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Lessons From Hollywood: A New Approach To Funding R&D
By: Gary P. Pisano and Andrew W. Lo
Companies find it increasingly difficult to justify long-term, risky R&D investments—particularly in science-based fields such as biotechnology, advanced materials, and energy. We argue in this article that the traditional venture model has limits for such investments... View Details
Keywords: Financial Innovation; Financial Strategy; Project Management; R＆D; Start-up; Innovation Strategy; Business Model; Research and Development; Financial Management; Risk Management; Strategy
Pisano, Gary P., and Andrew W. Lo. "Lessons From Hollywood: A New Approach To Funding R&D." MIT Sloan Management Review 57, no. 2 (Winter 2016): 47–54.
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Ghassan E. Nuqul
Ghassan E. Nuqul, Chairman of the Nuqul Group, argues that business should and can play a role in helping the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza. View Details
- 06 Nov 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Top-Down Resource Allocation on the Rise?
the unit level." Saravanan introduced the old/new, product-market 2X2 matrix to argue that top-down resource allocation is most appropriate when both products and markets are new. But he reminded us that "The decision on the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- December 2007
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The Roles of Task-Specific Experience and Innate Ability in Understanding Analyst Performance
By: Michael B. Clement, Lisa Koonce and Thomas Lopez
Considerable debate exists about what analyst experience measures and whether analysts learn from their experiences. Extant research has argued that once innate ability is considered, analysts’ general and firm-specific experiences are not relevant to understanding... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Learning; Performance Evaluation; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Services Industry
Clement, Michael B., Lisa Koonce, and Thomas Lopez. "The Roles of Task-Specific Experience and Innate Ability in Understanding Analyst Performance." Journal of Accounting & Economics 44, no. 3 (December 2007): 378–398.
- 03 Apr 2006
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Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?
are lost and wages reduced for U.S. citizens and legal immigrants or whether immigrants of any stripe help lower costs for all kinds of goods and services. Some would argue that more fluid labor markets, increased outsourcing, and the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 2012
- Book
Strength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests
By: Gunnar Trumbull
This book investigates the sources of interest group influence on public policy. Trumbull argues that diffuse groups like consumers are more influential, and industry less influential, than we commonly assume. View Details
Trumbull, Gunnar. Strength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2012.
- 26 Mar 2015
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2014 HBR McKinsey Awards
- 11 Jun 2012
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On a mission to transform global leaders
- 12 Mar 2020
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Muhammad Alagil
Muhammad Alagil, Chairman of Jarir Investment in Saudi Arabia, discusses the decision to go public in 2003, which he argues was due to family dynamics and the desire to ensure the continuity of the... View Details
- 06 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Expensing Options Doesn’t Solve the Problem
It is fascinating to observe pundit after pundit come down strongly on the side of expensing stock options in the reported financial statements, as if that were the silver bullet for combating corporate malfeasance and resolving all our accounting problems. But the... View Details
Keywords: by William Sahlman
- June 21, 2017
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Uber Can't Be Fixed—It's Time for Regulators to Shut It Down
By: Benjamin G. Edelman
I argue that Uber's intentional malfeasance is its comparative advantage. But having grown through intentional illegality, Uber should face strict enforcement of applicable preexisting laws—penalties that would probably bankrupt the company. View Details
Keywords: Lawfulness; Laws and Statutes; Legal Liability; Law; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Information Technology Industry
Edelman, Benjamin G. "Uber Can't Be Fixed—It's Time for Regulators to Shut It Down." Harvard Business Review (website) (June 21, 2017). (Translations: Japanese, Russian.)
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Funke Opeke
Funke Opeke, founder and CEO of MainOne, examines the issue of corruption in Nigeria, arguing that it limits the country's ability to take advantage of the opportunities presented by digital infrastructure. View Details
- 02 Jul 2010
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Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?
illustration of that point; BP is very profitable, but there is official evidence that it continues to compromise safety.) Gerald Nanninga, on the other hand, argued that profit is a default measure, commenting that "It is easier to... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 23 Jun 2015
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The High Price of Safer Banks
- 11 Jun 2014
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Across Europe, Anti-Uber Protests Clog City Streets
- 2023
- Other Unpublished Work
Visions of Vision Pro
Daily ups and downs of the market are often driven by changes in interest-rate expectations and investor risk aversion. But over the long run, it's often technological change that is the primary driver of value. A decade ago, Tyler Cowen argued in his book The Great... View Details
Cohen, Randolph B. "Visions of Vision Pro." August 2023. (LinkedIn Articles.)
- 09 Jan 2019
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