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- 27 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 27
of mass production more completely than anyone had done before. Until the 19th century, weapons manufacture, like most industries, had been the exclusive domain of skilled craftsmen, whose families had typically been in the trade for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 23
family of objectives that have been well studied in the literature for their fairness properties. We deal with the problem of selecting the appropriate objective from this family. We characterize the trade-off achieved between efficiency... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2013
- Research Event
Conference Challenges Gender Conventions
Yankees," she sees workplace issues as more structural than gender-based. "Women in corporations are canaries in a coal mine," she said, pointing to a steep decline in traditional families that she believes will affect... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 17 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry
with a time-shift in television viewing as digital video recorders (DVR) became commonplace. With broadband they must now also contend with a place-shift. The family no longer sits in the living room together with all eyes focused on the... View Details
- 05 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 5
religion, nationality, and family role(s) and that these multiple identities shape people's actions in organizations. The current organizational literature on multiple identities, however, is sparse and scattered and has yet to fully... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
1931 of John Wyeth & Brothers. In prescription drugs, the company's initial learning base emerged with the purchase in 1931 of John Wyeth & Brothers, a respected mid-sized Philadelphia drug company established in 1860. The Wyeth View Details
- 12 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 12
world. What was next for the family firm and brand leader from northern Italy's Emilia-Romagna region? How would the singularly focused, consensus-driven firm fare in an increasingly competitive, globalizing retail landscape? Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
generations of the same family may even cease to regress towards the mean. Moreover, we demonstrate that government interventions intended to ameliorate inequality may in fact lower intergenerational mobility—even when they do not... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 23
other sources of entrepreneurial influence: we find that peer influences are strongest for those who have less exposure to entrepreneurship in other aspects of their lives. Family Control of Firms and Industries Authors: Belén Villalonga... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
climate change, alternative uses for farmland, and a transition to the next generation of family ownership of the business. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516053-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 516-067... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
and you say, holy cow. That's the conundrum that Walmart is in. Think about this. There are more than 30,000 dollar stores in the US, you can find one everywhere: in rural regions you find Dollar General and in the urban settings you have companies like View Details
- 18 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 18
behalf of families and (b) bank forbearance policies regarding overdrawn customers. We focus on five factors to explain the incidence of involuntary closures: personal traits, community traits, economic trends, bank policies, and credit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
firm. In 1994, a crisis in its mutual fund unit nearly destroyed the firm. Provides information about the protagonist's youth, career, family life, aspirations, and motivations. Raises questions about leadership in times of crisis,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
HarperBusiness in 2003].The book analyzes the impact of this remarkable family on one of the most important companies in the world. Chandler: I've completed my book on the chemical and pharmaceutical industries [Shaping the Industrial... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
offering returnees benefits such as tax breaks and permanent residency for family members. In 2011, TalentCorp took over administration of the REP, and through adjustments to incentives and application requirements was able to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
cultivate and maintain customer loyalty, and the strategies it employed to penetrate the highly competitive yogurt and dairy categories nationwide. Throughout, readers will encounter the challenges that Hirshberg, his colleagues, and his View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
the team. Have key technical skills so you can advise the team. Collaborate across the company. And finally, be a strong decision maker. Plant the greener pastures. Ensure that high-revenue employees have options within the company for “intrapreneurial” activities,... View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
tasked with leading Mudo's transition from a family business to a more institutionalized, corporate structure and ensuring a smooth handover of the company from the first- to the second-generation owner. As CEO, she makes a series of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
http://hbr.org/product/making-stickk-stick-the-business-of-behavioral-economics/an/514019-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 314-053 From Beijing Jeep to ASC Fine Wines: The Story of an American Family Business in China In 1985, Don St.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 17
DaVita in 1999, breaking an important promise to his family in order to do so, he was determined to create a differentiated company with a community-like culture. Over six years, he had engineered an impressive financial turnaround and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace