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- 16 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making
they performed at the box office. To compare them to non-listed films, they used a film-industry database called Done Deal Pro, which lists all films made in a given year, to end up with some 1,600 movies, including those both on and off... View Details
- 20 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Riddle of How Companies Grow Over Time
else comes along and someone else surges in front of them.” By contrast, industries with a few established players, such as automotive or aviation, see slower growth without a lot of change in leadership. Pisano compares that to a 10K... View Details
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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online
processes, and profit formula. 6 weeks, 5 hrs/week Pay by August 28 $1,850 Certificate Negotiation Mastery Professor Michael Wheeler Master negotiation techniques to secure maximum value for yourself and your organization. 8 weeks, 4-5 hrs/week Pay by September 11... View Details
- 05 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Benefit of Giving Back to Open Source Software
productivity from using the software by as much as 100 percent, when compared with free-riding competitors. "Companies that contribute and give back learn how to better use the open source software in their own environment" The... View Details
- August 2019
- Case
The Allstate Corporation, 2019
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In July 2019, Allstate, the United States’ number-three property and casualty (P/C) insurer, released its second-quarter earnings, which reported first-half revenues of $22.1 billion, up 11.4% year-over-year. Shareholders cheered the top-line growth, but P/C premiums... View Details
Keywords: Insurance Companies; Strategic Analysis; Strategic Change; Insurance; Strategy; Strategic Planning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy; Insurance Industry; North America
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "The Allstate Corporation, 2019." Harvard Business School Case 720-366, August 2019.
- 13 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01
Australia. The beauty of peridotite is that it has a very high olivine content, which means it can soak up more carbon than any comparable rock. That’s the theory, but we need to confirm how it works in practice. We're currently at pilot... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Building a Better Buyer-Seller Relationship
compared the firms' performance over six years. What they found: in the beginning of a relationship, suppliers enjoyed no significant difference in sales, inventory holding and control costs, gross margins, or return on investment. But... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
not sure which course is right for me. How do I choose? Please take a look at our course catalog which compares details on each of our current course offerings. What kind of access will I have to faculty? Our courses have been developed... View Details
- 30 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
How My Engineering and Manufacturing Background Prepared Me for an MBA
managers are often faced with limited resources and time, and thus, dealing with ambiguity and making business decisions based on information available, even if it does not capture the whole picture, is a skill that I have had to develop. Also, I realized that I would... View Details
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are You Supporting Your B Players?
hierarchy, based on the concept of social relativity, when individuals wonder how they compare to their peers. Even satisfied people get antsy when they see their peers moving forward. People wonder, "Am I in or am I out?"—... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
to his ideas. He responded to every comment I made with helpful information about where I could go to find comparable developments, and gave me advice about how to rethink the project. He asked tons of questions as he remained immensely... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Warning: Scary Warning Labels Work!
unsettling images of a fatty stomach, a needle in a midriff, and rotting teeth. The researchers gauged the effectiveness of each type of label over two weeks by tracking the amounts and types of beverages purchased, and comparing those... View Details
- 22 May 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders
laundromat called “Linens and Lattes” that would let customers drink coffee, socialize, and surf the web while waiting for their clothes to dry). Well into the night, the judges discussed the presentations over dinner at Harvest Restaurant in Harvard Square, where they... View Details
- 29 Jan 2021
- Op-Ed
How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics
negligible compared to the potential harm of the actual virus. By applying the theory of diffusion of innovations, we hope efforts at accelerating global herd immunity through vaccinations will succeed. The implications of global herd... View Details
- 01 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan
necessitating a value downgrade, compared with an industry average of 10 percent, according to the case. And because the cheese is aging under the bank's own roof, the bank is constantly aware of what the product is worth. If producers... View Details
- 04 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Real Cost of Bribery
high-morale companies averaged a 15.1 percent improvement in their stock price from 2011 to 2012, compared with a 4.1 percent year-over-year improvement among the lower-morale companies. Serafeim's findings also indicate that bribery... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 18 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams
an average of 59 percent of the goals in the first group, compared to 76 percent in the second group. "Even subtle ways of making people feel powerful have powerful effects on behavior," concludes Gino. In a separate study that... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 18 Dec 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Grooming Next-Generation Leaders
on specific problems. "Yet at the same time, compared to the average MBA class, the PLD class has richness. There are decades of experience in each class. People share contexts; they live many of the problems. It's exciting in that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Behavioral Ethics: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Moral Judgment and Dishonesty
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Francesca Gino
- 2015
- Report
Clusters and Regional Economies: Implications for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Region
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Region, covering eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces located around the lakes and waterways that have given this region its name, is what economic developers call a 'macro region'. It is an area of intensive economic interaction... View Details
Keywords: Clusters; Regional Policy; Great Lakes; Economic Development; Industry Clusters; Economy; Canada; United States
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Clusters and Regional Economies: Implications for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Region." Report, Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers, Chicago, IL, August 2015.