Filter Results:
(1,618)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(2,874)
- People (12)
- News (789)
- Research (1,618)
- Events (13)
- Multimedia (19)
- Faculty Publications (812)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(2,874)
- People (12)
- News (789)
- Research (1,618)
- Events (13)
- Multimedia (19)
- Faculty Publications (812)
Sort by
- 30 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 31, 2006
financial gains (i.e., achieve the profit motive) should conflict with their ability to achieve the control motive. In particular, it focuses on how attracting the external resources required to build value can conflict with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
fund their own ventures. They must rely on founding partners, family, and friends to help launch their businesses. With lower founding investments, they must turn to outside investors much earlier in the new venture's life, which might disadvantage them in View Details
- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
defining societal issue of the 21st century. The debate over “who gets what’ underlies policy debates ranging from taxation to health care to wages and permeates society at all levels, attracting increasing interest from policymakers,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Paid Search Ads Pay Off for Lesser-Known Restaurants
short-lived. All advertising effects dropped to zero immediately following the advertising period, suggesting that ads temporarily make people aware of businesses but may not have a long-term residual impact after advertising stops. “That said,” Dai adds, “it is... View Details
- 02 Jul 2015
- Op-Ed
The Future of the Greek Economy
increases. Greece cannot count on other nations to pay its debt through debt forgiveness. In 2012, other countries provided loans on attractive terms with below-market interest rates, extended maturities, deferral of interest payments,... View Details
- 26 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 26
however, have been generated about the reasons why state-owned enterprises listed in stock markets manage to attract investors to buy their shares (and bonds). In this article, we examine this apparent puzzle and develop a theory of how... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
equity. It was not yet clear if this type of fund arrangement would be as attractive as debt for pension fund investors. Could InfraCredit become a very large player? If the model was proven, could it be replicated in other nations? What... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Mar 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are Candor, Humility, and Trust Making a Comeback?
mentioning both positives and negatives of the card. The latter attracted not only customers who were more loyal and spent more money with the card, they were less likely to make late payments. In this case candor paid off, contrary to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation
technology you'll get multiple standards bodies fighting it out," Lerner says. One way to compete for the best patents is to offer terms that are more relaxed than those of the competing standard-setting organization. And for an intellectual property owner,... View Details
- 02 Dec 2009
- What Do You Think?
Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?
attractive to potential immigrants. In the U.S., a country with an estimated 9 to 11 million undocumented immigrants, the issue promises to resurface in the coming months. And who knows? Given China's growth, aging population, and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 13 May 2002
- Book
Bringing the Master Passions to Work
thrust toward an end past which we cannot see with any of our senses." The fact that logic is timeless—untensed—is not a coincidence: It is the tenselessness of logical explanations that makes them attractive to a mind so impressed... View Details
Keywords: by Mihnea C. Moldoveanu & Nitin Nohria
- 02 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Leading Professional Service Firms
resolve in order to create strong links between employees and the kinds of things that motivate them, the firm's strategy, and the way the firm is organized to deliver the strategy. EE: LPSF attracts participants from a range of... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
Business History at HBS traces its roots back to 1927 when it was part of a course in business policy. But the golden age for this area of study at the School began with the arrival of Professor Alfred Chandler in 1970. Universally regarded as the world's greatest... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 04 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities
Another factor: Access to global talent likely shaped the transformation when it came to forming new companies. From 1975 to 2020, four “tech clusters” attracted the biggest patent issuance shift: San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, and San... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Dowdy Savings Bond
but initial indications would suggest that savings bonds might be as attractive to as many savers as on-site funding of an IRA," says Tufano, who plans to return for more on-the-ground testing in early 2007. Not A Perfect Solution... View Details
- 29 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Hunting for a Hot Job in High Tech? Try 'Digitization Economist'
economists dispel any uncertainty about whether it’s a tenable career path—the data suggest that there might be more economists hired in tech companies than in policy schools in recent years. To lure an economist As competition for talent intensifies, tech companies... View Details
- 29 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It
building something great,” Kanter says. “If you’re not thinking about building your culture for survivability and sustainability, then you’re not leading.” Related Reading: Maybe Uber isn't God's Gift to MankindHow Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy View Details
- 17 Feb 2015
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco
increasing taxes on property sold less than five years after buying it, however, was defeated over fears that it might hurt homeowners who needed to sell newly acquired property. At the same time it has tried to ease the housing crisis, the government has pursued... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
management. "I have two six-year-olds. The Red Sox have acquired them as lifelong customers, with very little expense on the team's part. And for the next 80-plus years, they'll be Red Sox fans without the chance of another Major League Baseball team coming to... View Details
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, eBay and the Bidding Wars
managers: What happens at the start of a bidding process is not always indicative of how it will end up. Sara Grant: What attracted you to study late-bidding behavior on eBay and Amazon? Were there any surprises from what you originally... View Details