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- 17 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 17, 2006
production strategy (it plans to start in India and then expand to the United States) and its long-term viability. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=307035 Teena Lerner: Dividing the Pie at... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 11, 2009
the average entry size for startups did not change following the deregulations. However, this result masks the differences in entry size among startups that failed within three years of entry and those that survived for four years or more. View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps
researchers found that German companies struggling to maintain long-term survival in India adopted a mix of political risk management strategies: Disguise Some companies used a “cloaking” strategy, altering their organizational structure... View Details
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
tended to have narrower provider networks and broader care management strategies. Many more, however, still need to hone unique strategies for the public exchanges that can both improve short-term financial performance and ensure View Details
- 03 Jun 2015
- What Do You Think?
Is the Time Right for Self-Management?
Martin when a long-term strategic plan was put in place that called for the company to distribute its products through more than 100,000 locations of various kinds. The 25-fold increase in the number of distribution points called for more... View Details
- 29 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Are First-Time Buyers Left Out of Real Estate’s Rebound?
wherewithal for a down payment. But as rents go up in the face of increased demand, the difference between renting and owning will decrease. When that equilibrium happens, I suspect there will be a return to ownership as the preferred View Details
- 20 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Acquirers
private equity firms and strategic companies. With this effect, a strategic company financing multiple long-term projects won't be as drawn to take advantage of cheap debt just because it's available, for the reason that it will still... View Details
- 18 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs
and more in terms of fostering growth. For those used to a venture-capital model of funding fast-growing software start-ups, it will mean realizing that a socially focused company may grow slower than, say, a cloud computing firm, but that the View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 21
the implementation of energy efficiency measures, which create long-term financial and environmental benefits. With early success serving customers in the cold storage and industrial manufacturing sectors, the seven-year-old company must... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
European economic integration slackened in the 1960s. National markets for goods, most services, and labor were not being integrated because they were not really being liberalized. The exception to this rule was financial services, one of which—the sale of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Oct 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017
healthcare system. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53401 Business and Sustainability: New Business History Perspectives By: Bergquist, Ann-Kristin Abstract—This working paper provides a long-term business... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Predictions, Prophets, and Restarting Your Business
brand and strategy. Managers must manage. In an extended disruption, it may even be in your long-term interest to find supply alternatives for a customer. Few quota-carrying salespeople will or can do that. Use data, don’t hoard it... View Details
Keywords: by Frank V. Cespedes
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
increasing federal debt on such things as interest rates, inflation, growth, and long-term welfare? Is Modern Monetary Theory based on questionable economics? Or is it here to stay? What do you think? References: Jason Furman and Lawrence... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
faced her whole career: How can the United States drive innovation and turn it into jobs? She believes the answer to that question is key to the country's long-term economic growth, and will help create an ecosystem that fosters... View Details
- 05 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Changing Face of American Innovation
leveling off after 2000 and, in the case of India, declining. What accounts for this trend, and what are the potential ramifications for U.S. technology formation in the future? A: Explaining these trends and their long-term implications... View Details
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute
potential long-term consequences for a company that gets involved in international disputes? A: Absolutely. Disputes at the WTO take a long time to resolve, and managers must avoid the temptation to focus their energy and strategic... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
surgery or other medical care. Finally, prepare long-term rehabilitation. Those three tasks must be accomplished in order. As for the $700 billion proposal described as a bailout by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, it is deliberately... View Details
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
that crowdfunding will enjoy long-term success given the lack of sophistication of the average investor in picking winners. "The information problem is so great," says Lerner. "I am not wildly optimistic in the wisdom of... View Details
- 17 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
increasingly complex processes (including product R&D) and to reallocate resources away from long-term research have played a central role in the erosion of the US industrial commons. As we shall discuss, each of these individual... View Details
- 27 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 27
Hampshire's Squam Lake. Their goal: the mapping of a long-term plan for financial regulation reform. The Squam Lake Report distills the wealth of insights from the ongoing collaboration that began at these meetings and provides a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace