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- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
http://hbr.org/product/royal-caribbean-cruises-ltd-safety-environment-and-health/an/514069-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 214-072 The Case of the Unidentified Financial Firms No abstract available.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
inspired-makes all the more impressive what the design firm IDEO has already achieved. Its help-seeking and help-giving culture is behind the firm's success. But how has IDEO managed to make helping the norm? To answer this question, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2006
- What Do You Think?
Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?
this exposure." Shiva Rajgopal, who has investigated firms that stop giving guidance, shared some of his findings and those of his colleagues: " . . . firms that stop guiding have poor trailing... View Details
- 08 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
How to Hire a Millennial
take a hard look at their mentorship programs, a widely embraced concept that now too often degenerates into pro forma and intermittent “check-in” lunches. More important, companies must offer clear pathways to real responsibility. The kidney dialysis and medical... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Fuller
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
accounting performance. Publisher's link: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1964011 August 2013 Journal of Financial Intermediation Good Cop, Bad Cop: Complementarities Between Debt and Equity in Disciplining Management... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 May 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Entrepreneurship’s Wild Ride
slightly different approach to research in this area by deciding that entrepreneurship should not be what we study, but rather, the entrepreneurial firm should be where we study. Q: What have been the main findings of the inquiry that has... View Details
Keywords: by William Mahoney
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
organization that provides essential services, technology, or connections used by a large number of other participants. Orchestrating an ecosystem as the hub can be a significant undertaking. It often requires a firm to make up-front... View Details
- 18 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 18
PublicationsOptimizing Organic Waste to Energy Operations Authors:Bariş Ata, Deishin Lee, and Mustafa H. Tongarlak Publication:Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (forthcoming) Abstract A waste-to-energy firm that recycles... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
distribution of firms as well as by institutions in labor and financial markets. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/711022-PDF-ENG The Case Method of Instruction John DeightonHarvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark
the downsides of the cluster phenomenon. After the French tire maker Michelin introduced radial tire technology—which in effect doubled a tire's useful life—Akron tire companies quickly began to lose their edge. The Akron firms faltered... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy
participants with management in creating a new management approach and then researching its efficacy. The process has been used successfully at companies such as Merck, Honeywell, and Hewlett-Packard in addition to Becton Dickinson, and at organizational levels ranging... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
Gilbert Gilbert: The same problem exists today. We have just talked to a large financial services firm that has spent millions of dollars building a formal resource allocation system, yet all their efforts... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?
Consumers today have more control than ever over the way they choose goods and services—from browsing freely at grocery stores to managing their own financial assets. Perhaps consumers should also have a greater sense of empowerment when... View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Relationships are Building Biotech
function that made it clear the CEO could carry the new firm forward. An affiliation with a previous employer, which suggested skills and connections that could benefit the young firm. Other people on the core management team—the chief... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
Publications 2006 pub Matching Firms, Managers, and Incentives By: Bandiera, Oriana, Luigi Guiso, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract—We exploit a unique combination of administrative sources and survey data to study the match between View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 24 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 24, 2007
807-126 PRG-Schultz will run out of cash within a couple of months unless the new CEO can reduce costs and restructure the company's debt. PRG was the dominant market leader in the audit recovery industry. The industry consisted of firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
strategy is to achieve specialization by taking explicit advantage of the opportunities provided by the ecosystem while avoiding the kinds of traps that challenge firms in such environments. Our observation of a variety of niche... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 18 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 18
capital to pay fixed and variable costs affects choices firms make regarding export entry and operations, and, as a consequence, influence aggregate trade patterns. Financial frictions and the use of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
Open/User Innovation, and Ecosystems: A Strategic Leadership Perspective By: Altman, Elizabeth J., and Michael Tushman Abstract—Platform, open/user innovation, and ecosystem strategies embrace and enable interactions with external entities. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
Papers The Real Effects of Capital Controls: Financial Constraints, Exporters, and Firm Investment By: Alfaro, Laura, Anusha Chari, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—In the aftermath of the global View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne