Futures and Commodity Futures - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

effect, as we find that the relation between assessments and future performance is stronger during off-season (for firms with non-December fiscal year end). Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 May 2020
Research & Ideas

China Tariffs and Coronavirus a Double Hit to American Retailers

operations from China, especially when the future of the trade war is uncertain. “They’ve made easy shifts, but it’s much harder to relocate a factory from China to Vietnam,” Cavallo says. “They are unwilling to make those hard choices... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

the sources of value in education programs—on the future of executive education. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54353 Executive Development Programs Enter the Digital Matrix: I. Disrupting the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

12 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52111 Learning to Become a Taste Expert By: Latour, Kathryn A., and John A. Deighton Abstract—Evidence suggests that consumers seek to become more expert about hedonic products to enhance... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Mar 2017
Video

Such Great Heights — Tom Vogl (MBA 1998)

11 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

Pflueger, Carolin E., Emil Siriwardane, and Adi Sunderam Abstract—We propose a new measure of the economy’s risk appetite based on the valuation of volatile stocks. Unlike proxies for risk appetite derived from aggregates, our measure is... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

08 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech

intellectual capital. And intellectual property laws need to be rewritten to allow companies a longer time to reap the benefits of their inventions. Does Europe have a future as a location for clinical... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical; Technology

26 Jan 2022
News

Fed Plays Wait and See with Monetary Policy

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Cases & Teaching Notes - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Notes June 2019 HBS Case Collection Martini Klinik Prostate Cancer Care 2019 by Michael E. Porter, Jens Deerberg-Wittram, and Thomas W. Feeley Since its establishment in 2005, Hamburg's Martini Klinik had single-mindedly focused on... View Details

06 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018

financial reports have strong implications for firms' future returns: a portfolio that shorts "changers" and buys "non-changers" earns up to 188 basis points per month (over 22% per year)... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

October 2018
Case

Innovation at the Utility: Consolidated Edison's Experience

By: Martha Crawford, Andrew Serpa and Jon Wofsy

In 2014, regulators in New York State released a bold vision for the future of the electric utility industry to try and stay ahead of larger trends of rising customer expectations, stagnant load growth, and climate change. In response, Con Edison created a Utility of... View Details

Keywords: Blockchain; Utilities; Consolidated Edison; Regulated Monopolies; Electricity Distribution; Innovation Strategy; Organizational Design; Energy; Energy Generation; Utilities Industry; Energy Industry

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12 May 2003
Research & Ideas

How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?

Internet pioneers looked at everything from Wi-Fi "hot spots" to the future of broadband at a recent telecommunications conference at Harvard Business School. The issues were debated at the Bandwidth Explosion colloquium held... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne & Martha Lagace; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

Schorderet, debating how the company can defend and grow its position in Saudi Arabia while also finding new sources of future growth (e.g., bringing its production model to new markets with fragmented dairy... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

18 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

tender their shares or not. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218058-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 418-079 The Future of GE's Global Growth Organization No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

future research on the joint pursuit of financial and social goals in organizations. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55763 forthcoming Organization Science Coupling Labor... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

April 2012 (Revised March 2013)
Case

Social Strategy at American Express

By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and David Chen

American Express has developed a number of strategic partnerships with Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter to improve their card members experience and lower its customer acquisition cost. The case details the history of these partnerships, examines American Express' own... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Partners and Partnerships; Social Marketing; Financial Services Industry

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