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- 22 Feb 2019
- News
Empowering a New Generation of Business Leaders
a very positive and spirited tone.” A Fireside Chat with Titans of Broadcasting in South Florida The HBS Club of South Florida and the HBS Latino Alumni Association co-sponsored an exclusive, sold-out Fireside Chat on February 4, featuring César Conde, Chairman of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
America the Difficult
their internal capital and product markets to access global resources while local firms can’t. In effect, these distorted environments burden local firms, create opportunities for institutional arbitrage for multinational firms, and can... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods
Ickis (MBA 1971, DBA 1978) REISNER: One of the hottest areas of investment growth is in cross-border shipping, but there are two core problems: In an age of terrorism, customs are commercial constraints and also valuable public safety services. The other is pricing in... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 29 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 29, 2007
Abstract Stigmatized minorities may have an advantage in persuading majority group members during some face-to-face interactions due to the greater self-presentational demands such interactions elicit. In contrast to models which predict... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2009
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First Look: May 12, 2009
international awards. How could the company capitalize on this success? Should Grace expand its operations to multiple Chinese provinces? Should Grace continue as a premium boutique winery serving a growing but ultimately limited niche... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
Harvard Business School Supplement 807-030 No abstract available. Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807030 Lightspeed Venture Partners—International Expansion Harvard Business School Case 108-010 Looks at various... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
Working PapersMarket Reaction to the Adoption of IFRS in Europe Authors:Christopher S. Armstrong, Mary E. Barth, Alan D. Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Abstract This study examines the European stock market reaction to sixteen events associated with the adoption of... View Details
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers
to examine the legality of deals such as Bell Atlantic's acquisition of GTE and AT&T's acquisition of MediaOne. The current rash of international antitrust cases—such as those in Europe around MCI-WorldCom's purchase of Sprint and... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
direction and the internal data to understand its own strengths and weaknesses can be overly influenced by outside demands for metrics that may not always be relevant to its ultimate success. “Without understanding outcomes, you can't get... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
advice. He suggested that the company test and refine its business model by initially focusing on one payment operation, for parking tickets, in one U.S. city. The entrepreneurs almost bit off his head. "The leader in this market... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 03 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates
know how companies that use affiliate marketing should set the policies that govern the gray areas where bad practices flourish. They studied three popular models for managing affiliate networks: doing it in-house; outsourcing to a vendor... View Details
- 11 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center
call centers, with their attendant voice response units (VRUs—also known as automated voice response systems), need not be so inefficient. When a company manages its call center well, effectively linking a triad of service, information technology and View Details
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
international business in the nineteenth century was not easily fitted into national categories. The place of registration, the nationality of shareholders, and the nationality of management often pointed in different directions. During... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Nov 2024
- Research & Ideas
AI Can Help Leaders Communicate, But Can't Make Employees Listen
Choudhury and his team built a “CEO Bot” by providing a large language model with all internal and external communications from the real boss, including emails and Slack messages. The idea was to create a... View Details
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
organizational characteristics affect the stringency of monitoring through reputation, customer loyalty, differential impacts of government sanctions, and the standardization and internal monitoring of operations. We test our theory in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 9
Publications December 2014 Academy of Management Journal Harnessing Productive Tensions in Hybrid Organizations: The Case of Work Integration Social Enterprises By: Battilana, Julie, Metin Sengul, Anne-claire Pache, and Jacob Model... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
Why the U.S. Should Encourage FDI
relative to local firms. In countries with weak capital markets and burdensome regulatory regimes, multinational firms can use their internal capital and product markets to access global resources while local firms can't. In effect, these... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
with enough oil, gas, and food supplies, given supply chain disruptions. Important, too, was being mindful of budget deficits and encouraging investments from international partners. “We had to do it all purposefully, accurately, and... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 15 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Lessons Not Learned About Innovation
Institutional memories are short. But internal business pressures also play a part as executives balance the need to protect current revenue streams with the imperative to get behind new concepts crucial to future success. And too often... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne