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- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
loving family” As with the work that won the Nobel Prize, “with Wagaroo, we’re trying to solve some standard economic problems related to market design,” says Exley, who joined the Harvard Business School faculty in June, as an assistant... View Details
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
differences between putting for par and birdie and performance under pressure. Read the paper: http://www.bepress.com/jqas/vol7/iss1/5/ Scanning the Commons? Evidence on the Benefits to Startups Participating in Open Standards Development... View Details
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
of how the topics of nonfinancial information, sustainable development, corporate disclosure, and integrated reporting, among others, overlap. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411049-PDF-ENG Belco Global Foods C.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Toolkit for Customer Innovation
for designing better plastic products. In software, a number of companies let people add custom-designed modules to their standard products and then commercialize the best of those components. Open-source software allows users to design,... View Details
Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector
"We need to hold the standards higher. And for a school like ours, it's unacceptable." And I gave a speech in front of the entire school at an auditorium and people were cheering me on and it was great. And I won. And about maybe a week... View Details
- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708448 Children's Hospital and Clinics (B) Harvard Business School Supplement 608-073 Explores the numerous initiatives Children's Hospital and Clinics has undertaken to improve Patient View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
of a team with many top people, larger private investors, and operating managers. Like many others, I've been through some world crises, dislocations, and transitions. In fact, after focusing most of my last 10-plus years as their only kid on the care and View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
mix of merchandise could be rapidly produced and delivered at high standards of quality. Kenyon's in-store personnel examined merchandise from all incoming shipments. One measure recorded the percentage of items that could not be offered... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
credit. And the future? "We know what happened, we know how we got there. Our short-term strategy is to nationalize the housing market. Is that a good strategy over time? If you nationalize that market, how do you balance between extending credit and making sure... View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
economic experiments and progress on infrastructure and food security once they put the Cultural Revolution behind them. Postwar Japan had begun to rise in the 1960s. The four Asian tigers [Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan] got... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
relationship with France. Yet at the same time, we lack a vision of where to go as a small territory. We have the highest standard of living in the Caribbean, but we miss a collective sense of pride in common achievement. Clearly,... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
what matters most; facing conflict, adversity, and ambiguity with decisiveness and confidence; setting uncompromising standards for behavior and performance; and selecting and developing great people. Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven... View Details
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
forthcoming New York: Dey Street Books Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and Life By: Gino, F. Abstract—The world’s best chef. An airline captain who brought his flight to safety in a daring water landing. A magician... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
millions of African farmers and their families achieve food security and lift themselves out of poverty. By 2008, AGRA had assembled a strong leadership team and had funded numerous small projects ranging from seed development to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
happiness gains above those that were already in place once the 1960s' standard of living had been achieved. However in the poorest half of nations we cannot reject the null hypothesis that the happiness gains they have experienced from... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
Jamshedpur. Metro Cash & Carry's primary business filled voids in the food supply chains in emerging markets, reducing waste and bringing more transactions into the tax net, although this argument could not overcome entrenched... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
e.g., to buy out minority shareholders; for gift and estate tax purposes; to tie executive compensation to firm performance; to raise outside capital; or to sell the company outright. However, these companies present certain unique characteristics that can make View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]
inefficient local industries, including construction and food processing, they will not become competitive. The traditional Japanese government approach has been to believe that if, say, the chemical industry was ailing, it should step in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
School Case 218-094 Celgene In February 2011, Adam Koppel, a managing director at Brookside Capital, the public equity arm of Bain Capital, must decide whether to increase or exit the firm’s position in Celgene Corporation. News has emerged that raises potential View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman