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  • 20 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 20, 2007

relies heavily on foreign debt. Access to such debt is suddenly curtailed when there is a downturn in market sentiment regarding the Icelandic economy as a whole. Students will reflect on the essential elements of a communications... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23

determinants underlying the global economic geography of multinational firms. In particular, we run a horserace between two distinct economic forces: location fundamentals and agglomeration economies. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Facing the New World Order

Published since 1979 by the World Economic Forum, the Global Competitiveness Report ranks seventy-five countries and measures the comparative strengths and weaknesses of their economies. At a press conference announcing publication of the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • Research & Ideas

It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine

Future Flight to Safety: How Economic Downturns Affect Talent Flows to Startups Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: iStockphoto/Hispanolistic View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 02 Apr 2013
  • First Look

First Look: April 2

and produce an aggregate equity term structure that tracks economic conditions. The implied term structure is upward sloping during normal or expansion periods but flattens or inverts during economic View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jun 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Return of the Salesman

within the broader themes of history, including society, politics, culture, and gender. How, for instance, did the experience of women working for Avon differ from those of men working at Encyclopedia Britannica or other sales-oriented organizations? Q: Any insights... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 12 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

staying away or unable to pay and rising costs for personal protective gear and new technology. “Compounding the problem, SUD treatment and prevention programs risk draconian cuts to public funding as states experience economic View Details
Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Health
  • 14 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

now the government says they really meant 180. That takes its toll. Q: What about the effect on the financial markets? A: When it comes to the shutdown, I'm less concerned about them. I think that equities respond to a lot of things, and any View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
  • 18 Feb 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Wrap-up: Software, Telecom, and Recovery

managing investments the same way in both areas. "We're helping them stay alive during a horrible economic downturn so they can last on a minimum amount of capital during a period in which their top... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Martha Lagace; Financial Services; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications
  • 17 Nov 2020
  • In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

lecturer of business administration and the C. Roland Christensen Distinguished Management Educator. Ramon Casadesus-Masanell: Watch costs and find channel advantages Given COVID-19 transmission rates as of mid-November, the upcoming holiday shopping season for malls... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail
  • 26 Nov 2013
  • First Look

First Look: November 26

Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/311083-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-043 United Rentals (A) In the spring of 2008, the recession had decimated the company's core business, construction equipment rental. The economic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 May 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business

a major downturn is often lacking. One reason is that, in many firms, the relevant information is effectively the “property” of an individual rep, not the company. That makes it difficult to set account and segment priorities. Use the... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
  • 15 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 15

wants to adjust the company's business, headcount, and cost levels to adapt to changing economic conditions after one of the worst economic downturns in decades. His all-male... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 May 2010
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First Look: May 18

Economists: A Market Design Perspective Authors:Peter A. Coles, John Cawley, Phillip B. Levine, Muriel Niederle, Alvin E. Roth, and John J. Siegfried Publication:Journal of Economic Perspectives (forthcoming) Abstract This paper provides... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Feb 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade

concerned about cash, and employees worry about their jobs. But a downturn is no time to stop spending on marketing. The key, says professor John Quelch, is to understand how the needs of your customers and partners change, and adapt your... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Oct 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

the details of their business is crazy," Hargrove declares. "Michael Eisner, for example, works on the design of rides at Disney World and has input into all of Disney's films." Updated advice: All your coaching and mentoring will come to... View Details
Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni
  • 04 Mar 2002
  • What Do You Think?

Why the Bull Market in Leadership Books?

Summing Up There is no shortage of explanations for what seems to be a current bull market in writings about leadership, according to respondents to this column. Charles Cullinane attributes it to the economic and national insecurity that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 09 Nov 2010
  • First Look

First Look: November 9, 2010

without adding significant numbers of employees. Read the paper: http://hbr.org/2010/11/column-wealth-and-jobs-the-broken-link/ar/1 Stress-Test Your Strategy: The 7 Questions to Ask Author:Robert Simons Publication:Harvard Business Review 88, no. 11 (November 2010)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13

Harvard Business School Case 314-097 Furloughs: An Alternative to Layoffs for Economic Downturns This note describes the practice of employee furloughs (also known as work sharing or short-time work)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner

What are the implications for entrepreneurs seeking funding given the current uncertain economic climate? A: The bad news is that raising money today is clearly much tougher than it was twenty-four months ago. Venture groups are much more... View Details
Keywords: by Carol Elsen; Financial Services

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