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  • 12 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

new ideas. Case in point: At Bing, a small headline change an employee proposed was deemed a low priority and shelved for months until one engineer decided to do a quick online controlled experiment—an A/B test—to try it out. The test... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • December 6, 2013
  • Article

Family Businesses Shouldn't Hunt for Superstar CEOs

By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
This article discusses the challenges faced by family businesses when it comes to succession planning, particularly in selecting an outside CEO. It presents a case study of a third-generation family business looking for an external CEO, named "Mr. Wonderful," to manage... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Management Succession
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  • 2016
  • Book

Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business

By: John A. Quelch
The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under increased scrutiny in the last decade, with an increased expectation that private profit not come at the expense of consumer welfare.

Consumers, Corporations, and Public... View Details
Keywords: Consumer; Corporate Culture; Public Health; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Health; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Supply Chain Management; Advertising Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Communications Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Distribution Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Insurance Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; Tourism Industry; Transportation Industry; Travel Industry; Asia; Oceania; North and Central America; Middle East; Latin America; Europe
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  • 2007
  • Working Paper

The Political Economy of 'Natural' Disasters

By: Charles Cohen and Eric D. Werker
Natural disasters occur in a political space. Although events beyond our control may trigger a disaster, the level of government preparedness and response greatly determines the extent of suffering incurred by the affected population. We use a political economy model... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Government and Politics; Strategic Planning; Mathematical Methods; Natural Disasters; Welfare or Wellbeing
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  • 09 Jan 2020
  • News

FT business books of the month: January edition

    Consumers, Corporations and Public Health (Oxford University Press, 2016)

    The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under increased scrutiny in the last decade, with an increased expectation that private profit not come at the expense of consumer welfare.

    Consumers, Corporations, and Public... View Details
    • May 2022
    • Supplement

    Maestro Pizza (B): The Competition Awakens

    By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Fares Khrais
    Maestro pizza opened its first store in 2013 after its founder, Khalid Al Omran, recognized an opportunity in Saudi Arabia to offer high quality pizza at affordable prices. The business grew rapidly and under the radar at first, but soon enough caught the attention of... View Details
    Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competition; Market Entry and Exit; Emerging Markets; Business Startups; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Product Positioning; Disruption; Disruptive Innovation; Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Social Media; Forecasting and Prediction; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Production; Service Delivery; Business Growth and Maturation; Financial Statements; Cost Management; Analysis; Quality; Performance Consistency; Customer Satisfaction; Profit; Family Ownership; Food and Beverage Industry; Saudi Arabia; Middle East
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    Managing Perceptions of Distress at Work: Reframing Emotion as Passion

    By: Elizabeth Baily Wolf, Jooa Julia Lee, Sunita Sah and Alison Wood Brooks
    Expressing distress at work can have negative consequences for employees: observers perceive employees who express distress as less competent than employees who do not. Across five experiments, we explore how reframing a socially inappropriate emotional expression... View Details
    Keywords: Decision Making; Emotions; Perception
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      NGOs and Organizational Change

      The organizational dynamics of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly complex as they have evolved from small local groups into sophisticated multinational organizations with global networks. Alnoor... View Details

      • 10 Aug 2010
      • First Look

      First Look: August 10

      available at this time. Read this article: http://www.responsible-investor.com/home/article/one_report   Working PapersDeveloping Negotiation Case Studies Author:James K. Sebenius Abstract While a great deal... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 25 May 2010
      • First Look

      First Look: May 25

      learning is mediated by psychological safety. By separately examining task variety, team familiarity, and psychological safety, our work offers new insights and direction for the study of learning in teams. Download the paper:... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 13 Jun 2011
      • HBS Case

      Mobile Banking for the Unbanked

      we need.” The Harvard Business School case study Mobile Banking for the Unbanked explores two very different examples of mobile financial service models: WIZZIT, a third-party startup that teamed with a... View Details
      Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Communications; Telecommunications
      • Research Summary

      Globalization and the Family Business

      As business becomes more global and competitive, many family companies are extending their operations through various means to remain competitive in their industries. Professor Davis is teaming with Professor Jon Martinez of Universidad de los Andes and Florence Tsai... View Details
      • 2014
      • Teaching Note

      Zenglibao: An Internet Money Market Fund Run By Tianhong Asset Management Co., LTD. (TN)

      By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yongjun Jin and Xiaohui Li
      Mobile Internet has imposed an increasing impact on traditional finance. Firstly, some financial business modules can be operated via mobile Internet, and the corresponding transaction cost is greatly reduced. For example, payment by traditional bank draft is replaced... View Details
      Keywords: Internet; China; Mobile Devices; Finance; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; China
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      • 2014
      • Case

      Zenglibao: An Internet Money Market Fund Run by Tianhong Asset Management Co., LTD.

      By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yongjun Jin and Xiaohui Li
      Mobile Internet has imposed an increasing impact on traditional finance. Firstly, some financial business modules can be operated via mobile Internet, and the corresponding transaction cost is greatly reduced. For example, payment by traditional bank draft is replaced... View Details
      Keywords: Finance; Internet; China; Mobile Devices; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; China
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      • 13 Jul 2016
      • News

      The high price of workplace stress

      • 13 May 2008
      • First Look

      First Look: May 13, 2008

      These performance differences appear to be partially explained by the buy-side's higher retention of poor-performing analysts and by differences in performance benchmarks used to evaluate buy- and sell-side analysts.   Cases & Course... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • February 1993 (Revised October 1993)
      • Case

      Brent Walker Group PLC,The

      The Brent Walker Group completed the largest out-of-court restructuring in the United Kingdom. After overexpansion in the 1980s, the company pursued a large acquisition financed with debt and then encountered falling asset prices. With the assistance of the Bank of... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; United Kingdom
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      • January 2016 (Revised August 2019)
      • Case

      From Preparatory Academy to National Flagship: The Evolution of Tsinghua University

      By: William C. Kirby and Joycelyn W. Eby
      Tsinghua University is one of the most prominent universities in China, and, increasingly, in the world. Its evolution to this position reflects the major developments in Chinese history—outward looking internationalism in the 1920s and 1930s, creative survival in the... View Details
      Keywords: University Administration; University Curriculum; University Faculty; World-class Universities; Higher Education; History; Governance; Education Industry; China; Beijing
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      • June 2015
      • Case

      Fei Ni Mo Shu (You are the One) and the Chinese Employment Market

      By: Christopher Marquis, Qi Li and Ying Zhang
      This case study shows the evolution of the Chinese television program Fei Ni Mo Shu (You are the One), from an unrecognized show in 2010 to becoming a television phenomenon in 2015. The success of Fei Ni Mo Shu (You are the One) has resulted from it reflecting the... View Details
      Keywords: China; Media; Employment; Education; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Beijing
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