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22 Feb 2022
News

Vision: Learning Curve

more effective teachers. “There’s a big opportunity to really upscale and certify them,” Gupta says. At the same time, Rocket provides educational tools and content that teachers can share with parents to reinforce foundational skills at... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; education; entrepreneurship; startup; India; Educational Services

01 Sep 2015
News

Ink

Fuji Photo Film combined interests to steal low-end printer share from Canon, both companies wanted to have a markup over their own separate costs, which would have created an overpriced product. The eventual answer was a carefully... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy

continue to focus only on small and midsized cities. The company seems likely to confront winner-take-all competitive dynamics at the city level, because network effects are strong—more diners will attract more hosts, and vice versa—and because hosts will confront... View Details

24 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Reducing Risk with Online Advertising

long time, but if you could get rid of a substantial share of online advertising fraud, waiting two to four months wouldn't be bad. And crucially, for the good advertising partners, the ones who are being asked to wait two to four months... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services

20 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

consequentially experienced higher asset growth and increased market share during the crisis. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54253 November 8, 2018 NEJM Catalyst Transitioning Payment Models:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Apr 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?

Summing Up Are there too many "hostages" in the work force? Before turning to responses to this month's column, let me note that this marks the tenth anniversary of "What Do You Think?" I want to thank all of you for View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

21 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design

largest pump manufacturer in the world, headquartered in Bjerringbro, Denmark. Grundfos shared the same ecosystem of energy, material, and waste flows with other companies we visited. For example, Grundfos pumps installed in Denmark are... View Details

20 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

US Competitiveness at Risk

economy, a large share of exports and foreign direct investment [FDI]. But when you look at the trajectory over time—job growth rates, wage growth rates, changes in export or FDI share, particularly compared to emerging economies—the... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Reinventing the Industrial Giant

exchange with auto parts suppliers. This system, initially called TradeXchange, was designed to bring suppliers online so that GM can purchase supplies. For a fee, suppliers were to use TradeXchange to "reduce their costs and pass on... View Details

Keywords: by Nitin Nohria, Davis Dyer & Frederick Dalzell; Manufacturing

26 Jun 2000
Research & Ideas

Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia

national identity is a collective identity of a particular kind: an identity shared among a population and shaped by historical memory and cultural symbols. National identity can include components of language, ethnicity and religion.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Aug 2010
First Look

First Look: August 17

types of earnings benchmarks. We estimate that marketing actions can be used to boost quarterly net income by up to 5% depending on the depth and duration of promotion. However, there is a price to pay, with the cost in the following... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Apr 2020
Book

Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings

ventilation, air quality, water, moisture, and security,” says Macomber. “Those aren't expensive to begin with. So, I think those will propagate through pretty quickly, and they’ll be must-haves, because the cost is not relatively very... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Real Estate; Health

27 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments

networks is to middle managers, who may become obsolete when layers of managers are no longer needed to convey messages up and down the organization.” A year ago many people poked fun at Facebook as a place where kids shared their latest... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

23 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

28 Apr 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

and social return can be aligned to drive positive change. The mentality that Professor Rebecca Henderson shared was something new and fresh and quite exciting for me. After graduation, I chose to join a firm that View Details

06 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 6

residential real estate and away from more productive investments. Third, the cost of professional investment management is too high, which drains talent from other industries. The financial sector could promote the health and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2012
News

Think Locally, Act Globally

As for the cultural issue, Mittal notes that India and Africa have a shared past—in trade relations and, in the diplomatic realm, cooperation during the heyday of the Non-Aligned Movement—that has helped build trust and familiarity. And... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Telecommunications; Information

19 Jun 2019
News

Connecting Patients and Providers

sharing medical records: “Can you fax them? Can you FedEx them? It’s incredible,” Jarzabek says of the complexity of arranging a consultation. As a son, Jarzabek saw patients with urgent needs waiting too long for care; as a businessman,... View Details

Keywords: April White

19 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 19

margins from its Help Desk contract with Fonaveu, a large, strategically important customer. Emergia is considering tactics such as overdelivering on calls that incur lower costs (while underdelivering on high View Details