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- 11 Dec 2012
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First Look: Dec. 11
subgroups can shape information sharing to create a hidden profile where there was none initially. Second, we describe how individual defection can weaken subgroup competition and, paradoxically, increase the chance that a team will... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
challenges. In business, strategy is usually a response to conditions that exist "out there"—forces like competition and demand drive innovation and performance inside the company. In public education, the fundamental challenges... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
that the competition must be connected to the curriculum, that judging would be conducted professionally, and that there would be a consistent faculty presence to maintain an institutional memory and continuity for the event. The... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
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January 30, 2018
products offered to customers—has recently been used as a competitive advantage for both brick-and-mortar and online retailers. Fast-fashion retailers have differentiated themselves by rotating their assortment multiple times throughout a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 8
http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Cost-Accounting/9780132109178.page Mixed Source Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Gaston Llanes Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract We study competitive interaction... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections
1-55. Merton, Robert C. , and M. C. Subrahmanyam. "The Optimality of a Competitive Stock Market." Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science 5 (spring 1974). Merton, Robert C. , and Peter Tufano. "The Global Financial System... View Details
- March 2017
- Case
Cantel Medical
By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Cantel Medical Corporation provided infection prevention and control products and services for patients, caregivers, and other healthcare providers. In 2016, Cantel generated sales of $665 million and net profits of $60 million, double the levels of five years earlier.... View Details
Keywords: Cantel; Charles Diker; Furniture Industry; Matrix Organization; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Units; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Chemicals; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Business History; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Structure; Problems and Challenges; Research and Development; Opportunities; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Information Technology; Biotechnology Industry; Chemical Industry; Health Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States; New Jersey
Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Cantel Medical." Harvard Business School Case 717-482, March 2017.
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
investment decisions. Our research, however, documents other critical criteria that investors use to make these decisions: the gender and physical attractiveness of the entrepreneurs themselves. Across a field setting (three entrepreneurial pitch View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
customers. Company Strategy: Business Model Reconfiguration for Innovation and Internationalization Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Joan E. Ricart Publication:In Competitiveness in Catalonia: Looking Ahead—A Report of the Center... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
continue to examine the planet, and send back information that will be useful in helping NASA understand how astronauts—and possible future colonists—will be able to survive the intense radiation that bombards its surface. By choosing to look farther out into space,... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 08 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019
School Case 718-010 Google in Europe: Competition Policy in the Digital Era (B) Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/718010-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 718-055 Vietnam: Managing Global... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
already concern that, if left unchecked, small business lending could become the next subprime lending crisis. Traditional players, such as community banks, are weighing into the debate as well, fearing that stronger regulatory oversight in the wake of the recession is... View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
have studied the issue in multiple industries, including the equally competitive fields of sports and investment banking. After examining the careers of more than 1,000 Wall Street analysts, for instance, they found that analysts who were... View Details
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
John Irving’s Lessons for Business
internal competition — trying to look better than other people. All of these forces are extrinsic motivators. They may get people to perform in the short run, but they lead people to feel that they're not doing their work because of their... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
the layoff research of our colleagues as a touchpoint, we are troubled by the potential long-term costs of this trend, including reduced innovation, lower team engagement, and attrition of talented people. The path to competitive... View Details
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
competition effects to dominate within store categories—especially among discount and midscale stores—but positive agglomeration effects to exist across store categories. Although varying by store brand, our results suggest that upscale... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17
case considers the challenges of entering the fiercely competitive retirement market, introduces students to the large literature on the behavioral biases of individual investors, and asks students to evaluate an innovative new financial... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Class Learning
embrace opportunities to make this an environment in which everyone's learning is enhanced." Fungai H. Ruwende (HBS '98), a student from Zimbabwe, feels that the process is working. "I've found that my classmates are very cooperative and supportive. It's View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55610 Assortment Rotation and the Value of Concealment By: Ferreira, Kris J., and Joel Goh Abstract— Assortment rotation—the retailing practice of changing the assortment of products offered to customers—has recently been... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
material to investment performance. ESG information is perceived to provide information primarily about risk rather than a company’s competitive positioning. There is no one size fits all, with the financial materiality of different ESG... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne