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- 11 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 11
Publications 2006 Journal of International Business Studies Firm Rivalry, Knowledge Accumulation, and MNE Location Choices By: Alcácer, Juan, Cristian Deszo, and Minyuan Zhao Abstract—The international business (IB) literature has mostly emphasized the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
James E. Burke, MBA 1949
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Emeritus Johnson & Johnson Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page ©2003 www.RockyThies.com EARLIER EDUCATION College of the Holy Cross, 1947 B.S., Economics LIFELONG IMPACT OF HBS "HBS had a... View Details
- 20 Mar 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018
Investment (SRI) screens, and to understand drivers of demand for impacting investing more broadly. The case also explores the challenges the founders face when aiming to design a new product to meet an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
Illustration by David Plunkert Illustration by David Plunkert Edited by Dan Morrell What examples from history can we reflect on as we begin to address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and prescribe solutions for policy and... View Details
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Michelle Lee
interested in social impact issues," Michelle joined Bain to "learn tangible business skills" and "explore the intersection of social impact and the for-profit world." Subsequent... View Details
- 26 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Market Research in a Recession
product categories, or stores. Some are even changing long-held attitudes toward consumption. To many folks, filling the home with more stuff or keeping up with the Joneses is no longer appealing. As a result, the degree of uncertainty in... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
School professor Benjamin G. Edelman discusses the paper's findings Teaching a 'Lean Startup' Strategy (24,997) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6659.html Published: April 11, 2011 Most startups fail because they waste too much time and money building the wrong View Details
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments
likely to continue due to privatization, deregulation, and globalization. “In an increasingly global business environment, achieving minimum efficient scale in production requires massive capital investment,” Esty explains. In one case... View Details
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- 17 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?
For the longest time nobody thought malls would be seriously hurt by ecommerce but now we have enough evidence to believe that the tsunami is actually coming. If you are not careful about thinking through the implications, you will be caught by surprise in many ways.... View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21
Targeted Firms By: Cohen, Lauren, Umit G. Gurun, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—We develop a theoretical model of, and provide the first large-sample evidence on, the behavior and impact of non-practicing entities (NPEs) in the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Jul 2025
- News
Utah Club Dives into Great Salt Lake’s Challenges; Colorado Alumni Talk Defense Over Breakfast
operations around the world, and magnesium chloride extracted from the water is integral to the production of aluminum alloys that are essential for manufacturing soda cans, cell phones, and fighter jets. Water from the GSL, Steed added,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother
and the impact that humans have on the natural world. Initially, I wasn’t sure what aspect of conservation I wanted to pursue, but after taking an undergraduate class on climate change I became fascinated by the science behind it all. I... View Details
- 25 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
ClimateCAP 2025 & ClimateCAP Fellowship
ClimateCAP is an initiative manage by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business whose mission is to prepare business leaders to understand and respond to the climate challenge. They provide learning resources for MBA students interested in the intersection of business... View Details
- 08 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation
the birth and midlife phases of business products and ideas," Raman observes. "We don't spend enough time thinking about the death or liquidation of businesses. What drew us to this problem is that death, or the process of... View Details
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Digital Archival Resources - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
PHOTOGRAPHY The Idea of Instant Photography Research and Development, Project Code SX-70 Introducing One-Step Photography TAKING THE PRODUCT TO MARKET Impact of the New Medium Medium of Artistic Expression A... View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on Tech
before and during the MBA program. McKenzie Jones (MBA 2024) Where is your hometown? My hometown is Gainesville, Florida. What was your pre-MBA industry and role? Technology, Product Marketing Manager at Google. At what point did you... View Details
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
integrating operations to avoid corruption. The difference, the authors believe, lies in the choice between “push” and “pull” investment. MNCs seek growth by pushing current products onto emerging middle-class consumers. They retain some... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs
increasing the amount of labor at a store is associated with an increase in profit margin. This did not come about through the impact of more labor on service quality, but through its impact on conformance... View Details
- 24 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 24
interviewing hundreds of microfinance clients around the globe, the authors were able to identify five tools drawn from management accounting where improved knowledge would have a substantial impact including cost management, throughput... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016
rate of 37% is fairly close to the model's estimated welfare-maximizing taxation rate of 42%. Reducing corruption provides the largest potential impact for welfare gain through its impact on the uses of tax... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne