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- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One
beginning his business, people were pouring into the cities as urbanization accelerated. The family farm and even the family plot, was disappearing. For the first time, women were going into the paid workforce in large numbers, as they became part of factory labor and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 13, 2010
advertiser of establishing a relationship with an agency and pecuniary economies of scale available from providing media services. The key predictions of the model are supported by an econometric analysis of cross-sectional and pooled... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
should consider creating additional pooled early-stage investment vehicles to take advantage of the specialized expertise of some of its members who have been professional investors, and to create some diversification for its members. IC... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
that offers a $24 million prize pool for one tournament, bracketed levels of competition, and tournaments that yield almost $17 million in sponsorship revenue? These numbers aren’t referring to golf or tennis, but eSports. ESports... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
nationwide, will fail as the dust from the tech wreck continues to settle. Most firms that close go out with a whimper after unsuccessfully attempting to raise a new pool of investment capital. “There are firms that have been out trying... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- News
A Creator in the Era of Disruption
a way to pool financial resources. Haryopratomo: I basically became a pot salesman. [Sound of pots and pans] Like, “Hey ladies, we have this new pot—it uses Teflon.” And this is a place where people never use Teflon. So when I wiped the... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
in entrepreneurship for a long time. So I see that just to get your feet wet is to maybe get involved with angel groups anyway. And go to conferences, because there’s also pooled opportunities where you can get together on a specific... View Details
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
instead a scenario where the traveler can summon a pooled vehicle that takes her and several other riders from where they live to where they work, saving them hours and saving the city money. No cash changes hands, reducing both petty... View Details
- 19 May 2016
- Research Event
Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium
Lakhani said the question comes down to this: Do we have the right labor force? His research team recently held a three-weeklong contest that looked to improve the accuracy and processing speed of an algorithm designed to analyze genomic data. With a prize View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel
- Web
Global Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog
talent for startups comes from in various countries. One of the critical factors influencing entrepreneurship in emerging markets is the availability of the right type of talent. These regions are characterized by a diverse pool of human... View Details
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
openness-extroversion dyads perform substantially better—having both a higher pool of novel information and better recombinative capability with the team. We discuss implications for future research on the individual and social... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
large exchange pool (although the worst-case cost is very high), while the cost of failing to guarantee individually rational allocations could be large, in terms of lost transplants. We also identify an incentive compatible mechanism.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
with applications and now employs local residents, many of whom walk to work, with much less turnover than Sprint's suburban call centers. "They took a risk, but it paid off - they now have a solid pool of workers who are very happy to... View Details
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
organizing a large pool of capital, investing at scale, and generating VC-style returns. By effectively anointing category leaders and deterring competitive entry, would the Vision Fund accelerate innovation or undermine the market forces... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
the performance of the “U.S. Endowment Model,” and compares Christ Church’s performance against others as he weighs a variety of investment strategies including redevelopment, land sales, specialist funds, pooling capital with the other... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
funds offer a level of professional investment management capability and skills once reserved for institutions or wealthy individuals. They provide a strong incentive to save and invest and have been a great source of wealth accumulation for individuals. Mutual funds... View Details
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
Pooled Income Funds. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/choosing-a-charitable-giving-vehicle/an/314073-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-086 23andMe: Genetic Testing for Consumers (A) On November 22, 2013, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Financial Reporting Goes Global
the talented CAs in India, this really is another way to use the human capital they have to fuel economy-wide growth. Globalization is the major issue in determining the future of financial reporting. Compare that to the U.S., which has a strong View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
as climate change and decaying infrastructure. And it is increasingly unlikely that the public sector will be willing or able to fill this gap. If these critical needs are to be met, the major pools of long-term, patient capital—including... View Details
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
to expand aggressively, focusing on a full-service model, often including swimming pools and racquetball courts, at moderate prices. Rumors of an IPO had circulated for over a decade, triggered by the fact that several private-equity... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel