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- 07 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Obama’s Clean Power Plan: Can Nuclear Power Beat the Global Threat of Coal?
This week, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency released the final version of the Clean Power Plan, a major set of rules and incentives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from America's power plants. The plan requires each state to meet a... View Details
- 08 May 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Writing the Case for Public School Reform
Campaign for Human Capital at the School District of Philadelphia" examines one district's innovative approach to recruiting and retaining qualified teachers; "Reinventing Human Resources at the School District of... View Details
- 29 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 29
and performance in most organizations but require effective leadership to succeed. This note summarizes the conditions leaders can create to increase the chances of creating, managing, and participating in successful teaming environments.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought
boosting equity capital requirements at banks. Those tactics might help countries avoid the devastating toll that the 2008 financial crisis exacted and the massive bailouts View Details
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
such beliefs emerge in equilibrium even if depositors and bank owners have the same preferences and the same investment opportunities. Various government regulations of these institutions, including minimum capital levels, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
longer profitable or missing new areas that might yield more profits as the market changes or both. Finally, when it comes to reducing the firm’s cost of capital, consider the basics: Financing needs are driven by the cash on hand and the working View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
choice, which was now made all the more stark: 1366 could expand to produce silicon wafers itself, raising the required capital from "friendly" investors and building shipment volume slowly, or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 5, 2006
predictive and prescriptive implications, this theory contributes to the general notion that pricing might affect as much as capture perceived value. Paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/06-055.pdf Capital Structure with Risky Foreign... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
corporate bonds. Insurance companies have capital requirements tied to the credit ratings of their investments. Conditional on ratings, insurance portfolios are systematically biased toward higher yield,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
Piecemeal attempts to fix elements of corporate governance will fail. The problem, to illustrate, is not just the structure of compensation. Nor will increasing required capital prevent problems at companies... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City
that can't be accessed from a distance. In Concert With Capitalism Porter also said he's concerned that agendas of economic and social policy are viewed increasingly as conflicting. "There's a growing sense that something is wrong... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Riding the Internet Fast Track
such as Amazon.com, drugstore.com, E*Trade, and Priceline.com, firms that unflinchingly invest millions of dollars in advertising and promotion each year to rapidly build traffic and revenues. The high-octane fuel that these super trains View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 31 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It
managerial attention—if that—is focused on the problems of employee capability and motivation. Somewhere between theory and practice, precious human capital is being misused, wasted, or lost. Having studied more than twenty companies in... View Details
- 29 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play
and the needs of his or her new employer.Not all managers are equally suited to all business situations. The strategic skills required to control costs in the face of fierce price competition are not the same as those View Details
- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
entrepreneurship. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54068 January 2018 Journal of Labor Economics Who Gets Hired? The Importance of Competition Among Applicants By: Lazear, Edward P., Kathryn L. Shaw, and Christopher Stanton... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer
in startup mode. Currently the Kraft team is tracking three ongoing trials for pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma, and multiple myeloma, and has met with the US Food and Drug Administration to discuss standardizing platform methodologies. Investment Innovative trial... View Details
- 04 Apr 2008
- What Do You Think?
Who Owns Intellectual Property?
developed and distributed in China, had to come up with a realistic business plan projection a couple of years ago. It required an estimation of the share of potential revenues that would be siphoned off by others appropriating the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution
advance of a selling season," write Hammond and her coauthors. "Now firms receive periodic ongoing orders based on actual consumer expenditures. Lean retailing allows department stores, mass merchandisers, and other retail outlets to View Details
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
production requires massive capital investment," Esty says. And as natural resources are tapped out in developed countries, it becomes necessary to explore geographic areas that may not have an... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 05 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 5
manager of inventory planning is tasked with developing an effective strategy for managing inventory without requiring additional capital investment. The company has launched several initiatives, such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne