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November 2011
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Pacific Grove Spice Company

By: William E. Fruhan and Craig Stephenson

Pacific Grove Spice Company is a profitable, rapidly growing manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of quality spices and seasonings. The company's business model requires significant investment in accounts receivable, inventory, and fixed assets to support sales.... View Details

Keywords: Capital Expenditures; Investments; Acquisitions; Securities Analysis; Debt Securities; Opportunities; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Investment; Capital Budgeting; Business Model; Cash Flow; Financing and Loans; Acquisition; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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September 2011
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Global Capitalism at Risk: What Are You Doing About It?

By: Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. Leonard and Lynn S. Paine

Market capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and... View Details

Keywords: Disruption; Economic Systems; Globalization; Corporate Governance; Markets; Risk and Uncertainty

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The Logic of the First Amendment

By: Clifford G. Holderness, Michael C. Jensen and William H. Meckling

We develop a framework that is applicable to all freedom of expression disputes. Our framework is based on the meaning of freedom which is based on the meaning of scarcity, and which, in turn, is based on the existence of physical incompatibilities. To maximize... View Details

Keywords: Rights; Courts and Trials; Judgments; Property; Conflict and Resolution; United States

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19 Nov 2014
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Duane Varan, MediaScience and Murdoch University

23 Nov 2015
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Gad Allon, Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Can Make You Sick - Or Keep You Well

For too long we’ve designed buildings that haven’t focused on the people inside—their health, their ability to work effectively, and what that means for the bottom line. An authoritative introduction to a movement whose vital importance is now all too... View Details

Global Capitalism at Risk: What Are You Doing About It?

Market capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and... View Details

28 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

here we investigate the effects of time. We show that when social influence is intermittent it provides the benefits of constant social influence without the costs. Human subjects solved the canonical traveling salesperson problem in... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

18 Jan 2018
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The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast

operate as a leader? Cunningham: Well, I think it's a combination of a couple of things. So part of it has to do with finding the right people who do provide certain pieces of credibility along the way. I'll give you an example-- again,... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

session, Professors Matthew Weinzierl and Debora Spar will share their approach on making sense of political shifts and integrating current events into their courses. They will also provide updates on evolving the curriculum through new... View Details

31 May 2011
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First Look: May 31

analyze all questions and answers from the inception of the Google Answers service through November 2003, and I find notable trends in answerer behavior: more experienced answerers provide answers with the characteristics askers most... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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The de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room | About

issues and face challenges. Through this foundation, they have worked with businesses around the world, providing hope and encouragement to other owners of family businesses. The foundation offers educational workshops and training... View Details

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

itself, emerging financial service leaders are envisioning changes needed in capital markets. In a major policy address in April 2009, Goldman's Lloyd Blankfein outlined industry-wide changes required to restore sound risk taking, provide... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

company's policy had been "to finance research, development and expansion of business out of profits, and certainly the security provided by its patents has contributed greatly to the success of that policy." 20 Land concurred: "It is... View Details

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Helping and harnessing business to address society’s greatest challenges. | Institute for Business in Global Society

and society. Fellows are vital to our work of deepening our understanding of business' role in society. They provide intellectual leadership and research support that accelerates the process of knowledge creation at HBS and leverages the... View Details

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Inside the Learning: Program Formats Unpacked

Thanks to a wall of life-size screens, strategically placed cameras, and a studio crew, the experience is more immersive than what is provided by a virtual meeting technology such as Zoom. Watch our Live Online Classroom (LOC) video to... View Details

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By: Kris Johnson Ferreira

Professor Ferreira's research primarily focuses on how retailers can use algorithms to make better revenue management decisions, including pricing, product display, and assortment planning. In the retail industry, anticipating consumer demand is arguably one of the... View Details