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- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
Business School Case 716-444 Detroit: On the Right Track? As this case opens in 2012, a cross-sector alliance to bring new rail transport to the Motor City seems about to collapse, and civic leaders have one last chance to save it. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
independent of the shortcomings in the regulatory system. Managers and boards of directors in scores of systemically important firms failed to protect employees, customers, or shareholders and placed the global financial system at risk. I... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
only 5 to 10 percent of students who are motivated, but I think 90 percent of students can be motivated. So we’re planning to eventually open a model school in this area. Such a school requires rethinking a lot of things: Do you force kids away over the weekend or all... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
After the Storm
we act very inauthentically and we think like, Ok, I’ve got to show up tomorrow and be the leader and be the stronghold and show courage under fire. And forget it. I’ve gotten in front of our staff a few times since I became CEO and just been very candid about how the... View Details
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- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
increased dramatically (seven- to nine-fold) in the last two decades. To counteract this trend, I propose novel approaches to lower its cost or use attention more efficiently by adopting multitasker-tailored ads, Lean Advertising, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
recommend should be taken in marketing, strategy, and finance. What business schools need is a course that teaches students how to think and act to build a higher-ambition firm. Q: What are you working on next? A: If business is to regain the legitimacy that it has... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
article reviews recent research conducted by the authors that finds that intellectual property rights reform increases technology transfers, foreign direct investment inflows, and industrial development. It also places the findings of... View Details
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
Product Market Competition Lead Firms to Decentralize? Authors:Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen Publication:American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 100, no. 2 (May 2010) Abstract There is a widespread sense that over the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
"working in present time." When the actors perform, they know the dialogue in the script as much as a musician knows the notes in a score. But they want to arrive at a place in the script feeling the situation entirely new. They... View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
a second article on his experience, Poznansky suggests that sanctions against Russian goods will help—but so will supporting Ukrainian businesses. In addition to continuing to place orders with Rolin’s company, Poznansky is also... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
force a black man who has walked comfortably in the black and white communities to realize he is not free in either place and needs to work for a level of interracial justice in which all of us can be true to our roots and feel at home... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
business plans in my career, but only the last one worked exactly as planned and in many respects exceeded my expectations. My takeaway? Every failed startup effort has the potential to be a valuable learning experience and one that you... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
fundamental behavior — how they read. Eager to earn its first revenues, E Ink searched to find a customer that could use an early form of the technology. In 1999, JCPenney placed an order for four displays for use in its shoe departments.... View Details
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
are large. However, the proposed exchange ration values Mellon at a discount to its last closing price, even though it is the smaller and non-surviving bank. Kelly must consider the various dimensions of the deal—specifically the value of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
eventually open a model school in this area. Such a school requires rethinking a lot of things: Do you force kids away over the weekend or all summer? Shouldn’t it be a place that kids want to come to year-round? Because students are... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom
“It's not you, it's me.” Well, today, the workforce equivalent is "My Wi-Fi isn't working right now." You know, this is an excuse that we're starting to see pop up everywhere because people, you know, are finding a time and place for... View Details
Keywords: Zoom
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
market-type dispersion by decentralizing operations from headquarters to their stores, and, to a weaker extent, by providing higher variable pay to their store managers. Placing the Normative Logics of Accountability in 'Thick'... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
transfer in security markets. We focus on connections between mutual fund managers and corporate board members via shared education networks. We find that portfolio managers place larger bets on firms they are connected to through their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
their own revenue contributions and business expenses in Will. Four times a year, the balances of individual P-Will accounts were converted to real currency and paid out as bonuses. In the last couple of years, about 10 companies,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman