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  • 21 Aug 2006
  • Research & Ideas

How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance

flows. The hyperbole was striking: The language of religion—orthodoxy, heresy, dogma—seems for some reason to pervade policy discussions of international monetary and financial issues. And the prevailing orthodoxy had been determined in significant part by norms of... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
  • 16 Aug 2024
  • In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

leaders will report new lessons on the art of building trust during a time when it looks remarkably difficult. Sandra J. Sucher is the MBA Class of 1966 Professor of Management Practice in the General Management Unit. Marco Tabellini:... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • 25 Mar 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

Professor William A. Sahlman calls "the problem of simultaneity." If, as the business school defines it, entrepreneurship is the pursuit of a business opportunity requiring resources beyond one's control, Polished was all opportunity and no resources. Rhyne... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
  • January 2025 (Revised April 2025)
  • Case

Mercado Libre: The Best Is Yet to Come

By: Krishna G. Palepu, Fernando Fragueiro, Carla Larangeira and Mariana Cal
In 2024, Marcos Galperín, CEO and co-founder of Mercado Libre, reflected on its 25-year rise as Latin America’s largest marketplace, fintech leader, and most valuable public company. With operations spanning 18 countries and a robust ecosystem combining e-commerce,... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Multinational Firms and Management; Recruitment; Compensation and Benefits; Innovation Leadership; Innovation Strategy; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Succession; E-commerce; Emerging Markets; Distribution; Logistics; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Business Strategy; Competition; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry; Retail Industry; Latin America; Mexico; Brazil; Argentina
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  • 20 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 20

examine whether multi-location firms increase internal ties when they face appropriability risks from direct competitors. Our empirical analysis of the global semiconductor industry shows that when leading firms co-locate with direct View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 8

examples such as TripAdvisor, Wikipedia, and the New York Times, the authors offer strategies for competing in markets with network effects. New entrants should focus on customer groups that they are uniquely positioned to serve or appeal... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Jul 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Meeting China’s Need for Management Education

practices in management education. "Overall, we were delighted to see the impact that PCMPCL is having in the area and on these leading schools of business," Wheelwright says. Report: Q: What general advice would you give our... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education
  • 27 Jan 2009
  • First Look

First Look: January 27, 2009

firmsare more likely to adopt processinnovations and why. The empirical context is the adoption of e-business practices among U.S. manufacturing plants in early 2000. Based on detailed data from the U.S. Census of Manufactures, the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Sep 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

should hire for curiosity, model inquisitiveness, emphasize learning goals, let workers explore and broaden their interests, and have “Why?” “What if ?” and How might we ?” days. Doing so will help their organizations adapt to uncertain View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 25 Mar 2013
  • Research & Ideas

How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy

employees, rather than doing what's necessary to rehabilitate the business." According to Gilson, this provides compelling evidence that "US bankruptcy laws and restructuring practices have played a critical role in driving the... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Financial Services
  • 07 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 7

  Publications 2006 Review of Financial Studies Unstable Equity: Combining Banking with Private Equity Investing By: Fang, Lily H., Victoria Ivashina, and Josh Lerner Abstract—Bank-affiliated private equity groups account for 30% of all private equity investments.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 27 Sep 2004
  • Research & Ideas

IBM Finds Profit in Diversity

excerpt, Thomas describes the key factors that made the initiative a success. Any major corporate change will succeed only if a few key factors are in place: strong support from company leaders, an employee base that is fully engaged with the initiative, management... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas
  • 01 May 2000
  • What Do You Think?

Can You Hard-Wire Performance?

marketing positioning in a customer's mind, and a way to keep an organization on its collective toes. But the concept is, in the opinion of readers, one that in application raises more questions than it answers. Among these are: (1) Are... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 02 Nov 2010
  • First Look

First Look: November 2, 2010

  PublicationsMeeting the Challenges of a Person-Centric Work Psychology Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer Publication:Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice (forthcoming) An abstract is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Feb 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018

creativity and innovation in the world: open innovation, user innovation, and citizen innovation. Research into this phenomenon could do much to advance the study and practice of creativity. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 May 2008
  • First Look

First Look: May 28, 2008

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208071 Fortis Healthcare (A) Harvard Business School Case 308-030 Should the Indian hospital chain enter the medical travel market or should it focus on expansion in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Mar 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, March 28

marketing organization, selling 46 products, including pouched milk, cheese, butter, ice cream, and infant food through a million retailers across the country, and is the market leader in almost all the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 May 2019
  • What Do You Think?

Is There a Distinctive West Coast Style of Management?

“Big Hairy Audacious Goals” (BHAGS) Were great places to work only for those who bought into the mission and the way things are done Often practiced a strategy of “Let’s just try a lot of stuff and keep what works” Focused primarily on... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Education
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • What Do You Think?

Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?

"medium risk, medium gain scenarios like credit card processing, market forecasting, etc." in Shankar Avsb's words. He suggests that information technology will play a major part in remolding organizations for only a few, but... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 17 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 17

churn, and then offering retention incentives to a subset of customers at the top of the churn ranking. The implicit assumption is that this process would maximize firm's profits by targeting customers who are most likely to churn. However, current View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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