Culture And Community - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

New Paths to Success in Asia

language barrier, and cultural differences—Japan is as different from China as the moon is from Europe—having the Research Center as a base has made a tremendous difference," he observes. Executive... View Details

Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg

11 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Riding the Internet Fast Track

a narrow segment of higher-end families in selected communities in the Boston area. After four years of perfecting its business model, Streamline only recently expanded to the Washington, D.C., market. Its narrow market focus bypasses... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

22 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business

always been alternative forms of loan capital available, including credit unions, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), merchant cash advances, equipment leasing and factoring products.... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services

03 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment

Donald Trump has not issued an official platform on student debt, although he has referenced reducing college costs and lowering interest rates on student loans. Hillary Clinton has offered a variety of proposals. Echoing Bernie Sanders,... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Fuller; Education

02 May 2012
What Do You Think?

Can the “Leadership Industry” Fulfill Its Promise?

ability to learn from "repeated failure" (Shadreck Saili), "a quest for integrity" (Adriano Pianesi), a combination of ego control and "ambition for the institution" (Bruno Coelho), View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

06 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

The Art of American Advertising

Card. Photo: Bates Trade Card Collection, Harvard Business School "The challenges that marketers faced as the United States grew into a national market because of changes in transportation and View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

07 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

cultures, all organizations cultivate career imprints. The strength of career imprinting depends upon both the people a firm hires as well as an organization's environment (factors having to do with people and place). Regarding place, for... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

16 May 2016
HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s ongoing struggle to win customers back months after a contaminated food crisis highlights the challenges companies face with keeping food safe. Chipotle has seen its shares tumble and recently reported its... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

22 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist

state pharmaceutical licensing exam, opened a drugstore with her husband in Stockton in 1915. Following his death, she became the sole proprietor and later opened two additional drugstores in town. Gleason emerged as a stalwart defender... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Health; Legal Services

14 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

The World in Your Palm?

As makers of everything engage in an all-out features war to cram the most services, accessories, and functions into a single product, the real question for many is this: Does the consumer really want an all-in-one digital device? A panel... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

27 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

What Happens When Ordinary People Get Creative?

innovation, and just by ordinary people in their everyday work lives or their everyday lives in their communities and societies.” Amabile’s paper cites research showing that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age

control, and contractual flexibility," they maintain. "Thus it looms as a potential complement or substitute for all of the major categories of existing media and appears capable of serving a wide... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs; Advertising

27 Feb 2012
Research & Ideas

When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)

that don't affect the results can cast a shadow on the credibility of academic research. In research to be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science, John and coauthors George Loewenstein (Carnegie Mellon) View Details

Keywords: by Katie Johnston; Education

21 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing

through those to success." Morino also noted that while there are many similarities between the goals of a venture-funded start-up and those of a grassroots community organization, investors need to be... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

26 Jun 2000
Research & Ideas

Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia

national identity is a collective identity of a particular kind: an identity shared among a population and shaped by historical memory and cultural symbols. National identity... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos

Teixeira, which identifies the ingredients necessary to create online videos so compelling that viewers will not only want to watch them but also actively seek them out and share them with friends, family, View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising

07 Apr 2011
What Do You Think?

When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?

for just other private organizations, but for public entities all over the world. Clearly, the community of interest (and self-interest) extended far beyond Lehman Brothers and the US Government. Now we have... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

02 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?

think? Original Column The global community faces staggering challenges this century. We spent much of the 20th century learning how to get along with each another. According to data collected and analyzed... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

26 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

What Can the World’s Largest Refugee Camp Teach Us About the Meaning of Work?

month to receive $25 Volunteering for 12 days and receiving $25 without prior notice Refugees will survey members of their community about how they spend their days. To test whether reducing near-term... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future

The unparalleled size of Asia's markets has always caught the eye of multinational corporations. More recently, as government policies and cultural attitudes in the region continue to evolve, the strategies... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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