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- 27 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Researchers Cheat (Just a Little)
have received significant media attention recently, "less flagrant transgressions of research norms may be more prevalent and, in the long run, more damaging to the academic enterprise." In an attempt to get researchers to honestly View Details
- April–June 2015
- Article
It Doesn't Matter If Competitors Know Your Strategy
It is difficult for people to implement what they don't understand. Yet, research indicates that, on average, more than 50% of employees in organizations say they do not understand their organization's strategy. Further, the percentage of people reporting ignorance of... View Details
Cespedes, Frank V. "It Doesn't Matter If Competitors Know Your Strategy." ThinkSales (April–June 2015), 10–11.
- 2007
- Report
Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands
Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands benchmarks current U.S. competitiveness against twenty years of domestic and global economic data. The baseline year, 1986, was chosen because it marked the beginning of cyclical expansion in the domestic economy, a high... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands." Report Series, Council on Competitiveness, January 2007.
- 26 May 2014
- News
How to Win the Lottery (Happily)
- 01 Jul 2013
- News
Directions for Directors
- 27 Jan 2019
- News
How Employers Can Help Caregivers For A Win-Win
- 29 Jun 2005
- Other Presentation
Chile’s Competitiveness: Where Does the Country Stand?
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2004, (World Economic... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Chile’s Competitiveness: Where Does the Country Stand?" Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Santiago, Chile, June 29, 2005.
- November 1999 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
By: Paul M. Healy and Jacob Cohen
Pre-Paid Legal Services' business model reveals two key issues--managing the sales force and sales growth and managing claims. Students analyze the economics of the business and consider how to measure firm performance, how to evaluate and reward the sales force, and... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Salesforce Management; Marketing Strategy; Accrual Accounting; Business Cycles; Forecasting and Prediction; Insurance; Business Growth and Maturation; Insurance Industry
Healy, Paul M., and Jacob Cohen. "Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 100-037, November 1999. (Revised July 2003.)
- 30 Nov 2013
- News
Schumpeter: Going off the rails
How Experts Gain Influence
In 2006 the risk management chiefs of two British financial institutions (we'll call them Saxon Bank and Anglo Bank) were in similar situations. Each reported directly to the CEO and had, in theory, the same influence in their organizations. But by 2011 Saxon’s risk... View Details
- April 2016 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
"Doctor My Eyes"--The Acquisition of Bausch & Lomb by Warburg Pincus (A)
In early 2010, senior partners at Warburg Pincus met to review a report on Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, the firm's largest investment at the time. Warburg Pincus had led a group of investors in acquiring Bauch & Lomb on October 26, 2007, taking the company private and... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Governance; Buyout; Private Equity; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Health Care and Treatment; Reports; Business Model; Health Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Lietz, Nori Gerardo. "Doctor My Eyes"--The Acquisition of Bausch & Lomb by Warburg Pincus (A). Harvard Business School Case 216-021, April 2016. (Revised July 2019.)
John A. Deighton
John Deighton is The Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is an authority on consumer behavior and marketing, with a focus on digital and direct marketing. He teaches in the area of Big Data in Marketing,... View Details
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Sell-Side Analysts and Corporate Spinoffs
This study investigates the information content and accuracy of analyst reports written about companies that are about to undertake equity spinoffs. This research is among the first to provide a detailed look at the extent to which analysts evaluate upcoming... View Details
- 15 Dec 2005
- News
Generosity Can Unite Us
- 16 Mar 2020
- News
Keep Sanitizer Out of the Market's Invisible Hand
- 13 Jul 2019
- News
How Do The Very Wealthy Choose To Spend Their Time?
- 24 Dec 2019
- News