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- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Public Education Goes to School
usually creates a massive gap between what people know and are able to do, and what they are now expected to do. This creates the need to invest heavily in human capital. Given a longstanding culture that values egalitarianism and rewards... View Details
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
medications and services used to treat chronic conditions. Companies are tracking the ROIs of these investments in health with good results. These kinds of health and wellness initiatives are a great place to start. And, they are not... View Details
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
is invested and aid has a small but insignificant effect on growth. Aid has no effect on the financial account, but does raise holdings of foreign reserves. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-074.pdf Cases &... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
to their reliable software and responsive customer service. The company had achieved this growth without the help of any outside financing. The five co-founders of eCW, who treated each other like an extended family, invested years of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 26
through its development bank (BNDES), we find a positive effect of those stakes on firms' return on assets and on the capital expenditures of financially constrained firms with investment opportunities. However, these positive effects are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2000
- Research & Ideas
Financial Services 24/7
customers to take their business elsewhere. With new Internet-only banks and brokerages popping up regularly, established firms must find innovative ways to hold onto their customers. "Traditionally, strategy was institutionally... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Stuart Gilson
the end I believe this accounting innovation played an important role in the ultimate financial success of the restructuring. Some critics have pointed to recent labor unrest at the airline as evidence that the restructuring failed, but... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 12
(on Technology & Innovation and Management Research Methodology), the 14-volume encyclopedia now offers users a fully searchable online resource linked to the wider literature and to an associated database of handbooks and journals in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=408128 Lehman Brothers and Peabody Coal Harvard Business School Case 209-009 When Texas Utilities Company (TXU) wanted to acquire The Energy Group, the latter needed to spin-off its coal mining assets, Peabody Coal, to avoid running... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
literature when it comes to linking sales efforts with strategy. Part 1 of this book provides data indicating how and why sales remain (by far) the biggest part of strategy implementation in most firms, the issues involved in linking selling View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
gap discourages research effort directed towards clean technologies. Carbon taxes and research subsidies may nonetheless encourage production and innovation in clean technologies, though the transition will typically be slow. We... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Aug 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night
challenge anywhere. It's not talent. A place like China has extraordinary talent in every dimension. It's governance. Who makes the decision of what you invest in for research? Who hires the faculty? How do you bring in the best students?... View Details
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
turnaround of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 2002-2003 season? Was it Paul Pressler as head of Disney Sports, because he got investment funds from Disney CEO Michael Eisner and then hired Bryan Murray? Was it Bryan Murray as the general... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50234 December 2015 Harvard Business Review What Is Disruptive Innovation? By: Christensen, Clayton M., Michael Raynor, and Rory McDonald Abstract—For the past 20 years, the theory of disruptive View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
encourage excessive risk. Purchase this supplement: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/110005-PDF-ENG From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Clontarf Foundation Program for Aboriginal Boys Harvard Business School Case 910-402 This case focuses on the growth of an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
faculty are heavily invested in the design of courses and then guide others, perhaps alums or skilled adjuncts, in the delivery of project-based learning." Faculty Committee Studies Options The School's next steps are now in the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
challenges students to think about target customer identification and talent management in a start-up environment. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/818001 Harvard Business School Case 915-418 The China Dairy Farming Institute: New Frontiers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne