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- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
CSO should be placed on the executive team because the mere presence of the CSO at the C-suite table keeps sustainability on the agenda. It's important to articulate a compelling business case for such efforts and to make the strategy... View Details
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
was going to lead MTC into the topmost ranks of global telecom, his team would have to successfully grapple with all the growing pains of managing across borders, brand names, and cultures. All against the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020
that eight of the 10 most-read HBS Working Knowledge stories of the year were COVID-focused. Readers sought insights from HBS faculty about everything from managing large-scale remote work to leading during a crisis. The year was also... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Marketing of a President
likely voters. He built a coalition that energized young, first-time voters and registered thousands of previous non-voters. His organization encouraged early voting by Democrats to build well-publicized poll leads and to reduce the... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009
specificity need not always lead to vertical integration. The purpose of this paper is to uncover some of the factors driving firms to (sometimes) choose to remain separated, rather than integrate, in the presence of high specificity. Its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
strategic decisions on whether to go deeper (expand to grades 4 and 5) or go broader to more grade 1 to 3 children. They were wrestling with the question of which option would lead to more impact and leave their social innovation in a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Oct 2015
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October 20, 2015
higher tariffs should lead to higher prices and therefore to more integration. We construct firm-level indices of vertical integration for a large set of countries and industries and exploit cross-section and time-series variation in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 May 2014
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First Look: May 20
findings suggest that restricting the entry of large stores does not necessarily lead to a world with fewer stores, but one with different stores, with uncertain competitive effects on independent retailers. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 23
leads to the possibility of strategic delay by decision participants who differ in their preferences and are limited by the resources they can allocate to influence decisions. We focus on sources of delay caused by the strategic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 21, 2015
acquisitions of companies that were important providers of transaction software in the retail and hospitality industries. Now, in late November 2013, Nuti and his team were considering a third potential major acquisition: Digital Insight,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 7
Quality Competition? By: Buell, Ryan W., Dennis Campbell, and Frances X. Frei Abstract—When does increased service quality competition lead to customer defection, and which customers are most likely to defect? Our empirical analysis of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Oct 2007
- HBS Case
Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement
McCormack, the founder of leading sports agency IMG, which counts Maria Sharapova as one of its clients, is widely seen as the catalyst behind what has become the sports marketing industry. Legend has it that in 1960, McCormack, a lawyer,... View Details
- 23 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier
point—comes too late to have a meaningful impact on people's lives.” “We're not saying that medical debt doesn't matter,” says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Raymond Kluender, the study’s lead author, noting researchers were... View Details
- 12 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 12
leading trainer of engineering apprentices. Babcock's leadership team believed that continued pressure on public spending would provide opportunities for double-digit growth in the UK for at least five... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 19
depending on the characteristics of the applications market. Second, giving open access to one side in a proprietary platform may lead to fewer users and developers and to lower investment, relative to a platform with closed access to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015
create social distance, or a lack of emotional connection, that leads to misunderstandings and mistrust. To help global team leaders manage effectively, the author shares her SPLIT framework for mitigating... View Details
- 11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11
change initiatives-Predictability, Teaming and Open Communication, and Results Only Work Environment-that alter the structure and culture of work in ways that enable better work and better lives. August 2013 Tax Administration Review... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 5, 2008
consumer electronics company. The portfolio company was exceeding key financial targets and Berkshire Partners was confident that it would be another successful investment. Holmes' management team then suggested acquiring a kitchen... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Listen to “Yes”
will play in the discussions, and build mutual respect, particularly with regard to differences in the cognitive styles of each team member. During the deliberations, leaders can intervene in several ways when debates get heated. They... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 28 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Minimum Wage Hikes Drive (Lousy) Restaurants Out of Business
which was last raised in 2009. Twenty-nine states and 41 cities have increased the minimum wage above that federal level. “The minimum wage is a big issue, and this is one piece of the puzzle” Opponents counter that government-mandated pay hikes not only hurt... View Details