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- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
which other online upstarts such as Amazon.com changed retail and Square changed the small business payments business. A few factors account for the rapid growth of the entrants. First, institutional debt and equity investors have been attracted by the View Details
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
innovation outcomes as well as the ongoing performance of existing products. We find that ambidextrous organization designs are relatively more effective in executing innovation streams than functional,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Career Advancement Without Experience
do I get there?" For their study, O'Mahony and Bechky surveyed two strikingly different groups: high-tech contractors and film crew members. While roles in the film industry tend to be more fixed—a key grip on one project will most likely View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
risks of consumer-driven health care: Overall, relative to the current system, the risk of consumer-driven health care is low. After all, the current system has led to quality problems, double-digit cost increases, little information, and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
not get along). Study 4 investigates a moderator of the rewarding nature of matchmaking: the type of connection. We show that bridging ties are relatively more attractive than bonding ties: the more unlikely the match, the more rewarding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Sep 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Is “Business as Usual” After September 11?
having and what isn't." What do you think? Original Article Looking over one of my favorite weekly business magazines published a couple days before the September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., I am struck by how dated (and View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
that integrates livestock and sustainable agriculture,” says Ferrari. “We come at it from a community development perspective. We do a lot of work preparing villages to engage in the relatively harsh world of markets. It’s hard for them.... View Details
- 29 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 29
What Do Managers Do? Exploring Persistent Performance Differences among Seemingly Similar Enterprises Authors:Rebecca Henderson and Robert Gibbons Publication:In The Handbook of Organizational Economics, edited by Robert Gibbons and John... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities
specialization can give rise to standalone products that are too narrow to appeal to potential acquirers or too difficult for venture capitalists to evaluate against other potential investments. But it’s not the quality of the knowledge... View Details
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’
pictures in online marketplaces were the inspiration for the research. "In the early days of the Internet, online marketplaces like eBay were relatively anonymous," says Luca, an assistant professor in the Negotiation, Organizations &... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
online-first and traditional retailers alike. We focus on the relatively understudied domain of online-first retailers and the engagement of a key omnichannel tactic; specifically, the introduction of showrooms (physical locations where... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Max Bazerman
mythical fixed-pie often prevents parties from even looking for wise solutions. Q: In doing research for the book, were you surprised by anything you ran across? A: I was surprised by what I learned about my own political views. I have always had strong opinions about... View Details
Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
leadership roles. The top executives agreed that it was important to put the right people in leadership positions, particularly those who support the mission and spread the word. Performance evaluations can... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Launching Tech Ventures - Course Catalog
innovative model and drive adoption in the context of a network effect-based business opportunity? How does one evaluate the quality of the startup business model and appreciate the relative pros and cons of... View Details
- 15 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer
therapies has become a reality, as have immunotherapies that induce or suppress a body’s immune response to treat disease. Yet, this relatively swift progress has not been fast enough for millions of other patients who still lack... View Details
- 30 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 30, 2007
to evaluate the link between dismissal costs and productivity. Drawing on establishment-level data from the Annual Survey of Manufacturers and the Longitudinal Business Database, our estimates suggest that wrongful-discharge protections... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
Paul M. Healy, and Yang Gui Periodical:Journal of Financial Transformation (forthcoming) Abstract Since 1949 Lehman Brothers has used an investment committee to select the top ten recommendations made by its analysts each year. We examine the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Best Practices of Global Innovators
performance dimensions, including both lower cost and increased differentiation. Successful organizations achieve the latter in 2 ways; first, by leveraging a partner's superior capabilities and skills, and second, by accessing a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
avoid information about their relative ability. August 2013 NBER Volume on African Economic Successes Evaluating the Effects of Large Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Basics of Consumer Marketing in Asia
Consumer product makers looking to sell in Asia cannot expect the relative homogeneity they find in the U.S. or European countries, according to the panelists at the "Consumer Marketing in Asia" panel at the HBS Asia Business... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette