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02 Dec 2019
What Do You Think?

How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?

pressure? What do you think? Original Column Tube and train riders in Europe are well-aware of the term, “mind the gap.” They see it every time they step off a train or subway platform. In a sense, it’s also an appropriate warning for... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation

12 Jul 2016
First Look

July 12, 2016

ASOS was large by online standards, traditional fashion retailers were building their own online sales capabilities, and Amazon was expanding its apparel offering. Meanwhile, new online competitors were emerging at a rapid rate. After ASOS issued several profit View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 18, 2009

offer a warning label to accompany the practice of setting goals. Level Playing Fields in International Financial Regulation Authors:Lucy White and Alan Morrison Publication:Journal of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract We analyze the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Feb 2009
First Look

First Look: February 3, 2009

requires careful dosing, consideration of harmful side effects, and close supervision. We offer a warning label to accompany the practice of setting goals. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-083.pdf Virtual Team... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Dec 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing

warns Luc R. Wathieu. When is an all-inclusive price the best bet? Key concepts include: A "simple" all-inclusive price will lead buyers to focus on the main benefit offered, while partitioned price formats (main price plus... View Details

24 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit

these firms.” You Might Also Like: Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone' What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance? Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?

In a recent op-ed piece for the Sunday London Times, Harvard Business School professor John Quelch warned that popular U.S. brands could be in for a rough ride overseas should anti-American sentiment grow over President Bush's handling of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

02 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Explaining China's Crash

the Harvard Gazette about China’s economic woes and how they may affect global markets and investors going forward. Christina Pazzanese: Why were so many caught off-guard by this crash? Weren’t there warning signs that this might happen?... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese; Financial Services

24 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Financial Meltdowns Are More Predictable Than We Thought

research by Harvard Business School Professors Robin Greenwood and Samuel G. Hanson begs to differ. Financial crises, even ones as calamitous as the 2007-2008 banking meltdown, are surprisingly predictable to those who know the warning... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

23 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Just How Independent are ‘Independent’ Directors?

the Chinese dataset will apply in New York," warns Khanna. "Nevertheless, it is better than not having any findings at all." Although the data may not be directly applicable to the United States or other countries, it... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

21 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing

gun-shy private investors, Morino warned that a social impact bond program will work only if the government and the investors truly understand what constitutes success for any given community organization—lest the organizations be forced... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance

funding is renewed. "Over the long term," warns Grossman, "these experiments may be too few and too late for sustaining a large number of service delivery nonprofit organizations." To lead the charge for more broad-based change—or... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Disruption: The Art of Framing

within the organization warn of the impending change (and somebody nearly always does), their warnings are usually ignored. One tactic for forcing the organization to pay attention is to label the innovation... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower

03 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

5 New Year's Resolutions You Can Keep (With the Help of Behavioral Science Research)

conceptualize goal setting as a prescription-strength medication that requires careful dosing, consideration of harmful side effects, and close supervision. We offer a warning label to accompany the practice of setting goals.” To learn... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Paid for Success: Options for Compensating CEOs

next -- which means they get a raise the next year, because their options are worth more. Since the converse is also true, fixed number plans provide higher-powered incentives." At the same time, Hall warns that with fixed number... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

09 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer

Early Warning System that conveyed the bank's "risk view." Management started using these tools to frame important debates, such as the evaluation of divisional heads' performance at quarterly business reviews. The system also helped the... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Banking

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/818059-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 518-065 Adeo Health Science: Turning a Product into a Brand For decades, American parents were warned to avoid introducing potential allergens to their babies... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

2018 Northamption, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Varieties of Green Business: Industries, Nations and Time By: Jones, G. Abstract—Published at a time of ever-increasing warnings that the pace of climate change and other environmental... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

13 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril

Employees regularly turn to managers and other higher-level co-workers to seek advice about job-related issues and next steps for their careers. Yet people don’t always take the advice they receive; they may accept some suggestions and ignore others. Here’s a word of... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

05 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Watching for the Next Economic Downturn? Follow Corporate Debt

What really fuels a boom-and-bust cycle in the modern global economy? It’s not always household debt, says a new paper that parses in-depth data across 115 countries. Instead, rising corporate debt may flash the clearest warning that a... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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