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- 2016
- Working Paper
Mapping the Economic Grand Tour: Travel and International Emulation in Enlightenment Europe
As the itinerant wizard (technically one of the Maiar, if not the Istari) Gandalf wrote to the then domestically-inclined hobbit Frodo Baggins in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, “Not all those who wander are lost.” Indeed, as the recent brouhaha over the... View Details
Reinert, Sophus A. "Mapping the Economic Grand Tour: Travel and International Emulation in Enlightenment Europe." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-005, July 2016.
- 21 Sep 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: How Can I Gain Power and Influence?
vacancies job applicants have more choice and more bargaining power. But with less than 11 percent of American workers being unionized and given that in the vast majority of... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- January 1999
- Exercise
Seneca Systems (B): General and Confidential Instructions for Dr. D. Monosoff, Vice President, Data Devices Division
Seneca is a three-party negotiation-mediation simulation. The context is a product failure crisis in a manufacturing company with highly autonomous units. The heads of two divisions are in a dispute over who has responsibility for failures in a key product. The head of... View Details
Watkins, Michael D. "Seneca Systems (B): General and Confidential Instructions for Dr. D. Monosoff, Vice President, Data Devices Division." Harvard Business School Exercise 899-173, January 1999.
- January 1999
- Exercise
Seneca Systems (A): General and Confidential Instructions for Dr. D. Monosoff, Vice President, Data Devices Division
Seneca is a three-party negotiation-mediation simulation. The context is a product failure crisis in a manufacturing company with highly autonomous units. The heads of two divisions are in a dispute over who has responsibility for failures in a key product. The head of... View Details
Watkins, Michael D. "Seneca Systems (A): General and Confidential Instructions for Dr. D. Monosoff, Vice President, Data Devices Division." Harvard Business School Exercise 899-170, January 1999.
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Sustainable investing and ESG resources
Datastream Formula Builder, choose "Constituent Lists," (under category) and then use the "find series," option to search for Refinitiv ESG in the Explorer window. LA4CT... View Details
- 29 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Do Outlet Stores Exist?
Why do outlet stores exist? The answer may seem obvious to most shoppers—they are places where companies get rid of factory seconds or outdated merchandise at fire-sale prices. Read: bargains, bargains, bargains. And indeed, that may have... View Details
- 04 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors
them. However, there are clearly too many ifs, ands, or buts in this scenario, so founders would be well advised to search for financing in other places." Just as cofounding with friends and family... View Details
Keywords: by Noam Wasserman
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Pharmaceuticals: Company Data and Analysis
Where can I find pharmaceutical company financials and analysis? We suggest you begin with: Capital IQ - Data on public and private companies, investment firms, capital transactions, View Details
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Family Offices and Family Trusts
dropdown, and choose "Family Office - Multi" or "Family Office - Single" under Institutional Private Wealth. Capital IQ Mouse over the "Screening" tab Select "Companies" from the... View Details
- 05 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Environmental Change and Ground-level Impact
Established in 2010, the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) works to deepen understanding of the environmental challenges facing business leaders and inspire new ideas and practical, effective... View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
"Legal issues and broadband access aside," he said, "Napster showed that there are tens of millions of customers who want the ability to search for music on the Web, find what they like, View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- Article
Financial Incentives for Exercise Adherence in Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
By: Marc S. Mitchell, Jack M. Goodman, David A. Alter, Leslie K. John, Paul I. Oh, Maureen T. Pakosh and Guy E. Faulkner
Context
Less than 5% of U.S. adults accumulate the required dose of exercise to maintain health. Behavioral economics has stimulated renewed interest in economic-based, population-level health interventions to address this issue. Despite widespread implementation of... View Details
Mitchell, Marc S., Jack M. Goodman, David A. Alter, Leslie K. John, Paul I. Oh, Maureen T. Pakosh, and Guy E. Faulkner. "Financial Incentives for Exercise Adherence in Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 45, no. 5 (November 2013): 658–667.
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Sustainability in CPG and Retail
Background readings Consulting firm reports McKinsey: Direct Google search for the firm's reports on sustainability and packaging (e.g., Sustainability in packaging: Inside the Minds of US... View Details
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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems: Company, Industry, Market and Transaction Research
module on LSEG Workspace check out our Learn with Baker Library LSEG Workspace Introduction. Preqin
Information on PE & VC firms, funds, private companies, and deals. REIS
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Information on PE & VC firms, funds, private companies, and deals. REIS
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Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms—(Executive Education)
By: David B. Yoffie
Summary
Without exception, the most valuable companies in the world today are platforms. Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, and many other firms have built their fortunes by facilitating innovation across global ecosystems or... View Details
Without exception, the most valuable companies in the world today are platforms. Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, and many other firms have built their fortunes by facilitating innovation across global ecosystems or... View Details
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Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship
studies and primary and secondary data analysis on sectors including food, beverage, apparel, retail, and travel. Suggested search strategy:... View Details
- 10 Jul 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Communicating Frames in Negotiations
Keywords: by Kathleen L. McGinn & Markus Nöth
- 28 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination
through algorithms. Algorithms can be debiased by altering their inputs, but doing so requires managers to think about their goals around diversity and fairness. For example, LinkedIn redesigned its recruitment View Details
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Historical and forecasted economic statistics
drop-down. In Step 2, choose the region or country and click ADD. In Step 3, choose... View Details
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
employer. It helps screen talent and certifies that it is of high quality. In the United States there is a rich ecosystem of similar business schools that compete and, through the process of competition, need to remain honest. Executive... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace