Product Ratings - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 1998
News

Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship

plants in Germany, Holland, and South Africa, "all with very little bank debt," according to Andresen. Its work force expanded from 70 to over 600, and the company enjoyed the highest productivity rate among... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Vivek Ranadivé

a $15 billion market cap and a $300 million revenue run rate per year, TIBCO is one of the fastest-growing software companies ever. Like any corporate executive, Ranadivé is concerned with the dollars-and-cents valuation of his company... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

01 Jan 2003
News

Greylock

One of the country's most renowned venture capital firms, for nearly four decades Greylock has emphasized building businesses rather than stocks, providing hands-on assistance to entrepreneurs, and helping companies contribute new View Details

25 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 25

1990s and 2000s magnified these challenges, as illustrated by the deployment of the descendent of the NCSA HTTPd server, otherwise known as Apache. This study asks whether this experience could produce measurement issues in standard View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Oct 2013
Op-Ed

Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking

With more than 7,500 views and 180-plus tweets, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read the original HBS Working Knowledge piece, The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking, and, in particular, for sharing your thoughts with one... View Details

Keywords: by Joe Lassiter; Energy; Utilities

07 May 2013
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First Look: May 7

given to applications, the coarseness of rating patterns, and the sellers' dynamic certification strategies. In the model, certifiers respond to the sellers' desire to get a chance to be highly rated and to... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2007
News

Riding It Out

development, much like the move into dog food and supplements. Non-nutritional products are growing at a very high rate and now account for roughly half of SmartPak’s revenues. A retail location in Natick,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; dog food; pets; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

04 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

Abstract—We explore how people balance their needs to belong and to be different from their friends by studying their choices of a virtual-house wall color on a leading Chinese social-networking site. The setting enables us to randomize both the popular color and the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness

environment, and commits the U.S. to a cleaner, lower-carbon energy system in the future. Why is U.S. competitiveness a global issue? With the world’s most productive large market, the U.S. is a key driver of worldwide prosperity. The... View Details

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

School’s faculty the autonomy to pursue answers to the business research questions that interest them most. Faculty members stay close to practice, interacting with business leaders and managers in the field to research the world’s most significant opportunities and... View Details

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HBS - Financials | From the CFO

unable to keep up with demand, and product shortages loom. Inflation is rising. Racial injustice and economic inequality persist. Businesses are adapting to the new dynamic of a remote workforce. HBS faculty members researched these and... View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?

base. As a result, they get cost savings, and we get sales.” Welcome to the new reality in U.S. manufacturing, where, more than ever, intense foreign competition is driving product and strategy innovations. Even those firms without direct... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

25 Apr 2016
News

Trail Blazer

Photography by Alexander Rubin Chuck McMinn (MBA 1978) has worked at enough in startups to know that the only guarantee in technology is that today’s hot product will eventually be replaced by more innovative technology. That’s why... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade; Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation; Transportation

14 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Deflategate and the Sustained Success of the New England Patriots

on the Ideal Gas Law and its effects on a football’s pounds per square inch (PSI) of air pressure. TRADITION OF SUCCESS The class discussion evolved from whether the Patriots were guilty of doctoring footballs to the larger issue of how the team sustains such a high,... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Sports

02 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 2

Ernesto SchargrodskyNBER Working Paper Series, No. 15602, December 2009 Abstract We study the re-arrest rates for two groups: individuals formerly in prison and individuals formerly under electronic monitoring (EM). We find that the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers

The competitiveness of many multinational companies depends on their ability to transfer intellectual property and other intangible assets to their worldwide production processes. These sources of competitive advantage can be anything... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

04 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy

short time ago is that there is now no room for error. You need real businesses, real revenue, real profits, and real cash flows." Yoffie asked the panelists to consider three questions: Since click-through rates on Internet ads have... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

01 Mar 2018
News

Case Study: On the Record

cool and only go-to source, then make the leap to the next level after market share growth rate has peaked. You can prepare for the shift but don’t dilute your momentum yet. You will be able to raise more capital more cheaply once you can... View Details

Keywords: April White

21 May 2007
Research & Ideas

Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect

of each segment is changing, and how the company's products and services address the needs of each segment. The product was developed by Gail McGovern, a professor of management practice, and John Quelch,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 21

performance data, in their decisions. These decision-making patterns are associated with large and systematic differences in learning rates across business units. Learning is concentrated in business units with "loose... View Details