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- 13 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 13
on Balanced Scorecard Commentaries Author:Robert S. Kaplan Publication:Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 8, no. 4 (2012) Abstract This paper provides the author's insights about five papers written in this volume about his... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Reducing Risk with Online Advertising
shape of the compensation function—the bonuses offered to advertising partners as volume increases. Typically the more you sell, the more you get paid, and disproportionately so. Sell 20 percent more and you might get paid 25 percent... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
eventful. The lessons of their experience speak volumes for all of American industry, as firms large and small grapple with a host of new challenges that those beginning their careers in 1971 never anticipated. Another MBA '71 graduate,... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
useful insights about substantive themes in political science, from regimes and representation, to states and security, to social and economic development. In addition to methodological chapters with specific guidance about best practices for doing subnational... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
evidence on whether and how these programs affect the real economy. Using rich borrower-linked mortgage-market data, we document that there is a “flypaper effect” of LSAPs, where the transmission of unconventional monetary policy to interest rates and (more... View Details
- 22 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change
need to condition large volumes of outside air typically required to dilute indoor-generated contaminants to maintain good indoor air quality. The IRA will accelerate the adoption of proven technologies like Sorbent Ventilation Technology... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
than half the firm's trading volume and handles some $4 billion in securities transactions per week. A few years ago, online transactions were nonexistent at Schwab. But just as significant as the explosion of its Internet trading... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Luxe Redux
the balance is always between volume and exclusivity. “Luxury is defined differently by people depending on what they value,” she says. “That’s what people pay more for — goods that are really special, as well as brands and experiences... View Details
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
brands, branding in terrorist organizations, and the brand relationships of men and transient consumers. This book attends to relationship endings as well as their beginnings, providing a full life-cycle perspective. While the first View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
hundreds of techniques to help managers decide which projects to fund. Yet despite the volume of proposed solutions, project selection has turned out to be an extremely difficult problem. A few selection techniques have become popular in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
default. Finally, companies are challenged to find ways to bring BOP initiatives to scale and sustainability within the time frames dictated by traditional corporate targets. In many BOP ventures, the true profit driver lies in volume... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
because they were built with proprietary components, a manifestation of Xerox's approach to systems design. The development costs of these proprietary components had to be borne by the low unit volumes of its printers, in contrast to... View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
most sales compensation plans (about 70%, according to surveys) incentivize volume independent of the type of sale or cost-to-serve different customers. This is ineffective deal management and, to avoid this, some firms establish a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate
problem: how to dispose of billions in S&L loans that were not in default. The agency came to Wall Street with a proposal to sell loan packages rather than one property at a time, an impractical approach given the volume of loans on... View Details
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
post-process off-line inspection to establish proof of quality. The area that is seeing a lot of growth is the in-process stage of volume manufacturing, where feedback control can help ensure that parts are made to specification. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
Publication:Northampton, Mass.: Edward Elgar, Inc., 2007 Abstract This set of insightful papers demonstrates the importance of historical perspectives in the study of entrepreneurship. By exploring the role of entrepreneurship in the history of global capitalism, these... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
is why sleep so often incubates insight—that reference librarian in your brain has just put two volumes together. It is also why many people are having unusually vivid dreams right now. THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS More Business-Related... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
internationally acclaimed experts, have curated this timely volume to help newcomers and seasoned researchers alike to rapidly comprehend a diverse set of thrusts and tools in this rapidly growing cross-disciplinary field. The Handbook... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
year. Those megamergers, combined with thousands of smaller transactions around the country, reached $650 billion, "nearly twice the dollar volume and the number of deals of the peak year of the 1980s," according to the Wall Street... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
of golf at nearby Pebble Beach. That unexpected outing speaks volumes about the state of venture capital in the midst of the worst “correction” in the industry’s nearly sixty-year history. “VCs venture capitalists didn’t have anything... View Details