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- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
platforms have open access, and developers invest to improve the platform. Proprietary platforms have closed access, and investment is done by the platform owner. We present four main results. First, the successful development of an open... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
you explain the long gestation? What have been the main obstacles to date? A: PRT designers in Morgantown started with the right concepts—small vehicles and on-demand service. But the designers worried about the occasional rush, so they... View Details
- 08 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Height Tax, and Other New Ways to Think about Taxation
Harvard economist N. Gregory Mankiw, Weinzierl coauthored the HBS working paper "The Optimal Taxation of Height: A Case Study of Utilitarian Income Redistribution" [PDF]. The main framework economists use to think through tax... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth
Seated in his office near Boston's Public Garden, he recollects sunlit summers in Maine (where his love for the natural world flourished) and his family's four-year sojourn in Paris (where, as a teenager, he received state-of-the-art... View Details
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
donors, volunteers, and idea generators. Marketers aim to satisfy the needs of consumers at all levels of income wherever they live in the world, surely a worthy goal. Why then is marketing criticized so often? And why do marketers offer such little resistance? There... View Details
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
therefore focus their research worldwide, not just on the BRICs. “Often the main prize today is the emerging middle class, which aspires to consume world class products at lower price points." -Krishna G. Palepu "We have been studying... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Jan 2014
- What Do You Think?
Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?
agreed: "The main reason for the rising inequality is that Free Trade has encouraged/required manufacturing to be offshored and outsourced If we replaced the Free Trade policies with a Balanced Trade policy, using (import licences)... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 13, 2008
dairy industry by 2010, the Inner Mongolia Yili Group had ambitious plans. As one of China's biggest national dairy companies, its main challenge was competing as a local company against joint-venture rivals who benefited from perks... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way
Wise's consulting group charges fees for their efforts, and he conceded that the price might put his services out of reach for cash-strapped but worthy nonprofits. However, he said, foundation grants can be tapped to pay for consulting. The View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
shielded itself from much of the damage, while retaining some ability to benefit had Iridium been successful. This ability to facilitate large, risky investments without jeopardizing sponsoring companies is one of the main benefits of... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- Web
FAQs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
summation of total resource costs for a given process. Q: When calculating personnel cost rates, what are the main categories to include for each resource? A: The major drivers of personnel cost rates are: Salary & Benefits Space cost IT... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Charles O. Rossotti, MBA 1964
Cofounder, Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer American Management Systems, Inc. Former Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service Senior Advisor, The Carlyle Group Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page ©2003 www.RockyThies.com... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963
Former Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Hazleton Laboratories Corporation Former President, Seattle School Board Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EDUCATION University of Washington, 1960 B.A., Business... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969
Chairman, Social Investment Task force, Bridges Community Ventures, & The Portland Trust Cofounder & Former Chairman, Apax Partners L.P. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Oxford University, 1967 M.A.,... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968
Group Chief Executive, WPP Group PLC Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Cambridge University, 1966 B.A., Economics Cambridge University, 1970 M.A. LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "The kind of intelligence that leads... View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
rate shocks has a muted effect on portfolio risk at long horizons and does not diminish the benefits of global portfolio diversification to long-term investors. Empirically, we find that increased correlations of discount rate shocks resulting from financial... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration
professor in the Finance Unit: As an academic, my main reaction to the executive order is that this decision is absolutely not grounded in the facts. I spend a lot of energy teaching my students to look at the facts to educate their... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
government debt is financed by another sovereign and not by private lenders. Our results show that the failure to consider official flows as the main driver of uphill flows and global imbalances is an important shortcoming of the recent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 11 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 11
SebeniusHarvard Business School Note 912-029 This note provides historical context and background for a challenging negotiation by Col. Joshua Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Regiment of the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
all jobs must be knowledge work, or that employees must work at the peak of their intellectual or creative capacity to be fulfilled in this drive. There are two main ways that the drive to comprehend is satisfied on the job. The first is... View Details
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