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- 02 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
Modern Indian Art: The Birth of a Market
Market categories—SUVs, smartphones, hip replacement surgeons—help facilitate commerce and other "market exchanges" by providing a basis for comparison and valuation. If I am hunting for a new SUV, for example, I can quickly research that category of similar... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 3
Specifically, we explore whether the presence of frictions in a country's capital markets, labor markets, and product markets affect the excess value of diversified firms. We find that the value of diversified firms relative to their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2023
- HBS Case
How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’
Instead, when the company wouldn’t pay them for their lunch hour, they intentionally scheduled deliveries to show up midday, when there wasn’t anyone working to receive them, sabotaging the project. “Top management have to be willing to... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
nuanced relation between firm PC and SEC oversight than previously suggested. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52543 Assessing the Quality of Quality Assessment: The Role of Scheduling By: Ibanez,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
current users of core products is introduced: "brand immigrants" who claim to be part of the in-group of core users of the brand and "brand tourists" who do not claim any membership status to the brand community. A... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2023
- Op-Ed
The First 90 Hours: What New CEOs Should—and Shouldn't—Do to Set the Right Tone
whether they’re staying or leaving. Also, schedule introductory conversations with key customers and employees. You may even want to approach some former employees or board members and ask for their insights. When you arrive, you should... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 29 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely
Github, among others, were 4.4 percent more productive than those following a more traditional “work-from-home” policy that gives schedule flexibility but requires workers to live near the office. “While... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 09 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018
December 13, 2017 Harvard Business Review What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager By: Austin, Julia Abstract—As an aspiring product manager (PM), there are three primary considerations when... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
since it was started, with no therapeutic product available in the foreseeable future, Kaplan is considering whether it is time to change the company's business model. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516108-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 616-049 Curtis LLP: A Case on Cases A product market firm faces an inventory investment decision in the face of demand uncertainty. To hedge against some... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
and based in Michigan, the company had a proud history of product and marketing innovation starting with its first product, Kellogg’s Toasted Corn Flakes, which created the cold cereal category. In recent years, however, Kellogg’s revenue... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
supported this prediction. Auxiliary analyses suggest that contrast effects and non-random scheduling of interviews are unlikely alternative explanations. Six Myths of Product Development Authors:Stefan... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 27 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
How One Late Employee Can Hurt Your Business: Data from 25 Million Timecards
The retail business is not for the faint of heart. Turning a consistent profit requires navigating many variables, such as hiring capable staff, ordering the right products at the right time, and complying with a litany of regulations.... View Details
- 21 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 21
activity the CEOs undertake during one workweek and (ii) a machine learning algorithm that projects these data onto scalar CEO behavior indices. Low values of the index are associated with plant visits and one-on-one meetings with View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
the prevalence of cov-lite rises. Time patterns in cov-lite issuance closely match inflows to institutional lenders, and at a given time, cov-lite loans are, overwhelmingly, those with the highest ownership by structured products and/or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
well, making Seven Bucks Productions a force to be reckoned with in the world of entertainment. Are Johnson and Garcia right to bet on a new digital channel, which is scheduled to make its debut on YouTube... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Feb 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Master the Team Meeting
you do this no more and no less than 48 hours before it is scheduled so ideas are timely and content is fresh. Topics should not be tactical—that’s what stand-ups and 1:1s are for. Instead, focus on strategic discussions and information... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
about how poor operational decisions create unnecessary complications that lead to quality problems and lower labor productivity and, in general, make life hard for retail employees." Ton is interested in demonstrating how operations... View Details
- 26 Jun 2023
- Research & Ideas
Want to Leave a Lasting Impression on Customers? Don't Forget the (Proverbial) Fireworks
for example, by arranging speakers at a conference to increase in popularity over time, or scheduling entertainment acts on a cruise to become better and more anticipated night after night. “It doesn’t even necessarily involve spending... View Details
- 28 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
on how best to reward their workers in ways that will bring them greater job satisfaction and motivate them to work harder. When recruiting, emphasize benefits Talking up a job’s perks, such as flexible work schedules and skill training,... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman