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- 08 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs
unavoidable, research by HBS assistant professor Zeynep Ton suggests that retailers should make labor decisions thoughtfully. "Many retailers see labor more as a cost driver than a sales driver." Her advice: Consider the supply-chain foot... View Details
- 04 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Money Connection—Understanding VC Networks
of geographic space in establishing networks." The Vital Network Venture capital shares some of the same qualities as the life sciences industry in terms of the crucial role played by networks, Stuart says. "Networks are... View Details
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
with case studies on projects in Venezuela, Kuwait, China, and Thailand, among others. For example, Esty and research associate Fuaad A. Qureshi coauthored a case on a $1.4- billion aluminum smelter in Mozambique known as the Mozal project. Ravaged View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 25 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Walking Away from a $3 Billion Deal
student in the 1980s, I'm sure the whole class would have said to absolutely take the $4 billion." Yet in a visit to the classroom, Yudkoff emphasized his opposing belief that the best way to prosper over the long haul is to do what is best for investors View Details
- 08 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Four Questions Fundraisers Must be Prepared to Answer
that it’s easier for most people to make money than it is to give it away,” Stevenson recently told an audience at a Books@Baker event sponsored by Harvard Business School’s Baker Library. Many people don’t like to ask other people for... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 25 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Developing the Global Leader
by how well the diversity of its leadership reflects the diversity of its customer base and how well that leadership can leverage the skills of teams working around the world," he says, adding that Medtronic's CEO is Omar Ishrak, a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 09 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Career Advancement Without Experience
used by contract workers to obtain stretchwork. O'Mahony is an assistant professor at Harvard Business School while Bechky is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis. "More... View Details
- 08 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System
rewarding to deal with issues that were so important and formative of this country. The combination of Hamilton and Gallatin's thought still defines the tensions in American political economy as we know it today." Julia Hanna: How... View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women
While many characteristics that mark a successful entrepreneur are gender blind, being a woman does make a difference, and recognizing and utilizing those differences is an equally important quality to cultivate when building a new venture. That was the message... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 28 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
How Property Ownership Changes Your World View
a home, and achieve some level of success, security, and happiness. But how does this vision change in parts of the world where property rights, if they are present at all, are threatened by weak law enforcement, corruption, crime, and... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 08 May 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Writing the Case for Public School Reform
The state of public education in the United States is a perennial hot-button topic, with rhetoric often outpacing any real sense of progress. The Public Education Leadership Project (PELP), a 2003 joint initiative of HBS and Harvard's Graduate School of Education,... View Details
- 30 Jan 2006
- HBS Case
The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand
enjoy the same name recognition, Patterson regularly outsells other "brand-name authors" such as Stephen King and Tom Clancy by simply publishing more books, averaging three titles each year with the occasional assistance of a... View Details
- 08 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation
working paper, doctoral student Nathan Craig and professor Ananth Raman introduce a dynamic approach for optimizing the profitability of store liquidation that increases net recovery on cost by 2 to 7 percent of assets on hand, an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation
question: What are the best business management processes and practices needed by executives heading up companies that incorporate science-based innovation? A Different Management Strategy Sato believes that the challenges particular to... View Details
- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future
investment, and how do corporations keep their bearings in a bureaucratic maze of regulations? Does the promise of payoff exceed the challenges of doing business in countries that are in the midst of reform? Those questions were considered View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
the firm's people was the most fulfilling of all. You need to know how to work with people, and that skill is largely experiential and driven by personality.—Kevin McCall Peter Palandjian (HBS MBA '93), chairman and CEO of... View Details
- 24 Mar 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Case Study: A Lesson in Private Venture Financing
capital. Would it be a better idea to ride the wave of globalization and try to get acquired by a multinational corporation? Or should the firm remain privately owned and focus its growth in Africa? After all, he noted, markets beyond... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 19 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Radical Design, Radical Results
When furniture designer Herman Miller presented a prototype of its sleek, mesh Aeron chair to a consumer focus group, many asked if they could see a finished, upholstered version. Innovative product design can be a risky proposition. Yet as consumer purchases become... View Details
- 20 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business with Structured Finance
In the wake of the financial crisis, many once-esoteric investment terms have become a familiar part of our vocabulary. The role of structured finance securities such as collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), for example, and the part played View Details
- 17 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Building Communities as Well as Companies
said, only 4 percent of the money raised by venture capital funds went to women- and minority-led business plans; at the same time, these ventures were growing at two to three times the rate of other businesses. Market Motivation... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna