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- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
2.0 tools and applications like blogging, search engine optimization, and social media. Students follow the growth of HubSpot, an entrepreneurial venture which, in its quest for growth, faces significant challenges including the following: developing View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019
forthcoming Journal of International Economics Corporate Debt, Firm Size and Financial Fragility in Emerging Markets By: Alfaro, Laura, Gonzalo Asis, Anusha Chari, and Ugo Panizza Abstract— The post-Global Financial Crisis period shows a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
competitive pressures in a saturated market. As 2018 dawned, all parties were assessing the deal’s implications. Had the stock market overreacted to news of the deal? Why was Amazon buying Whole Foods? What were the long-term implications... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
innovations from industry outsiders who saw economic opportunities where others didn’t—and how these mainstream firms had no choice but to innovate themselves. New models were tried: some succeeded, some failed. Commercial markets turned... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
whereby headquarter locations have been split up and reallocated across the world, and c) the growing importance of non-US markets for US firms. Rather than questioning the loyalties of executives, it is critical to understand these... View Details
- 25 Apr 2012
- What Do You Think?
How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?
for jobs in data analytics. In addition to less wasteful marketing efforts (we should be able to know, for example, "which half" of advertising is effective, thereby making an old marketing saw obsolete),... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 05 Apr 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction?
enterprise market values as well as greater disparities between them suggests that an upturn in mergers and acquisitions can't be far behind. Unfortunately, if research is any guide, the operative question is whether more or less value... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
trust. Why is One Report important now? "The capital markets and our planet have simultaneously reached a fork in the road. One path continues the status quo. The other and new path is a commitment to a better society, stronger financial... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation
center dispatched paramedics within ten minutes despite traffic congestion and unpredictable call patterns. Another example of scouring the globe for good ideas and adapting those ideas for its target market... View Details
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
increases sharply during peaks of private equity cycles. Deals done by bank-affiliated groups are financed at significantly better terms than other deals when the parent bank is part of the lending syndicate, especially during market... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?
of their biggest research challenges was how to determine whether a manager’s guidance was on target or misleading. They did so by constructing their own estimates of how a company was doing in real time by using data collected from a... View Details
- 03 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 3, 2007
management team is wondering if it can take more control of distribution instead of leaving it to the Bordeaux wine merchants. Also, can the Chateau build marketing and sales capabilities on its own? Who is the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?
participate because of low skill level or low wealth. The initial product for this new market usually isn't very good; in fact, it's usually "crummy," Christensen said. But it's good enough. When Sony in 1955 developed the first... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
navigate conflicts both external and internal. Today, more than ever, markets exert continual pressure on organizations to cut costs and return capital to the bottom line, but building value demands that much of that same capital be... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
target of success in their new book Just Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and Life (Wiley, 2004). After conducting hundreds of interviews with high achievers, they developed a framework for thinking about integrating four... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Time that Government Reopens for Business
stimulative enough—and they were worried about their reelection prospects. Now you've got a world capital market that is acutely sensitive about what the Fed does. One thing underreported in the media is that when the Fed flooded the US... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?
increase—but so did music sales. If in fact the research is correct, the strategic implications for the music industry are profound. Instead of conducting a high-profile campaign against pirates, should the industry instead target... View Details
- 16 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 16, 2008
million from advertising. The new CEO had to decide which of these three revenue sources he should focus on in the future and how this choice would influence the target customers, the service offerings, and the required capabilities.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
military, market research). A host of additional marketing decisions need to be made (pricing, channels, bundling a demo game). The case allows students to grapple with the issues of selecting a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon
paper was published in 2019. "We find that startups founded by individuals most sensitive to labor market conditions display lower financial and innovative performance than startups founded by entrepreneurs who are less... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne