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- 13 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 13, 2007
perform industry research to inform investment decisions. Provides detailed information about the recommended resources available for this type of research, focusing primarily on what is available from Harvard Business School's Baker Library. Focusing on how companies... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Harness Auction Fever
story. A number of factors can lead to emotional arousal in the context of an auction (or any other competitive situation). When this happens, bidders may want not only to purchase the item, but also to beat the competition. In other... View Details
- 17 Nov 2003
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The Business Case for Diabetes Disease Management
hypertension." Why Diabetes Is A Good Case But first, diabetes. Beaulieu chose diabetes as a context in which to spark discussion on organizational and financial systems for several reasons, she said. It is a very prevalent disease:... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age
doctoral candidate Lisa R. Klein and MIT professor Ernst R. Berndt, offer some important insights. The researchers begin by identifying forces both inside and outside the media industry that are influencing its rapid evolution. Then, within the View Details
- 26 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
world FDI in developing countries sharply decline, and it has remained far below pre-1914 levels during the second global economy beginning in the 1980s. This working paper shows how management strategies were shaped by context in each... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 10
(2003): "Exploitation, Exploration, and Process Management: The Productivity Dilemma Revisited." Our paper received the Academy of Management Review's best paper award in 2003 and the decade award in 2013. We consider the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 17
reach profitability. The context for the case is the company's imminent need to raise an additional $25 million. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810050-PDF-ENG View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Nov 2008
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First Look: November 25, 2008
banker, Lehman Brothers, considers whether to acquire Peabody Coal in a $2.7 billion transaction. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209009 Paper and More (A) Harvard Business School Case 606-023... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 10, 2009
and advertising. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709461 Paresh Patel: Building a Life in the Context of Global Business-October 2007 Harvard Business School Case 809-045... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007
tensions created by, these competing models. In analyzing the case, students have the opportunity to: (1) gain a better understanding of operational focus and the concept of a "focused factory" in health care, (2) consider the concept of a "factory... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 7
http://www.psypress.com/the-psychology-of-negotiations-in-the-21st-century-workplace-9780415871150 Naiveté and Cynicism in Negotiations and Other Competitive Contexts Authors:Chia-Jung Tsay, Lisa L. Shu, and Max Bazerman Publication:In... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
But how? "That's the big question," says Datar. "To put it in the context of HBS, do we believe that every one of these things can be taught in a ninety-person classroom in a case-discussion format? That is the fundamental... View Details
- 27 Sep 2016
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September 27, 2016
turnover—the planned simultaneous exit of a large number of experienced employees and a similarly sized entry of new workers—on operational performance in the context of teaching hospitals. Specifically, we examine the impact of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 21
and economic sustainability. The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the roles of multiplier firms and megaprojects in leading change for sustainability around the world, particularly in the context of the built environment.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 9
Effects, and Investment Strategy Willy ShihHarvard Business School Note 611-082 This technical note discusses scale economies and direct and indirect network effects in the context of building better business models. Some of the great... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Do I Dare Say Something?
senior management, or even bosses all the way down. In contrast, context refers to organizational factors, outside the individual, that provide cues about how voice is likely to be received. Leader behavior is one such contextual cue.... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 13 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Humblebragging’ is a Bad Strategy, Especially in a Job Interview
hypothesized. The takeaway: Humblebragging is annoying. "It's as if you're trying to say something good about yourself, but then you cover it up with something else," Gino says. "And people don't like that." The second study looked at humblebragging in the View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 26 Aug 2014
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First Look: August 26
that this deterrence effect is stronger for smaller companies and in institutional contexts featuring stronger activist pressures and stronger norms of corporate transparency. Examining the decisions of 2,043 firms headquartered in 42... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
inherent in the methodology. "We didn't know if a person was a first-generation immigrant; he or she could be second-generation," he says. "Then you get into things such as name changes due to marriage or, more problematic, names like Lee, which could be Chinese but... View Details
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Is There Help for the Big Ticket Buyer?
well-documented tendencies to be overconfident and to act on overly optimistic assessments (Thompson 2001). Interestingly, many people know that they have these tendencies, but fail to notice them in the context of a specific decision.... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman