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- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
his company, and a discussion of recent efforts by Abrahams to break free of constraints that have limited the size and revenue-generating ability of Improbable Research for many years. Among those efforts are a decision to distribute... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
2018 Individual Creativity in the Workplace An Integrated Model of Dynamic Problem Solving within Organizational Constraints By: Cromwell, Johnathan R., Teresa M. Amabile, and Jean-François Harvey Abstract—Rapid technological change,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
find that diversified firms increased in value relative to single-segment firms during the crisis, a result that is not driven by the endogeneity of either financing constraints or firms' diversification choices. We also find that the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Financial Reporting Goes Global
capital, particularly from international sources. This acts as a constraint on growth. Thus, by adopting International Accounting Standards and really becoming a leader in the field, India could lower their domestic firms' barriers to... View Details
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
salinity; and poses strategic choices for a start-up company operating at the intersection of business, agriculture, and climate change. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709019 CalPERS'... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
institutional theory, and economic theory. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-025.pdf Broadening Focus: Spillovers and the Benefits of Specialization in the Hospital Industry Authors:Jonathan R. Clark and Robert S. Huckman Abstract The long-standing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
unfavorable expectations face an additional constraint: their prices and first-party content investment need to be such that low (zero) participation equilibria are eliminated. This additional constraint typically leads them to invest... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
variation in the use of in-house rather than independent advertising agencies by U.S. advertisers. While the vast majority of large advertisers employ outside agencies, it comes as a surprise to find that when advertisers of all sizes are considered, about half View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
import-intensive. Motivated by these facts, we build a dynamic model in which real depreciations raise the cost of importing intermediates but increase demand and the profitability to engage in exports and R&D, thereby relaxing borrowing View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
disruption, the authors offer three scenarios for the future of consulting. Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2013/10/consulting-on-the-cusp-of-disruption/ar/1 August 2013 Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Sustainable View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 4
middle" in Indian manufacturing. Small- and medium-sized firms may continue to face constraints in their attempts to grow. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2190963 Conflicts of College Conference Realignment: Pursuing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
these two relationships may operate in a circular fashion. Second, we consider whether advertising these benefits of charitable giving—asking people to give in order to be happy—may have the perverse consequence of decreasing charitable... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 31 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 31, 2009
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309090 Lan Airlines in 2008: Connecting the World to Latin America Harvard Business School Case 709-410 Lan Airlines operates three distinct models: low-cost for domestic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
"The biggest transition? Establishing a new Zoom account." Leadership integration—ensuring a fit between the acquiring firm’s top management and the team leader—has become part of the courtship phase. And remote work has radically simplified View Details
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
return on assets over the subsequent one to five years. We find that activist directors are associated with significant strategic and operational actions by firms. We find evidence of increased divestiture, decreased acquisition activity,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
Multichannel retailers dominate today's retail landscape. While there are many benefits of operating multiple channels, these retailers also face many challenges. In this article, we discuss the key issues concerning multichannel... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
were longer when physicians were assigned patients under a pooled queuing system, compared to when each physician operated under a dedicated queuing system. The dedicated queuing system resulted in a 10% decrease in LOS-a 32-minute... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
that does not come as easily to public company leaders, with the exception of the higher-ambition-type leaders we studied. Public company leaders have the constraints of capital market expectations for short-term quarterly earnings. They... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
FBC project should look like. Rather, NASA forced its managers and contractors to invent new processes and procedures by imposing a set of budget, time, and weight constraints that could not be met using traditional approaches to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
procurement and internal sourcing for the same input requires a consideration of complementarities across and constraints within modes of procurement. We create analytical foundations for making empirical predictions about when plural... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne