Seattle Times Company - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 May 2019
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What is FIELD Global Immersion?

Global Partner (GP) company in one of 16 cities that has a product or service challenge they would like the team to address with their local consumers. The course culminates in a one-week Immersion at the end of the semester, at which... View Details

01 Nov 2017
What Do You Think?

What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?

leadership might begin by changing the Visions and Values section on the current company web page to read: “We believe in our vision and values more strongly today than we did the first time we put them on... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Banking

2014
Working Paper

The Organizational and Geographic Drivers of Absorptive Capacity: An Empirical Analysis of Pharmaceutical R&D Laboratories

By: Francesca Lazzeri and Gary P. Pisano

Scholars and practitioners alike now recognize that a firm's capacity to assimilate and use know-how from external sources—what Cohen and Levinthal (1990) called "absorptive capacity"—plays a central role in innovation performance. In recent years, a common strategy... View Details

Keywords: Geographic Location; Industry Clusters; Knowledge Acquisition; Pharmaceutical Industry; San Francisco; San Diego; Massachusetts

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18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

When In-House Research Isn’t Enough

paradigm to consider that takes into account both internal and external research and development efforts to create what he calls a "company innovation system." "What I hope this term will convey," he told HBS alumni, "is what I'm seeing in... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

27 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

holding group], for example, runs his companies closely and is planning to pass the leadership of his firms to his two sons. Similarly, the heads of some of America's largest firms, both publicly held and private, are the scions of the... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

10 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

this article, the author suggests that tech pioneers would do well to heed a lesson he’s gleaned from his research in the developing world: For long-term success, companies must invest in the surrounding ecosystem. The author presents... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 May 2018
Research & Ideas

Amazon vs. Whole Foods: When Cultures Collide

failed to meet them. Last year, the company dropped from Fortune’s best companies to work for list for the first time in two decades. What went wrong? The question that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

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Profiles - MBA

student companies and conduct diligence to assist in deal flow. This exposed me to the ebbs and flows of the venture industry, and in particular how venture can bring about social impact and civic change. Formative to my View Details

08 May 2006
Research & Ideas

The Cost of Cutting in Line

No one likes to waste time standing in line. So why don't more people try to bribe their way to the front? Should companies allow some customers to move to the front of the line for a hefty fee? Is there a... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Feb 2024
HBS Case

Slim Chance: Drugs Will Reshape the Weight Loss Industry, But Habit Change Might Be Elusive

surgery or drugs it is not going to be widely taken up. Americans are very overworked. People are terribly stressed. How do they find the time for a diet like that? Editor's note: Regina Herzlinger doesn't have a financial stake in any of... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Health; Pharmaceutical

06 Dec 2016
First Look

December 6, 2016

Leisure Time Become a Status Symbol By: Bellezza, Silvia, Neeru Paharia, and Anat Keinan Abstract—While research on conspicuous consumption has typically analyzed how people spend money on products that signal status, we investigate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Finance - Faculty & Research

demand about as much as one's own recent payout experience. Third, the spillover effect decays as time passes while the effect of one's own experience does not. We discuss implications of this analysis for commercial sustainability of... View Details

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Disruption: The Art of Framing

their own work processes even as they collaborate. The New York Times Company has had some success here: NYTimes.com is now the leading source of print subscription sales. And the company's print and on-line... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower

Research Summary

The American Chief Executive from 1850 to 2000

By: Richard S. Tedlow

Richard S. Tedlow's research explores changes in the leadership strategies, styles, and backgrounds of corporate chief executive officers in the United States over the past century and a half. This project has both a qualitative and a quantitative component. The... View Details

April 2012
Article

Retail Doesn't Cross Borders: Here's Why and What to Do about It

By: Marcel Corstjens and Rajiv Lal

Most companies assume that the easiest way to grow is by investing overseas and that the developing world offers the best opportunities for boosting revenues and profits today. However, success abroad varies widely, and research shows that it's often tough to... View Details

Keywords: Operations; Growth and Development Strategy; Globalization; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Local Range; Retail Industry

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Ways to Give Today - Alumni

412275 MA5-527-02-07 2 Morrissey Boulevard Dorchester, MA 02125 Maximize Your Gift Employer Matching To find out if your company matches employee gifts, use our online search tool. Upon receipt, all matching gifts count toward a donor’s... View Details

01 Aug 2005
What Do You Think?

Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?

smaller companies who are used to accountability." Stever Robbins commented, "Why do we even spend our time debating whether a Fortune 500 CEO is 'worth it'? Why, instead, don't we seek to hire... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 Oct 2016
Research & Ideas

Bernie Madoff Explains Himself

amount of uninterrupted call time that the prison would allow. The professor and the felon shared a genuine, geeky interest in financial economics. Sometimes they discussed the early days of Madoff’s career, which began in 1960. Other... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

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Skydeck - Alumni

(MBA 2004) on how companies can tackle complex issues with essential speed The Musts of 2023 Alumni recommendations from the year in media So You Want to Join a Startup Investor and entrepreneur Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) on how to look... View Details

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Governing the Family-Run Business

The topic of governance is hot. Shareholders, managers, and business advisors are demanding improved governance of (typically public) companies by strengthening their boards of directors and developing more responsive shareholder... View Details

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