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- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
Summa was developed under a new private equity model that sought to “future-proof” businesses by focusing on long-term value creation and growth, in addition to traditional private equity practices of implementing best practices and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
School's U.S. Competitiveness Project. Rivkin is the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration. “Study after study has shown that a country's long-term prosperity depends on the quality of its human capital” Rivkin and fellow... View Details
- 02 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Spending on Happiness
happiness. We conducted a number of studies—from national surveys to a field study in which we examined how the manner in which employees at a Boston-based company spent a profit-sharing bonus impacted their long-term happiness—in which... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 01 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Marketing Challenges of the China Olympics
Sponsors Have A Lot More To Lose Than Long-term Investors. Lenovo, as a first-time global sponsor whose future depends heavily on success this year, has much more at stake than veteran Olympics sponsors such as Coca-Cola, Visa, and... View Details
- 02 May 2008
- What Do You Think?
What is the Future of State Capitalism?
... for one reason: state administrators are less motivated." Mixed motives may get in the way of long-term financial performance. If this is the case, do we view the success or failure of state capitalism, even if the emphasis is on... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 10 Jan 2005
- What Do You Think?
Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?
that is needed to bring long-term solvency to the social security program." In contrast to this was the view of Fernando das Neves Gomes, who commented, "We can view the money (contributions to the fund) in two different ways:... View Details
- 18 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?
performance doesn’t merit higher rewards. This creates a ripple effect, where other senior partners become resentful, disenchanted, and leave their jobs, causing instability that spooks potential investors and could lead to a firm’s collapse. “Short-term greediness is... View Details
- 24 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Link Between Language and Corporate Responsibility
ESG—factors), both because of its importance to socially conscious investors and as an indicator of long-term corporate health. Firms such as Morgan Stanley Capital International crunch hundreds of factors from carbon emissions to the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
been destined for mutual funds is not coming in because a portion of the undecided investor population is choosing instead to try trading stocks online." But for the most part, because committed mutual fund consumers are investors who hold portfolios of... View Details
- 06 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness
research and collaborate with the business and academic world. In addition, government officials and business leaders need to map out a long-term plan focused on efforts to keep important capabilities in the United States with the idea... View Details
- 13 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Paid Search Ads Pay Off for Lesser-Known Restaurants
short-lived. All advertising effects dropped to zero immediately following the advertising period, suggesting that ads temporarily make people aware of businesses but may not have a long-term residual impact after advertising stops. “That... View Details
- 09 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!
that Bezos has shown in his leadership at Amazon, including constant commitment to the customer and a long-term approach to innovation, are good news for DC's paper of record. Three Ingredients For Success By: Bharat Anand Henry R. Byers... View Details
- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
competitiveness. To the contrary, that's an indicator that we have to choose between being able to sell our products to customers and paying our citizens well. "The ultimate goal of national policy has to be long-term productivity... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 10 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 10, 2009
premia determined mainly by the product of risk aversion and the nominal-real covariance. The concavity of the yield curve—the level of intermediate-term bond yields, relative to the average of short- and long-term bond yields—is a good... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jul 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
long-term effect because they are so complex, a manager's information so incomplete, the competitive environment so complicated, analytic techniques so inadequate, and the number of things over which a manager has control so limited, that... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 26 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More
additional tariffs will have a significant, negative, and long-term impact on American businesses, farmers, families, and the US economy." New research by a Washington-based think tank supports those fears. The nonpartisan Peterson... View Details
- 29 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Research Papers of 2014
emotions can play in negotiations. Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles Poorly designed leadership roles set up a family business for failure. John A. Davis offers a system that produces the decisiveness and unity needed for View Details
- 23 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It’s Effective
brings them up to the same level with financial disclosures," says Serafeim. "Moreover, it forces companies to explain the relationship between financial and nonfinancial measures and how managing these nonfinancial issues contributes to the View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608083 A.J. Washington: Retaining an NFL Star Harvard Business School Case 909-033 General Manager Luke Kolville, of the Los Angeles Spartans, struggles with the best approach to negotiate a long-term... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
Nokia, H&M), we find that instead of choosing between conflicting outcomes such as long-term strategy or short-term performance drivers, top-tier managers argue that their role is to embrace such paradoxes to make both things happen... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace