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- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
to managers and stimulating reflection among scholars, a new working paper by HBS professors James E. Austin and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard looks at how and why such acquisitions occur and how to manage the new combinations most... View Details
- 03 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Money Making Movies
movie survives in theaters is not a very useful measure, because it mostly reflects the choice for either a "platform" or "sleeper" release strategy. The former is common for releases by major studios, whereas the... View Details
- 03 Nov 2022
- Op-Ed
Feeling Separation Anxiety at Your Startup? 5 Tips to Soothe These Growing Pains
employees to form personal relationships with founders outside of work. Late night beers or weekend family barbecues may have become routine. With a larger team, consider how these special out-of-work connections reflect on your... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
everyone else, these people have been reflecting on their lives and options. As the Wall Street Journal put it: “A small but substantial sliver of America, however, is doing better than ever using this pause in the typical 24/7 busyness... View Details
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
(Abridged) Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of the Greek yogurt company Chobani, Inc., was reflecting on what explained his young company's meteoric rise. The company held over half of the U.S. Greek yogurt market and nearly 20% of the total yogurt... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 18
(CHF). CHF's mission was to eradicate lead poisoning in children in the United States. The case provides an overview of lead poisoning in the U.S., including how it is measured, its causes, and legislation enacted to prevent it. The case asks students to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty
“I’m here for you.” The point may seem trite but it reflects the importance of our ability to trust in our relationships. We each should do our best to keep our relationships reliable and predictable, to be someone on whom others can... View Details
- 23 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Break the Expert’s Curse
proficiency. Later, when they become masters, they can look back and reflect on what they wrote as novices. Two, experts can actually re-experience how it feels to be a beginner. Through a series of experiments in 2014, Zhang investigated... View Details
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
discussion about it in comparison with some other alternatives to hierarchy. We then characterize the recent surge of socially engaged models of enterprise and press the case that this turning point warrants reconsideration of the merits of organizational democracy. We... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 18
analysts' forecasts of firm performance actually reflect any of these factors and which are considered most important. We use survey data from 967 analysts ranking 837 companies to judge how their forecasts are related to evaluations of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
Scientist 52, no. 6 (2009): 885-904 Abstract This article provides a critical reflection on the heavily normative nature of current accountability debates. In particular, it explores three streams of normative discourse on nonprofit... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2007
retailers, as well as satellite, cable, and telecom operators. The Group had just met its financial targets for 2006 and had achieved organic growth of 6% in the first half of 2007. Yet even as he reflected on these successes, CEO Frank... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far
the research did not reflect his experience—that they found open office spaces encouraged dynamic interactions and collective behaviors. His colleague then piped up and pointed out that all of the “noise” (as an indication of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein
- 29 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
Positive By: Goranson, Amelia, Ryan S. Ritter, Adam Waytz, Michael I. Norton, and Kurt Gray Abstract— In people’s imagination, dying seems dreadful; however, these perceptions may not reflect reality. In two studies, we compared the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 26
activity, but a gap remains for seed-stage financing. The founders are evaluating the best way to structure their private equity fund to reflect their own assets and abilities and the needs and resources of the entrepreneurial scene in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
Steve Rattner, who chaired the government task force, found the initial assessments of their needs woefully understated and badly documented, reflecting decades of lost market share and destroyed shareholder value. The deal that was... View Details
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Gurus in the Garage
interviewed share one habit: they refuse to make decisions for the entrepreneurs. Otherwise, their teaching methods vary tremendously. Learning by Doing When Michael Chiarello, founder and CEO of NapaStyle, was developing the idea for his "media-driven Internet... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 08 Nov 2024
- Op-Ed
How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis
African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also challenges to lives and... View Details
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
Joan E. Ricart Publication:Management Research 8, no. 2 (2010) Abstract The purpose of this paper is to reflect on competitiveness by using the business model concept and to understand the need to adapt business models to changes in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2013
- Op-Ed
Encourage Breakthrough Health Care by Competing on Products Rather Than Patents
usual private incentives. Can we agree to compete on therapeutic solutions, not on the underlying science we need to develop them? I'd like to hear your reflections on the matter: What should be in the commons, what should remain private?... View Details