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- 15 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
2017 Washington, DC: American Public Health Association Public Health Preparedness: Case Studies in Policy and Management By: Howitt, Arnold M., Dutch Leonard, and David W. Giles, eds. Abstract—This book provides detailed accounts of a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 26, 2007
billion. The company had 41,000 employees in 11 countries, but it was ill-prepared for the increasingly competitive market. With the shift from hardware to software and services, HCL had slipped behind its Indian competitors and multinational companies. View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
back in vogue in Washington D.C. House Republicans will start to fill in the details on a tax proposal ultimately expected to reach a thousand pages. The goal is to get the bill signed into law by President Donald Trump by the end of the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
analysis. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/118015-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 218-026 GM's Capital Allocation Framework In March of 2015, General Motors announced the details of a newly established... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
Evidence from Journal Editor Rotations By: Parsons, Christopher, J. Brogaard, and J. Engelberg Abstract—Using detailed publication and citation data for over 50,000 articles from 30 major economics and finance journals, we investigate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 4, 2008
would have earned in India, and then integrates the resulting counterfactual distributions with details of the Indian fiscal system to estimate fiscal impacts. Two distinct methods to estimate the counterfactual earnings distributions are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Nov 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching The Moral Leader
includes practical details on how to facilitate the course, templates for grading class participation and the course paper, and conceptual overviews of topics such as how "morality" is defined in the course. "My goal is for... View Details
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
ventures, establishing criteria for handoffs to existing divisions, and using creative organizational structures. The authors provide a detailed look at IBM's Emerging Business Opportunity system, which manages all these balancing acts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
for Understanding and Applying the Science of Decision Making By: Hamilton, Ryan, and Uma R. Karmarkar Abstract—Scientists have spent decades creating powerful and detailed descriptions of how people make decisions. Unfortunately, many of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 23, 2015
resignation and explained why she was leaving the firm by detailing her unsustainable schedule as both a corporate lawyer and a mother to young children. Both memos were leaked on the Internet, prompting bloggers, media outlets, and the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 3
highlights challenges associated with its use, and includes many examples of its application, primarily within the realm of regulating activities based on the risk of harm to human health and the environment. Appendices provide detailed... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
tariff reduction, and an increase in the extent to which the sales of affiliates in reforming countries are directed towards other reforming countries. Analysis of firm-level responses to the creation of the ASEAN free trade agreement yields results that are consistent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits
restructuring of the corporate tax, and with respect to foreign income, we should consider exemption with some safeguards against an overly aggressive use of tax havens. I fear that alternative paths will lead to much more harm than good and won't raise much revenue,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
school system—and to take action to improve it. There has been much work to do, as Harvard Business School's Stacey Childress details in two case studies. According to Childress, "The New Orleans public school district was already in... View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
Redrawing the Lines: Did Political Incumbents Influence Electoral Redistricting in the World's Largest Democracy? By: Iyer, Lakshmi, and Maya Reddy Abstract—In 2008, the boundaries of national and state electoral constituencies in India were redrawn for the first time... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
the top 10 leaderboard this year. But the fact is, America has been slipping since the year 2000, long before the housing bubble burst and recession swept the country, say Harvard Business School Professors Michael E. Porter and Jan W. Rivkin. They View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 22 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity
motivated state, focusing on the deadline, the profitability goals," she says. "Ideally, they will still be passionate about the work, but it's important at that point to focus in and to make sure the details of implementation... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
had been discovered that the common combination of Plavix and Prilosec, an over-the-counter drug, could adversely affect patients. Finally, Plavix faced new competition from two new drugs with different mechanisms of action. This case reviews the recent history of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 29
of current economic, geopolitical, and environmental concerns, this is more unacceptable than ever. This important volume details this problem, making clear the unfortunate results of such short-sighted thinking, and it proposes measures... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
slipped behind its Indian competitors and multinational companies. Details the first phase of the transformation Nayar led in hopes of rejuvenating the industry pioneer. The tagline for this phase was "Employee First, Customer... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace