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  • 29 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29

client portfolios. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/410139-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 317-121 Pho Hoa Dorchester Pho Hoa is a traditional, family-owned Vietnamese restaurant in Dorchester, Massachusetts that opened in 1992. As he... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Dec 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Setting the Stage: A Young Scholar at HBS

accounts. But, by the early twentieth century a large industry had emerged that provided basic financial services to the public. In the 1930s the modern regulatory framework for this industry was created. In broad terms, my research examines how this View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard; Banking; Financial Services
  • 04 Aug 2021
  • Research & Ideas

Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From

left by the former employees who have transitioned out. This is the opposite of rank and yank, the Jack Welch-style of firing the so-called bottom 10 percent every year. Being a good place to be from requires trust between employees and... View Details
Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
  • 24 Jul 2013
  • Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

privately financed project that will provide enough desalinated seawater to provide drinking water for 300,000 San Diegans. The propriety of having private companies provide a public good like water may be controversial, but the economics are not. As for View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto
  • 27 Jan 2003
  • Research & Ideas

New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities

from Asia, for example, requires weeks for transit alone, not even considering coordination time. Product cycles are shortening, and less lead time allows companies to wait longer to make decisions on quantity, features, style, and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

Supplement 411-002 The Dow board made a bid for Rohm and Haas Company in order to transition its portfolio away from commodity chemicals towards specialty chemicals. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Nov 2008
  • First Look

First Look: November 18, 2008

existing businesses, raising the question of whether NBI had simply become a way for existing divisions to off-load budgetary risk. The case examines what worked, and what didn't, and the challenges posed by transitioning new ventures... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Nov 2009
  • First Look

First Look: Nov. 17

displace—producer innovation in many parts of the economy. We argue that a transition from producer innovation to open single user and open collaborative innovation is desirable in terms of social welfare and so worthy of support by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Apr 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

308-038 Still Leading (B3): Gerry House—Impact of a Different Scale Describes how Gerry House made the transition from head of a large school district to leader of a small nonprofit. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

now the government says they really meant 180. That takes its toll. Q: What about the effect on the financial markets? A: When it comes to the shutdown, I'm less concerned about them. I think that equities respond to a lot of things, and any downturns have more to do... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
  • 16 Apr 2008
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

student at the right time, and transitioning from one point to the next—that are critical to success in case-method teaching. The cases Christensen developed over the years elicited candid discussion of some of the thorniest classroom... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education
  • 08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007

firms will have a new CEO within the next four years; your company could very well be next. Senior executives know that a CEO transition means they're in for a round of firings, organizational reshuffles, and other unwelcome career... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Apr 2020
  • Research & Ideas

7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19

Organizational Responses to COVID-19 and Climate Change: A Conversation with Rebecca Henderson (Environmental Insights) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge 4. Develop cross-functional teams able to make decisions in the field View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
  • 10 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 10, 2007

of directors of Medtronic, Inc., a company known for its commitment to effective corporate governance, must prepare for the departure of Chairman & CEO Bill George and the retirement of four long-time directors. The company had... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 May 2009
  • First Look

First Look: May 19, 2009

commercialization and adoption. Emerging opportunities must be nurtured, and the transition to high growth must be managed. Once breakthrough innovations catch hold, growth must be funded and managed to exploit the full value of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Jan 2018
  • First Look

January 30, 2018

third-party sellers largely carried inventory costs, the Board had made a drastic decision: Jumia would shift from an online retail model to a marketplace model. They also made it very clear that a failure to properly implement this View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 17

underwent to successfully make the transition from an ODM, founded in 1997, to a leading branded manufacturer (7% market share of smartphones in 2010), with the adoption of the tagline: "Quietly Brilliant." Significant... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Oct 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

transition from the 19th century to the 20th century. The second thing to say is that the 20th century should be understood in the context of big wars, as really singular moments in the evolution of the tax structure. That's World War I,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Sep 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

transition back to practice in 2005, the new Prime Minister of France calls to offer her a ministerial position in the new Cabinet. She has to decide whether she wants to take on a role in the public sector. For coverage of her career... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 10 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

estate development during his playing career, and now, as a retired player, is trying to pursue the development of a 10-unit rental apartment building in a depressed area of Philadelphia, his hometown. The case presents the process... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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