Leading - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 29, 2007

result of equilibrium product differentiation when some facts are nonverifiable. We use the model to address several questions, including the impact of competition on bias, the incentives to report unpopular news, and the impact of owner ideology on bias. In general,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Aug 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

highlight an important channel for alleviating financing constraints in small firms but also emphasize the general-equilibrium effects of large-scale interventions, which can lead to lower aggregate outcomes depending on labor market... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

29 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 29

Publications August 2013 Harvard Business Review Press The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World By: Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. Abstract—The question of how to lead successfully and responsibly is crucially... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Sep 2004
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How Leaders Build Winning Streaks

them a game plan. After that, winning is up to the players on the field. It is their leadership that matters. The actions of many leaders seizing the moment create the margin of victory. When people have confidence in one another, they are willing to View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

08 Mar 2004
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Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”

maximization as your standard, most people's sense of success demands high scores in many differing categories. Sometimes these goals contradict each other: Wealth and best friends who love you for yourself, not your money. A generous nature and being in the top... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson

17 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 17

of working at a large organization for the chance to be in charge? Search diligently and efficiently. Plan to spend six months to two years—full time—following leads and systematically vetting business prospects. Focus on companies that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 8

manage multiple strategies of interaction at once? This article examines the experience of three leading NGOs in Mumbai, India involved in slum and squatter housing. We investigate how they began relating with government agencies during... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 6

fiscal policy, K-12 education, and other areas. To address its challenges, America needs a strategy and a consensus on direction. Government will play a crucial role, but business must lead the way. Read the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 24

may benefit from limited developer access. Second, an open platform may lead to higher investment than a proprietary platform. Third, opening one side of a proprietary platform may lower incentives to invest in platform quality. Fourth,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 15

political consensus to make investments in the infrastructure that will lead to more effective use of these resources. There is a largely unrecognized opportunity for the private sector to engage in selective investments that consider... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 May 2011
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First Look: May 3

as well as economic value and who pair micromanagement with big-picture aspirations about the future. The authors, who have studied, taught, and interviewed executives in some of the world's leading companies, assert that such leaders... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Oct 2004
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The Bias of Wall Street Analysts

analysts perform is assessing the need for external financing to fund operations. Thus, analysts are already intimately aware of what financing needs a company is likely to have. Accordingly, in periods leading up to a need to go to... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

11 Dec 2012
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First Look: Dec. 11

case:http://hbr.org/search/713020-PDF-ENG Inkaterra Comin, Diego, Rohan Gopaldas, and Diego RehderHarvard Business School Case 713-022 The case presents the unique business model of Inkaterra, a leading eco-tourism organization in Peru,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 24, 2009

that a leading affiliate network could have invoked an optimal payment delay to eliminate 71% of fraud without decreasing profit. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-072.pdf Red Light States: Who Buys Online Adult... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 May 2007
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First Look: May 22, 2007

advantage, leading companies are now using an advanced form of outsourcing, called global collaboration, to drive new revenue, quicken time-to-market, and increase innovation. Global collaboration impacts their top as well as bottom... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Mar 2003
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At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

deeper understanding of what has happened, and a broader conception of what must be done. Such understanding is all the more crucial given the evolution of business in recent years. Business is a remarkably dynamic and quite powerful force in society, and the... View Details

Keywords: by Kim B. Clark

24 Feb 2014
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Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

each retailer? This complexity might lead to less price transparency for shoppers and result in more monopolistic behavior by retailers. In this case the regulator might have to step in to ensure shopper interests are guaranteed through... View Details

Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products

30 May 2000
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Market Makers Bid for Success

also learned how not to mess up a sales force. So there's a lot of specific learning. I think there's a flip side to what Scott just said. There's a certain sense of humility that can come out of being at HBS, too, which is healthy. To View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology

September 2019 (Revised September 2019)
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Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World

By: John R. Wells, Carole A. Winkler and Benjamin Weinstock

In August 2019, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The first major storm of protest followed the surprise election of Donald Trump as President of the United States on November 8, 2016; many put the blame at the door of fake... View Details