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- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
for Linux to take over Windows. The questions that we address are: Is Linux's superior demand-side learning sufficient to win out? What is the effect of forced procurement by governments and some large corporations on the long-run... View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
Rica benefited from biodiversity and a pleasant climate, the country’s preeminence in ecotourism requires more than a natural resource endowment explanation. While previous literature has emphasized the efforts of the government and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
Jennifer Rottenberg (MBA '96) Down on the Farm: Frank Burke (MBA '87) A Player's View: Gord Kluzak (MBA '98) As in any business, the sports industry's mounting costs are eventually passed on to the consumer - at the stadium, via television, or through the View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 08 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform
vision is that it will be an independent, nonprofit organization deriving its funding either from foundation or government grants, or from the sale of its information. Q: The typical U.S. investor is more... View Details
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
By: Eccles, Robert G., and Timothy Youmans Abstract—This first of three papers in our series on materiality in credit ratings will examine the materiality of credit ratings from an "implied materiality" and governance disclosure... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
An Organization Your Customers Understand
Imagine an organization made up of a variety of three-dimensional shapes. Rectangular blocks represent the functions: manufacturing, R&D, and sales and marketing. The spheres are regional offices. Pyramids represent product groups—one... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 04 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)
some of the most prominent law firms. Through Boston Lawyers Group, she identified potential firms and legal internships to get exposure to the sector and pressure test her interests. Yet, as she explored undergraduate courses and majors, it was Economics instead of a... View Details
- 12 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 12, 2007
analysis. Then, you'll learn how to apply these tools in a variety of decision contexts, including securities analysis, credit analysis, corporate financing policies analysis, mergers and acquisitions analysis, and governance and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Driving Social Impact Through Consumer Behavior: Nonprofit to Finance to Retail with Nicole Krantz (MBA 2022)
watched her aunt lead her own nonprofit foundation which sowed the seeds for Krantz’s interest in social impact. She then translated this passion to the world of international relations and government at Duke University as an... View Details
Keywords: Retail
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Harvard Business School and Polaroid - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
consolidation, and growth of the Polaroid Corporation. The company, which continued to produce a unique product offered by no other competitor, reached, at its height, annual net sales of more than $2 billion. 88 Concurrently another... View Details
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
Prevention-focused and older individuals—who engage in processing that shifts reference points to less extreme instances—show a decreased sensitivity to variance. We discuss the marketing implications of preferences for variance. Adding Bricks to Clicks: The Effects of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Sinking By James B Lockhart (MBA 1974) Koehler Books James B. Lockhart, a former submarine officer with the U.S. Navy who went on to play a large part in the government ’s response to the global financial crisis, tells an important story... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Government doctrine and practice, and a seminal figure in early Israeli military history. Far from merely a tribute to his legacy, Ossad’s work serves as a critical tool for understanding the realities of mid-20th-century warfare in a... View Details
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Marla Malcolm Beck
for leading people.” Such praise was inspirational for Beck who raised her sights and decided to pursue a joint degree program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and HBS. Arriving at HBS in the mid-90s, Beck had the... View Details
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Arthur Rock
to HBS in 2003 lead to the creation of the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurism. He and his wife Toni Rembe also founded the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University. His deft touch has left an imprint on hundreds of... View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
says. “It was a fun, dynamic way to help evolve Utah, which Forbes Magazine has ranked first on their Best State for Business list six times in the last seven years.” Frey left the government role to be an angel investor, allowing him... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
not doing this to increase our sales ... or our profits." Our sample cases have exhibited remarkable correlation between altruistic drives and family companies. From an ethical point of view, it is to be expected that individuals... View Details
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
foreign countries, the model predicts growth in the number of source-country firms engaging in foreign direct investment, growth in the size of affiliates that are active in reforming countries both before and after the tariff reduction, and an increase in the extent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
ten thousand employees, and operations throughout the world, and it evolved into an. increasingly deep partnership. By 1998, Starbucks had boomed into a global company with sales of almost $1 billion and was CARE's largest corporate... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
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Jeremy Andrus
California-based gaming accessories company. Our office in southern China has grown significantly, and we’ve just opened a second office in China to manage sales and marketing. Our revenues have increased by more than 44 percent in the... View Details