Tipping Point - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

New Challenges for Long-Term Investors

School's MBA and doctoral programs. He discusses the findings and implications of his research with HBS Working Knowledge. Ann Cullen: You point out that historically some assets might look riskier than they actually are and some might... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

01 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Judgment Calls

differently. Over time, he had established a group of trusted executives around him, which formed a "steering committee." And they all had their own points of view, which they regularly voiced. The tension of the big-growth... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas H. Davenport & Brook Manville; Consumer Products

05 Oct 2016
What Do You Think?

Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?

very proficient in mobilizing capital to stoke innovation and create new industries for sustained growth. It should focus on immense global market opportunities ” Tip Parker suggested what those new global market opportunities might look... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Apr 2007
What Do You Think?

Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?

with government intervention. Mehmet Genc pointed out that "Markets can correct the situation if these costs (of CO2 emissions) can be internalized, but government has to help ." But several suggested that government... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

29 Jan 2007
Research & Ideas

The Business Press Is a Watchdog that Bites

people who work in this field, and they develop such knowledge of these companies that they start to get a sense of something that's not right and then they follow up. In over a third of these situations it appears that the press did the legwork, whether through... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Journalism & News; Publishing

28 Jun 2011
First Look

First Look: June 28

portfolio strategy that takes advantage of this straightforward vs. complicated information processing classification yields returns of 118 basis points per month. Consistent with processing complexity driving the return relation, we... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Apr 2017
Research & Ideas

For Women Especially, It Pays to Know What Car Repairs Should Cost

Toyota Camry. To help answer the question of whether consumer knowledge would influence the prices quoted, callers used three prepared scripts to tip off shop reps about their price knowledge: informed (knows the market price for a repair... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild Swearingen; Auto; Service

11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

tipping point may be reached where the jokes progress to someone making highly inappropriate comments about how a woman is dressed, or to leering at or inappropriately touching a woman, behavior that clearly... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

20 Dec 2016
First Look

December 20, 2016

strengths and limitations of this method, and address two misconceptions about ABMs: reductionism and “you get out what you put in.” We also offer maxims for good and bad ABMs, give practical tips for beginner modelers, and include a list... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

22 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients

gain with considerable pain A crucial point to reinforce is that the vast majority of lift outs involve a team moving from one company (OldCo) to its direct competitor (NewCo). Occasionally, a firm goes out of business and teams move to... View Details

Keywords: by Robin Abrahams, Boris Groysberg, and Steven L. Manchel

10 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

across space and over time, several patterns are documented. Conflict-related deaths are significantly higher in poorer districts and in geographical locations that favor insurgents, such as mountains and forests; a 10-percentage point... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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