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- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
economist Edward Glaeser argues in The Triumph of the City that "our greatest invention [i.e.,cities] makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier." That's all well and good, but the success of mankind's greatest... View Details
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
future, as well as the overall viability of the department store business model. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/412033-PDF-ENG A Glossary of Technical Terms Related to Bankruptcy in the U.S. Carliss Y. Baldwin,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
approaches. And it is well understood that creating a new business and optimizing an already existing one are two fundamentally different management challenges. The real problem for leaders is doing both, simultaneously. How do you meet... View Details
- 19 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?
But it also details VC's shortcomings: a narrow focus on certain industries and geographies, volatile feast-or-famine funding cycles, the expectation of quick returns, and a dependence on public markets for funds. “While the venture model works very View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 28 Jun 2010
- HBS Case
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
details how one institution has implemented its own version of health-care reform, taking overall performance levels from well below average to the top 10 percent in the industry. Coauthored by HBS assistant professor Anita Tucker and... View Details
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
well as the number of students in our entering MBA cohort (900 or more), it's hard to deny that something on a large scale is being attempted. By contrast, the term "morals" evokes what many people imagine as an individual... View Details
- 22 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 22, 2006
with the overall district strategy. The case emphasizes the details of implementation and documents the challenges and achievements of the program over four years. The key issue in the case is achieving high performance in all schools,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
seeks to address how leaders develop a customer-centric organization, as well as how an organization saves its flagship brand after a crisis. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/511703-PDF-ENG Aardvark Thomas... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting
their reputation and brand," says Rangan. CSR should be treated as a business discipline and practiced with the same professionalism and rigor as other aspects of a firm's strategy. "For example, many of the programs that come... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
business-government partnership works best at a very narrow technical level, observed Bolnick. People who are specialists in particular tax issues, for instance, should work with government on resolving those same tax issues. Others with expertise in rural financing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
its effect was quantitatively dominated by inequality-raising effects of population growth. The land distribution program lowered landlessness, but this was partly offset by targeting failures and induced increases in immigration.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
protectionist reversals together mean that few companies can afford to remain focused on their domestic markets. Managers responsible for marketing in a multinational or global enterprise must design appropriate marketing programs for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
of a mini refrigerator and stacked on top of other line equipment. Better yet, this tighter integration would greatly reduce the manufacturing costs. The second technology was Windows NT. Teradyne's test systems included various software View Details
- 02 Apr 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?
research that suggests that an organization's practices have profound effects on the health of its employees. A large body of research offers evidence of the following: (1) Organizations implementing health and wellness View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 07 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 7
by maintaining a relatively large balance sheet, even when policy rates have moved well away from the zero lower bound (ZLB). In so doing, it can help ensure that there is an ample supply of government-provided safe short-term... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: you can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards—as well as personal and professional fulfillment. Leading... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 02 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Research and Prospects
well subscribed program. We're now looking into the possibility of launching an executive education program for physicians, physician leaders of health care providers. Q: Do the faculty members in the... View Details
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
the causes of anti-immigrant sentiments. I exploit exogenous variation in European immigration to U.S. cities between 1910 and 1930 induced by World War I and the Immigration Acts of the 1920s as well as instrument immigrants’ location... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
officials. They can help decision makers in tax administrations, public procurement offices, and other public agencies design programs informed by well-founded evidence. This paper provides an introductory overview of the most frequently... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 24
performance metrics should be included in assessing the sustainability performance of a company. Publisher's link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415624510/ March 2015 Journal of Applied Finance Wall Street Research By: Healy, Paul M. Abstract—This article... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne