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Serving the Public Interest Through Competition: British Railroads - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
public interests.” 9 It was leading political figures like Gladstone, economist Mark Casson contends, who “believed that the right of a railway to interfere with private property, in the interests of merchants and industrialists, could... View Details
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
interference from an incumbent that views the opportunities as unattractive. They have the potential to develop legitimately different skills and business models . There are three factors that contribute to asymmetric motivation, all of... View Details
- 27 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets
interference from the community because of their favorable reputation, while layoffs by other firms elsewhere were met with unrest and angst. The approach of the study is important, too. The discipline of strategy is not rich in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters
farther you get from your home base, the harder it is to be confident of that knowledge. Be aware that processes you consider core may turn out to be very different from those used by the target company. Cultural differences and governmental regulation often View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower
- 19 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?
in particular. And it’s spotty in China; China has a zero-tolerance policy for COVID. All those things interfere with supply, but they also interfere with the logistics and transportation. And then, we have... View Details
- 03 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First
Job openings in the United States continue to hover at record high levels, exacerbated by the Great Resignation and a sputtering emergence from the pandemic. Competition remains fierce among companies struggling to find qualified workers. Yet many employers,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
to provide a much better balance between productivity improvements and private profitability gains. Importantly in the current context, policy interventions that raise productivity do not create macroeconomic imbalances. Policy interventions that View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 18 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
media on the train, may actually interfere with people’s ability to transition into work mode smoothly—which makes them feel gloomier about their jobs and more likely to quit. “I was surprised with this finding myself,” Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity
any tender or vulnerable emotions (“no sissy stuff”). “Put work first”: a workplace where nothing outside the organization (e.g., family) can interfere with work, where taking a break or a leave represents an impermissible lack of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
You Only Thought You Were Republican
have been appropriate for Congress to drop everything and come back to interfere in the Terri Schiavo case. Like a wide majority of Americans, you think it’s nuts to be firing Arabic translators and fighter pilots just because they’re... View Details
- Jan 2014
- Case
Rail Transportation in the United States
BNSF, CSX, and Norfolk Southern. Today, by most measures, freight rail is doing better than ever, while passenger rail faces significant challenges—though it is clear that numerous pain points and bottlenecks interfere with optimal use of... View Details
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4.5 University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities | MBA
special emphasis, as well, upon certain values which are essential to its nature as an academic community. Among these are freedom of speech and academic freedom, freedom from personal force and violence, and freedom of movement. View Details
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4.6 HBS Campus Demonstration Policy | MBA
live or take their meals; offices where the work of the School is carried out; or other places where demonstrations would interfere with the normal activities of the School. When a demonstration occurs, demonstrators may not: Inhibit the... View Details
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FAQs for Alumni Virtual Programs - Alumni
layout or appear as a pop-out. If the pop-out window display interferes with viewing, click on the ellipsis ( ) to Merge to Meeting Window. You may also need to Exit Full Screen. Options for changing your visibility can be accessed by... View Details
- 05 Dec 2013
- Op-Ed
Encourage Breakthrough Health Care by Competing on Products Rather Than Patents
do with genes, molecular pathways, and targets should be made openly available, or at least not subject to exclusive licensing. Instead, we should encourage competition around the development of molecules that interfere with or enhance... View Details
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Software Environments via Conda - Research Computing Services
you from including module loads and conda activate commands in your login scripts ( ~/.bash_profile and ~/.bashrc ) as this could seriously interfere with future logins. After loading the anaconda module you can verify that it is... View Details
- 05 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Working as a Software Engineer in Industrial Technology
We operate in much the same way as a telecom business—but instead of fiber optic cables we use lasers to transmit high volume data down from space (think high resolution spectral imagery). A big constraint on our ability to do that is optical View Details
Keywords: Technology
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Drone Policy | About
buildings at all times. The aircraft must maintain a distance of 50 feet from all above-ground utility lines. The aircraft must not be flown at an altitude greater than 400 feet. Aircraft must avoid loitering directly over people and vehicles when possible. The UAS may... View Details
- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future
difficult," responded Anthony C. Hooper, president of Bristol-Myers Squibb Intercontinental Region, recalling how last-minute pricing interference by the Chinese government wreaked havoc with the financials he'd been preparing for a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 15 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Valuing an MBA: Beyond Dollars and “Sense"
university’s generous financial aid, designed to ensure that financial need doesn’t interfere with deserving students’ ability to take part in and contribute to the HBS community, amplifies an already strong economic value proposition. ... View Details