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- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
therefore a critical issue for all young firms. Most firms start out small, and small size makes them vulnerable to failure. Large firms almost always possess sufficient slack resources that buffer them from the vagaries of their View Details
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
of people's relationships with brands and a demonstration of the important and timely implications of this evolving sub-discipline. A range of different brand relationship environments are explored in the collection, including online... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
individuals have the choice to enact a variety of communication styles. We test the differential impact of being “warm and friendly” versus “tough and firm” in a distributive negotiation, when first offers are held constant and concession patterns are tracked. We train... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
policymakers with information that facilitates evaluation and adjustment of patent-system performance. This article uses multiple economic models to show the likely benefits of early stage administrative review. Nonetheless, because of the fluid and complex View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
isolating settings where analysts would benefit more from either increased comparability or higher quality information, we document that the improvement in the information environment is driven both by information and comparability... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
hand is not usually open for discussion. Usually, the more pressing question is how to build on what is already available to fulfill future sales goals. So appendages are built, and a maladapted structure emerges. Now layer on the natural... View Details
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Wartime Innovation - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details
- 14 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?
the literature I have seen. Obviously, it will depend on the range of services to be delivered and the nature of capabilities a firm already possesses. Q: Your research covered several different industries. Did your findings vary by... View Details
- 06 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 6, 2016
information aggregation treatments do not affect total equity investment when we make the investment environment more realistic than in prior experiments. Previously documented aggregation effects are not robust to changes in the risky... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
in which these principles are implemented shows the need to develop IR that is consistent with each firm's unique operating position. “Investors trying to keep on top of things in a more interlinked environment will be asking for more,... View Details
- 06 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018
customization to the online environment and credible monitoring and punishments. I analyze the pricing, enforcement, and channel management policies of a manufacturer over several years. During this period, new channel policies take... View Details
- 24 Nov 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Accounting for Product Impact in the Consumer Finance Industry
- 11 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Kel Jackson, MBA 2019: "[My Job] Matters. I Didn't Want a Role that Would Box Me In."
being the operations guy who knows leadership. I’m a mechanical engineer so I have this background everyone doesn’t have. I would focus on the areas where my background naturally created strengths.” Enhancing an existing skillset Now in... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road
seen as an "American dream" ... but in practice it is one of the toughest in the world.— Geoffrey Jones However, the U.S. business environment seems to be becoming more unpredictable and hence riskier for foreign corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #8: The Role of Solar and Wind Farming (and Other Tools) in the United States’ Clean Energy Future
deeply personal. In 2021, wind and solar comprised 70% of new U.S. generating capacity additions, with natural gas accounting for just 16%. Diana specifically cited Lazard’s analysis of the relative costs of unsubsidized energy sources,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity
Kyarisiima did a summer internship in a research lab where, she discovered, this sometimes solitary environment didn’t fit her personality. “I wanted more interaction with people, which is often lacking in purely science fields,” she... View Details
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
health choices. The good news is that human nature can also be a source of solutions. Through her studies in Zambia exploring the reasons for unwanted pregnancies and the incentives that would motivate hairdressers to sell condoms to... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
and Policy Making in Natural Resources and the Environments, edited by A. Dinar, J. Albiac and J. Sanchez-Soriano. Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics, 2008 Abstract This paper considers View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
benefit from revealing unit cost information to consumers. A natural field experiment conducted with an online retailer suggests that cost transparency boosts sales. Six subsequent controlled lab experiments replicate this basic effect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 5
ourselves. May 2015 Journal of Marketing BYOB: How Bringing Your Own Shopping Bags Leads to Treating Yourself, and the Environment By: Karmarkar, Uma R., and Bryan Bollinger Abstract—As concerns about pollution and climate change have... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel