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- 04 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009
Marketing: What Works? Purchase decisions are influenced differently in social networks than in the brick-and-mortar world, says Harvard Business School professor Sunil Gupta. The key: Marketers should tap into the networking aspect of... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
Robertson, of the acclaimed ensemble Medici String Quartet. It seemed a perfect opportunity to explore the process of creative collaboration, a central theme not just in music but in knowledge-intensive businesses. The result is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?
members of the workforce.” As background material, students read an overview case, "The Offshoring of America," as well as "Monitor's Opportunities in India," a case that follows the decision-making process of the consulting group's CEO... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
Abstract Behavioral economic-based interventions are emerging as powerful tools to help individuals accomplish their own goals, including weight loss. Deposit contract incentive systems give participants the opportunity to put their money... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
consumption situation: encountering opportunities for further learning. We argue and show that such opportunities can trigger a feeling-of-not-knowing-it-all (FONKIA), which lowers consumers’ confidence in... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
rated. We hypothesize that ratings are particularly likely to spur responses from firms that receive poor ratings, and especially those that face lower-cost opportunities to improve or that anticipate greater benefits from doing so. We... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor
poor by removing the high cost of everything they need. Chu discussed the benefits and complexities of microfinance with Harvard Business School alumni on June 4, in a session titled "Microfinance: Harnessing the Market for Social... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation
racial diversity decreasing across businesses as a whole. “We may be overstating what progress has been made on employment integration,” the authors write. The reason for the step backward? Firm turnover is creating a racial divide. New businesses entering the View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Meeting China’s Need for Management Education
business there? What should they watch out for? What opportunities are ripe for exploration? A: In all areas of greater China, understanding the local systems, the role of government regulation, and the behavior of suppliers, customers,... View Details
- 23 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 23, 2008
individual-level data from an Indian software services firm to examine the effects of team familiarity and variation in market experience on multiple measures of performance for over 1,100 software development projects. Consistent with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Apr 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are Technology Companies Ripe for Disruption?
Summing Up What's the Downside to Disruption in High Tech? This month's column gave many readers an opportunity to join my rant about the need for disruption to combat the increasing inscrutability and waste of technological innovations... View Details
- 10 Nov 2008
- Research Event
Social Media Leads the Future of Technology
it should be a two-way device. "This is not a new idea," Kim clarified. "Many attempts have failed. It primes us for success." Prices of televisions are going down, and the industry as a whole is mature, leaving an View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 17, 2006
Activism in Sovereign Debt: "Vulture" Tactics or Market Backbone Harvard Business School Case 706-057 The role of distressed debt funds, also known as "vulture funds," in sovereign debt restructuring was a hotly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
joint-venture opportunity to make a popular chemical catalyst in China, Wyoff, leveraging its superior technology, demanded one-sided terms and played hardball, ruining both the deal and the relationship with China-LuQuan. Seven years... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
the early years of the 20th century, as much as any business in America, is marked by dramatic changes in the context in which CEOs had the opportunity to forge their identity and the fortunes of their companies," the authors write... View Details
- 21 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 21
Cases & Course MaterialsAnalyzing New Venture Opportunities Harvard Business School Note 809-163 The note describes a systematic process for framing and researching the issues that should be analyzed in the course of considering a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Paradoxical Quest to Make Food Look 'Natural' With Artificial Dyes
Historians.) Hisano’s paper looks at how industry players and regulators collectively decided what any given food is supposed to look like—and redefined the marketing meaning of “natural.” The quest for summery butter and orange oranges... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 26 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Clear Eye for Innovation
preparing for the innovations that will define the future. This mental balancing act can be one of the toughest of all managerial challenges—it requires executives to explore new opportunities even as they work diligently to exploit... View Details
- 02 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Investor Protection: The Czech Experience
Lauder-Železný saga is notable for several reasons. First, it's a cautionary tale for managers about an expropriation in an emerging market where the value of an entity can be diverted to insiders. In this case, the "tunneling"... View Details
- 16 Oct 2013
- Op-Ed
Response to Readers: Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
With more than 7,500 views and 180-plus tweets, I want to thank everyone for taking the time to read the original HBS Working Knowledge piece, The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking, and, in particular, for sharing your thoughts with one... View Details