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- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One
her latest book. An authority on business history as well as branding, consumer behavior, and business strategy, Koehn cut her historical teeth on understanding and interpreting the economic and social... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
Using Competition to Reform Healthcare
Business Around Medical Conditions The starting point for developing strategy in any field is to define the relevant business or businesses in which an organization competes.... View Details
- 08 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 8, 2016
analysis of 82,235 customers exploits the varying competitive dynamics in 644 geographically isolated markets in which a nationwide retail bank conducted business over a five-year period. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
Start-up's Midlife Crisis: 99Sushe.com Harvard Business School Case 309-060 Now into their third year at the helm of an Internet start-up in China, Ken Pao and Bill Li were managing a totally different... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
Russian assets. This case describes the challenges faced by Hermitage in responding to these threats, and more broadly discusses the perils of doing business in a business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
We all know the importance of mentors and other early career experiences in shaping the kind of leaders we ultimately become. But how important to that development are the particular companies we work for?... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
prepare a force for the first engagement with the enemy and little more. It is no coincidence that some entrepreneurs today echo Clausewitz's observation and say the purpose of a business plan is to prepare... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco
- 05 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: January 5
persistent, and sometimes unexpected, impact on organizations' strategies. Cases & Course MaterialsAcciona and the Battle for Control of Endesa Belen Villalonga and Rachelle SilverbergHarvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
Working PapersA Reference Point Theory of Mergers and Acquisitions Authors:Malcolm Baker, Xin Pan, and Jeffrey Wurgler Abstract The use of judgmental anchors or reference points in valuing corporations... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health
focused on physical health much more than they have on mental health," says Professor John A. Quelch, Charles Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business... View Details
- 17 Jul 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Developing a Strategy for Digital Convergence
between Microsoft and Intel. Tech companies contend with high, upfront fixed costs and low marginal costs. They deal with the effect of standards in locking in customers and raising switching costs. With the unique View Details
- 23 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Little Understanding Motivates Copyright Abusers to Pay Up
amount, including the licensing fee and an additional amount to recoup enforcement costs. Complicating the issue is that many infringement incidences in this context appear to be “uninformed,” that is the businesses are unaware they... View Details
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
increasing employee attendance and productivity through comprehensive health and wellness programs. What is the best way for employers to address their health benefits issues? Here again, fuzzy thinking has made the problem worse. In every other View Details
- 29 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want?
entrepreneurs can achieve both—the Larry Ellisons of the business world are few and far between. In fact, there is a fundamental tension between the money side and the control side—getting rich often means... View Details
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Do I Dare Say Something?
senior management, or even bosses all the way down. In contrast, context refers to organizational factors, outside the individual, that provide cues about how voice is likely to be received. Leader behavior is one such contextual cue. View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 25 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Has Occupational Licensing Outlived Its Usefulness?
or she will pay. The study, Consumer Protection In An Online World: An Analysis Of Occupational Licensing, is the first to look together at what consumers care about and the effects on demand and metrics of... View Details
- 13 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud
government, the different agencies, and ultimately the suppliers,” says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Jonas Heese, one of the study’s authors. “What we document, at a very high level, is that... View Details
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Sorting Out the Patent Craze
users out of luck. Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner and his colleagues are studying how SSOs balance the interests of users against the interest View Details
- 10 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Responsibility and the Environment: What is the Right Thing To Do?
It's a question often debated, but seldom answered authoritatively: Do companies have a social responsibility to protect the environment beyond legal requirements? Specifically, may companies do so within the scope View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
Knowledge Management at Danone (B) Amy C. Edmondson, Ruth Dittrich, and Daniela BeyersdorferHarvard Business School Supplement 611-079 The (B) case gives an update on the development of knowledge management... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne