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    Curtis L. Carlson

    variety of retail and hospitality sectors. Carlson expanded his offerings by purchasing the Radisson Hotel in Minnesota and building it into a national chain. He also acquired TGI Fridays and hundreds of other hospitality businesses. When... View Details
    Keywords: Services
    • 22 Jan 2019
    • First Look

    New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

    markets exhibit strongly interconnected network structures in which a buyer is interested in purchasing services from most providers, many platform markets consist of local clusters in which a buyer is primarily interested in View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 08 Mar 2017
    • Op-Ed

    Op-Ed: Can the Proposed American Health Care Act Improve on 'Obamacare'?

    people and their families. The AHCA’s most significant departure from Obamacare is the elimination of the individual mandate, which required individuals to sign up for health insurance or face a penalty. Consumers will now have a choice: should I View Details
    Keywords: by John Quelch, Dr. Gordon Moore, and Emily Boudreau
    • 06 May 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?

    more for sustainable goods. Almost 60 percent report that a product’s health and wellness benefits motivate purchasing decisions. And over 40 percent say that they factor a company’s social value into View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Health
    • 12 Feb 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: February 12, 2007

    animal producers, or marketing Sel-Plex directly to consumers in tablet form. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=508033 European Integration: Meeting the Competitiveness Challenge Harvard... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 03 Jul 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: July 3

    enhance earnings/share through share repurchase in an environment of low interest rates. Purchase this note:http://hbr.org/search/212101-PDF-ENG Cahiers du Cinéma and The French Film Industry Mukti Khaire, Elena Corsi, and Emilie... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 23 Nov 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: November 23

    both economically risky and a source of reduced purchasing power. This attitude has its roots in the early postwar lending environment, in which loans were seen to be beneficial only if they were accompanied by strong government... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 11 Jul 2006
    • First Look

    First Look: July 11, 2006

    markets: Boston, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Purchase this case:http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806166 PayPal Merchant Services Thomas Eisenmann and Lauren Barley 806-188 In early... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 15 Oct 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem

    something that already works [e.g. credit and debit cards], something that doesn't complain when it gets wet in the rain, something that doesn't complain when I launder my pants?" Especially, he adds, when those cards give users and additional 1 or 2 percent off... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Technology; Retail
    • 09 Feb 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: Feb. 9

    number of opportunity areas. Purchase the book: http://www.hepg.org/hep/book/113/TransformingPublicEducation Transforming Public Education: Instructors Guide Author:Stacey Childress Publication:Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Education Press,... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 07 Nov 2006
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    First Look: November 7, 2006

    they also aid in the diffusion of creative knowledge to other firms through personnel and knowledge transfer. The trick, then, is to manage innovation in ways that exploit the opportunities while minimizing the risks. Purchase article:... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 15 Apr 2008
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    First Look: April 15, 2008

    shaping the environment in which they must operate. In addition, they may be used as a basis for class discussion and lecture, or as a complement to cases focused on companies doing business in China. Purchase this note:... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 01 May 2000
    • What Do You Think?

    Can You Hard-Wire Performance?

    Berglund, from whom I might have expected as much as one of my former students, asked whether I was asking the right question. He proposed what was for him the real question: "Does it make sense to shift (to a supplier) the risk a View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 02 Mar 2010
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    First Look: March 2

    of commercialization. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810004-PDF-ENG SEWA Trade Facilitation Center: Changing the Spool Mukti Khaire and Kathleen L. McGinnHarvard Business School Case 810-004 The case is about the... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 15 Dec 2009
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    First Look: Dec. 15, 2009

    Publication:Review of Financial Studies 22, no. 10 (2009): 4129-4156 Abstract Many investors purchase their mutual funds through intermediated channels, engaging and paying brokers or financial advisors for fund selection and advice. We... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 25 Aug 2022
    • News

    The Great Priority Reset

    There’s no telling when business travel will rebound, but if history is any guide, we will have to be patient. It took four years for business travel to climb back to previous levels after the terrorist attacks of 2001. With fewer business travelers View Details
    • 22 May 2017
    • News

    Two On-Track Investments

    race—often referred to as “the most exciting two minutes in sports”—was won by Always Dreaming, the favorite at the Preakness. Terry Finley (OPM 45, 2014) owns 25 percent of that horse, purchased for $1.25 million. As president and CEO of... View Details
    Keywords: horse racing; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment
    • 24 Nov 2009
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    First Look: Nov. 24

    of adult life stage theory and summarizes Daniel Levinson's research findings on the adult development of men and women. Purchase this note: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/809097-PDF-ENG Choosing a GAAP for Canada Karthik Ramanna... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 09 Jun 2009
    • First Look

    First Look: June 9

    budget shortfall of 3 billion euros in 2008. How can Areva best generate cash to finance its investments for 2008 and beyond? Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=109092 Corporate Governance in... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 02 Feb 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t

    existing wifi networks to allow users to make calls on their mobile phones without purchasing extra minutes. “These startups are like fleas on the backs of dinosaurs too big to do much about it” "Decoupling separates two or more... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding