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- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Operations and the Competitive Edge
that once that need is accepted, and management commits to supporting the improvement effort and applying continual pressure, it will happen. We point out that while managers obviously need to accept the importance of internalizing the desire to improve, and View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
industrial production, and did not generate losses even among natives working in highly exposed sectors. These findings suggest that opposition to immigration was unlikely to have economic roots. Instead, I provide evidence that natives’... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Dec 2017
- Research & Ideas
What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
difficulty of maintaining these over time, and as circumstances changed. Salvaj: The mistakes provided opportunities for these pioneers to display their confidence and to project self-assurance. They have been able to withstand shocks and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 13, 2007
can achieve. Should he accept the offer provided by a private equity firm that is buying up other small competitors in his industry? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807125 The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
2010-2011, edited by Augusto López-Carlos, 103-107. Hampshire, England: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 Abstract This report provides a comprehensive look at the role of innovation in promoting economic and social development. It examines the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018
first recognize that, although there is a strong family resemblance among all platform systems, there are different types of open platforms, each with its own set of technological requirements and challenges. I first develop a taxonomy of open platform types and then... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
Mobile money operators struggle A growing number of companies are seeking to provide a level of financial access that is considered key to lifting people out of poverty and driving economic growth. A few have seen success, including... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
Download the paper: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/361/7/649 Cases & Course MaterialsAlacra, Inc. Harvard Business School Case 810-012 In 2009, the CEO of Alacra, a venture-backed information services firm that provides... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Jun 2007
- Op-Ed
Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field
managers at the expense of investors and tax authorities.” My comments below provide an overview of the financial and tax accounting systems and their treatment of incentive compensation. Independently, the topics of financial accounting,... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
self-control) in one domain subsequently reduces one's capacity to regulate behavior in other domains. One reason is that people have limited self-regulatory resources, and self-regulatory failure occurs when these resources become overwhelmed. This paper View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
helpful to consider that the window to launch a Mars mission is essentially fixed. Approximately every two years, the Earth and Mars align in such a way to provide the lowest cost trajectory for a mission flying between them. So the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
exhibit a decline in information asymmetry, with the decline increasing as EV reporting evolves to address methodological deficiencies and to permit more comparability across firms. The decrease in information asymmetry is contingent on View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
and principles—that is, by providing freedom within a galvanizing framework—leaders can equip employees to make on-the-ground decisions that are in the company’s best interests. Gulati uses businesses as diverse as Netflix, Alaska... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
privately financed project that will provide enough desalinated seawater to provide drinking water for 300,000 San Diegans. The propriety of having private companies provide a... View Details
- 11 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Economic Jitters Push Pandemic Job Seekers to Big Companies, Not Startups
severe as they seemed.” Bernstein advises startups that are facing a dwindling talent pool to raise cash—and act quickly. Finding capital when it's least needed can provide a firm with more stability, as well as the ability to offer... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 07 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Tax Strategies Mirror Personal Returns of Top Execs
executives using tax minimization strategies, and to see whether that correlated with the tax strategies of the corporations they run. Spoiler alert: They do. The 2013 tax increases due to the American Taxpayer Relief Act and the Healthcare Act View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 31 Oct 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should the Wisdom of Crowds Influence Our Thinking About Leadership?
right, it could have profound implications for the role of leadership in organizations. And it should provide some comfort to all who, like Americans this month, vote to elect their leaders. In addition to being reasonably informed and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 May 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Much Is Enough?
emphasis needs to be on process, on the journey, not on end points." Marc Michaelson reminded us that "when individuals manage their lives well, they make better teams and stronger organizations." Respondents also provided... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Feb 2001
- What Do You Think?
Do MBA Programs Face “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?
not directly competitive. They offer different products that provide different results for different markets. Alan Carswell points out that online programs are ideal for adult learners with "less need for the social role of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Adjusting the Fit for Government
a level playing field" for any law to matter, she said. "We need to appreciate that it's easy for the private sector to accuse the public sector of inefficiency," she added. "I accuse the private sector of not View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace