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- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
substantial investment of $3 million to $5 million and work extensively with the management team as strategic advisors to help them build that organization. And in fact, some of our investment partners have made significant strides—real changes to the services View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
across the financial system if they failed (think Lehman). Financial institutions that pose such a threat are the financial equivalent of nuclear power plants, providing an important service in many cases but also posing a profound danger... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 08 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 8, 2016
competition only when the incumbent offers high (low) quality service relative to existing competitors in a local market. We provide evidence that these results are due to a sorting effect, whereby firms trade-off service quality and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 18
Economists: A Market Design Perspective Authors:Peter A. Coles, John Cawley, Phillip B. Levine, Muriel Niederle, Alvin E. Roth, and John J. Siegfried Publication:Journal of Economic Perspectives (forthcoming) Abstract This paper provides... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 12
extremely limited. Theoretically, delegation of authority is expected when locally adapted choices are most important to the overall value of the firm, when local information advantages are significant, or when the cost of processing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works
in general is too risky a strategy, and entertainment businesses should vigorously try to save costs in an effort to increase profits. But in my research I have found that betting heavily on the most likely blockbusters and spending... View Details
- 19 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 19, 2008
factors investigated were found to be significant for at least one segment, only consumer price index, personal savings rate, and real gross domestic product were strongly significant. To explore further the dynamics of the segments and to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
total value of tailored coupons that shoppers stand to lose if they go elsewhere. Store-switching costs created this way increase the spending and loyalty of shoppers. For retailers lacking the capability of using information about their... View Details
- 27 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 27, 2009
Publisher's Abstract Most organizational change initiatives fail spectacularly (at worst) or deliver lukewarm results (at best). In his international bestseller Leading Change, John Kotter revealed why change is so hard and provided an... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
innovation often take the position that "open" networks are superior to "closed" networks, and that "flat" governance structures are superior to "hierarchical" structures, our framework provides a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
information and of the suppliers being asked to provide it. We test our hypotheses using data from the Carbon Disclosure Project's Supply Chain Program, a collaboration of multinational corporations requesting such information from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
quickly realized that most of their work would be behind the scenes, arranging for partnerships with global partners around the world, helping students prepare for and execute an eight-day intensive immersion in a foreign country—and then helping them to set up their... View Details
- 01 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?
to it." But common sense provided enough information to detect definite patterns. As the paper states, "Inventors with the last names Gupta or Desai are more likely to be Indian than they are to be Anglo-Saxon or Vietnamese." "You can... View Details
- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
infrastructure; and soaring costs all threaten to detract from the good vibes of the Games, which begin Friday. As of two weeks ago, Sochi had sold only 70 percent of tickets—compared to 97 percent for the Vancouver Games four years... View Details
- 03 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Money Making Movies
recoup investments, to limit piracy from cannibalizing revenues, and, so it is believed, to capitalize on the buzz that a movie has generated in the U.S. Our study provides evidence for the latter: We show that the longer a movie's... View Details
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
on this question. The first section provides background on MNCs and their rise. Section two summarizes attempts to promulgate global standards for MNCs in relation to human rights, labour, bribery, and the natural environment. Section... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jan 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
paperbacks, Penguin was able to lower the cost of good books—both reprints of classics and later new works by contemporary authors—and make them available to a wide audience. "Penguin's innovation was a delivery innovation" that... View Details
- 17 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
community resource because it nourished the livestock that provided a foundation for the local agricultural economy. If the commons fell into disrepair—either through overuse or neglect—everyone suffered. Although taking care of the... View Details
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
work-life balance and with their work in general. And the firm was better able to recruit and retain employees. Clients also benefited-often in unexpected ways. In this engaging book, Perlow takes you inside BCG to witness the challenges and benefits of disconnecting.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 2
structure between software applications. Our test uses data from a large international telecom company. In total, we analyzed 103 applications and 243 dependencies. Results show that the enterprise application structure can be classified as a core-periphery... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino