Support Activities for Transportation - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

activism and unwillingness to compromise, however, makes him a divisive character among business leaders who share his principles but question the ultimate effectiveness of his approach. Is it in their firms' best interests to View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

07 Nov 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

dampening the incentive to adopt managerial practices; and c) nonpecuniary returns to potentially inefficient but power-preserving practices. The findings presented in the paper provide support for a) and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

29 Jun 2015
HBS Case

Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records

can be used in powerful ways, ideally leading to better patient care, lower health care costs and, ultimately, healthier patients. “Trust on the part of both the consumer and doctor is hugely important in determining who is going to be the likely winner here” There is... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health; Technology

05 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

scrutiny. Time to manage your own professional image before others do it for you. An interview with professor Laura Morgan Roberts. 2. The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs In the newly released book On Competition, professor Michael E.... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

13 Oct 2015
First Look

October 13, 2015

data across 26 nations. National individualism-collectivism scores predicted viewing collectivistic traits as more—and individualistic traits as less—stereotypically masculine. Taken together, these data offer support View Details

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

owners to improve the effectiveness of these promotional investments. They are particularly attractive to challenger brands, because targeted coupon activities are extremely scalable—they can participate for... View Details

Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

planned lecture and an instructor-dominated question-and-answer period for the ambiguity of a hard-to-plan, free-flowing discussion driven by student ideas, which may well follow unusual paths and come to unexpected end points."... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

09 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 9, 2008

independent social rating agency and avoids selection issues by taking advantage of a natural experiment that arose when the agency expanded the scope of its ratings. We find empirical support for our... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Marketing Wine to the World

activities differ as well, as creating and marketing a wine brand typically diverges from the approach used to develop a beer label. Finally, sales force synergies appear minimal, as a single sales force will find it difficult to View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage

19 Nov 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching The Moral Leader

king to bring order and stability to his city. I was surprised, however, by new interpretations that have crept into the discussion over time. Traditionally, students were quite supportive of Antigone's position, lambasting Creon View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education

19 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Do I Dare Say Something?

economy, most of us depend on hierarchical organizations and their agents (i.e., bosses) to meet many of our basic needs for economic support and human relationships. Thus, fear of offending those above us... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

23 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Financial Reporting Goes Global

IAS GAAP. All of this suggests that the market supports the push for a global set of standards—the issue is what that set of standards should really look like. Q: Has anything you observed in the last few... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell; Accounting; Financial Services

09 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

The Unconscious Executive

amount of information. Studying the unconscious mind offers exciting new avenues for research, including creativity, decision making, and sleep. Research by Bos and his colleagues suggests that unconscious thought View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

was to highlight the relation between financial innovation and crisis. "Is there a structural relation between innovation and crisis? I think there has to be," Merton said. "Successful innovation will always outstrip the infrastructure to View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

15 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

High Ambition Leadership

Martha Lagace: What is missing in leadership models today? Michael Beer: Most formal leadership models do not incorporate institution-building in their definition of leadership. Leadership is thought of as a means for View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

08 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

Cash Flow (RDCF) valuation model to calculate the revenue required to support a given stock price for a given company. Then, the methodology applied a probability that the company would achieve the needed... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

28 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 28

economic trends a central economic activity and shed light on the mechanics of financial markets by providing a range of statistics and information about individual firms. They also raised questions that are still relevant today. What is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy

book, Translating Empire: Emulation and the Origins of Political Economy, Harvard Business School historian Sophus A. Reinert unearths John Cary's An Essay on the State of England. Writing in 1695, Cary laid out a powerful case for how... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

22 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century

encourage direct customer participation in such activities—as with Pepsi and DonorsChoose.org. Customer involvement is key for two reasons: First, it increases the "bang" for every chartable buck, as... View Details