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  • 05 Aug 2008
  • First Look

First Look: August 5, 2008

Internalization of advertising services is much more widespread than has hitherto been appreciated and varies widely across industries. To explain this variation, we draw on concepts from research on scale economies View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Sep 2014
  • Research & Ideas

The Business of Climate Change

On Sunday, 300,000 activists took to the streets of New York for the People's Climate March, the biggest climate protest in history, and the United Nations on Tuesday held the Climate Summit. In the spirit of Climate Week, we present insights from members of the... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Energy; Utilities
  • 06 Apr 2016
  • What Do You Think?

As Tim Cook, How Would You Tackle Apple's Next Challenge?

Kinney expressed the view that the Government’s recent success in employing hackers to break the phone’s code “relieves Apple of a somewhat alienating position. The time that it took to do it (and one might add the cost of more than $1.3... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer
  • 01 Oct 2008
  • Research & Ideas

How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers?

customer intimacy but product innovation; the CEO will need to spend time with his chief scientists, medical opinion leaders, government regulators, and CEOs of the companies distributing pharmaceuticals, but not so much time with end... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
  • 20 Apr 2016
  • Research & Ideas

When CEOs Become Activists

gasoline rather than Mobil if they disagreed with the Mobil CEO’s views on a social issue that’s not directly related to the business? When do the costs of CEO activism outweigh the benefits? And when can... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Publishing
  • 23 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

case decisions are 1) what factors are critical to the decision; 2) how to calculate the tradeoffs among transportation costs, inventory costs, and order costs; and 3) how the company's managers should... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Feb 2019
  • Research & Ideas

The Business of Saving the Planet

"The fact that the benefits of addressing the problem of climate change almost certainly outweigh the costs ... does not make concerted global action to address the problem easy." —Climate Change in 2018: Implications for Business If there is one positive... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Green Technology
  • 1995
  • Chapter

Securities Transaction Taxes: What about International Experiences Migrating Markets?

By: John Y. Campbell and Kenneth A. Froot
Keywords: Corporation Taxation; Interest Deductibility; Cost of Capital; Taxation; Financing and Loans; Interest Rates; Corporate Finance
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  • September 2002
  • Case

Abercrombie & Kent

By: Frances X. Frei, Brian Corbett, Mark Partin and Daniel Rethazy
Describes Abercrombie & Kent, the outdoor adventure company that has provided services throughout the entire history of the outdoor adventure industry. Provides an opportunity to learn how the company successfully grown into a premier player in the industry by adapting... View Details
Keywords: History; Financial Management; Activity Based Costing and Management; Service Operations; Marketing Reference Programs; Product Development; Business Growth and Maturation; Balance and Stability; Marketing Channels; Transportation; Growth and Development Strategy; Travel Industry
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  • 15 Oct 2019
  • News

Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective

multilateral negotiations, and tedious wordsmithing that led up to the Paris Agreement. It also examines the consequences of President Donald J. Trump’s 2017 withdrawal from the accord; the emerging... View Details
  • 28 Nov 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation

minimize risk of stress and loss of time dealing with claims and costs to their reputation and future employment. On the other side of the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Medical Devices & Supplies
  • 24 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 24, 2006

maintain majority control of their company. As attractive as the plan seems, they worry about the high cost of the loan and the risk that the offering might fail. In January 2005, with no time left to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Feb 2014
  • Blog Post

Cautious Optimism: A Recap of the Harvard India Conference

ethics and leadership. The speakers were as diverse as the nation itself with the former Chief of Indian Army talking about his leadership lessons while a social entrepreneur spoke about his experiences creating a low View Details
  • 20 Jul 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster

economy, and factor cost differentials, like labor costs, became more important, Pisano says. That's why there was a huge outflow of unskilled apparel manufacturing from the United States. "There's nothing... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion
  • 24 Jul 2014
  • Op-Ed

Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home

facilitate the expatriation of US corporations. Such transactions reflect the effects of policies and of the changing structure of multinational firms. From a policy perspective, the transactions highlight the increasing View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai; Pharmaceutical
  • 11 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 11, 2009

Consistent with predictions, results reveal that portfolios of level 3 financial assets have higher implied betas and lead to larger bid-ask spreads relative to those designated as level 1 or level 2 assets. Both results are consistent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 2001
  • Chapter

Enlarging the Pie by Accepting Small Losses for Large Gains

By: J Baron and Max Bazerman
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits
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  • 08 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 8

http://hbr.org/2013/10/fergusons-formula/ar/1 August 2013 Harvard Business Review Corporate Venturing By: Lerner, Josh Abstract—For decades, large companies have been wary of corporate venturing. But as R&D organizations face pressure to rein in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Mar 2010
  • HBS Case

Developing Asia’s Largest Slum

When the case opens, a fictitious developer, Rance Hollen, is at a critical juncture: Weighing the cost of capital, construction, and expected market prices for developed units, should Hollen meet the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate
  • 31 Jan 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration

different planet, and the negative consequences to many forms of innovation and entrepreneurial investment may be shattering. Without trust in the future, many talented workers... View Details
Keywords: by Staff