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- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
MaterialsNote on Direct Selling in Developing Economies Michael Chu and Joel SegreHarvard Business School Case 310-068 Informal and formal direct selling play a particularly important role in developing countries characterized by markets... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Deal
It's best to be nice when negotiating a business deal, but it's also OK to be aggressive in pursuing your interests—as long as you back up your position with facts. "If you're a seller and your price seems high, but it's justified in some way, with View Details
- 10 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting
Not long ago, only 30 companies around the world reported data about their social and sustainability (that is, nonfinancial) endeavors. Today, more than 7,000 organizations do so. While that transparency is undoubtedly a good thing, the View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
- 07 Jan 2015
- What Do You Think?
SUMMING UP: What Are the Limits On Workplace Transparency?
the Internet? How many of us have then received offers for products that we didn't yet know we needed? Organizational transparency today most often is associated with good management practice There is a movement afoot to thwart personal... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
Guts and Bliss: The Entrepreneur’s Journey
It's easy to run a company in an up market. OK, sort of easy. But a down market is something else again, and what a roller-coaster year the past year was, said six entrepreneurs in a panel discussion at the 2002 Dynamic Women in Business... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’
concluded that alternative packaging solutions weren’t as green as they purported to be if they didn’t perform well in their main function: storing and preserving the food they contained. Recognizing they would need to use plastic packaging if they were to View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 01 Jun 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting
a marketing scholar Rangan is optimistic about strategic CSR efforts that provide value in communities and society. Key concepts include: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) means "activities undertaken by businesses that enhance... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
stockholder gave them privileged access to bank finance. When bank lending practices changed in the middle of the century, this access-to-credit advantage associated with owning bank stock largely disappeared. Third, investors typically... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
imperialism, there is reason to believe that John Holt is not an isolated case of a company assuming this form. Holt and others function as intermediaries between global business, which rarely invests in small African markets and where... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 25
are not compartmentalized; rather a loss in one currency may impact trading in another. We also show that while the impact of a loss on subsequent trading decisions does linger, the affect declines sharply after a losing position is closed. The Impact of Web 2.0 on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
Google's own Flight Search listing. The authors consider implications of these findings for competition policy and for online marketing strategies. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=44724 Enhancing the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- July 2000
- Background Note
Industry Transformation
By: Michael E. Porter and Jan W. Rivkin
One of the steepest challenges a strategist faces is to navigate his or her company through a period of industry transformation--an era of rapid and wholesale changes in industry structure. This note considers how periods of transformation typically unfold. It then... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Management; Management Practices and Processes; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Consulting Industry; Service Industry
Porter, Michael E., and Jan W. Rivkin. "Industry Transformation." Harvard Business School Background Note 701-008, July 2000.
- 07 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence
Were equity markets highly efficient, these actions would be recognized; an immediate decline in share price would occur; and, anticipating this, managers would not be tempted toward misconduct or "short termism." Unfortunately,... View Details
Keywords: by Harvard Management Update
- 28 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Meeting China’s Need for Management Education
practices in management education. "Overall, we were delighted to see the impact that PCMPCL is having in the area and on these leading schools of business," Wheelwright says. Report: Q: What general advice would you give our... View Details
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
firmsare more likely to adopt processinnovations and why. The empirical context is the adoption of e-business practices among U.S. manufacturing plants in early 2000. Based on detailed data from the U.S. Census of Manufactures, the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- January 2025 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
Mercado Libre: The Best Is Yet to Come
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Fernando Fragueiro, Carla Larangeira and Mariana Cal
In 2024, Marcos Galperín, CEO and co-founder of Mercado Libre, reflected on its 25-year rise as Latin America’s largest marketplace, fintech leader, and most valuable public company. With operations spanning 18 countries and a robust ecosystem combining e-commerce,... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Multinational Firms and Management; Recruitment; Compensation and Benefits; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Succession; E-commerce; Emerging Markets; Distribution; Logistics; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Business Strategy; Competition; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; Retail Industry; Latin America; Mexico; Brazil; Argentina
Palepu, Krishna G., Fernando Fragueiro, Carla Larangeira, and Mariana Cal. "Mercado Libre: The Best Is Yet to Come." Harvard Business School Case 325-065, January 2025. (Revised April 2025.)
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
Ratcheting, Competition, and the Diffusion of Technological Change: The Case of Televisions Under an Energy Efficiency Program By: Amano, Tomomichi, and Hiroshi Ohashi Abstract—In differentiated goods markets with societal implications,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
Publications 2006 Review of Financial Studies Unstable Equity: Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing By: Fang, Lily H., Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner Abstract—Bank-affiliated private equity groups account for 30% of all private equity investments.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
PublicationsMeeting the Challenges of a Person-Centric Work Psychology Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer Publication:Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice (forthcoming) An abstract is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade
HBS Working Knowledge readers want it all, judging by our all-time most popular articles. Here you'll find stories on everything from maintaining a professional image to writing a business plan, from how to market on social media to why... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne