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  • 29 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

together. What's more, knowing whether two congressional members went to the same college can help predict the outcome of pending legislation on the Senate floor. “And so we got to thinking, if a school connection makes information flow so easily in informal... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 09 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 9, 2016

economic activity? This paper exploits the federal preemption of national banks in 2004 from local laws against predatory lending to gauge the effect of the supply of credit on the real economy. Specifically, we exploit the heterogeneity in the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2009
  • Lessons from the Classroom

The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation

markets have tightened, it's the companies with highly differentiated products that will be able to not only weather this storm, but come out the other side" in a strong position, says Harvard Business School Professor of Management... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Auto; Pharmaceutical
  • 27 May 2008
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global

eventually balance imports. Business people must understand where markets and countries are headed by analyzing the present and then extending current performance trends forward three to five years. Although each has issues, Singapore,... View Details
  • 29 May 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Howard Stevenson on the Lessons of the Internet Era

before beginning a new venture: What am I betting on? Do I know my economic model? Will I be able to formulate a sound strategy that seizes opportunity and combats threat? Will management be able to transform and reinvent the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Incentives and Operational Excellence

technology was introduced to create a more valuable contract between parties. Looking at the home-video market in general, Narayanan learned that between 20 and 25 percent of customers can't find the video they want when they go to their... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 24 Jun 2008
  • First Look

First Look: June 24, 2008

education networks. We find that portfolio managers place larger bets on firms they are connected to through their network, and perform significantly better on these holdings relative to their non-connected holdings. A replicating... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Nov 2007
  • First Look

First Look: November 20, 2007

ownership patterns across different towns, allowing credible identification of the effects of bank ownership on financial development, lending rates, and the quality of intermediation, as well as employment and investment. Credit markets... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Nov 2024
  • HBS Case

Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers

Business School case study details, big-name investors say they want to take bets on social justice startups like Blakeman’s, but few actually take the plunge—especially if the entrepreneurs at their helm don’t come from the same polished... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman; Employment
  • 25 Sep 2006
  • Research & Ideas

How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business

(end-users and application developers—Apple does the hardware). Apple's decision to stay two-sided rather than three-sided is in large part the reason for which Windows-based PCs have today a 95 percent-plus market share, whereas Macs are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services
  • 29 Apr 2008
  • First Look

First Look: April 29, 2008

through each phase of this process. The (A) case begins with background on the firm and asks the students to come up with a strategy to improve the way in which Sales and Marketing work together. In the (B) case, we see their strategy in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Protecting against the Pirates of Bollywood

cost? Yes, it probably would be worth it, she says. Should Hollywood sue Bollywood production houses to fight plagiarism? This bet can be a lost cause for American studios. After showing a couple of scenes of the Bollywood version of the... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Motion Pictures & Video
  • 04 Oct 2007
  • What Do You Think?

Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?

about hedge fund managers and private equity managers raking in billions while decimating companies and destabilizing markets more than we worry about whether the CEO of Ford took home a few paltry millions while actually running a... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 15 Aug 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction

irony, given its title and topic. I had confidence in the quality of my work, but not enough to bet my job. I canceled publication and forfeited my advance. It was painful to scuttle Speed Trap, but I don’t second guess my decision: I got... View Details
Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Technology
  • 13 May 2008
  • First Look

First Look: May 13, 2008

What Deep Metaphors Reveal About the Minds of Consumers Authors:Gerald Zaltman and Lindsay Zaltman Publication:Harvard Business School Press, 2008 Abstract Why do advertising campaigns and new products often fail? Why do consumers feel that companies don't understand... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 May 2014
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First Look: May 20

314-087 Jurlique: Globalizing Beauty from Nature and Science Considers the marketing and strategic challenges faced by natural beauty brands using the case of Australian-based Jurlique, which was acquired by Pola of Japan in 2011. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Nov 2008
  • HBS Case

Economics of the Ethanol Business

production levels and the potential sale of the ethanol plant in an increasingly competitive, complex environment. "For the first time in history, the food and energy markets are converging," says Reinhardt. "It's hard to... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Energy
  • 24 Jul 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

2018 Independently published Unlocked: Keys to Improve Your Thinking By: Zaltman, Gerald Abstract—What’s the best way to change your life? Change how you think, says marketing guru Gerald Zaltman. While most of us are accustomed to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 05 Oct 2016
  • What Do You Think?

Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?

accomplished, including more freedom for business, more immigration, and big bets by the government and industry to meet imposing infrastructure needs. Ron Kurtz said, “I am concerned that we are facing a decline in the size and spending... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 05 Oct 2009
  • Research & Ideas

The Vanguard Corporation

Can we use our capabilities in the electronic sensor business to deal with these problems and issues? For example, one of the things they are working on is biosensors that can be attached to the food chain, so that the freshness of food can be immediately identified.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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