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2014
Book

Can China Lead? Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth

By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby and F. Warren McFarlan

At the time of the American Revolution, China was the strongest, richest, and most powerful civilization in the world. The Great Qing Empire ruled China and dominated East Asia by a combination of power and cultural prestige. China's economy was the world's largest.... View Details

Keywords: Economic Systems; Leadership; Power and Influence; China

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16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

plan materializes verbatim. Chris would say that things came out all right if his students learned something important." Christensen's discussion leadership seminar for HBS doctoral students, which began in the late 1960s, served as... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

10 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley

place," Srinivasan says. "That is a value judgment, to be sure. But it may not be a bad thing if certain companies are restricted in their access to financing, simply because loss of trust in... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Accounting; Banking

26 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

The Power of the Noncompete Clause

The noncompete clause is the basis for a love-hate relationship, depending on which side of the desk you're seated. The noncompete is meticulous legal phrasing that forbids inventors or other professionals from offering their talents to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

November 2015
Case

Upwork: Reimagining the Future of Work

By: Feng Zhu, Rory McDonald, Marco Iansiti and Aaron Smith

Upwork, the world's largest freelance talent platform, was the result of a merger between the two leading online freelancing companies in 2014, Elance and oDesk. After the merger, the company operated as Elance-oDesk and continued to manage two online... View Details

Keywords: Platforms; Employment; Digital Platforms; Market Transactions; Business Processes; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Job Search

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20 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Solving the Riddle of How Companies Grow Over Time

over time to draw meaningful conclusions, they ended up with a set of some 2,500 companies. The first thing that stuck out to the researchers was the lack of growth among most... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing

13 May 2019
Blog Post

The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS

little information was available to support moms. By engaging in deep and thoughtful conversations with the MBA administration and faculty, a lot of things have changed: SAS currently offers a specially... View Details

19 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail

Harvard Business School, professor Ananth Raman discussed the importance of empathy in customer-facing business. "As we're talking about things like retail efficiency and profitability, this is a topic that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

17 Aug 2011
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Protecting against the Pirates of Bollywood

succeeded in producing and distributing My Name is Khan in the country. The first thing Fox did right? "They set up shop in India." The company's previous release of the Hollywood blockbuster... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Motion Pictures & Video

07 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

The Right Way to Cry in Front of Your Boss

New research suggests that if you break out in tears in front of supervisors or colleagues, you have a chance to recover. The key: reframe your distress as passion. Most people tend to apologize in those situations, says Elizabeth Baily... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

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National Markets - The Art of American Advertising

“Household routines involved making fewer things and purchasing more; consumption became a major part of the work of the household,” cultural historian Susan Strasser asserts.... View Details

16 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making

Success at the movie box office can be difficult to predict. For every surprise hit film like Crazy Rich Asians, there’s a massive flame-out like Justice League. Unlike television, where a station can test a pilot before committing to a series, studios must spend... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Motion Pictures & Video

February 2006
Case

Millions of Customers and the Search for a Business: the Challenge of IRC-Hispano

Like many online services, IRC-Hispano, the world's largest Spanish-language chat organization, has many customers but sees few revenues. As an association, its structure presents many limitations and hurdles to overcome involving investing in technology platform... View Details

Keywords: Customer Value and Value Chain; Decision Choices and Conditions; Digital Platforms; Technology Adoption; Internet and the Web; Organizational Structure; Technological Innovation; Revenue; Web Services Industry; Technology Industry; Spain

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01 Mar 2017
News

The Realities of the Refugee Crisis

suffering that they’d go through, over 62 percent say yes. They stand very firmly behind the desire to institute a more democratic and open system in Syria. Gunnar Trumbull: Seen from the perspective of receiving countries in Europe, two... View Details

Keywords: April White

19 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Climbing the Great Wall of Trust

emphasis on personal relationships. "It's taken to a different level in China," says Chua. "Because of the lack of a strong legal infrastructure, people have to rely on those they know very... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

28 May 2019
News

Planting the Seeds of Positive Growth

Governor of Kaduna State Malam Nasir AHMAD El-Rufai (left) and Mira Mehta (right) meet with Nigerian government officials (photo courtesy of Tomato Jos) Mira Mehta (MBA 2014) didn’t set out to become a... View Details

Keywords: April White; Crop Production; Agriculture

2022
Working Paper

The Routledge Handbook of Digital Consumption, Chapter 41: The Internet’s Effects on Consumption: Useful, Harmful, Playful

By: John A. Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

This chapter considers how digital culture has changed over the past decade, as the internet has grown its scope and user base. Billions around the world connect daily to an ever-expanding set of applications. A framework for thinking about digital effects is offered:... View Details

Keywords: Digital Culture; Internet and the Web; Consumer Behavior; Society

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28 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants

approval," Trichakis says. "The Office of Civil Rights is involved too. Everyone is still in the loop of thinking about how the system should look: how many points for dialysis time, waiting time,... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Health

08 May 2006
Research & Ideas

The Cost of Cutting in Line

No one likes to waste time standing in line. So why don't more people try to bribe their way to the front? Should companies allow some customers to move to the front of the line for a hefty fee? Is there a market for time? Felix... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne