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  • 27 Feb 2007
  • First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

between a standalone videogame console and a PC tailored to play videogames. It remained unclear, however, where along the spectrum from dedicated console to PC Microsoft should position the Xbox. Would it be an open platform like the PC in the sense that independent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2014
  • News

Ready for Takeoff

Sender. She offers the US team's Cup itinerary as an example: It begins with a match in Natal, on the northeast coast, then travels to the Amazonian city of Manaus, before finally heading back to the northeast coast for a game in Recife.... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Air Transportation; Transportation
  • 03 Nov 2011
  • What Do You Think?

The Ultimate Question in Management

Summing Up Is the Ultimate Question, Why? What might be called the "ultimate question exercise" this month yielded a number of interesting responses. First, nearly everyone was willing to play the game in suggesting their own... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 01 Aug 2008
  • What Do You Think?

Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?

stretch goal would be a turnover of 10 in five years, with improvements toward that goal recognized and rewarded on a year-to-year basis. One goal of this philosophy was to eliminate the time-wasting annual budgeting game in which middle... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • June 2024
  • Case

SnapTravel: Betting on 'Super.com'

By: Reza Satchu and Tom Quinn
This case explores SnapTravel, a travel startup offering discounted hotel rooms, and its founders’ desire to pivot to a “super app” that saved customers money across many different purchase types. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hussein Fazal and Henry Shi saw SnapTravel... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Plan; Business Startups; Change Management; Disruption; Transformation; Volatility; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decisions; Income; Entrepreneurship; Geographic Scope; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Health Pandemics; Surveys; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leading Change; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Risk Management; Consumer Behavior; Game Theory; Risk and Uncertainty; Adaptation; Diversification; Expansion; System Shocks; Accommodations Industry; Technology Industry; Canada; United States; Las Vegas
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  • 13 Apr 2010
  • First Look

First Look: April 13

http://ssrn.com/abstract=1238158 Just Say No to Wall Street: Putting a Stop to the Earnings Game Authors:Joseph Fuller and Michael C. Jensen Abstract Putting an end to the "earnings game" requires that CEOs reclaim the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 26, 2006

factors that might affect the future course of this battle, such as the role of copy protection features in HD devices, the bundling of each format with video game consoles, and competing modes of delivering video content. A revised... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jan 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

and research institute. "Excess liquidity is the name of the game today. With a lot of cash chasing too little product, the question is, are people paying too much?" That question is at the heart of a long-running debate within... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate
  • 01 Sep 2008
  • News

The Levitt Brand

came up and said, ‘You know, Ted’s tennis game he never got it.’ That’s what he loved about the club. People like that. Even though he had just died, people were still critiquing his game.” Related Links An American Story View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Sep 2016
  • News

The Taxi Wars of Jakarta

less like a game of Russian roulette; high prices and grumpy drivers were all too common. “People didn’t trust the Malaysian taxi system,” says Anthony Tan, echoing criticisms of Jakartan taxis and ojek. Tan recalls the early days of the... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Hutton; Illustrations by Josh Cochran
  • 01 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 1

ACO beta sites? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/Philips-Visicu/an/313015-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-059 E-Cigarettes: Marketing Versus Public Health Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were heralded by some as a healthcare View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Dec 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Deflategate and the Sustained Success of the New England Patriots

footballs should be.” “I don’t think this is about football at all. I think this is about human nature and organizations and performance” As Iansiti watched the AFC title game in January 2015, and the ensuing uproar, he was hooked. As an... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Sports
  • 28 Feb 2005
  • Research & Ideas

How to Harness Auction Fever

(e.g., those who might take a competitor's bid to be a personal attack), and those who are highly sensitive to what others think of them, might fall prey to the effects of competitive arousal. Finally, those who are well-prepared and have a View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls; Web Services; Technology
  • 24 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 24

of those networks, influencing both word-of-mouth intentions and consumption. Consumers were exposed to friend- or family-related products (e.g., game consoles or refrigerators); when asked to list the first people they knew who came to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19

just maintaining their capital ratios. Third, the best way to deal with the inevitable gaming of any set of ex ante capital rules is not to propose further rules, but rather to allow the regulator sufficient flexibility to address... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Apr 2015
  • First Look

First Look: April 21

reality is driven by a fundamental failure in consumer inferences when sellers withhold information. Using a series of laboratory experiments, we implement a simple disclosure game in which senders can verifiably report quality to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Jul 2013
  • Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

Pundits and politicians point to the burden of pension, health, and union obligations on the cost side. True, but not it's not sufficient just to cut costs. The real game is about revenues. Municipal revenues come from economic activity,... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto
  • 20 Apr 2020
  • Book

Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings

sleepy on a stuffy airplane can attest, poor ventilation impedes cognition. “Casinos figured this out a long time ago, pumping in extra air and keeping the temperature cool to keep you awake at the gaming tables and slot machines longer,”... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Real Estate; Health
  • 25 Aug 2015
  • First Look

First Look Tuesday

increase in revenue for established schools whereas invitations to prestigious postseason bowl games play a big part for less-established schools. Furthermore, we find that student population and education quality dissipate the effect of... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2002
  • News

Sam Hayes

could do one thing, I would eliminate quarterly reports. While I think the best market is a well-informed market, I believe we've created a short-term numbers game that plays to the darker side of managerial action, and is a negative... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons