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- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
improving working conditions in their supply chain, creating better safety procedures, and reaping profits from products that address environmental and social problems. "Regulators and investors are asking for it, customers are View Details
- 15 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 15, 2008
rather this erroneously imputed utility that lingers in memory. Here we review the roles of these streams of utility in shaping preferences, and discuss how neuroimaging offers unique possibilities for disentangling their independent contributions to behavior. View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought
“suggesting that many businesses expect this to extend well beyond their current cash.” Survey respondents indicated that demand shocks and employee health concerns have been more disruptive than the supply... View Details
- 27 Apr 2023
- News
Life Preserver
because they lack access to an organ transplant. Worldwide, the World Health Organization estimates only 10 percent of the need for organ transplantation is being met. And the gap between the demand and View Details
Keywords: April White
- 08 May 2019
- Blog Post
Top-Notch Talent Begets Top-Notch Talent
can do x,’” says Cheney. “I had an ‘aha’ moment that there was a lack of a marketplace to connect the supply and demand on that.” A New Recruiting Solution is Born Cheney built out the concept for Prokanga... View Details
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
Organization Tax Aversion in Labor Supply By: Kessler, Judd B., and Michael I. Norton Abstract—In a real-effort laboratory experiment, labor supply decreases more with the introduction of a tax than with a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital
young firms, given the uncertainties that were a natural part of the entrepreneurial process," Lerner explained. "General Doriot's idea was to create a new kind of organization that established a selection process, supplied... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
inefficiently — amounts that far exceed residential and personal use. And with the global population skyrocketing, the demand for water to sustain, feed, and employ the world’s people is projected to double by 2025. By that date, nearly... View Details
- 05 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change
Resources Defense Council, 350.org, Protect Our Winters, and Citizen's Climate Lobby to support their work, become educated on climate science and policy solutions, and understand effective lobbying. Fifth, managers should demand that... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Brand New
meeting unprecedented demand: The furniture industry, used to 2 percent to 4 percent annual growth, Sundy says, has seen that climb to between 30 percent and 40 percent. “The question now is, How do you manage a business through the volatility that we’re seeing from a... View Details
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
Both the managers and the students had to consider areas of potential risk for LEGO in Asia, including: Uncertainty of market growth forecasts. LEGO senior director John Kelley argues in the case that to supply the most optimistic sales... View Details
- 23 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
2025, Section F), Summer Internship: Supply Chain Intern, Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) The world needs a fundamentally new source of clean energy to meet our growing energy demands and combat climate... View Details
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
firms that are financially constrained, using three novel tests: an exogenous increase in a firm's demand for credit, exogenous variation in the supply of bank loans, and the tendency for firms to pay out... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit
communities. While Chinese panels remain cheaper, the demand for domestic manufacturing is driven by the need for supply chain resilience and independence. This strategy is particularly relevant given the... View Details
- 15 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 15
hiring and socialization policies. Institutional Demand Pressure and the Cost of Corporate Loans Authors:Victoria Ivashina and Zheng Sun Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Between 2001 and 2007, annual... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”
competition into one's own innovation system. Internal researchers must compete with external sources to meet the demands of the business, and business units must compete with outsiders to make use of available technologies. The net... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
drilling industry slumps in 2009. Lower oil prices lead oil companies to reduce drilling budgets, and rig utilization falls from essentially 100% to 70% in some markets. Day rates—the prices paid for a rig's services—fall by as much as 68%. The case illustrates how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
increased 30% year over year. “Partly, that’s a result of feelings of oil insecurity and supply reductions,” Erika said. “But Tesla can’t fill all of the orders it’s receiving because of the high demand.” She applauded the choices and... View Details
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
PublicationsManaging the New Primary Care: The New Skills That Will Be Needed Author:Richard Bohmer Publication:Health Affairs 29, no. 5 (May 2010) Abstract Developing new models of primary care will demand a level of managerial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
Credit: iStockPhoto Startups often struggle to find their first customers—especially in the sharing economy, where survival depends on securing users on both the supply and demand sides. No surprise, then,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel