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- 22 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 22, 2006
ways of promoting them. A rewritten version of an earlier note. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806172 The STAR Schools Initiative at the San Francisco Unified School District Public... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business Press Is a Watchdog that Bites
what it does. When I presented early versions of this paper, people just couldn't believe the press could actually uncover accounting malfeasance. Of all the papers I've written, this was the one where I had to do the most to convince... View Details
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
two-minute version is that after I left HBS I worked at McKinsey down in Texas. I learned two major things while I was there. First, the way to make money in commodities markets is to have superior information, to make better trades, and... View Details
- 28 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time
you are saving lives. So it has to have a humanitarian angle to it." (Cipla manufactures generic versions of a number of commonly prescribed medicines and is the world's largest manufacturer of the antiretroviral drugs that fight HIV and... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 17 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 17
team. Now Westergren, the founder who has taken over as CEO, is facing even deeper pressures as he finds out about a lawsuit filed by former employees, and he is wondering if it is time to give up on ever achieving his vision. Note: The content of this View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 2, 2009
version of this process enabled IBM to generate more than $15 billion in growth between 2000 and 2005. Cases & Course MaterialsBrummer and the bracNet Investment Harvard Business School Case 309-065 bracNet, a for-profit/nonprofit... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Climbing the Great Wall of Trust
In recent conversations with US executives doing business in China, Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Roy Y.J. Chua heard about a new trend. In an East Asian version of cutting deals on the golf course, Chinese executives often... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
three business units, would be affected by a business model change for its largest product that required a change in the timing of revenue recognition. Corporate Learning was in the process of revamping its flagship product, Harvard Manage-Mentor (HMM) from View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
service firm, this compensation model is only used in Shang's practice. The founder and CEO, Chenyao Wu, has his own version of an "A-B-C-D Model," and discussions are taking place about what the firm should be doing about... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 13, 2007
is the largest ice cream producer in Russia in 2002, but is facing strong competition from Nestle despite its success over other multinational competitors. Contains detailed exhibits, allowing deeper analyses. A rewritten version of an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light
and his priorities for the coming years. The following is an edited version of his remarks. Roger Thompson: You have deep and long-standing connections to HBS, both as a student and as a faculty member. Were there any surprises once you... View Details
- 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... View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
own aggressive marketing campaigns, the modern mutual fund (earlier versions were attempted in 19th-century Europe) has enjoyed truly phenomenal growth. Almost from the outset, HBS has played a pivotal role in the success of this thriving... View Details
- 23 Apr 2008
- Op-Ed
The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations
This is one of the major lessons of the current U.S. financial crisis, a lesson that should not be forgotten. The new prudential regulatory body would in essence be a bigger, more inclusive version of the current bank regulators. What's... View Details
- 11 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 11, 2008
http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/in_microfinance_clients_must_come_first/ Thinking About Technology: Applying a Cognitive Lens to Technical Change Authors:Sarah Kaplan and Mary Tripsas Periodical:Research Policy (forthcoming). (Earlier View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
worker. For this purpose, we use a standard version of the neoclassical growth model augmented to incorporate monopolistic competition among heterogeneous firms. For our preferred calibration, the model explains 58% of the log variance of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 24
incident response to the terror attack. This abridged version of their final report focuses on the lessons learnt. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants
relaxations of fairness constraints can result in life-year gains on the order of 30 percent. As such, we believe this is a valuable tool in the policy-design process." The authors are preparing a new version that is specifically... View Details
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
approach to starting a business? Do they think local or are they born global? A: Many start local because India is a huge country. A few years ago I talked to entrepreneurs there and asked them, “Are you simply cutting and pasting the US model of your business to... View Details
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
Academie in Rotterdam, and a version is currently taught at University of Rochester Simon School of Business and the Erasmus University Law School. This course will be taught at the Mays School of Business, Texas A&M University June 9... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace