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- 20 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways
company with an added fresh start. Of course, all this does not come without cost. American has been paying almost $20 million a month for legal and financial advice since it filed for bankruptcy. But for large companies (American had... View Details
- 05 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
Using Competition to Reform Healthcare
not performing the surgery at all, and treating the case in a different way. Value may be still greater if preventive care and advice is provided over time so that little or no treatment is needed at all. The relevant business in health... View Details
- 01 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century
analyze the big picture (Just what is it that's changing?), help participants understand the "new agenda," and offer a good deal of practical advice on how to thrive in the coming years. Something important I've come to... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 19 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 18
sufficient to fuel international expansion. The author presents advice on overcoming the paradox but warns it can be a lengthy process. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2010/12/why-you-arent-buying-venezuelan-chocolate/ar/1# Bringing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2016
- Research Event
Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium
looking to hire. Holding contests to seek advice from the crowd may help companies fill the need for innovative answers more cheaply and quickly. “Contests create incentives and drive parallel search,” Lakhani said. “What you want when... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
can pay off. Kanter offers practical advice for avoiding these traps. Enterprise 2.0: The Dawn of Emergent Collaboration Author:Andrew McAfee Periodical:MIT Sloan Management Review 47, no. 3 (spring 2006): 21-28 Abstract There is a new... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
In my research, I heard stories of Baxter colleagues providing useful advice regarding which job to take and when, so that they could navigate through that uncertainty. Second, it is evident that having "gone through wars... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
as mutual funds and pensions that wanted to invest in those securities. Investment banks also provided advice on mergers and acquisitions. In the early 1980s the derivative markets were quite small and relatively unsophisticated, and the... View Details
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
changes from Washington, not Beijing. HBS Working Knowledge gathered advice from faculty on this radical shift for firms and how they can adapt to and navigate this new terrain. Jaya Wen and Ebehi Iyoha: Leverage microdata to navigate... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
manufacturers who wish to build an exclusive platform for patients taking their medications. But Barry, against the advice of her management team, is considering an alternative business model, which would open the platform up to all... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID
information that experts provide consists of cold, hard facts and not panaceas to placate a frightened public. In addition, having experts as the main face of the country’s communications, offering sound advice on “what to do” and “what... View Details
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
and discrepancies can emerge as a result. Effective Auditing for Corporates provides you with proactive advice to help you safeguard core value within a corporation and to ensure that auditing processes and key personnel meet the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
clinicians, and facilities. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50194 December 2015 Harvard Business Review Control the Negotiation Before It Begins By: Malhotra, Deepak Abstract—Countless books and articles offer View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
the subject of brand building, Kapur is very keen on the idea that brands take a long time to build, there are no shortcuts. He says, “One [piece of] advice that I would give is to make absolutely sure that you are not running away from... View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
gain strength from vulnerability: putting the past behind us and seeking honest feedback. Packed with practical advice and inspiring stories, Flying Without a Net is an invaluable resource for all leaders seeking to thrive in this age of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
Modern Indian Art: The Birth of a Market
and valuation of the goods. However, we also show that firms' agency is circumscribed not only by the context they are embedded in, but also by the actions of other firms as well as noncommercial entities in the ecosystem. Q: Does your work provide practical View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
investment advice for long-term investors. I have already argued that the recommendation that conservative investors should simply hold more cash might not be appropriate for long-term conservative investors, because reinvestment risk... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
away for a while, it's still a business that's going to be of value. We just had a rough week. We lost 25 percent of our market cap. I was on the phone with one of my board members discussing that this morning, and he had one piece of View Details
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
Patent and Trademark Office, which has developed both machine learning and Boolean search technologies, we hypothesize that absorptive capacity from skill-technology matches will result in higher productivity, and these effects will be stronger in the presence of... View Details
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
plans are more likely to hire a consultant. Lastly, say-on-pay voting patterns suggest shareholders view positively the advice consultants provide but only when consultants do not provide other services. We also find suggestive evidence... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman