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- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
"Bridge" program, a comprehensive approach to helping employees find new employment opportunities and to replacing jobs in communities where Nokia had been a major employer. The case challenges students to make View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017
case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/902412-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 117-012 ATH Technologies: Making the Numbers An exercise that takes students through five stages of growth in an entrepreneurial start-up in the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
successful bid in 1988 of $3.18 billion for A. H. Robbins, a transaction that enlarged its OTC business, making it second in sales only to Johnson & Johnson. The purchase price included $2.5 billion to cover damages resulting from... View Details
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
which eventually homogenizes the information space and decreases actors' propensity to form bridging ties, creating a globally separated network; (2) self-containment of the small-world network, or increasing homogenization of the social system, which View Details
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
feel the pinch. Q: What does it mean for the U.S. economy if this is China’s new normal or things decline even further? A: The U.S. is growing solidly. This crisis is not going to be too impactful through the trade channel. Exports make... View Details
- 11 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Neuroeconomics: Eyes, Brain, Business
that we can predict what they're going to do in the future. How your brain does that is what's interesting to me—when it works well, when it fails, and how it can influence the decisions we make." To determine the point at which humans... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
the Quartermaster General, earning the rank of captain. World War II had a significant impact on Christensen's career. The organizational challenges of warfare on a global scale encouraged the use of strategic thinking to accomplish... View Details
- 23 Apr 2014
- HBS Case
Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?
make "vapes" attractive to children. Some states and cities responded with restrictions on sales and advertising, and, in April, the Financial Times reported that the World Health Organization will call for e-cigarettes to be... View Details
- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
time zone difference between the United States and London. A five- to eight-hour difference meant events during the day could be recorded and edited in time to broadcast during primetime. While some criticized the network for not airing events live, the View Details
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
company is now in a state of crisis. Dr. Wheelis is trying to decide whether and how to keep it going. The key decision is whether to shift to a "staffing model" based on a larger number of full-time clinicians. This will... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 5, 2010
financial-statement users come to outweigh institutional differences (e.g., auditing technology) that make IFRS adoption costly. We find that perceived network benefits increase the degree of IFRS harmonization among countries, although... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
iPhoto This weekend the NFL is concluding its annual draft. Up to 255 college football players will be distributed over three days across the 32 NFL teams. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made the View Details
- 22 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Advertising: It’s Not ‘Mad Men’ Anymore
to increase significantly, with income from fees and other direct compensations growing from 23 percent in 1987 to 65 percent by 2007. What happened? The paper presents an economic model of an agency's decision to unbundle its services... View Details
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation
giant; Natura, a leader in Brazil's cosmetics arena; and China's Haier, which sells appliances in one of the world's most demanding markets. What these companies and others like them share is a distinct approach to innovation: they View Details
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
gaps within the organization. Purchase this note:http://hbr.org/search/413037-PDF-ENG Ringier—Building a Digital-Age Media Company Felix Oberholzer-GeeHarvard Business School Case 713-423 Overview of the strategic re-orientation and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
industries looking for ways to manage markets. Many states in the early 1930s created administrative boards to control competitive practices, wages, and retail prices industry by industry. “The crisis of the Great Depression played a major role in View Details
- 01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007
find that MNCs expand the scale of their activities in reforming countries after IPR reform. MNCs that make extensive use of intellectual property disproportionately increase their use of inputs. There is an overall expansion of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 12
predicted when the value of firm-wide coordination dominates these adaptation and information-processing concerns. Based on a novel data set containing information on establishment-level decision rights over information technology... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 22, 2008
development of broader firm capabilities. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-019.pdf How Can Decision Making Be Improved? (revised) Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Dolly Chugh, and Max H.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
do not receive capital allocations for building or leasing facilities, which represent significant start-up and recurring costs. They must either reduce what they spend on teaching and learning or secure private funding to make the rent.... View Details