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- 30 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 30, 2015
Customers of a financial intermediary, in contrast, provide financing in exchange for a specific set of services and do not want the fulfillment of these services to be contingent on the credit risk of the intermediary, even when they are... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Research
The founding and expansion of new firms is central to innovation and economic growth, but the determinants of a new idea’s success are difficult to ascertain. The decision to form a new firm and its ultimate outcome are impacted by ownership structure, financing... View Details
- 27 May 2009
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First Look: May 27, 2009
PublicationsDesigning Care: Aligning the Nature and Management of Health Care Author:Richard Bohmer Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2009 Abstract Today's health-care providers face growing criticism—from policymakers and patients... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
low-cost camera, but only after spending $2 billion trying to maximize its cameras' performance.10 The result of asymmetric battles often is the seemingly sudden end of a great firm. Cramming happens all the time. It is almost never successful. It View Details
- 03 Dec 2014
- What Do You Think?
Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?
to this kind of situation is too often ineffective. By their own admission, their managers are reluctant to rock the boat as long as the numbers continue to be good. In doing so, they underestimate the costs to the organization, including... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Apr 2021
- Book
A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success
options such as cost leadership, differentiation, or focus. But the book is full of examples of companies that have dual and even triple advantages. The have an advantage in attracting talent and they charge customers a premium price. In... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 08 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency
Mistake Number 3: Passively sitting and waiting for a crisis (which many never come). A major problem with passive strategies is that nature may not cooperate by providing the right amount of lightning in the right place at the right... View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
internalize products' entire life cycle costs into market prices, with the ultimate objective of reducing their environmental burden. This article provides a framework to evaluate the potential for take-back... View Details
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
business models. This tumultuous 25-year history might provide Blackley and his colleagues with some useful tips on how best to enter the market. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707501... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2006
- Op-Ed
The Real Wal-Mart Effect
the world's largest company, primarily focused on its treatment of workers. The recent spate of books on the company is no exception. Some are overtly critical, for example Anthony Bianco's The Bully of Bentonville: How the High Cost of... View Details
- 03 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa
capricious corruption. One question is whether the Italian oil company Eni will be tainted by its association with Gaddafi—but that would provide an opportunity for other energy companies. The inevitable uncertainty around the transition... View Details
- 28 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 28
provides students with the means to navigate their way through the decisions they will face and formulate an effective business strategy. This is a much-needed guide to the common strategic issues that arise when firms compete... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
Working PapersSecuring Online Advertising: Rustlers and Sheriffs in the New Wild West Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Abstract Read the news of recent computer security guffaws, and it's striking how many problems stem from online advertising. Advertising is the bedrock... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Research Summary
Managing the Advantages and Tradeoffs of Collaborative Structures
To solve complex problems, organizations must both collect facts and use them to solve problems. In one study, my coauthors and I show that increased connectivity—measured as network... View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
vital concern to society, genuine professionals are expected to place that knowledge at the disposal of all who require it and to provide services in a way that places the maintenance of professional standards and values ahead of the... View Details
- 30 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 30, 2007
pre-specified limit. Mr. Sattaiah, managing director of the BASIX's bank, considers a revised insurance policy for the coming season, weighing the costs and potential risks of expanding the product against the potential benefits. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
The New Global Business Manager
their global competitiveness. Their approach was simple: They centralized huge scale and built all the Toyotas in Toyoda City. Or they produced all the Panasonic VCRs out of Osaka. These huge, centralized, scale-intensive operations drove their View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
and switching costs in platform markets, entrants generally must offer revolutionary functionality. We explore a second entry path that does not rely upon Schumpeterian innovation: platform envelopment. Through envelopment, a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
insiders strategically sell shares prior to the disclosure of goodwill impairment losses. We provide evidence that insiders of goodwill impairment firms engage in abnormal selling of their shares quarters prior to the announcement of such... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Aug 2007
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First Look: August 7, 2007
This relationship between the tax preferences of institutional shareholders and firm payout policy could reflect dividend-averse institutions gravitating to low-dividend paying-firms or managers adapting their payout policies to the interests of their institutional... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace