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- 02 Jul 2001
- What Do You Think?
Built to Last or Bought to Sell?
stimulated by advocates of agency theory over the past two decades. And it brings to mind the old Milton Friedman axiom that the business of business is to make money (presumably more than the average for the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 6
behavior are reduced (Study 5). Our results have important implications for models of ethical decision making, moral behavior, and self-regulatory theory. Publisher's link: http://www.francescagino.com August 2013 Journal of Finance The Real Product View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Manager's Notebook
customer information. But now, conveniences such as Web browsers and "smart cards" (which today are used to store electronic money in several European markets and, in the future, could record an individual's... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
in selling upgraded versions of its products to customers eager for more features. But beyond that, said Glaser, "the business environment has changed completely, since the capital markets no longer subsidize a free ride for... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Newman's Own Brand of Charity
profits would have to go to charity. "To make money off that would be so tacky," he noted. From the outset, Newman eschewed costly market research and ignored industry wisdom that new product launches... View Details
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Speculation and Credit - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Vanity and Virtue Misers, Moneylenders, and Thieves Money Devil Biblical and Mythological Scenes Love and Money Politics and War Louis-Philippe Speculation and Credit Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen Stock... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
successful of the year. But with some 400 employees devoted to research, many with PhDs, the company has significant resources committed to the brains that give its product a technological edge. The company has deals in the pipeline, but it needs to execute them and... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
years later, both camps benefit enormously from their close ties: the mutual fund is America's investment vehicle of choice, with one in three U.S. households owning a stake in the industry's $5.5 trillion in assets. "By making the capital View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
project. So d'Arbeloff established a separate unit to develop the new technology. However, even with the autonomy given to the management team, the technology was initially framed as a low-cost version of the traditional product, one that would be View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
For example, pointing out the money saved by tough bargaining with a union could cause a real problem with employees. Announcing a dividend may lead to anger from employees who think it should have been a bonus or from environmentalists... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
assets are practicing sustainable development. According to this line of thinking, harvesting trees and using the money generated to build schools would be an example of sustainable development. But others insist that development is... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
and suddenly, there's no doubt it's the 1990s: "Mr. Davis, how much money do you make? What kind of car do you drive? How many houses do you own?" It's a fact of life these days that when kids, or fans of any age, look upon a professional... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Off Script
red tape to approve drugs? What is the drug industry’s own view on why there is this constant inflation in the cost of prescription drugs? —Etienne Locoh-Donou (MBA 2002) HASSAN: Governments are not good at managing markets or driving... View Details
- 22 Feb 2019
- News
Empowering a New Generation of Business Leaders
assigned a product or service to turn into a business, and then the rest was up to them. That included raising money to start the business, creating a marketing plan, and developing some of the company’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Case Study: Farming It Out
to tackle more complex tasks like pruning and picking. The Question: For now, AGR is focused on nailing the initial market fit, Andersen says, but at some point he’ll have to face the question of empire building. Other companies have... View Details
- 21 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 21, 2015
Lal, Rajiv, and Ishan Sachdev Abstract—Mobile money services are being deployed rapidly across emerging markets as a key tool to further the goal of financial inclusion. Financial inclusion, the development... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Saving Grace
jobs an average of 11 times in the course of their careers, and beyond the potential to misplace all that paperwork, any number of things can happen before a person reaches retirement age, says Romina Savova (MBA 2012). “The institution managing your View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Giving Advice
as much as you can, meet leaders and beneficiaries, and experience the work firsthand as much as is practical. Then assess: For the amount of money you want to donate or the time you want to spend, what kind of results could you create in... View Details
- 07 Sep 2007
- What Do You Think?
Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?
explanation was offered most provocatively by Tony Wanless, who commented that "B-schools are university cash cows, and the only way to justify their fees is to go where the mass market wants it to go. So they concentrate on what... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Fast Answer
Sustainability Resources for HBS MBAs
affiliates may follow the instruction on the linked page to register for an individual account to FT.com. Tip: may search for all results on the topic of Moral Money, or browse the Moral Money section under View Details