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- 07 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Innovation in Asia
work—including highly-skilled work—easily around the globe. "Asia is competing in the global technology-enabled game," he said. That means U.S. researchers will soon have as much to fear from this trend as call center employees... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 May 2020
- News
New Menu
trend as people are becoming more aware of the impact of dietary choices on climate change as well as personal health and animal welfare. Twelve startups joined the accelerator's first cohort, including a company producing lab-grown foie... View Details
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
however, things look different. While there are instances of democracy in the business landscape, hierarchical forms of organization remain dominant, and organizational democracy commands only scant attention in organizational theory. The precise reasons for this View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- January–February 2013
- Article
Golfing Alone? Corporations, Elites and Nonprofit Growth in 100 American Communities
By: Christopher Marquis, Gerald F. Davis and Mary Ann Glynn
We examine the link between corporations and community by showing how corporate density interacts with the local social and cultural infrastructure to affect the growth and decline of the number of local nonprofits between 1987 and 2002. We focus on two sub-populations... View Details
Keywords: Business and Community Relations; Civil Society or Community; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Business Growth and Maturation; Profit; Local Range; Welfare or Wellbeing; Business Processes; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Trends; Management Practices and Processes; United States
Marquis, Christopher, Gerald F. Davis, and Mary Ann Glynn. "Golfing Alone? Corporations, Elites and Nonprofit Growth in 100 American Communities." Organization Science 24, no. 1 (January–February 2013): 39–57. (Read a summary of the article in Stanford Social Innovation Review.)
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
Investment Promote Growth? By: Alfaro, Laura Abstract—Among the prominent economic trends in recent decades is the exponential increase in flows of goods and capital driven by technological progress and a falling number of restrictions. A... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation
to determine what was best for the technology, the process has become increasingly pressurized and competitive - a trend Lerner attributes to industry response to success of companies like Qualcomm in the licensing market. (The company's... View Details
- 25 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela
roads, bridges, electric power, tiny tents, midsize tents, and impressive multi-story temples. I'm here to see if the lessons of a pop-up megacity , built around a duodenary pilgrimage, are lessons we can extend to the building of other new cities. I believe there are... View Details
- 28 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews
contrast, our algorithm reduces the weight assigned to early reviews and hence more quickly adapts to changes in quality." Other Uses Luca says their framework has other purposes—perhaps to better analyze trends in the restaurant... View Details
- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
"Denial might be best categorized as a form of risk taking." Aruna Sharma pointed out that "It's all about buying time to see if something can be done to reverse the trend ." Joe Schmid opined, "Denial is the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Dec 2009
- What Do You Think?
Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?
immigrant concentrations, reflecting national trends since the early 1990s. The Cato study concludes that there are "strong, positive arguments for pursuing a policy of expanding legal immigration for low-skilled workers." Such... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 19 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Radical Design, Radical Results
conducting research in order to understand what sort of product language might be most successful. (This research is less of the focus-group variety and more of a broad-based assessment of cultural trends and scenario building.)... View Details
- 07 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India
the competitive landscape means that international expansion invites foreign investment and the potential for strategic exit. This strategy is a reflection of the larger trend among Indian startups, like Pixxel, which, due to the... View Details
- Web
Rock 100: The Summit - Entrepreneurship
Wasserman Early Stage Financing Compilation of posts on funding , Tom Eisenmann Mastering the VC Game , Jeffrey Bussgang Startup Investing Trends , Paul Graham Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist , Brad Feld... View Details
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
Pollalis, Andreas Georgoulias, Stephen Ramos, and Daniel Schodek, 247-265. New York: Routledge, 2012 Abstract Two trends are likely to define the 21st century: threats to the sustainability of the natural environment and dramatic... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 2, 2010
Peter W. OlsonHarvard Business School Case 710-444 In early 2010, e-readers, like Amazon's Kindle and Apple's impending iPad, threatened to disrupt the book publishing industry. The case provides an overview of the industry, describes the broader View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility
corporate practices contribute to or detract from stable societal institutions or democratic processes, or how might companies advance individual learning and growth, or the capacity of individuals to be conscientious citizens? We also think that one way to reverse the... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
invest outside the country and immigration rates to rise. Is the immigration trend related to the growing number of Western-educated Chinese? Over 300,000 Chinese students enrolled in various US colleges and universities last year.... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
Smarty Jones. “They didn’t want him bred to more than 110 mares in a season and neither did we,” says Clay, who remains committed to smaller bookings. But he cites increasing pressure from the large-book trend as one of Three Chimneys’... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
strategy and provide service. Consequently, these downward trends create an unstable situation for supermarket retailers. Third, the bifurcation of consumer shopping trips will continue unabated with consumers looking for meal solutions... View Details
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
showed leader performance in the summer field training environment is predicted by Big Five extroversion, hardiness, and a trend for social judgment. During the academic period context, leader performance is predicted by mental abilities... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne