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- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
Commercial banks had more capital as a function of complying with the regulatory requirements. They could access deposits as a stable source of funding, as well as the Federal Reserve discount window, which, if they lost View Details
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Debora L. Spar
that breaks with history? A: There are many ways in which the Internet differs from past innovations. The Net is much more international, for one thing, and it crosses borders even more easily than did the telegraph or the radio. It is a relatively inexpensive... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2003
- What Do You Think?
China: The Next Big Market Opportunity or the Next Big Bubble?
ineffective enforcement of intellectual property laws that may stifle China's transition from a manufacturing to a higher-value-added knowledge-based economy. Greg Durst cites both "Western gullibility" in overestimating the ease with which View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI
don't want that type of investment, you basically need a higher domestic savings rate. I think the savings rate isn't as high as in many developing countries because of the delay of gratification that's already occurred. Its newly enfranchised black population didn't... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]
booming business. Their credibility translated into tangible benefits for the new entity: the ability to recruit personnel and to entice suppliers (vital for companies like Handspring, which outsources its manufacturing); favorable relationships with retailers; and... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/219055-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 219-057 Fluidity In December 2018, the blockchain startup Fluidity was about to participate in its first tokenization deal, which would create digital View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
new offering that would "change the way people experience TV." The new service would allow consumers to bypass traditional cable and satellite delivery and use the Internet to access live streams of more than 40 popular... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
users can access and improve the source code. At the same time, however, opening a module sets up an open source (free) competitor. This hampers the firm's ability to capture value. We analyze three competitive situations: monopoly,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
that this manager has high credibility in both organizations. Integrators serve as mediators between the new venture and the parent organization. When the new venture needs access to the parent's resources, the integrator can prompt the... View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
years later, both camps benefit enormously from their close ties: the mutual fund is America's investment vehicle of choice, with one in three U.S. households owning a stake in the industry's $5.5 trillion in assets. "By making the capital markets easily View Details
- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
Washington The People’s Republic of China is more open to foreign investment and trade than it has ever been. Beijing has recently removed restrictions on foreign investment in the manufacturing sector and given unprecedented access to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation
"Bank of America is interested in accessing innovative digital technologies that will help it redefine how banking is done," Sato says. "The bank sees this as an opportunity to fuel its continued competitive presence in a... View Details
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech
do not have access to the drugs or drug makers do not receive a fair reimbursement, panelists said. Lessons Of A Lemon-aid Stand But differences are as much cultural as regulatory. Cultural differences favor entrepreneurship and... View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women
Zipcar, which uses the Internet to "make access to cars as easy as getting money from an ATM" has approximately 1,500 member-users and expects to open in Manhattan in early 2002. The network for women isn't as developed yet, but... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 18 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool
potential problem and then solidified the relationship with Dr. Mak. We then identified and addressed regulatory and practical issues like consent, access to images, and annotation and development of the video teaching tool. LISH... View Details
- 03 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Fierce Competitors Apple and Amazon Became ’Frenemies’ Over eReaders
other, along certain dimensions they are collaborating” So why would Amazon release a version of its Kindle Reader on Apple's iPad, allowing users to access its library of exclusive digital books? "Doesn't that diminish interest in the... View Details
- 10 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley
place," Srinivasan says. "That is a value judgment, to be sure. But it may not be a bad thing if certain companies are restricted in their access to financing, simply because loss of trust in public capital markets has big... View Details
- 03 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
Authenticity over Exaggeration: The New Rule in Advertising
become more frequent as well—and technology develops to protect users from unwanted intrusions. A market in access and identity results. Property exchanges. As with Napster, Craigslist, and eBay, people participate in the anonymous... View Details
- 04 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Money Connection—Understanding VC Networks
centers like New York to entrepreneurial centers like Silicon Valley and Boston," he explains. "In addition to providing access to information about investments and invitations to join syndicates, firms with broad, far-reaching... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
to their specific needs—e.g., insurance for long-term care and drugs; easy access to integrated teams that specialize in treating chronic diseases and disabilities; pre-tax savings accounts for uninsured health care needs, such as hearing... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace