Modernization - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Mar 2019
News

Life Is a Startup

plus. In terms of the modern framing of it, there’s a golden book that I love, by the author of the Black Swan. It’s called Antifragile. And if you think about the usual way that we go and deal with these setbacks in life, it’s fragile.... View Details

06 Nov 2017
Research Event

Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?

surrounded by an expanding ring of residential and industrial growth. And finally, the scrambled egg—a delicious mess but a mess nonetheless: the modern city, sprawling with opportunity, technology, and confusion. “Somehow,” Mostafavi... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

05 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt

What really fuels a boom-and-bust cycle in the modern global economy? It’s not always household debt, says a new paper that parses in-depth data across 115 countries. Instead, rising corporate debt may flash the clearest warning that a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Mar 2005
News

A Primer on Patents

was proposed in this country’s Constitution and codified in its modern form in 1836, began to have serious problems in 1982. What went wrong? Two fundamental changes occurred that weakened the system considerably. The first had to do with... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

19 Apr 2011
First Look

First Look: April 19

Financial, LLC was a modern merchant bank that provided high quality advisory services and capital to small- and mid-sized inner city businesses. Next Street was a for-profit business that aimed to increase the growth, profitability, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 19, 2009

Japanese government, and often times opposed, the case identifies Iwasaki's entrepreneurial talent and organization-building skills as key drivers of success. This case provides a vehicle for examining the entrepreneurial factors behind Japan's remarkable transition... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer

This fact plays an important role in our analysis. If one considers the original Napster network and its evolution over time, congestion worsened as the user base grew. At its peak, Napster's waiting queues were long and downloads slow (when they could be completed).... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music

01 Mar 2011
News

Local Hero

41,500-seat facility was designed to give fans the experience of an old-time park, but with all the modern amenities. With luxury boxes, jumbotron, unobstructed views, and stadium-wide Wi-Fi access, the park feels state-of-the-art and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

06 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

modern industrial corporation encompasses a myriad of different software applications, which must work in concert to deliver functionality to end users. However, the increasingly complex and dynamic nature of competition in today’s... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2008
News

Innovation, Inc.

that become essential to the economic success of fashion designers in the marketplace. (Her research on the market for modern and contemporary fine art in India also bears out this phenomenon.) “One of the most well-accepted axioms of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

02 Dec 2016
News

The Story Behind the Stories

glasses. And just, was this really modern young person, who was trying to change her country. White: Your second book is also set, in part, in Afghanistan. Ashley's War is about the women of the cultural support teams who went into battle... View Details

01 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?

consumers and workers, and the political realities of modern governments. That appears to be a central message conveyed by responses to this month’s column. Ian Brinkley raised the issue of shifting needs of trading partners as a problem... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 May 2015
Research & Ideas

A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market

Khaire is a good barometer for such estimations, having deeply researched how value and markets are constructed around creative industries and products. In studying the modern Indian art market, for example, which was just starting to... View Details

03 Dec 2008
What Do You Think?

Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?

creating "a modern version of alchemy," turning packages of poorly-rated mortgages into triple-A-rated collateral debt obligations, complete with supposed insurance against risk. The problem was that even financial experts... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

14 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Keeping Your Balance With Customers

four-component processes of the Customer Management theme—customer selection, acquisition, retention, and growth—demonstrating their importance in maximizing customer value and, ultimately, in value creation itself.Customer management (CM) reflects much of what is new... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Work, Family, Private Life: Why Not All Three?

"self-actualize"—before she enters into a love relationship, Boteach was emphatic in his response. "The last time I checked, the most common expression for love was 'falling in love,' he said. "Timing was not something one planned. Your question is... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications

and 1920. First came the telegraph, which led to the development of the modern newspaper industry, and then radio and motion pictures, which together created the first real mass entertainment market. There followed a period of evolution,... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

11 Oct 2022
News

Righting the Ship

management,” observes Stuckey. “If a process or system is not producing a desired outcome, then consider redesigning the machinery producing the outcome.” With the new model in place and execution numbers at all-time highs, says Stuckey, the labs are able to replace... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

26 Oct 2020
News

A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions

for the city and the region,” says Hung. “It’s bringing vitality to the neighborhood around it. Mark talked about the historic preservation of the building, the art deco, the tile work and murals. They’re modernizing the staging, the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

30 Aug 2018
News

Sharing a Passion for Art

advantage of opportunities to pursue a lifelong passion for collecting modern and contemporary art—and not just paintings, drawings, and photographs. Among the several thousand pieces of art van Caldenborgh has collected over the years... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Arts, Entertainment

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