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  • 04 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 4

leaving questions about future procurement. Finally, Amul's farmers form a large vote bank in the state of Gujarat, and its cooperative structure risks being compromised by vested political interests. Should Amul continue with the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
  • 28 Jun 2016
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June 28, 2016

businesses. The strategy literature uses real option theory to explain the transition to scale, but does not consider the complex relationships between corporate ventures and their parent organizations. By comparing six longitudinal cases... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 May 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Becoming an Ethical Negotiator

negotiator might answer this question differently for him- or herself? A: Think about a simple case that was reported a few years ago. The owner of a sports memorabilia shop had to leave for a few hours so he asked an inexperienced friend... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 16 Dec 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History

picture as firms emerge as weak transferors of knowledge and contribute to income divergence. However, the evidence is partial and patchy. Many topics, from the relations between affiliates and parents in multinational firms, to the... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
  • 23 Apr 2014
  • HBS Case

Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?

1.3 million electronic cigarette smokers converted to tobacco. That means a net decrease of cigarette smokers of 2.2 million, or 5 percent. At the same time, 2.8 million nonsmokers converted to electronic smokes. But even that doesn't tell the whole story, says Quelch,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Advertising
  • 15 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 15

and its XScale processor business. But as the parent company faced slowing growth and financial challenges, it sold off its XScale unit, leaving RFID with no clear "destination." With the venture's... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 19

leaves a set of information-rich trades by "opportunistic" insiders that contain all the predictive power in the insider trading universe. A portfolio strategy that focuses solely on opportunistic traders yields value-weighted... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Nov 2021
  • Op-Ed

5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation

Without leaving the hallways of their public high school, dozens of students from the economically distressed city of Newburgh, New York, have earned associate’s degrees in cybersecurity, arming them with in-demand skills and preparing... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 08 Nov 2010
  • Research & Ideas

How to Fix a Broken Marketplace

number of applicants and reject the rest, leaving room for the next round. Each student who didn't get into the first-choice school would apply to the second choice. This went on for up to 12 rounds. In the first year of the new system,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health
  • 18 Oct 2006
  • Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

teaching the second-year MBA courses on investment management and capital markets. Later in the decade, he took a two-year leave of absence to serve as director of investment and financial policies for the Ford Foundation, returning in... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education
  • 14 Jun 2004
  • Research & Ideas

The Big Money for Big Projects

decision to invest in a very large and very risky project. If done as part of the corporate balance sheet, there is a possibility that the project could drag the parent or "sponsoring" company into default if the project gets... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services
  • 14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14

into account the role of contextual features. We conclude with a discussion of key themes, unresolved issues, and promising research directions. Effects of Description of Options on Parental Perinatal Decision-Making Authors:Marlyse F.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 16 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 16, 2010

First, despite claiming that they want to leave the world in good condition for future generations, people intuitively discount the future to a greater degree than can be rationally defended. Second, positive illusions lead us to conclude... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

with their corporate brands. What exactly does a parent company’s name represent, and how is it perceived in the marketplace? A strong corporate identity provides direction and purpose, boosts the standing of products, aids in recruiting,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 12 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 12

the parent company of a 100%-owned subsidiary, Huijin, which invested solely in key state-owned financial institutions in China. Moreover, the fact that CIC was a SWF presented broader political challenges for it, its shareholder the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 2

vertical production and financial linkages with parents exhibited greater resilience. Finally, in contrast to the crisis period, the effect of foreign ownership and linkages on establishment performance was insignificant in non-crisis... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

whether improvements to firm operational efficiency aggravate or alleviate the impact of disruptions. Improved operational efficiency may leave firms more exposed when a disruption occurs, or it may improve firms' agility and allow them... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 29 Sep 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

investors. People who owned their homes took advantage of this equity buildup, some becoming what he termed "serial refinancers." "What used to be a goal of people like my parents to someday have no mortgage, all of a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
  • 12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12

and risks associated with job moves are discussed. The authors' research with executives is noted. The mistakes in career development that job hunters make are not doing enough research on the job market, leaving a job for one that offers... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 13, 2009

Harvard Business School Case 309-029 HNA Group, the parent company of Hainan Airlines, was positioning itself to go global and make a mark for itself as the largest private airline in China. Positioned squarely behind the "Big... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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