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- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why E-commerce Didn’t Die With the Fall of Webvan
induced about 12 percent of the pharmaceutical market to buy that way. Once that was done, it was comparatively straightforward to use the same inducements to persuade people who had Web access to do that over the Internet, saving the... View Details
- 12 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers
and those with lack of access to education and transportation face after prison.” The manufacturer Owens Corning finally gave him a chance. At the same time, he set out to solve the problem his experience revealed. Blakeman spent weekends... View Details
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
in the twenty-first century." Grove gave Tedlow unprecedented access to his private papers, along with wide-ranging interviews and access to his closest friends and key business associates. Nothing was... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Aug 2014
- Op-Ed
Why Small-Business Lending Is Not Recovering
because of a perfect storm of their falling sales and weakened collateral, and growing risk aversion among lenders. Those days are not over. While lingering cyclical factors from the crisis may still be constraining access to bank credit,... View Details
- 26 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity
access the results of that study, she may be less inclined to repeat it," he says. "This reduction in duplication can lead to lower costs without harming quality." Productivity losses are not inevitable, and not every small practice will... View Details
- 07 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
Video: Harvard Business School at the Kumbh Mela
will be accessible on their server. Also on our to-do list will be several symposia and a hardcover book delving into various aspects of the pilgrimage from the viewpoint of the different schools involved. I plan to publish a multimedia... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Off and Running: Professors Comment on Olympics
Olympics can be pulled off only by large, rich cities that have most of the existing infrastructure and venues in place and access to substantial subsidies. A supportive political environment (think Seoul, Beijing, and yes, London) is a... View Details
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
emphasize expanding sales, with profitability to follow with a lag—rather than having to produce high profitability along with rapid expansion from the start. And, finally, a key virtue of acquisition from the perspective of the mice is that it may, if structured... View Details
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Should You Sell Your Digital Privacy?
valued identity. Our identity is an asset to the extent that others value access to us and use it in ways that benefit us. The idea of offering the opportunity to buy privacy is hard to swallow. The challenge is to give people a claim on... View Details
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
2009, the company embarked on a journey to build "One-Firm" with a unifying culture and governance system across business groups. IDFC aimed to provide seamless access to products and expertise across business groups, increase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
Less: Experimental Evidence from Access to Formal Savings Accounts in Chile By: Kast, Felipe, and Dina Pomeranz Abstract—Poverty is often characterized not only by low and unstable income, but also by heavy debt burdens. We find that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
sales. If the economy remains shut for more than a couple of months, the enterprise will not survive. A creative donor rushing in with debt at low rates and a grace period may decide the future access of the majority of Mexicans to good... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
implications of these relationships for start-up innovation and performance. Value creation in such relationships occurs when assets are exchanged by the parties involved: collaboration allows for passive knowledge flows and active knowledge creation; in addition,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
created a new market that entrepreneurs rushed to enter, channeled by regulations that aimed to minimize marijuana's access to minors while not stifling the emergent new industry. The case describes Colorado's initial experience with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
international trade and investment. Insights about differences in the development of financial institutions across countries, the role of financial constraints, and the use of internal capital markets are proving central in understanding international economics. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
and corruption in the construction industry, and access to affordable products and inclusion in the education sector. Silverthorne: Are there examples of this kind of intra-industry collaboration working elsewhere? Serafeim: There are... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
professional and personal—we need either to transfer knowledge we have built up over years of experience from our heads to someone else's (our children, a junior colleague, a peer) or we have the reverse need: to somehow access those bits... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
Sachs started the 10,000 Small Businesses program to help small businesses in the United States by providing education and a network of support—at no cost —and access to capital. It required the firm to create a new business ecosystem... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t
connectivity to the Internet, which customers need to access services such as Skype. Decoupling The Future Now the decouplers are turning to the future. One industry Teixeira sees as ripe for the process is banking, whose model relies on... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
average returns," he says. Where crowdfunding might succeed is in allowing established investors access to more money with which to make deals. "The global brand-name angel investors will be able to leverage it to raise more... View Details