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27 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015

boil under the wealth gap heat up or cool down? Will the climate change accord catalyze investment in alternative energy? What impact will international terrorism have on business? Please add your comments below. 10 Most Popular Articles... View Details

28 May 2012
Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

environmental value of their efforts can see a big payoff. Consumers have demonstrated willingness to reward such companies by paying 5 to 8 percent more for their products. "For the kind of CSR that Interface practices, it's important... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

26 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

As economic turmoil continues, many companies are reconsidering their strategies with an eye toward going lean and slashing prices. And that might work for a few companies—but very few. Instead, companies should compete "on the basis of initiatives for which their... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products

26 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way to Go to Market

and how they are evolving. It gives an idea of current best practices and gaps and projects what the future requirements might be. The second discipline, building and editing, is an assessment of one's own channels with a view to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How an Order Views Your Company

conflict. And then Shapiro, Rangan, and Sviokla took their own advice, following orders through eighteen companies to chart gaps in the OMC process. Their article on the research, "Staple Yourself to an Order," was recently... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

08 Jan 2014
What Do You Think?

Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?

2013. Studies documented increases in the gap (or in a few studies, the opposite view) between rich and poor. Headlines, at least in the United States, typically focused on the share of wealth and income accumulated by the top .1 percent... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Three Steps for Crisis Prevention

was not. The Economist reported at the time that there were many warning flags of the EC's intent to scuttle the deal. For some time, the magazine pointed out, a philosophical gap had been widening between Europe and America over the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman

18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Prosper with Multi-Channel Retailing

channels are our most valuable customers.— Susan Vobejda, Gap Inc. Susan Vobejda (HBS MBA '97), senior director of brand management at Gap Inc., agreed with Nuzzo that the Internet works best in support of... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Consumer Products; Retail

12 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting

Based on dialogue with all stakeholders, create an information gap analysis, develop and implement necessary methodologies for creating missing content, and consult with the board to determine an "optimal level of transparency." The... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

03 Apr 2019
Book

Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

That is the story of my family. If we want to have a more equitable economy, if we want America to continue to be the land of opportunity, we need to pay close attention to this trend. Lagace: What are the sticking points in getting... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Banking; Financial Services

02 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Digital Initiative Summit: Freeing Patient Data to Enable Innovation

offered proper incentives for standardizing and sharing the information they collect. Even the industry's brightest minds and hardest workers have yet to definitively determine what those incentives ought to be. "Consumers don't pay for... View Details

Keywords: Re: Karim R. Lakhani; Health

26 Oct 2009
Lessons from the Classroom

The New Deal: Negotiauctions

complex, ever-changing deal situations that occur in today's business environment. Harvard Business School professor Guhan Subramanian fills that gap by examining complex deals where negotiators are fighting on multiple fronts—across the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

suburbs, surface parking demands large gaps between buildings, perpetuating urban sprawl and making walking infeasible. Meanwhile, road maintenance saps budgets at every level of government. Automobile owners face high costs, too,... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

22 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 22

group. Trading outcomes dictate permit prices, and at the end of trading, each firm calculates profits and pays over pollution penalties as needed. Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/911053-PDF-ENG Carbon... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 6

within pre-existing cognitive categories and therefore do not benefit from a pre-existing understanding or identity of an industry. Given the importance of identity, it is critical that we understand how the identity of a new industry is generated. I attempt to address... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: iPads, Kindles, and the Close of a Chapter in Book Publishing

product based not on what it costs or what people want to pay for it, but based on another format that is completely different, just because you want to keep that format alive," he remarks. So the ongoing power struggle between... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Information; Publishing; Entertainment & Recreation

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

credit analysts exhibit a sizable partisan gap in their economic outlook, with roughly two-thirds the size of the gap observed among households. This bias affects analysts’ decision to upgrade or downgrade... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

19 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

labs and venture capital-backed firms, you see that there are both very real strengths and some serious limitations," Lerner says. "Much of the motivation for writing this book was to bridge the gap between the two models."... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

14 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing

dreaming up innovative solutions to unique problems. Analysts and programmers may also underestimate their own capacity to make mistakes. Testing, for its part, calls for a whole different set of skills. Testers must pay strict attention... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services; Computer

04 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From

pillars to hire contract workers with non-traditional backgrounds. Typically, these candidates, who lack relevant experience or academic qualifications, wouldn’t be eligible to work for a large corporation with a comparable reputation. Contracts last for three years... View Details

Keywords: by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta

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