Debates - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers

predictor of events, but the power and sometimes outrageous language used by Levitt changed the nature of debate on the issue, and created new perspectives for managers to consider as they approach world markets. Levitt's key insight... View Details

Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors

15 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

important catalyst to accelerate change; however, policy changes are not necessary to initiate migration to value-based competition. The policy debate is complex, political, and often focuses on the wrong subjects. The View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

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Tuce Zengin Van den Eynde

wanted to get out of my comfort zone and see the bigger picture.” Tuce has not been disappointed. “The case method makes everything interesting,” she says. “You’re not going to remember all the case outcomes. That’s not the point. It’s about shaping you. The open View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Entrepreneurship

14 Mar 2014
Blog Post

Looking to the Next Decade of Change: A Recap of the 10th Annual Retail & Luxury Goods Conference

with the speakers in depth. Overheard were several sound bites of attendees asking for career advice or debating about the future direction of the retail industry. As the day concluded, the conference ended in celebration of the club’s... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

01 Oct 1999
News

Making the Case for Maine: HBS Club and State's CEO Discuss Business Issues

draws for new business, including location, lifestyle, a loyal and dedicated work force, and a sophisticated fiber-optic telecommunications system. It also lays out the problems that new businesses face, such as high taxes and a lack of capital and properly skilled... View Details

Keywords: Janine Brunell Looker

01 Dec 2003
News

Studying Japan from the Inside

Japanese business during the 1970s and 1980s — such as lifetime employment, cross-shareholding, and keiretsu (Japanese corporate groupings) — are going through fundamental changes. There is ongoing debate as to where Japanese companies... View Details

Keywords: Cynthia Churchwell; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

20 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

When CEOs Become Activists

which executive activism affected not only public opinion but also customer perceptions. Apple CEO Cook’s actions around the RFRA debate particularly intrigued the researchers. “You can see a business reason why the CEOs of Eli Lilly and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Publishing

14 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 14, 2010

Organizations struggle to balance simultaneous imperatives to exploit and explore, yet theorists differ as to whether exploitation undermines or enhances exploration. The debate reflects a gap: the missing mechanism by which organizations... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

The Hard Numbers on Social Investments

For years an important debate has been raging in the social investing community about the potential of social purpose companies to deliver satisfactory returns to investors. The conventional wisdom is that capital providers should expect... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

03 Sep 2009
What Do You Think?

Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?

executives to do in light of the perception by many in the public that the money was being paid out of funds provided by a Government bail-out. DeSantis' action sparked a debate regarding pay for performance in general, and retention... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

20 Mar 2019
News

Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

emissions reductions immediately, Henderson and the other speakers were optimistic that it is completely plausible to change today’s practices and norms. Despite ongoing debate about the cost of decarbonizing the world’s economy,... View Details

Keywords: Allison Webster; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

August 2004 (Revised February 2006)
Case

Marketing James Patterson

By: John A. Deighton

Can a successful novelist use direct-to-consumer marketing to grow his brand? The author, who in a previous career ran a major advertising agency, uses advertising with great success to build his stature as a crime fiction writer. Further, he applies his experience at... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Debates; Surveys; SWOT Analysis; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Outcome or Result; Sales

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11 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices

the prices of more than 100 medications by 32 percent, on average, in June and early July. The Senate has been debating a bipartisan proposal to limit seniors’ out-of-pocket costs and curb price increases, while House leaders finalize a... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health

08 Mar 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Can the Proposed American Health Care Act Improve on 'Obamacare'?

Office, leaving the total cost of the proposal, as well as its projected effects on coverage, unknown. Suffice it to say that given the unknown costs and heated politics—both between the two parties and among factions of Republicans—the View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch, Dr. Gordon Moore, and Emily Boudreau

28 Nov 2016
Research & Ideas

Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation

the usual tenor of the debate on tort reform. “One normal view shaping the political discussion is that you need tort reform because these lawsuits are slowing down innovation,” says Galasso. “Our key finding based on 20 years of medical... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Medical Devices & Supplies

12 Jan 2004
What Do You Think?

How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs?

this impact: the broad, shallow, positive impact on product prices versus the narrow, deep, negative impact on individuals." These quotes help sum up the nature of the thought-provoking debate stirred by this month's column. On the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

19 Feb 2016
Blog Post

4 Updates About Peek Weekend at HBS

business management. Participants will spend evenings analyzing real-business cases, and use morning study groups and classes to examine and debate their ideas through lively interaction with peers and faculty. The classroom experience... View Details

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Closings - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Feedback Sample Class The appropriate closing for a class discussion is among the most debated elements of case method teaching. Some instructors advocate a minimalist approach, arguing that extensive commentary by the discussion leader... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

I Gave at the Office

still a win for humanity. Julian Zlatev: There’s been a long debate in psychology about whether people are truly altruistic: Is altruism really altruism if it reflects this warm glow or the self-interested reasons Christine is talking... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

02 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 2

within and across organizations. Despite its straightforwardness, this framework has generated debates concerning the definition of exploration and exploitation and their measurement, antecedents, and consequences. We critically review... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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