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25 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 25

regularly ascribed to culture, Latin sensuousness, and machismo attitudes, this article shows that the growth of the industry was historically contingent. It was shaped by corporations, especially Avon and Colgate, that transferred marketing capabilities from the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

The 'Amazon Effect' Is Changing Online Price Competition—and the Fed Needs to Pay Attention

prices across channels or locations,” Cavallo says. “So, while retailers currently have the technology to customize prices based on demographics, fairness concerns are limiting their ability to do so.” Historically, there has been more... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Retail

11 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?

determined was a price fair to both sides. A few miles down the road, another dealer agreed to the price almost immediately. Buying a car is for many consumers an expensive, painful ordeal. Source: Mara Susanna Marci For his own recent... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto

March 2020 (Revised August 2020)
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Culture at Google

By: Nien-hê Hsieh, Amy Klopfenstein and Sarah Mehta

Beginning in 2017, technology (tech) company Google faced a series of employee-relations issues that threatened its unique culture of innovation and open communication. Issues included protests surrounding Google’s contracts with the U.S. government, restrictions of... View Details

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US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni

20,000 for advanced degree holders from US universities Other Information Although there is an annual quota on H-1Bs, someone who held H-1B status within the last 6 years is cap exempt. Dependents of H-1B visa holders, classified as H-4, are not eligible to work in the... View Details

15 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

GM: What Went Wrong and What’s Next

and revolutionized millions of Americans' lives. Riding the wave of the Model T's success, Ford Motor Company became the undisputed leader of this young market and by the early 1920s, it was producing 60 percent of all the motor vehicles manufactured in the United... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

31 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

little we found in terms of the economic reasons for doing this," Larkin says. "By far, the biggest predictor of this behavior was fear of being socially inferior to one's peers." (Those tempted to boost a paper's usage stats should note that SSRN's terms of service... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

19 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017

of organic wine, which provides a case study of failed category creation. The modern organic wine industry emerged during the 1970s in the United States and Western Europe, but it struggled to gain traction compared to other organic food... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

April 2019 (Revised December 2021)
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Sears: The Demise of an American Icon

By: Kristin Mugford and Sarah L. Abbott

In 2019, ESL Investments’ $5.2 billion offer to purchase Sears Holdings out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, was accepted, despite opposition from the company's unsecured creditors and other parties. ESL, which was led by Eddie Lampert, had acquired a stake in Sears following... View Details

Keywords: Bankruptcy; Reorganization; Bonds; Restructuring; Business Divisions; Transformation; Fairness; Borrowing and Debt; Credit; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Corporate Governance; Motivation and Incentives; Retail Industry; United States

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01 Nov 2019
What Do You Think?

Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?

company has enough interest in the skill set that the individual brings in then they are limiting their talent pool when someone declines due to the NCA.” Edward Sixt contributed this argument against NCAs: “ it is not just or fair to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Jan 2023
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‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data

father built the venture into a successful business; but his plan to expand to neighboring states hit a major roadblock when local bankers rejected his loan application 13 times. As an adult, Ballard discussed with his father the deeper... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

06 Jun 2005
What Do You Think?

Is a “Level Playing Field” a Good Thing?

world, thereby tipping the field in their favor, without incurring the wrath of their competitors and customers? What do you think? Original Article There is a lot of talk these days about "a level playing field." There is a sense that it is about View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

University executes on this obligation in determining each year’s endowment payout rate—that is, the percentage of the endowment’s fair market value withdrawn and distributed annually for operations and for one-time or time-limited... View Details

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Received the 2021 Robert F. Greenhill Award. Robert S. Huckman : Winner of the 2021 Wyss Award for Excellence in Doctoral Student Mentoring. Himabindu Lakkaraju : Recipient of a 2021 Amazon Research Award. Himabindu Lakkaraju : Recipient of a 2021 View Details

03 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

investments from overlapping funds, left the Berkshire team in a difficult situation. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/218028-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 118-034 Fair Value Accounting Controversy at Noble Group... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

is not to make an airtight case about the state of contemporary management, but rather to raise important questions. By comparing management with the legal and medical professions, we hope to stimulate discussion and debate that can lead... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

22 Feb 2022
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Breaking News

The decline of the community newspaper in the United States has been steep and severe. A quarter of American papers have folded in the last 15 years, and industry-wide consolidation has eviscerated the newsrooms of those that are left,... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dana Smith; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

July 2021
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'Why I Blew the Whistle': Mauro Botta v. PwC

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese and Sarah Mehta

Set in April 2021, this case tells the story of Mauro Botta, a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). In 2016, Botta filed a whistleblower claim with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging that PwC had failed to fulfill its obligations to remain... View Details

Keywords: Accounting Audits; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Ethics; Fairness; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Corporate Governance; Accounting Industry; United States; California; San Jose

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April 2017 (Revised March 2024)
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Making Target the Target: Boycotts and Corporate Political Activity

By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Victor Wu

Through the challenges facing Target, the case examines ways in which corporations can become involved in political and legislative debates and processes, ranging from campaign contributions to lobbying to political activism. In 2016, Target CEO Brian Cornell must... View Details

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December 2010 (Revised June 2018)
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The Pecora Hearings

By: David Moss, Cole Bolton and Eugene Kintgen

In 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression, the Senate Banking Committee began a much-publicized investigation of the nation's financial sector. The hearings, which came to be known as the Pecora hearings after the Banking Committee's lead counsel Ferdinand Pecora,... View Details