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- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
of lawsuits on all sides. Two other groups reportedly topped Kraft's bid, but, in the end, the seller reluctantly chose to settle for less rather than get involved in protracted legal battles. Afterwards, Kraft attributed his success to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
employers make an investment in you," and it behooves them to be accommodating so they can realize the value on that investment. She attributes her success to having excellent support. "I'm lucky enough to be able to afford a... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
James McNerney Jr.
promotions. If it’s not integrated into the real world of people making their way in the company, it’s just a theoretical discussion. So how do you measure it? Many different ways, but essentially we have a list of six attributes that are... View Details
- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
to offline media, which made attribution modeling more difficult. Decisions pertaining to product extensions, channel expansion beyond DTC e-commerce, and geographic expansion were also on the table to prove that Hubble's customer value... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
Moreover, we find that contingent free shipping shifts demand to more popular products and that the effects of category-level price changes on profits depends on the active shipping policy. Our findings demonstrate the importance of jointly determining product... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
productivity gains are often attributed to within-firm productivity improvement; however, an alternative, less emphasized explanation is between-firm selection and market reallocation, whereby competition from multinationals leads to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
can be attributed to topics shifting toward three domains: the stock market, salacious content, and celebrities. Meanwhile, relative to nonparticipants, participants' content quality increases after the program takes effect. We also find... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
taking in the U.S. is inconclusive. The evidence for and social welfare implications of claimed effects such as fewer IPOs or loss of foreign listings are unclear. Financial reporting quality appears to have gone up after SOX, but research on causal View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
What personal attributes were crucial among the leaders you have studied? A: There is no substitute for leaders personally meeting employees. Leif Johansson, CEO of the Volvo Group in Sweden, did a lot of that when he took charge. He made... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Supplemental Financial Information | Annual Report 2024
participants. Expenses (in millions) Expenses Components Salaries & Benefits As with most organizations, spending on salaries and benefits represents the largest expense at HBS. This category increased by $40 million, or 9 percent, to $497 million in fiscal 2024, which... View Details
- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
selecting investments, VCs see the management team as more important than business-related characteristics such as product or technology. They also attribute more of the likelihood of ultimate investment success or failure to the team... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
the parties. Thus, even after controlling for various attributes of the exchange relationship and the dispute, the choice of contracting structure has important strategic implications. The Globe: The China Rules: A Practical Guide for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
attributes such shortcomings to a prevailing "sense of entitlement" that's fostered in part by the absence of competitors. "You could make a good case that the very promise of job security is the first step in destroying... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
attributes that companies care about. So it's very important that everybody keeps their head about them and don't do anything stupid. On the corporate side, I think the implications that grow out of our thinking suggests that this is a... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 17 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper
companies. Namely, do they yield more product returns, which are notoriously higher online than in the physical world? What about product returns? Product returns are too common in online channels. They are often attributed to the... View Details
- 17 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 17
of cynicism appears to lead us to over-think the actions of others and make negative attributions about their motivations without sufficient cause. In the process, we may miss opportunities that greater trust might capture. We review the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part One]
ever loses a job. Some Japanese attribute this mentality to Japan's agrarian history. Farmers all help each other. This mentality was reflected in a variety of policy areas. There is a lax antitrust policy, for instance, which leads to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 08 Nov 2024
- News
Latino Alumni Banquet Marks 20th Year, Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years of Connection
research into cancers that specifically affect children, adolescents, and young adults. Crowe attributes that success to attending the SPNM program. “Her experience exemplifies the impact that the Club’s SEI scholarship program has had on... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Takes Center Stage
grounding in the principles of general management. Character means that HBS graduates are ethical, not simply in the sense that they don’t lie, cheat, or steal. What people look for in character is “someone who believes that it is important to create value before you... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
attributes needed to succeed at Baker & McKenzie? How would the firm's hundreds of partners react? Offers the industry- and firm-specific content necessary for students to explore these questions and more. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace