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- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
services. In making strategic decisions around technology commercialization, managers often assume that the intellectual property environment and the architecture of the industry are beyond their control. This need not be so. This article... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Nov 2024
- Research & Ideas
AI Can Help Leaders Communicate, But Can't Make Employees Listen
efficient by automating busy leaders’ routine tasks—such as the electronic communication that takes 24 percent of a CEO’s time, studies show. In theory, this would allow the executive to devote more time to strategic planning, for... View Details
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
innovation in clusters should account for these links. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-064.pdf The Strategic Use of Architectural Knowledge by Entrepreneurial Firms Author:Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract This paper... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 14
this case:http://hbr.org/search/112078-PDF-ENG The Promise of Impact Investing V. Kasturi Rangan, Sarah Appleby, and Laura MoonHarvard Business School Note 512-045 This note provides an overview of the impact View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Trust
percentage points less likely to order a free brochure of the competing product if they trusted their supplier. And they were 6 percentage points less likely to order the product. Investments in trust pay off in that they reduce... View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
each company in the portfolio is acting in a socially responsible manner. So-called green funds attempt to invest in socially responsible companies but often their selection criteria, which are often based on the industry a company is in... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
disclosure policy should focus not only on what information to disclose, but also on how and where to design disclosure Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54177 Investing Outside the Box: Evidence from... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
greater success in their collaborative innovation efforts. We found many firms mistakenly applied an "outsourcing" mindset to collaboration efforts which, in turn, led to three critical errors: First, they focused solely on lower costs, failing to consider... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
despite recent problems. On a more strategic level, he needed to recommend how to take the company's Sustainability Initiative to the next level and consider whether changes were needed to its organizational structure. Finally, he needed... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Oct 2016
- What Do You Think?
Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?
increased immigration would help reverse current trends. As he put it, “Those folks tend to be younger, with growing families which require furniture, food, clothing. Our ‘native’ population is aging and doesn’t earn or spend as much.” The case for View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy
diffusion of new technologies. A networked incubator can provide tremendous value to a start-up team through connections that help forge crucial strategic partnerships, recruit highly talented people, and obtain important advice from... View Details
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
long-term engagement and explore the impact of giving self-service consumers the option to interact with a person. Participants engaged in an online investing simulation who are made to feel anxious due to market downturns are less... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
investments in digital capabilities and on-the-ground community-orientated health care resources. Will it work? Can he implement it? The case explores both the strategic issues inherent in this potential... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
"money management" and the "investment systems platform" businesses. Students analyze why BlackRock decided to unbundle its Aladdin investment platform and if the firm should consider expanding the platform in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
incentives to invest in the face of potential holdup problems and also with the proposition that exclusive arrangements lead firms to seek contingent control rights to avoid lock-in when environmental uncertainty is high. Private Equity... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53441 forthcoming Operations Research Letters Orienteering for Electioneering By: Kallenbach, Jonah, Robert Kleinberg, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—In this paper, we introduce a combinatorial optimization problem that... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 3
quite limited. The best path forward involves extensive experimentation and careful evaluation. Publisher's link: http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/I/bo18508109.html August 2013 Advances in Strategic Management The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
Roc Nation, Random House, and Microsoft, and ensure success for each of the parties? And is pursuing this campaign idea a smart investment for the young agency? The case describes a set of decisions that paved the way for a groundbreaking... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/ebay-partner-network-d/an/914016-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 714-436 Multi-Sided Platforms: Foundations and Strategy This note offers an analysis of four fundamental strategic decisions... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
or plant closures can delay negative media coverage, but it forces firms to bleed money—paying salaries or running plants that are no longer value-enhancing. Thus, any decision to delay for PR reasons would be a strategic one, not to be... View Details