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  • 29 Jan 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

over time, the relationship between firm size and corporate vulnerability is relatively time invariant. All else being equal, large firms in emerging markets are more financially vulnerable View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 26 Jul 2016
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Impact of the Entry of Biosimilars: Evidence from Europe

Keywords: by Fiona Scott Morton, Ariel Dora Stern, and Scott Stern; Health; Biotechnology; Pharmaceutical
  • 04 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

awareness of cybersecurity issues. Combined with the ability to block ads, the growing costs of acquiring customers online, the experience of “Zoombombing,” and controls on... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
  • September 2022 (Revised November 2022)
  • Case

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: Trade and Genocide in U.S.-China Relations

By: Jeremy Friedman and David Lane
On June 21, 2022, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect, requiring companies to prove that goods imported from the People’s Republic of China were not made with forced labor. The bill was a reaction to reports of products being made with... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government Legislation; International Relations; Labor; Wages; Law Enforcement; Law; Rights; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Business and Government Relations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; China; United States
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  • 21 Jun 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

lower price points. Q: What products from emerging markets could cross over to the West? Palepu: With the economy in the West coming under more financial stress—incomes stagnating, entitlement costs rising, governments facing deficits,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 04 Sep 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

One year after the implementation of the new system, TDABC analysis demonstrated cost savings of 19% and a 10-minute decrease in provider data-entry time. Any EHR system that allows the patient to input data... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • November 1985 (Revised November 1987)
  • Case

R&R

By: Howard H. Stevenson
Outlines alternative mechanisms for getting into business. Shows the means by which an experienced entrepreneur can gain control over the necessary resources in order to lower the fixed costs of business entry. Provides a mechanism for discussing the role of... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Entrepreneurship
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  • 02 Mar 2023
  • Blog Post

Women, Work, and the "M" Word

international development, big tech at Google, government service in the Obama administration, and on the founding team of the healthcare startup Cityblock Health, I watched fertility and pregnancy companies... View Details
  • February 2006 (Revised September 2006)
  • Case

Sippican Corporation (A)

By: Robert S. Kaplan
Presents a time-driven version of the Wilkerson Co. activity-based costing case (101092). Faced with declining profits, Sippican Corp. is struggling to understand why it is encountering severe price competition on one product line. The controller collects data that... View Details
Keywords: History; Business Model; Strategic Planning; Cost Accounting; Motivation and Incentives; Resource Allocation; Activity Based Costing and Management; Profit; Business Strategy; Budgets and Budgeting
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  • 23 Apr 2024
  • In Practice

Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now

With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 30 Nov 2016
  • What Do You Think?

How Do Leaders Manage the Tension Between Pride and Arrogance?

worked in an organization that crossed far over the line where a pride in being the most prestigious firm in their industry became arrogance The result of this was stagnation and a rigid resistance to change, View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Dec 2006
  • What Do You Think?

How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?

level regulating against outsourcing, controlling borders to discourage labor migration, or training for "quality"—including attitude and skills as well as other attributes? What do you think?... View Details
Keywords: by by Jim Heskett
  • 04 Jan 2017
  • What Do You Think?

How Much Bureaucracy is a Good Thing in Government and Business?

concluded that, “Bureaucracy in those examples was very effective.” Among the few suggestions for improving the functioning of bureaucracies was this from Guy: “If you want to have an efficient and effective bureaucracy, then you need to... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
  • 08 Aug 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Black Employees Not Only Earn Less, But Deal with Bad Bosses and Poor Conditions

positive work culture, and a healthy work-life balance. “When we think about racial gaps in the United States, we tend to mostly measure relative income levels.” At a time when many companies are looking to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 12 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53182 September–October 2017 Harvard Business Review The Surprising Power of Online Experiments: Getting the Most Out of A/B and Other Controlled Tests By:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 2025
  • Working Paper

Blockchain-Induced Supply Chain Transparency and Firm Performance: The Role of Capacity Utilization

By: ShinWoo Lee Lee, Jedson Pinto, Daniel Rabetti and Gil Sadka
This study empirically investigates how blockchain adoption affects firm profitability. Employing a quasi-experimental design triggered by regulatory changes across the United States, we provide novel empirical evidence to recent theory, proposing that blockchain... View Details
Keywords: Blockchain; Supply Chain; Technology Adoption; Profit; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States
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  • January 2005 (Revised July 2005)
  • Case

Gretta Enterprises

Describes Gretchen ("Gretta") Monahan's founding and management of Gretta Enterprises, which has grown to five outlets--salons, day spas, and fashion boutiques--and $10 million in annual revenue in 10 years. Monahan's role as a television host on TLC's A Makeover Story... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
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  • 04 Dec 2000
  • What Do You Think?

Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?

selective increases in capacity, new approaches to managing consumption, and increased merger and acquisition activity, with attendant realization of synergies and lower View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 14 Oct 2002
  • Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

processes of production and distribution. This was a massive innovation over the older model of a single owner who tried to oversee everything. Under managerial capitalism, ownership became dispersed, but View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 10 Oct 2019
  • News

The Case for the Public Option Over Medicare for All