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13 Dec 2006
Research & Ideas

Improving Public Health for the Poor

unintended consequences. At the same time I think our perspective is helpful in trying to understand how any solution will actually impact the practical life of the people. Ultimately we impose on any solution the requirement that it deliver better View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

23 Jan 2006
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Financial Reporting Goes Global

surprised about the push for fair value accounting. While the FASB also is heading in this direction, the IASB really led the push. It is a major change in our basis for accounting and I think business leaders are just catching on to the... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell; Accounting; Financial Services

15 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017

care at religious mass gatherings. However, in 2015, at the Kumbh Mela in Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, the state government extended its services to include a hypertension-screening program. We examine here the value and implications of such... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets

not be there tomorrow. A good set of principles and values will remain with you for a lifetime." Among the wider societal responsibilities that Chandaria felt was to improve the rules of the game under which business operated. One major... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Manufacturing; Auto

12 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 12

their current values-has been on the ascent. This marks a major departure from the centuries-old tradition of keeping books at historical cost. It also has implications across the world of business, because the accounting basis-whether fair View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 30

guarantees to the bank, loan payments to the old owner are about to come due, and Weston is faced with some unanticipated expenses. The company's cash situation is very tight, and he is forced to evaluate the liquidation value of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 26, 2007

from Irrelevant Alternatives (IIA) property, IPS implies individual behavior that is counterintuitive in the context of choice among similar alternatives. But models that alleviate the concerns raised by IIA, such as generalized extreme View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

August 2023 (Revised March 2024)
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Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (A)

By: Michael Parzen, Michael W. Toffel, Susan Pinckney and Amram Migdal

The case describes Arla’s history, in particular its climate change mitigation efforts, and how it implemented a price incentive system to motivate individual farms to implement scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions mitigation measures and receive a higher milk price. The... View Details

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22 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

in the world, Akula must decide at what value to sell equity in SKS and to whom to sell it. The case focuses on valuation, which is difficult because at the time there are no publicly traded comparable companies, as well as the strategic... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

17 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

unparalleled at teaching science and engineering. But to move the country forward in a global environment, Chinese parents, and to some extent government leaders, recognize the value of an American-style liberal arts education in building... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

12 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

significant time on-site can maximize the value of the information conferred. But, as Short says, “no matter how good the information is, it doesn’t help if factories don’t want to learn.” Factories may have different motivations for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

23 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 23

served tens of millions of transactions with total dollar value in the billions. Users have been drawn to Bitcoin for its decentralization, intentionally relying on no single server or set of servers to store transactions and also... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 12

addition, a growing literature has begun to highlight the potential importance of overconfidence in driving entrepreneurial outcomes. Such a mechanism may appear at face value to work like a lower level of risk aversion, but there are... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 23

appear to have long-run implications whereby sustaining a high level of service relative to local competitors leads the incumbent to attract and retain higher value customers over time. Download the paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 3

respect to Genentech, the pros and cons of merging the two companies with different cultures, the value of Genentech, and the tactics of a hostile tender offer. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210040-PDF-ENG... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

who are Sikhs come to the office centered and focused after our morning spiritual practice, which gives us the clarity to make better decisions," he explains. "Second, valuing others means we are slow on the firing trigger. We... View Details

Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso

07 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits

returned to the United States, not when those profits are earned. This resembles the treatment of capital gains for individuals where capital gains taxes are only due when gains are realized rather than when they're accrued. As with individual capital gains, there is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

10 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 10, 2007

conclude that stars add more value than they capture. I discuss implications for managers in the motion picture industry. Brokerage, Boundary Spanning, and Leadership in Open Innovation Communities Authors:Lee Fleming and David M.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur

first question HBS faculty get when we do a custom Executive Education program in China and other areas is, “How do I build a brand?” Because that’s where a lot of value gets created. In many emerging markets, whether it’s China, India,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising

13 May 2014
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First Look: May 13

maintaining a long-term strategic plan is of value in thwarting such investors. Executives and directors are advised to analyze their corporations from the point of view of an activist investor, to create harmony within the board of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Arla Foods: Data-Driven Decarbonization (A)

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Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

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Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

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