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- 13 Jul 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)
favorite--and significantly less fatigue-inducing—spots was the main common area of the i-Lab, hanging out with Cyrus Stoller, Tim Massey, or any of the other incredibly talented entrepreneurial folks that would pass through.” What advice... View Details
- 30 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds
management in long-term strategic planning. Vanguard Corporate Governance Principles Source: Letter by F. William McNabb II to the independent leaders of the boards of directors, February 27, 2015, Vanguard.com. “The letters from the CEOs of two View Details
- 27 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 27
laboratory two prominent mechanisms that are employed in school choice programs to assign students to public schools. We study how individual behavior is influenced by preference intensities and risk aversion. Our main results show that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 18, 2007
for their unique capabilities and operating in a coordinated manner. This collaborative model demands that firms develop different skills, yet despite this need, there is little guidance on how to develop these abilities. Based on a recent study, this article describes... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
(admittedly a bit of a novelty, given my Midwest upbringing). Also, I enjoyed the chance to do a lot of traveling.” Wiegele: “Often playing on the same intramural team as Sierra! Also travelling. My partner and I also did a lot of exploring in and around Boston,... View Details
- 17 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 17
empirical research estimates the average effects of these actions across firms. This paper promotes Random Coefficients Models (RCMs) as an ideal empirical methodology to study firm heterogeneity in Strategy research. Specifically, we highlight and illustrate three... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2015
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September 8, 2015
and women alike rated power as one of the main consequences of professional advancement. Our findings reveal that men and women have different perceptions of what the experience of holding a high-level position will be like, with... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
the hub economy will continue to spread across more industries, concentrating more power in the hands of a few. As an example, they take an in-depth look at the auto industry and how Apple and Alphabet/Google are poised to become the main... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 May 2011
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First Look: May 17
comprised of 1,476 founders in 511 entrepreneurial ventures. The empirical analysis consists of three main steps. First we consider determinants of equal splitting. We identify three founder characteristics—idea generation, prior... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater
it. Anyway, if you think you know where you're going, you're probably wrong. The need to innovate, to make midcourse corrections, and to adapt to changing conditions are the main features of a growing part of daily work. Many people in... View Details
Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
employees. During the Great Depression, Levi Strauss workers were kept on the payroll refurbishing their factory until business picked up. In 1982, when current CEO Bob Haas learned that employees were nervous about distributing AIDS information on company property, he... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
“Globalization, the Internet, and instant communications combine to subject every corporate action to scrutiny whether the company communicates or not.” There are two main reasons to use One Report, according to its originators, Robert G.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
don't be afraid to scrap your 2019 strategies in 2020. Rembrand M. Koning (@orgRem) is an assistant professor of business administration. Karen Mills: Lift small businesses, support the economy For many Main Street small businesses, the... View Details
- 04 Oct 2016
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October 4, 2016
reductions in higher-order multiple (HOM) live births (defined as three or more fetuses), following the initial publication of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) guidelines on ET in 1998. Design: Descriptive use and cost analysis. View Details
- 17 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Brazil Teaches About Investor Protection
net importer of capital during the period 1870 to 1915, and firms were competing to attract shareholders or bondholders. After 1915, things changed rather rapidly. In a couple of decades the main source of capital was no longer the stock... View Details
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Great American Leaders Teach Us
in unique combinations. A business leader's ability to make sense of his or her contextual framework and harness its power often made the difference between success and failure. Q: What were the main conclusions about leadership that HBS... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later
Change Masters and Confidence, speaks to this issue. Kanter: First of all, the main idea in Men and Women of the Corporation is about institutions and self-perpetuating cycles. It's about the interplay of structure and behavior. If you... View Details
Keywords: by Robin J. Ely
- 18 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 18
integration, and corporate governance. This article surveys this recent research with the goal of highlighting the main themes it explores, the key results it establishes, and the leading open questions it raises. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 16
uninsured depositors in order to return the nation's largest banks to solvency. How had Cyprus's development model contributed to both the island's financial crisis as well as the structure of its ultimate assistance package? The case has four View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 6
multiple). Main focus is to assess this as an entrepreneurial venture. Students do not need to be familiar with REITs. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810102-PDF-ENG Saginaw Parts Co. and the General Motors Corp.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace