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- 19 May 2016
- Research Event
Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium
bit of attention; 96 people submitted 410 programs, and 20 of the contestants had ideas that exceeded researchers’ expectations. The best solution increased the accuracy of the data from 91 percent to 97 percent and increased processing speed 15 View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel
- 13 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?
talent from, but by the time you get to positions of real responsibility, the fact is you are almost joined at the hip with the family. Q: Koç makes a point that the company has no hesitation about becoming... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
Countries on the Cusp: The Power of Nationalism
Certainly the wars in the former Yugoslavia suggest how bad those things can be. But the most important thing to recognize is how variable nationalisms have been over time and across countries. The other important thing about them that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
and also broadening the circumstances in which they arise. We discuss applications to travel reservation systems, payment card systems, marketplaces, rebate services, search engine advertising, and various types of brokers and agencies.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jan 2011
- Op-Ed
Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress
In light of the latest developments of the on-again, off-again, on-again government funding of human embryonic stem-cell research, it is time to consider the devastating implications of this chaotic funding environment. And to do that,... View Details
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
that suggest that the Act has produced financial reporting benefits. While the direct costs of the Act were substantial and fell disproportionately on smaller companies, costs have fallen over time and in response to changes in its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
design "programs" or sequences of projects over time in order that learning is maximized. Most past research on innovation has focused on the management of individual projects. As a result, we know a lot about topics such as... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation
liquidation process. “We don't spend enough time thinking about the death or liquidation of businesses” "When we were first exposed to the issue of store liquidations, we didn't have a sense of how big it was—that there is a massive... View Details
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
finally combine. That will mark the real discontinuity between the economy of the twentieth century and that of the twenty-first. Q: You have drawn on other fields in addition to business, such as history, science, even contemporary... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
our sample. We denote these time lags as technology usage lags and compare them with lags in real GDP per capita. We find that (i) technology usage lags are large, often comparable to lags in View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?
senior partner, it matters.” When senior partners walk, it often has very real consequences for the performance of funds. Even when partners are replaced by comparable investors, the team may be viewed as less stable due to the challenges... View Details
- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
his time. He would let anyone, (mostly they were from India or Pakistan or Indo-Asia), come in and present to him and then he would comment on it and critique it. However, if they came back a second time without doing anything he was not... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
Are Employees Becoming Job 'Renters' Instead of 'Owners'?
disposable as a BIC pen. Small wonder they’ll react as owners.” DRE added that job renting is code for job instability. “When you kill the opportunity to own a job, it is only a matter of time before the economic circle shrinks to (the)... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
is pitching to a black umpire, he is more likely to win the whole game." Parsons speculates that the discrimination may not be conscious. Since the effects increase as the game goes on, he suggests the animosity that can grow between a pitcher and an umpire over... View Details
- 04 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 4
This case explores the opportunity to purchase the condominium management business of a distressed real estate developer by Advantage Partners, a leading Japanese private equity firm. The case explores investment structuring, bidding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 10
bonds varies predictably over time. We also find strong evidence that the spread between the nominal and the real bond risk premium, or the breakeven inflation risk premium, also varies over time. We argue that the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System
As today's fiscal deficit and dragging economy continue to cast long shadows, it's easy to forget much darker times in American history. Shortly after winning its independence from Great Britain, the United States was bankrupt. Individual... View Details
- 03 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 3
historical account of their humble origins, lack of resources, and determined struggle against the odds. We identify two essential dimensions of an underdog biography: external disadvantage, and passion and determination. We demonstrate that a UBB can increase purchase... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
innovation and the opportunity to participate in the "white coat" economy and life sciences revolution of the 21st century. Writes a new social contract based on real family values, creating fair and flexible workplaces that are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups
to recent research. Enter the era of “spray and pray,” where venture firms over the last decade have seeded more firms than previously, but with less upfront investment of time and money. As someone who teaches entrepreneurial finance,... View Details