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- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
“display set” of visible but unavailable options can exert these same types of influences on whether or not to choose a single (target) item. Across a series of experiments, purchase intent is increased when the display set and target are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
Barriers to Action Author:A. Hoffman and M. H. Bazerman Publication:In Organizations and the Sustainability Mosaic, edited by S. Sharma, M. Starik and B. Husted. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007 Abstract At its core, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 15, 2008
American market. A successful engineer, entrepreneur, and sustainable development champion, Willums was CEO of Think Global AS (TH!NK), a privately held Norwegian maker of electric vehicles (EVs). Having already raised $85 million in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
Abstract—This working paper examines the impact of two entrepreneurs who offered alternative paths to reach their shared goal of a more sustainable world. Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins were respective founders of the prominent outdoor... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
our time period. Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/tnicholas/Anna_tom.pdf 2006 pub How Caesars Entertainment Is Betting on Sustainability: Response By: Toffel, Michael W Abstract—One of the largest gaming companies in the world expanded its View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
present a model in which fire sales propagate shocks across bank balance sheets. When a bank experiences a negative shock to its equity, a natural way to return to target leverage is to sell assets. If potential buyers are limited, then... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
In the course of her work, Rebecca Henderson meets business executives who don't address the threat of climate change because they don't believe that it exists. Her recommendation: They should consider investments in environmental View Details
- 23 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 23, 2008
run gas and water distribution systems in diverse urban and rural locations throughout mainland China—often in the face of entrenched local interests who could have blocking power. Discussions with HKGC's negotiation teams revealed an increasingly sophisticated... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
political participation and interest while improving representation of all groups. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52460 December 2016 Strategic Management Journal Through the Mud or in the Boardroom: Examining Activist Types and Their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
thriving products at their core. To ensure sustained growth of an ecosystem, a company must prioritize the defensibility of its product. In the case of Anker, the company was able to convince industry leaders, such as Apple and Costco, to... View Details
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
Unix and threatened Linux users with lawsuits over infringement of those rights unless they agree to pay substantial licensing fees. IBM, which was one of the prime corporate sponsors of Linux as well as the target of a lawsuit by SCO... View Details
- 30 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 30
sustainability of nominal debt in developing (volatile) countries. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/05-053.pdf The Price of Capital: Evidence from Trade Data Authors:Laura Alfaro and Faisal Z. Ahmed Abstract We use... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
PublicationsOne Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy Authors:Robert G. Eccles and Michael Krzus Publication:John Wiley and Sons, Inc., forthcoming An abstract is unavailable at this time. Book Abstract: View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
all-time low. And the Tax Practice, the source of the problems, was the fastest growing such practice in the Big Four accounting firms at 18%. Purchase this supplement: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=409075 Londolozi:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=509034 Mistry Architects: Innovating for Sustainability (C) Harvard Business School Case 609-086 This case is a follow-up to "Mistry Architects: Innovating for View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
on Snap: two with buy recommendations, six with holds, and six with sells. When the “IPO quiet period” expired three weeks later, 16 more analysts—who worked at firms that were underwriters for the IPO—issued recommendations: 10 with buy and six with hold, with price... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
and the internal processes that create sustained advantage. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-027_a00eeeb6-c5c6-41cc-b4f4-8047926c067a.pdf Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details
- 11 Jun 2019
- Book
These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway
says Tarun Khanna, is that startups must create their own trust. Fintech, Small Business, & the American Dream Karen Mills describes how technology is opening up new capital for entrepreneurs. Creative Construction: The DNA of View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2024
- Op-Ed
How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis
African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also challenges to lives and... View Details