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- 03 Apr 2006
- What Do You Think?
Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?
their taxes to Rome?" Sunil Unni echoes this point of view: "Globalization is an ongoing process that can only peak when citizens across the world enjoy its benefits without any barriers whatsoever." Henrique Plöger Abreu... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
August 2013 Management Science The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance By: Eccles, Robert G., Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim Abstract—We investigate the effect of corporate sustainability... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
gun restrictions. Lifting the Veil: The Benefits of Cost Transparency By: Mohan, Bhavya, Ryan W. Buell, and Leslie K. John Abstract—Firms do not typically disclose information on their costs to produce a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018
budget constraints, EDs must better understand bottlenecks and their effect on process flow to improve process efficiency. The primary objective of this study was to identify bottlenecks in obtaining a head... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 4
Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-005.pdf The Effect of Labor on Profitability: The Role of Quality (revised) Author:Zeynep Ton Abstract Determining staffing levels is an important decision in retail operations. While the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
to explore the impact of a specific media source on the business landscape. "Depending on what the media reports on, it can actually create reputational costs for firms," says Jonas Heese, an assistant professor in the... View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
respect to designing and maintaining their costing systems, including the need to keep the costing system in line with the business processes of the firm throughout its life... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City
yes, it would be cleaner than having businesses and homes run their own diesel generators—but also so that businesses could benefit from competitive cost factors. First costs were high. Operating View Details
- 16 Aug 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Introduces Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers
outside the classroom? A: The marketing analysis toolkits were designed to provide a quantitative foundation for analyzing marketing decisions and an analytical structure and process for completing a marketing plan project. They can be... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
treating platform systems and step processes as mutually exclusive architectures sets up a false dichotomy. Creating any good requires carrying out a technical recipe, i.e., performing a series of steps. Step View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Your Balance With Customers
four-component processes of the Customer Management theme—customer selection, acquisition, retention, and growth—demonstrating their importance in maximizing customer value and, ultimately, in value creation itself.Customer management... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 02 Apr 2010
- What Do You Think?
Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?
Joyce Dias puts it, "People give up what they enjoy doing most in order to submit to the unnatural process of doing something— anything in order to earn their living." Combine this with research that cites a high correlation... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2290658 May 2015 Oxford University Press Entrepreneurial Creativity: The Role of Learning Processes and Work Environment Supports. By: Kanter, Rosabeth M. Abstract— No abstract available.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 05 Apr 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction?
mergers and acquisitions fail to achieve their objectives, suggesting possible remedies to this "flawed process." Kathryn Yates, for example, cited three primary reasons for M&A failure: "1) Forgetting to plan for the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
Guts and Bliss: The Entrepreneur’s Journey
was seized by the urge to pitch it out the window. Good ideas take on a life on their own, she said, and inspiration is a natural process that can't really be stoked. The best careers are those that kind of weave and bend.— Lynda... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
were making decisions that made them more acceptable to customers given the particular social, cultural, and economic contexts within which they were embedded. Ownership Structure and the Cost of Corporate Borrowing Authors: Chen Lin, Yue... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.
test people, then process the tests and take them to a waiting area.” When Ebola began ravaging the country in 2014, Liberia’s government came knocking on Last Mile Health’s door. The organization helped the government use its model... View Details
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
ventilation, air quality, water, moisture, and security,” says Macomber. “Those aren't expensive to begin with. So, I think those will propagate through pretty quickly, and they’ll be must-haves, because the cost is not relatively very... View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Industrial Giant
exchange with auto parts suppliers. This system, initially called TradeXchange, was designed to bring suppliers online so that GM can purchase supplies. For a fee, suppliers were to use TradeXchange to "reduce their costs and pass on... View Details