownership; National Security; Air Transportation; State Ownership; Air Transportation Industry; United States

07 May 2008
Research & Ideas

The Intellectual History of Harvard Business School

created, developed, and refined at HBS during the past century. The second was to illustrate the variety of ways in which those ideas have influenced students, the business world, and the academy. And the third was to encourage future innovation View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow; Education

April 2021 (Revised April 2022)
Case

OneTen: One Million Opportunities in Ten Years

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Courtney Han

In the wake of George Floyd's killing in May 2020, and widespread protests for social justice in the United States, OneTen was formed by a coalition of 40 large companies to provide one million jobs for African-Americans in 10 years. The case describes the background... View Details

Keywords: Labor Market; COVID-19 Pandemic; Diversity; Race; Jobs and Positions; Opportunities; Social Issues; Employment; Equality and Inequality; Equity; United States

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Genomics: Can We Start Making Money Now?

drugs, and will they be less expensive?' My answer is, 'I don't know, and probably not.' Lechleiter was one of several panelists to discuss, "Breaking the Genetic Code: The Business of Life Science in the 21st Century" at the 2001 Global Alumni Conference,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities

acknowledged both. While stabilizing the economy is a satisfying challenge, "the kind of public attention you get can be negative," he said. "I don't like my kids reading some of the stuff that's written about me But policy makers have to accept that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

discussion from one point to the next—are remembered often by the legions of MBA students, doctoral candidates, and faculty members Christensen taught during an HBS career that spanned half a century, from the 1940s until his death in... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

10 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook

the temptation just not to bother protecting people's privacy. But I would hope that the virtuous marketer would resist that temptation." To read more: For detailed accounts of research by Leslie John, Alessandro Acquisti, and View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Throwing Your Opponent: Strategies for the Internet Age

with Microsoft (The Free Press), Yoffie and Michael A. Cusumano of MIT's Sloan School of Management use this high-tech confrontation to outline a comprehensive approach to strategy in the ultracompetitive environment created by the... View Details

Keywords: by Daniel Penrice

08 Feb 2018
Op-Ed

What’s Missing From the Debate About Trump’s Tax Plan

fair. To someone who holds this view, the case for more progressive taxation is self-evident, especially in an environment like ours of high and rising inequality. In contrast, the right tends to emphasize that we are “together by... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl

05 Sep 2000
What Do You Think?

Whither the Information Economy?

'75)Mercer Management Consulting As if that wasn't enough, he asserted that information, in part because of these characteristics, is diffusive and hard to contain, especially that containing high proprietary value. Any number of people from President Clinton to View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

17 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

that eight of the 10 most-read HBS Working Knowledge stories of the year were COVID-focused. Readers sought insights from HBS faculty about everything from managing large-scale remote work to leading during a crisis. The year was also marked View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

19 Dec 2016
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

offer “precise” bids for company shares yield better outcomes than those who offer round-number bids, according to research by Petri Hukkanen and Matti Keloharju. Bernie Madoff Explains Himself Eugene Soltes phoned convicted felon Bernie... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care

reactor" in accelerating the rise in health-care costs. Why is this system such a problem? A: By some estimates, 50 percent of all health care is driven by physician and hospital supply, not View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Health

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions

widespread skepticism for the possibility of fair regulation. The power of big business is limited by the need to work with a range of powerful but diffuse societal groups. In his new book, Strength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

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