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- 15 Nov 2013
- News
Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again
Côme Laguë by Robert S. Benchley Côme Laguë (MBA 1993) has no respect for firms he calls "patent trolls"—holding companies that buy up and bank the intellectual property of closed businesses solely for the purpose of generating income... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 30 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 30, 2007
in the multi-agent settings in which these decisions typically occur. In this paper, we develop a model that extends neural nets techniques to capture recognition processes in groups of decision-makers. We use the model to derive some fundamental View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- August 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Waltz on the Danube
By: Arthur I Segel, Vincent Dessain and Anais Loizillon
Describes the intricate parts of an early real estate deal from the standpoint of the developer including feasibility analysis, market choice, acquisition of land, project development, design and construction issues, investment returns, and equity financing issues.... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Management; Property; Project Finance; Real Estate Industry; Germany; Hungary
Segel, Arthur I., Vincent Dessain, and Anais Loizillon. "Waltz on the Danube." Harvard Business School Case 804-021, August 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
deals that are available out there, and right now we have about $140 million left. Very few properties have come on the market, however, so as much as we’ve been looking, we haven’t found much to buy. To tell the truth, I don’t know what... View Details
- 20 Mar 2017
- Book
Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies
innovation. Who should read this book—and what do you hope they take away from it most of all? Karim Lakhani: There are two main audiences for the book. The first is executives and managers who care about innovation and how to organize... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
both equity and fixed income claims increased significantly because of country risk premium. In the 2014 World Competitiveness Yearbook Ranking, conducted by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Greek business... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
Working PapersContracting in the Self-reporting Economy (revised) Authors:Romana L. Autrey and Richard Sansing Abstract This paper examines the effect of accounting on the use of intellectual property. We analyze the licensing of intellectual View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Faculty Research Online
But Professor Robert Merton believes today’s plans are not sustainable. So what’s next? A new way to look at the problem. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5911.html. Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron The train wreck... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
PublicationsChange Agents, Networks, and Institutions: A Contingency Theory of Organizational Change Authors:Julie Battilana and Tiziana Casciaro Publication:Academy of Management Journal 55, no. 2 (April 2012) Abstract We develop a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- March 2006 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Cinco de Mayo
By: Arthur I Segel, Nicolas P. Retsinas, David Margain and Andres Caldera Radonski
In 2004, Adrian Pandal is seeking financing for a residential conversion of a building in Mexico City's historic center district. He must convince potential lenders that the project is viable and that it makes sense to bet on the future potential of an area that, until... View Details
Keywords: History; Risk Management; Opportunities; Urban Development; Investment; Property; Real Estate Industry; Mexico City
Segel, Arthur I., Nicolas P. Retsinas, David Margain, and Andres Caldera Radonski. "Cinco de Mayo." Harvard Business School Case 206-115, March 2006. (Revised April 2007.)
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Be Our Guest
of Asia Pacific for Marriott International, Smith worked his way through college at his uncle’s inn in Provo, Utah. After graduation, he volunteered to be the housekeeping manager at a Marriott property in... View Details
- May 1995
- Teaching Note
C.K. Coolidge, Inc. (A) TN
By: David E. Bell
Teaching Note for (9-894-017). View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
integrate supportive services to provide stability and reduce management costs for property owners. For example, a service provider can work with new tenants to create a monthly budget, ensure they pay their... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 17 Jul 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Developing a Strategy for Digital Convergence
not only changed how Yoffie designed the course, called Strategy and Technology, but it's also changing how managers in tech-intensive companies are dealing with this issue on the front lines. Yoffie begins the course by exploring the... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
licenses properties from blockbuster films such as Star Wars and Harry Potter. “It's really easy for them to be nimble and meet demand” LEGO's ambition has at times exceeded its reach. By 2004, the company's overdiversification into theme... View Details
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
Business sat down with HBS associate professor Walter Kuemmerle to discuss the entrepreneurial process in an international setting. Kuemmerle, a Novartis Fellow, holds a joint appointment in Entrepreneurial and Service Management and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 03 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising
girls reveal insecurities about their looks, showing the harm done by unrealistic standards set by the industry. (Dove is also the subject of a new case by Deighton.) “Authenticity becomes a much more desirable property than... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Everything Old Is New Again: The History of Technological Frontiers
pioneers have moved out there, claimed the loot, and put a stake in the ground, then they want property rights," Spar observed. "They don't want to be sitting out there with shotguns; they want to be running their business or mining their... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success
Growth," followed four tracks of inquiry: managing innovation, information technology and competitive strategy, transforming the enterprise, and entrepreneurship. "Ours is an era of organizational experimentation," observed Professor Gary... View Details
- 18 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?
water management technologies because they were aware of its weaknesses. "The basic problem from the farmers' point of view is that the water is in the wrong place at the wrong time," said Reinhardt. It's also one of the reasons... View Details