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- 07 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron
"reserve requirement" to back up supply commitments. Enron had a major advantage over competitors as a middleman between producers and consumers because it operated one of the nation's largest natural gas pipeline networks.... View Details
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Unilever—A Case Study
The issue of control is examined, as is the related question of the "stickiness" of knowledge within large international firms. The discussion draws on a case study of the Anglo-Dutch consumer View Details
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
norton ariely.pdf Do Inventory and Gross Margin Data Improve Sales Forecasts for U.S. Public Retailers? Authors:Saravanan Kesavan, Vishal Gaur, and Ananth Raman Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract Firm-level sales forecasts for retailers can be... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
therefore focus their research worldwide, not just on the BRICs. “Often the main prize today is the emerging middle class, which aspires to consume world class products at lower price points." -Krishna G. Palepu "We have been studying... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
COVID Tested Global Supply Chains. Here’s How They’ve Adapted
Global supply chains took some heat during the COVID-19 pandemic, with consumers waiting months for goods and politicians wringing their hands over trade policy. “Reshoring” is one of the hottest new... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 24 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?
experience. However, I always find those with startup experience can be invaluable to a team that needs to be shaken up, take more risks, or explore new ground. Often, those who sacrifice title and pay when they joined, make it up fast as... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?
organization to pursue the direction. This is appropriate because managerial techniques are being spread fast by imitation, adoption, and MBA education. Administrative techniques were generalized around the world decades ago. So what is... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
- 22 Apr 2024
- Research & Ideas
When Does Impact Investing Make the Biggest Impact?
that, then that company has more capital and can do things that it couldn't otherwise do.” Doing well by doing good is an important trend in business generally and venture capital specifically, with the sphere of impact investing no... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 24 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?
COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
review the empirical work based on the predictions of these models of collective action. While the available evidence is generally consistent with these theories, there is a dearth of quality evidence. Moreover, a large part of the variation in access to public View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607015 The Mozilla Foundation: Launching Firefox 1.0 (A) Harvard Business School Case 907-015 Explores the Mozilla Foundation's decisions leading up to the launch of Firefox 1.0, including its default... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed With Your New Boss
things fast when you know that the business has serious structural problems. So it is wise to get bad news on the table early and to lower unrealistic expectations. Be careful to assess your new organization's capacity for change before... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
comprehend and to defend are also on opposite ends of the spectrum. Learning requires openness, the willingness to fail and lose, to move into unknown territory. This is the very opposite of the drive to defend territory and status. Both... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 29 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?
users to reconsider whether they will continue using the platform. Critics say all these radical moves are akin to lighting Twitter investors’ money on fire. But is there a method to Musk’s madness? Andy Wu is an assistant professor of... View Details
- 12 Dec 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock
In the spring of 2005, media outlets from Gizmodo to Good Morning America were buzzing about Clocky, an alarm clock that jumped off the nightstand and rolled away chirping and beeping, forcing its owner to get out of bed to turn it off... View Details
- 02 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'
graduated. “Here’s the good news: They got everything they wanted,” Brooks said. “Here’s the bad news: They wanted the wrong thing. The result is that they’re not as happy as they could be. We need to teach a class on happiness,” Brooks... View Details
Keywords: by Dan Morrell
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
12-month horizon) in short- and long-term interest rates, which was quite strong before 2000, has weakened substantially in recent years. As a result, "conundrums"—defined as 6- or 12-month periods in which short rates and long rates move... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2022
- Op-Ed
Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)
Jax song was charting on Billboard and the CEO of Victoria’s Secret had been drawn into the discussion. “What struck us right away was how fast 'Victoria’s Secret' had spread, at least five times faster than the United Breaks Guitars... View Details
Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
producers who supply the industry. Equally hit are supply chain partners who move goods across the country. "It’s going to take some time to retool operating models to be able to succeed in this new... View Details
- 04 Oct 2022
- What Do You Think?
Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?
remotely We can get the job done, but it’s tough to flourish.” Similarly, there is growing evidence that changes in some consumer behaviors occasioned by the pandemic are not all that permanent. While Amazon encouraged us to trade off... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett