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24 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 24

Data Authors:Jonathan Haskel and Raffaella Sadun Publication:Chap. 7 in Producer Dynamics: New Evidence from Micro Data, edited by Timothy Dunne, J. Bradford Jensen, and Mark J. Roberts. The University of Chicago Press, 2009 Abstract The... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Aug 2007
Op-Ed

Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments

job? An individual, a group of people, or some sort of board? Where would those people come from? New York? Nigeria? London? To my mind, it should be left up to the elected entity. If KPMG wanted to fly in a vice president from the... View Details

Keywords: by Eric Werker

19 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 19

server or set of servers to store transactions and also avoiding any single party that can ban certain participants or certain types of transactions. Bitcoin is of interest to economists in part for its potential to disrupt existing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

the organization for which that person is responsible. Government leaders make choices affected by laws and the founding documents of a nation; judges issue decisions anchored in precedent; CEOs consider the values and mission of their... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese

12 Nov 2018
Research & Ideas

'Always On' Isn't Always Best for Team Decision-Making

because they can copy the better solution. With intermittent interaction, the high performers also benefit. Seeing diverse approaches in their lower-performing peers’ solutions can spark ideas to improve their own solutions. With constant interaction, peers’ solutions... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

07 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy

A British merchant's long-forgotten seventeenth-century book may not only fuel a radical rethinking about how modern economies developed in Europe and America, but also add historical perspective on today's hot-button issue of the proper relationship between government... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

27 Aug 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Learning From Japan’s Remarkable Disaster Recovery

It's common in Harvard Business School classrooms to discuss the "pivot," the moment an enterprise changes direction to pursue a new strategy. On a visit to eastern Japan, MBA students talked to Masamichi Ono, CEO of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities; Retail

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

5.6 billion people—by 2050), but consume 60-80 percent of the world's annual energy usage. Vast amounts of natural resources are also used each year in building new cities and expanding existing ones through real estate development and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

08 May 2006
Research & Ideas

The Cost of Cutting in Line

show, for example, that companies must not try to buy local approval if they plan to open a new facility that the local community does not welcome. If Wal-Mart plans to open a new View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Feb 2012
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Online Marketing

retailer-initiated feedback loops. Retailers should ask themselves, How do I create a partnership with the consumer? Data collected from these programs can help merchants make smarter decisions on everything from where to open a new View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Technology

30 Jan 2006
HBS Case

The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand

As a longtime authority on marketing communications, HBS professor John Deighton has analyzed the consumer-product relationship from every angle. But when he heard the best-selling author James Patterson address a meeting of the Direct Marketing Association, Deighton... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Building ’Brandtopias’—How Top Brands Tap into Society

customers over long periods of time. What's the secret of long-running megabrands such as Mountain Dew, Nike, and Budweiser? The magical sweet spot when a brand delivers imaginative stories that are perfectly attuned to society's desires. His View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

16 Jul 2024
Op-Ed

Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty

Boeing CEO has focused on short-term earnings, increasingly at the expense of franchise value and safety. Will the company’s new CEO have the courage to return Boeing to its former position as the world leader in aviation? Wells Fargo:... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

16 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Why ‘Sleep on It’ No Longer Sounds Like Great Advice

neat files. Karmarkar’s team theorized that sleep might aid decision making as well. “If sleep helps organize and store information, it could be doing so in a way that helps you make a better informed choice.” UNSURE OF THE DECISION The... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

06 Jan 2011
What Do You Think?

How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

discovery in a legal case. The wise don't do it. But this can be a costly practice, given our faulty memories. And in the age of WikiLeaks and the Internet, when every "secret" seemingly becomes public before long, the new... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

06 Oct 2011
What Do You Think?

How Will the ‘Moneyball Generation’ Influence Management?

dashboard, "indirect goals" that help predict and explain financial performance beyond the "direct goal" of profit. These might include the speed of aircraft turnaround in the airline industry, the conversion rate of people entering a View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2022
What Do You Think?

Is It Time for More Reverse Mentoring?

widening the generational gap in using cryptocurrency, buying and storing art and wine with nonfungible tokens, trading new kinds of securities on new internet investment sites... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf

Why are so many businesses—though seemingly intent on fostering innovation—unable to get new products through their organizations and into the marketplace? Ed Ludwig faced such circumstances as the new... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat & Derek Schrader

08 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 8

the unconscious thought condition compared to both conscious thought and mere distraction. As there were no differences in sequence memory for the film, it remains unclear what mechanism was responsible for this effect. These results encourage further research into a... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

23 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 23

barriers to commercialization? What made Du Pont so confident that it could succeed at this uncertain time? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810084-PDF-ENG New York Life and Immediate Annuities Julio J. Rotemberg... View Details