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- 12 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 12
learn some lessons from the limited success of current approaches to design their strategy in this exciting area. Do You Really Want to Be an eBay? Authors:Hagiu, Andrei, and Julian Wright Publication:Harvard Business Review Abstract Most... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 26
business group affiliates and when local institutions develop. Therefore, we shed light on the firm-level implications of minority state ownership, a topic that has received scant attention in the strategy literature. Cornell... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007
mechanism, which we refer to as the "clamped second price auction mechanism," into the laboratory to determine whether it helps human subjects learn to play their optimal strategy faster than the standard second price auction... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
To Fight Climate Change, Should Green Investors Reconsider Big Oil?
investment or standing in the way? The results of the study have already drawn the attention of pension funds and other asset managers. Some observers have questioned whether oil producers are really using the technologies they’re patenting, or if the patents are part... View Details
- 12 Apr 2016
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April 12, 2016
challenges like reworking an outdated strategy or business model. The culture evolves as you do that important work. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50894 April 2016 Harvard Business Review Making Exit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 19, 2006
Harvard Business School Case 506-054 Takashimaya, the largest department store in Japan, was suffering from declining sales. CEO Koji Suzuki had succeeded in instituting changes to cut costs. However, Suzuki needed to come up with a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
We suspect that the mistakes happen when firms choose managers at any level—from CEO to business unit head to project manager—based on what we call "right stuff" thinking, borrowing the term from Tom Wolfe's famous book and the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor
- 04 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 4
deontological option) were more likely to suppress their emotional expressions. In Studies 2a, 2b, and 3, we instruct participants to either regulate their emotions, using one of two different strategies (reappraisal vs. suppression), or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007
effect of a unit of FDI on economic growth. However, this is difficult to establish because it is a function of many different country and project characteristics which are often hard to measure. Hence, we differentiate "quality... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 13, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207069 PublicationsAmerica the Principled: 6 Opportunities for Becoming a Can-Do Nation Once Again Author:Rosabeth M. Kanter Publication:New York: Crown, forthcoming Abstract This book draws on the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 22
agency that funds partnerships between universities and private companies to develop technologies important to Danish industry. We assess the effect of a particular "mediated funding" scheme that combines project grants with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
still expecting more than $4 billion, and even in October—that is, after Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy—they were projecting close to $3.8 billion. In other words, they overestimated by roughly $250 million in October, nine months... View Details
- 12 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
September–October 2017 Harvard Business Review Why Do We Undervalue Competent Management? Neither Great Leadership Nor Brilliant Strategy Matters Without Operational Excellence By: Sadun, Raffaella, Nicholas Bloom, and John Van Reenen... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016
focus of this case is how a technology company such as Avocent, with a dramatically different business model compared to its acquirer, should be integrated into a large, multi-industry conglomerate like Emerson. Underlying this managerial question is a broader View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
have declined. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52494 Harvard Business School Case 118-010 The Oakland Athletics: Strategy & Metrics for a Budget No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.
leaders should understand that an employee’s input can sometimes make the difference between failure and success in a task or project — and managers can and should encourage employees to candidly voice their opinions to bolster both the... View Details
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
undertake positive net present value projects. These projects typically reflect the comparative advantages of the firm and are the raison d'être of the firm. "Passive" risks are risks associated with investments when returns are... View Details
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
Despite public- and private-sector efforts to feed the most vulnerable, the number of people at risk of food insecurity and malnutrition is projected to increase from 17 million to 50 million between June and August 2020. Ndidi Okonkwo... View Details
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
retailers’ annual sales, so it is a critical time to get retail execution right. Dynamic pricing strategies must be carefully executed to maximize margins while driving volume. Inventory turns must be carefully monitored so that physical... View Details
- 20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016
Explicating the 'Dynamics' in the Dynamic Capabilities Framework By: Jones, Geoffrey, and R. Daniel Wadhwani Abstract—This working paper aims to deepen the scholarly dialogue between strategy and history. It does so by examining how... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel