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- 17 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 17
Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/arcos-dorados-how-to-lead-and-from-where/an/114059-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-475 Social Strategy at Cisco Systems In April 2013, Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn, vice president and general manager for Learning@Cisco... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
avoid information about their relative ability. August 2013 NBER Volume on African Economic Successes Evaluating the Effects of Large Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria Initiative By: Ashraf, Nava,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI
concentrated market structure and the high profits of the firms that would be among the several operating there, I think it's not surprising that we should see investments into already successful companies rather than new firms setting up... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
private equity partner, was planning its options after seven years of investment. There were four growth levers Mavi could pull, but each involved selecting one growth path while neglecting another. Should the company invest in growth... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Super Bowl Ads for Multitaskers
imagine a much higher number." Even two years ago, one survey found that 60 percent of fans planned on using a second screen while watching the Super Bowl. The same survey, however, found that only 13 percent of respondents were most... View Details
- 21 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect
aren't very helpful. Indeed, popular metrics such as customer satisfaction, acquisition, and retention have turned out to be very poor indicators of customers' true perceptions or the success of marketing activities. Often, they're... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Faculty Research Looks to Latin America
conducted now is extremely broad. "There was a lot more than we had first realized," she reported. Nine HBS professors described the research they are conducting on Latin America as well as work they plan to do in the future.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
Business School Case 409-060 This case illustrates the leadership and management challenges of starting a new firm based on a new business model and how success creates pressures that challenge the work/life balance which was one of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
House of Representatives on September 10, 2009. The subject of the hearing: "The World Bank's Disclosure Policy Review, and the Role of Democratic Participatory Processes in Achieving Successful Development Outcomes." [Webcast]... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
taking people from unemployment to good jobs (in the case of FocusHope, in partnership with the auto industry). The US community college network, by instituting the kind of co-op program with industry similar to the kind Northeastern University has been providing with... View Details
- 07 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing
indication of the success of these firms is the fact that mainstream investment firms have decreased their fees and added their own robo-funds with lower minimum asset amounts in an effort to compete directly with Wealthfront and its ilk.... View Details
- 16 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Unfulfilled Promise of Educational Technology
teacher in front of 25 students all day long, this essentially says, Let's figure out what students need and how they learn best, and then let's offer them an individualized approach," explains Kim. The concept has been successful at... View Details
- 05 Feb 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t We Figure Out How to Select Leaders?
give important insight ...." Stephanie Fuentes said that "It's not hard if you take the time to do the planning and preparation." But the comments of the first group leave us wondering whether theory serves us well when it... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
analysis shows a global IP environment that leaves much to be desired. Despite these challenges, there are successful strategies to capture value from know-how and reputation by leveraging an array of IP tools. These strategies have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
involved. Its success would depend on land acquisition and unprecedented levels of coordination across various government agencies. This case examines whether Amitabh Kant, CEO, Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2016
- Research Event
Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium
said. Crowdsourcing isn’t exactly new. Lakhani, who is the Principal Investigator of the Crowd Innovation Lab and NASA Tournament Lab at the Harvard Institute for Quantitative Social Science, pointed out that the HBS campus was actually designed through a contest in... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
work—maybe that know-how could save some time. The real story not contained in the files on those customers? Definitely neither flotsam nor jetsam. These are her deep smarts—the knowledge that is vital to preserve. Who Can Be A Knowledge Coach? Who Can Be Coached? Of... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
this market demand, they realized that there were several other parties interested in a 1.3" disk drive with moderate capacity that could be purchased for $50. First, though, financial expectations from senior management needed to be considered. During the View Details
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
and Consumer Expectations Authors:Feng Zhu and Marco Iansiti Abstract This paper seeks to answer three questions. First, which drives the success of a platform, installed base, platform quality or consumer expectations? Second, when does... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
Alfred D. Chandler nor do they resemble small- and medium-sized Mittelstand firms, which Gary Herrigel highlighted as a successful alternative. That is why so far there has been little research about them beyond individual case studies.... View Details