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- 10 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017
beings grappled with and overcame material hardship, organized their political and economic communities, won great wealth and lost it, conquered and were conquered. The present volume, assembling some of the brightest lights in the field, eloquently testifies to the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
Management and author of Accelerating Innovation in Energy: Lessons from Other Sectors. The environmental challenges we face are among the most important issues facing business. If, as current scientific research suggests, it would be...
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- 06 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 6, 2007
Author:Robert C. Pozen Publication:Harvard Business Review 85, no. 11 (November 2007) Abstract As the dust settles on the recent frenzy of private-equity deals (including transactions topping $20 billion), what lessons can companies...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
about when to use soft versus hard negotiation approaches, two of the notable lessons that arise are (i) the role of apologies after misusing power and (ii) how even “using one’s power for good” can translate into paternalistic outcomes....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Do I Dare Say Something?
recent working paper, Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson and Penn State professor James Detert explored the challenges employees face speaking up to internal authorities. Their research focused on behavior in large, multinational corporations, but the...
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by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
history, and the lessons learned to date. It discusses the current challenges faced by policy makers wanting to further improve the program. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811100-PDF-ENG Continental Media Group:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
to negotiate the Brexit endgame, she might well consider three lessons from Wilson’s futile diplomacy during his last year in office. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55708 2018 Yale Journal on Regulation...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
to everyday transactions like selling a house, buying a car, or landing a new contract. Wheeler also draws lessons on agility and creativity from fields like jazz, sports, theater, and even military science. Publisher's link:
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
and higher availability of inventory (a proxy for support). Our findings highlight important factors for successful implementations of 360-degree systems as complements to explicit incentives. Finally, we share some lessons learned with...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
a purely social act with economic considerations. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-012.pdf Input Constraints and the Efficiency of Entry: Lessons from Cardiac Surgery Authors:David M. Cutler, Robert S. Huckman, and...
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Martha Lagace
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
for Bankruptcy. Now What? Taking the Long View By: Werker, Eric D., and Benjamin Kennedy Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45603 Working Papers Creating a Design Commons: View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
principles within each course module, and a synopsis of each case, along with the lessons the case is meant to convey. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/911069-PDF-ENG Predictive Biosciences Thomas Eisenmann,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
If it's one lesson the individual investor learned the hard way from the collapse of Enron, it is that the recommendations of Wall Street stock analysts can be influenced by much more than purely objective research. Just look at the large...
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- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
connected than oneself was associated with more friendship formation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53066 Lessons Unlearned? Corporate Debt in Emerging Markets By: Alfaro, Laura, Gonzalo Asis, Anusha...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
back-and-forth dynamic often occurs because the feelings and experiences of native and nonnative co-workers are hidden from each other. Empathy arrests this cycle, leading to more sensitivity and accommodation of language diversity. Based on the insights from our...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 5, 2009
the early 1990s, but to reposition the company to lead the industry. The powerful lesson from the IBM story is that innovation is not a side business to running the real business. Innovation is the business. Breakthrough innovations that...
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Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
Can Civil Law Countries Get Good Institutions? Lessons from the History of Creditor Rights and Bond Markets in Brazil Author:Aldo Musacchio Periodical:Journal of Economic History (forthcoming) Abstract Does a legal tradition adopted in...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
what happens in the classroom. Separately, early in the project, we examined the way strategy is developed in corporations, and the purpose it usually serves, to see if there were lessons for public school districts. Strategy is about...
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- 10 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World
or reputation. Norton: Even so, the case includes an exhibit documenting all the openings and closings of franchises around the world, and it's been mostly openings. Once they open, they are usually successful in maintaining the business. HBSWK: Are there any View Details
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
almost mythical in nature, with other states often misunderstanding the lessons of the Foxwoods experience. The real story behind the Pequot gaming compact, however, is one of strategic negotiation and the leveraging of tribal sovereignty...
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Carmen Nobel