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- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
As Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), Karen Mills spent four years as part of President Barack Obama's senior economic team and a member of his Cabinet,... View Details
- 10 Jun 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting
growth, but we still have a very poor understanding of the value implications of these kinds of actions. So there's lots of room for improvement.... View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
investment banking--give their points of view. Joseph Bower, Baker Foundation Professor The GM IPO represents the beginning of the end of a remarkable piece View Details
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate
time MBAs pile into a field, it's a good contrarian indicator. Gallows humor aside, market pros see parallels, but no repeat of the 1989 crash. That optimism rests on the knowledge that the industry today... View Details
- 22 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23
industrial production (Alfaro and Chen, 2014). Using a unique worldwide plant-level dataset that reports detailed location, ownership, and operation information for plants in over 100 countries, we construct a spatially continuous index... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
the draw anymore. By conducting a series of diagnostics, companies in any industry can quickly identify the most promising opportunities. This article shows how to conduct customer, portfolio, and competitor... View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
capital-intensive business, and it's important to consider how one's money is obtained. "There are many different funding options, from syndicates to institutions, and there are benefits and drawbacks to all View Details
- 17 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
afford to pass on any opportunity, no matter how small. They see business much like a game of PacMan—you can bag big fish only by learning to swallow small ones. The best entrepreneurs also recognize that trying out a business model on a... View Details
Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
published field studies of men doing dangerous work, to induce a model of how organizational cultures equip men to "do" and "undo" gender at work. Breakthrough Inventions and the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?
reduces prices, improves quality, and expands choices. The essential problem with the health care industry is that it has been shielded from consumer control—by employers, insurers, and the government. As a result, costs have exploded as... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger
- 26 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 26, 2010
greater than £25,000. Dougan and the executive team had to decide how best to fund this tax. Was it fair or appropriate to have the shareholders shoulder the burden of the tax? Similarly, was it fair to ask... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
How Following Best Business Practices Can Improve Health Care
Harvard Business School spends a significant amount of research funds each year on the health care industry, answering questions such as: How can the business of health care be... View Details
- 20 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Acquirers
between the average interest rate on commercial and industrial loans and the federal funds rate, moved in opposite directions with merger activity. This spread, the researcher argued, enabled more M&A... View Details
- 05 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008
Organizations, explores the internal complexities of people in control. Plus: Book excerpt. 16. Rethinking Retirement Planning Many of us are relying on defined contribution plans to help View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
$200 million annually through its waste reduction efforts. "The idea that in particular reducing your waste stream might be profitable is quite well established, going back to research on the chemical industry 30 years ago," Henderson... View Details
- 01 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation
shows. Partisan divides exist even within specific professions. Democrats accounted for more than 50 percent of chief or general legal officers at firms, but Democrats made up only 27 percent of chief... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
forecasted GDP growth rates for Japan by 0.5% for the first quarter of this year, and by more than 1.5% for the second quarter. The financial consequences are equally alarming. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Big Companies, Big Opportunities—Big Questions
"Investing in Latin America, or in emerging markets, has simply not paid off," he said. Investors are also jittery over a lack of monitoring and transparency of public companies and the fact that... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
economic growth in industrial countries began to slow down. All of a sudden companies found that they couldn't do everything. They had to make some choices and needed a way to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Protestors Knock at Your Door
As globalization trends increase, so does the ability of non-governmental organizations such as Greenpeace, Oxfam International, and the World Wildlife Fund to shape public and corporate policy on everything... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell