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- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
argue that this rule is feasible despite the limited powers of central authorities. We also offer a framework for reasoning about future prices of IP addresses and then explore the role of rentals in sharing information about the value of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
Ryan, and Mary Ann Glynn Abstract—Leaders are important social actors in organizations, centrally involved in establishing and maintaining institutional values, a view that was articulated by Philip Selznick (1957) nearly a half-century... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
effects of an imperfect legal system, and social norms of fairness. We illustrate our arguments with examples from practice. Publisher's link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/doi/10.1002/smj.2303/full February 2015 Research Policy Hidden... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
Bazerman Abstract Previously titled "Why We Aren't as Ethical as We Think We Are: A Temporal Explanation. This paper explores the biased perceptions that people hold of their own ethicality. We argue that the temporal trichotomy of prediction, action and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
offer opportunities for future research. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=56001 Rehabilitating Corporate Purpose By: Salter, Malcolm S. Abstract—In this paper, I address how the ascendance of the theory of shareholder value maximization... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs
already the leading network infrastructure supplier globally, ahead of Cisco, Nokia, and Ericsson. It is a leader in optical network equipment, and has passed Apple in smartphone sales (outside the US, of... View Details
Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Auto; Steel; Air Transportation; Technology; Telecommunications
- March 2022
- Case
The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program: 2009-2021
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Julia Kelley
In December 2021, more than a decade after its founding, Goldman Sachs’s 10,000 Small Businesses program was still going strong — and the firm now needed to evaluate potential program modifications to reach a wider group of small business owners. Launched in the... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Small Business; Business Education; Curriculum and Courses; Government and Politics; Knowledge; Knowledge Dissemination; Labor; Employment; Human Capital; Management; Goals and Objectives; Organizations; Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Programs; Networks; Social Enterprise; Society; Strategy; Demographics; Diversity; Financial Services Industry; North and Central America; United States; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US)
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Julia Kelley. "The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program: 2009-2021." Harvard Business School Case 322-052, March 2022.
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
pool. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209099 The Financial Crisis of 2008 Harvard Business School Case 709-036 This case presents excerpts from the speeches of observers to the 2008 financial crisis, including former and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Oct 2005
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?
will emerge new kinds of collective actions that will address the contemporary issues of multinational workforces and globalized networks of trade and commerce." These comments raise several questions: Just what new kinds of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- November 2020 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Roll-Ups and Surprise Billing: Collisions at the Intersection of Private Equity and Patient Care
By: Trevor Fetter and Kira Seiger
This case describes the increasing investment by private equity (PE) firms in patient care and other healthcare services. The case focuses on investments in physician staffing firms and roll-up strategy investments in physician practice management (PPM). Included in... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Model; Change; Disruption; Fluctuation; Trends; Customers; Customer Value and Value Chain; Ethics; Fairness; Finance; Equity; Insurance; Private Equity; Geography; Geographic Scope; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Industry Structures; Ownership; Ownership Type; Private Ownership; Relationships; Agency Theory; Business and Community Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Networks; Strategy; Competition; Consolidation; Expansion; Integration; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Value; Value Creation; Health Industry; Insurance Industry; United States
Fetter, Trevor, and Kira Seiger. "Roll-Ups and Surprise Billing: Collisions at the Intersection of Private Equity and Patient Care." Harvard Business School Case 321-049, November 2020. (Revised April 2021.)
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
technology, three core principles have emerged that work together to ensure that complementary, interconnected products coexist and compete. These core principles are particularly important when applied to platforms, which have played a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 2, 2007
media of collaboration range from consumer review sites like Epinions and Trip Advisor, to collaborative networking sites like Bebo, Facebook, Orkut and Meetup, to trading sites like Craigslist and eBay, and user-generated content sites... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- March 2002 (Revised November 2003)
- Case
Satellite Radio
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alastair Brown
In early 2002, XM and Sirius were fighting for control of the emerging U.S. market for satellite radio. Each company targeted consumers in automobiles, providing 100 channels of CD-quality audio for a monthly subscription fee of $10-$13. Wall Street analysts predicted... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Price; Risk and Uncertainty; Problems and Challenges; Network Effects; Partners and Partnerships; Information Technology; Business Model; Investment Return; Auto Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alastair Brown. "Satellite Radio." Harvard Business School Case 802-175, March 2002. (Revised November 2003.)
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
Well-being: A Global Perspective By: De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel, Amy Blankson, Andrew Clark, Cary Cooper, James Harter, Christian Krekel, Jenn Lim, Paul Litchfield, Jennifer Moss, Michael I. Norton, Mariano Rojas, George Ward, and Ashley V. Whillans Abstract—Work and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
different and many SOEs have learned the lessons of the past. Organizational Design: Balancing Search and Stability in Strategic Decision Making Authors:Jan Rivkin and Nicolaj Siggelkow Publication:In The Network Challenge: Strategy,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
Centralization is predicted when the value of firm-wide coordination dominates these adaptation and information-processing concerns. Based on a novel data set containing information on establishment-level decision rights over information... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Few Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?
diversity, 51 percent of women answered yes, versus 25 percent of men. "Lack of women in executive ranks" topped the list of reasons that men believe the percentage of women on boards has remained fairly stagnant over the past decade. The primary reason according to... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- October 2016
- Case
Triangulate: Stay, Pivot or Exit?
By: Thomas Eisenmann, Shikhar Ghosh and Christopher Payton
Sunil Nagaraj, Triangulate's founder had spent a few years trying to launch a dating application that matched users based on their behavior on social media. Based on input from advisors, the company changed its focus from a B2B site to a B2C dating site with a unique... View Details
Keywords: Early Stage; Pivot; Two Sided Markets; Business Model; Business Exit or Shutdown; Product Launch; Venture Capital; Failure; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Social and Collaborative Networks; United States; North America
Eisenmann, Thomas, Shikhar Ghosh, and Christopher Payton. "Triangulate: Stay, Pivot or Exit?" Harvard Business School Case 817-059, October 2016.
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
tended to have narrower provider networks and broader care management strategies. Many more, however, still need to hone unique strategies for the public exchanges that can both improve short-term financial performance and ensure... View Details
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
Nanda and Tarun Khanna Abstract This study explores the importance of cross-border social networks for entrepreneurs in developing countries by examining ties between the Indian expatriate community and local entrepreneurs in India's... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace