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- 22 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
What's the Ideal Frequency for a Sales Quota?
according to Chung and Narayandas. The paper follows a 2013 study in which Chung and colleagues developed a structural model to determine the ideal frequency of quotas. That study showed that quarterly bonuses would improve sales among... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54553 May 2018 Harvard Business Manager Was kostet die Zeit? By: Thomke, Stefan H., Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Christina Kestel Abstract—A German luxury watch manufacturer wants to offer a new collection,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
staffing the facility and then discusses the ongoing operational and financial challenges of operating a heart center in Africa. Can this model be sustained? Can Cameroon... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
Working PapersUser, and Open Collaborative Innovation: Ascendent Economic Models Authors:Carliss Y. Baldwin and Eric von Hippel Abstract In this paper we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
not much left, even for the Twitters of the world. Increasingly, we're seeing a shift in the business model from advertising to a subscription model (think Hulu Plus, Pandora, Dropbox, etc.). Ello is View Details
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011) Abstract The financial meltdown made clear that the executives of many major financial institutions were operating with inadequate or distorted information about the values and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
academic literature and many management testimonials advocating a broader conception of corporate purpose—one that addresses the interests of firms’ multiple constituencies and the well-being of their employees, customers, and operating... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 9
observational data and quantitative operational data analyzed with adapted network methods, we examine whether and how team scaffolds facilitate teaming in a dynamic work environment. Although team scaffolds were implemented with little... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning From Japan’s Remarkable Disaster Recovery
Clinic, a provider of medical services; Fast Retailing Group, which owns a chain of apparel stores; and Lawson's, which operates more than 40,000 convenience stores. The cases underscore disaster recovery challenges that are both... View Details
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
nearly 12 percent that day, a loss of $2 billion in market cap. The poor results were attributed to the aggressive rollout of 144 new "centricity" stores—revamped retail formats featuring a customer-centric operating View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
particular industry—both software engineers and fashion models are considered "specialized"—but 60 percent of the visas go to workers who specialize in science, engineering, and high-tech occupations. Top recipients of H-1B visas include... View Details
- 27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007
Working PapersPublic Action for Public Goods Authors:Abhijit Banerjee, Lakshmi Iyer, and Rohini Somanathan Abstract This paper focuses on the relationship between public action and access to public goods. It begins by developing a simple View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
Companies in the tech sector now (unlike during the “bubble”) produce (or conserve) goods and services that people want. They have real business models that realize revenue and profit as well as growth. "The New Economy proved to be... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Waking Up a Sleeping Company
One of the greatest challenges for the values-centered culture is to produce top performance and succeed in the market against "win at any cost" competitors. Values are only one part of an organization's culture; the other half is its View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
developments outside the company, and provides experts for internal innovation initiatives. The EIG selects the most promising from among competing integration projects, provides resources to give them a strong start, and then folds them into the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
value-relevant before disclosure, for negative earnings adjustments it is value-relevant only after disclosure. This finding is consistent with managers delaying the communication of bad news until IFRS compliance. A finer model shows... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Oct 2017
- Research Event
In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?
A year ago, discussions of the business of digital media may have focused on the plateauing ebook market or the diminishing pay for content providers. But after the 2016 presidential election, in which Russian operatives allegedly used... View Details
- October 2003
- Case
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company: Building a Platform for Distributed Innovation
By: Marco Iansiti and Marcin Strojwas
Surging costs of building a state-of-the-art fabrication facility were pushing firms to outsource manufacturing while advanced technologies were requiring a tighter coupling between design and manufacturing. Explores the development of strategy in this environment.... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Business Model; Networks; Product Design; Production; Decisions; Customer Relationship Management; Supply Chain Management
Iansiti, Marco, and Marcin Strojwas. "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company: Building a Platform for Distributed Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 604-044, October 2003.
- 04 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City
to 2 million people by 2020. Is this private model needed at all? Why can't cities take the time to grow organically, like London or Jakarta? Here's why I believe we need to go faster and better, with seven steps toward how. My research... View Details
- 09 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch
three years ago: "Rethinking the nature of executive pay within the context of our larger economic and social system and the challenges we face may enable us to create a new model of compensation rooted in a more realistic... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner