Maine - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

protections: Consumers were, as caveat emptor suggests, on their own. What caused the rapid rise in modern consumer protections? Gunnar Trumbull: The main driver has been affluence. As an increasing percentage of homes began to have... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

25 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 25

central path to job creation, economic growth, and prosperity. In the earliest stages of start-up business creation, the matching of entrepreneurial ventures to investors is critically important. The entrepreneur's business proposition and previous experience are... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

lagged that of the GPs’ corresponding main funds. The best LP performance was among endowments, private pensions, and insurers. Finally, LPs with better past performance invested in alternative vehicles with better performance, even after... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

achieved a 41% year-on-year growth. Yemeksepeti operated with an EBITDA margin of over 50%. Although the company had introduced other revenue streams over the years, commissions remained as the main source of income. Aydin believed that,... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

21 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer

assets seems to be based on the assumption that banks are the primary originator of new loans. In fact, banks accounted for only 22 percent of the credit extended in the United States. The main cause of reduced lending has been the... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

02 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 2, 2007

707-470 The fall of 2004 brought exciting news to Love Field, the Texas headquarters of Southwest Airlines. Delta Airlines, one of Southwest's main competitors, had announced that it would dramatically decrease service from the nearby... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 10, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207020 Li Ning-Anything Is Possible Harvard Business School Case 507-024 A leading sporting goods company in China competes aggressively against global brands Nike and Adidas, with marketing strategies... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Commencement 2012 Address | About

their home to celebrate the person’s life, much like a Christian wake or sitting shiva in the Jewish tradition. So we emptied all the furniture out of the main living room for our guests, ordered food, and made arrangements. We figured... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

Sole Mates

a market economy, political liberty, and human rights have entered Mongolian society. We are a kind and friendly people who are learning these essential values of democracy. With gold and copper the country’s main exports, the drop in... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government

05 May 2020
News

“Walking a Tightrope”

that look, they sell a lot of great drugs, but some of them happen to be selling opioids. April: I'm curious what you see as the long-term consequences of those changes in the job world and in the business sector. Sheryl: Well, I think the View Details

01 Jan 2003
News

Greylock

on people. After all, according to Bill Elfers, one of the firm's founding partners, "The principal reason for accomplishment is dedicated and competent management." Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Howard E. Cox, Jr., MBA... View Details

19 Aug 2010
News

Catchphrases, Mottos, and Cheers

wedding. 2009F yelled "T Fong!" to get psyched up for field-day events, out at bars and restaurants, and other section bonding times. 2009H: “Jagadeesh!” It is the name of one of our sectionmates that slowly evolved into a chant. 2010E’s View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017

the hub economy will continue to spread across more industries, concentrating more power in the hands of a few. As an example, they take an in-depth look at the auto industry and how Apple and Alphabet/Google are poised to become the main... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 May 2011
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First Look: May 17

comprised of 1,476 founders in 511 entrepreneurial ventures. The empirical analysis consists of three main steps. First we consider determinants of equal splitting. We identify three founder characteristics—idea generation, prior... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater

it. Anyway, if you think you know where you're going, you're probably wrong. The need to innovate, to make midcourse corrections, and to adapt to changing conditions are the main features of a growing part of daily work. Many people in... View Details

Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin

01 Jun 1998
News

Diversity and Community

employees. During the Great Depression, Levi Strauss workers were kept on the payroll refurbishing their factory until business picked up. In 1982, when current CEO Bob Haas learned that employees were nervous about distributing AIDS information on company property, he... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16

deliver, and evaluate Sullivan's sales calls on two important retail buyers, Sam Cartwright of Mothercare and Anthony Pierce of John Lewis. The main case provides relevant background information about Faraway's market opportunity,... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

or cult of the CEO was "Made in America." But the main point is that we tend to forget that American firms pioneered a vast, bureaucratic, middle management apparatus. As a trick, I've posted General Motor's organizational chart... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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

Keywords: by John Quelch; Advertising

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

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