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- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
trouble if they don't go well. Perhaps the brand with the most to gain—or lose—is Mother Russia, which paid a record $51 billion to host the Games, and has a rare opportunity to show it has shaken off its economic and political doldrums... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
motto, "citius, altius, fortius" (faster, higher, stronger). In addition, the Olympics are an event-filled entertainment package, launched by the spectacle of the Opening Ceremonies, which drew a record 40.7 million viewers in... View Details
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
January–February 2017 Harvard Business Review The Truth About Blockchain By: Iansiti, Marco, and Karim R. Lakhani Abstract—Contracts, transactions, and records of them provide critical structure in our economic system, but they haven’t... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
recession are not part of an optimal economic policy, this view is deeply naïve because it ignores the political realities of Greece. The track record of Greek politicians is one of populism, corruption, and fiscal irresponsibility. (See... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 11 Jun 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Business Competition Harms Society
these facilities on a single block." The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation provided the research team with the records of all 28 million OBD-II inspections conducted on gasoline-powered consumer vehicles at the... View Details
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster
making a transaction happen—for better or worse—can divert the principals' attention from possibly fatal differences in their views of the underlying social contract. For example, Matsushita Electric's primary rationale for paying $6.59 billion for MCA—owner of movie... View Details
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?
Carolina at Chapel Hill. Their paper, "The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales," caused a ruckus in the music industry not seen since the British invasion of the Beatles. Many recording... View Details
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
associated with R&D investment are uncertain, the past track records of firms may give insight into their potential for future success. We show that a long-short portfolio strategy that takes advantage of the information in past track... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
how to keep growing, including development of venture capital fund and leveraging of entrepreneur ecosystem. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/815110-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 716-402 Amazon.com, 2016 On January 28, 2016, Amazon... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
Why the U.S. Should Encourage FDI
Last year, foreign investors set new records for their acquisition activity in the United States. And 2008 began with nearly daily stories of American financial executives courting foreign direct investors, particularly sovereign wealth... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
- 05 Jun 2000
- What Do You Think?
What’s Happening to Our Patience?
brain that records time. Further, it measures the time associated with a task and sets our expectations in subsequently performing similar tasks. That's why we become so impatient when it takes a couple of extra seconds to access our... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to Mankind
He cites Hailo, a software company that links passengers with licensed cabs. Notably, Hailo ceased North American operations last year due to competition with Uber and Lyft. Edelman writes: On paper, Hailo had every advantage: $100 million of funding from A-list... View Details
- 22 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
CEO Succession: The Case at Ford
a very good record which are the LBOs, almost never go for that sort of CEO. They look for an industry figure who really knows a lot about the business and that company—often a retired CEO. Q: Is it easy to predict who's going to be the... View Details
- 02 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: May 2, 2017
And an audience of customers standing by with their smartphones to record any spectacle seems to have had, until now, unfortunately, no discernable impact on corporate policy guidelines for dealing with uncooperative customers. Companies... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Jan 2001
- What Do You Think?
Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
alliances and their somewhat checkered record might offer a word of caution here. They would ask: Do the justifiably selfish purposes that bring an organization to a strategic alliance contain the seeds of the alliance's demise? The... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Private Meetings of Public Companies Thwart Disclosure Rules
executives. Two, they wanted to determine whether these meetings actually affected the success of the investors' trades. The duo began their research by obtaining detailed investor meeting records from a mid-cap company traded on the New... View Details
- 30 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Not Slowing VC Investment
private equity industry entered 2020 on solid footing, with a record $2.5 trillion of capital to invest, according to Bain & Company. However, the need to triage vulnerable portfolio companies and ongoing uncertainty about the... View Details
- 29 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?
With the rise of mobile payment apps like Venmo, many people can easily record the exact charges incurred by a lunch partner and pay back debts to the cent. They see themselves as efficient and fair. Others often have a different word for... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
your actions and misconduct to students? The recorded answer offers sobering lessons for anyone with business ambitions. What’s a Boss Worth? Quite a lot, it turns out. Good bosses can have a multiplier effect that ups everyone’s game,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail
business of rationality or emotionality?” To kick off the conversation, Raman relayed what happened when Cleveland Clinic CEO Delos "Toby" Cosgrove visited a class at HBS a few years ago to discuss a case study on the renowned hospital. Dr. Cosgrove was intending to... View Details