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22 Apr 2020
Research Event

How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities

Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

24 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?

the work, not to mention the volume, is staggering. Just a few of the actions taken by the agency this past summer include: Licensed a new vaccine, ACAM2000, to protect against smallpox. Warned consumers not to eat raw oysters harvested... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Health

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Stuart Gilson

that restructuring addresses is very large—in the billions of dollars possibly. My research at companies suggests there are three primary motivations for restructuring. The first is the need to address poor financial performance. Here, the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Cyber-Marketing: Scouting the Digital Communications Frontier

despite rates comparable to or better than those offered in this country. Deighton and Barwise also warn that interacting digitally with marketers may not remain a favorite use of consumers' scarce leisure time, especially after the... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs

18 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance

funding is renewed. "Over the long term," warns Grossman, "these experiments may be too few and too late for sustaining a large number of service delivery nonprofit organizations." To lead the charge for more broad-based change—or... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

29 May 2020
Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

COVID-19 is creating unprecedented strains on food security worldwide. The United Nations' World Food Programme warns that the pandemic could almost double the number of people facing food crises in low- and middle-income populations to 265 million by the end of 2020.... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness

15 May 2013
Research & Ideas

From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing

should never have a yacht; you should have a friend with a yacht." (To be honest, it's also the only Portuguese saying we know.) By joining SailTime, members can live the Portuguese dream by sharing a yacht with up to seven other people. In describing SailTime, a... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael I. Norton

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

section, "The shortage caught many Americans by surprise, but it followed decades of warnings from health experts who said the nation's system for vaccine supply and distribution was growing increasingly fragile." There have... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth

eight months, and quickly established offices in Europe and Asia. Within a year it had announced forty strategic partnerships with companies such as Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, and Citibank. Pandesic executives boldly announced their first product in advance of launch to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Raynor

26 Sep 2024
HBS Case

If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?

What would Aristotle think about self-driving cars? As the abilities of artificial intelligence systems to automate complex tasks accelerate, warnings about the dangers of outsourcing life-and-death decisions to machines are pumping the... View Details

Keywords: by Tom Quinn; Auto; Technology

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings

business and finding reliable vendors and distributors. And while companies need to have strong, viable business and economic models, Stevenson said, he also warned against marrying tradition at the risk of innovation. The Mixed Blessing... View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Wired and Black: Focus on Careers

said. "The flatness of the organization gives a lot of opportunity. There’s much fewer people you have to deal with, and I think having fewer people to win over is a valuable thing," Selassie said. But Thomas warned students... View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

10 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 10, 2017

in the diabetic space, became MannKind’s marketing partner and helped launch Afrezza in February, 2015. Although the drug had a black box warning and required doctors to perform a lung test on patients, expectations were high, with some... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Mar 2016
First Look

March 15, 2016

evidence that such “CEO activism” can influence public opinion and consumer attitudes. Our field experiment examines the impact of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s public statements opposing a pending religious freedom law that critics warned would... View Details

21 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance

financial crises of 1997 and 1998. Today, the IMF is very cautious about encouraging countries to liberalize, and indeed generally IMF officials offer developing countries warnings about the serious risks involved. The OECD has retreated... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

05 May 2010
What Do You Think?

Is Denial Endemic to Management?

"data-driven decision style" (David Cawlfield), the development of "early warning indicators" combined with an "external interference mechanism" (Gopal Padinjaruveetil), scenario planning of the type... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

19 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy

Whenever the agent warned the State Department that all was not well, however, U.S. officials ignored the red flags. "Essentially, the U.S. government was saying, 'We know, we know, but we're going to let them do what they want... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

05 Dec 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing

warns Luc R. Wathieu. When is an all-inclusive price the best bet? Key concepts include: A "simple" all-inclusive price will lead buyers to focus on the main benefit offered, while partitioned price formats (main price plus... View Details

24 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit

these firms.” You Might Also Like: Reading the Financial Crisis Warning Signs: Credit Markets and the 'Red-Zone' What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance? Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

11 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 11

of Alibaba's governance structures, despite the warnings of many governance experts? How can investors ensure that their capital would be deployed effectively by the company's top management? Purchase this case:... View Details