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- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
Charitable Trust did a study of both pension and OPEB shortfalls in the 30 largest cities in the United States. The unfunded pension deficits for these cities amounted to $99 billion, while the unfunded retiree healthcare benefits totaled... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
and develop.” Because consumers already know and trust the LEGO name, the bulk of the company’s U.S. sales are through the larger chain stores. LEGO enjoys ample shelf space and huge displays at the retailers that have been thought of as... View Details
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
productive firms and entrepreneurs. The challenges of catching up were sufficiently great in the Rest that initially, minorities held significant advantages in raising capital and trust levels, which enabled them to flourish as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
student who later became Christensen's coauthor and friend. "More than anyone else," Garvin notes, "Chris genuinely trusted the case-method process. He had a different idea of what it was for a class to go well. Many... View Details
- 24 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Reducing Risk with Online Advertising
the world a somewhat better place. It's a safer world in which to advertise, and a safer world in which to do business if more computers can be trusted to do what their operators want rather than what some unknown third party hopes to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Back to School
times now. In the beginning, everyone looks at the ground on the way down, but when you trust yourself—jump number 10 or 20—you look up and you see the enormity and emptiness and hugeness of the sky. You don’t see limits. I tell everyone:... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Classroom Legend
and faculty chair of the Christensen Center, is a former student who later became Christensen’s coauthor and friend. “More than anyone else,” Garvin notes, “Chris genuinely trusted the case-method process. He had a different idea of what... View Details
- 11 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 11
calculations—are powerful. Even though algorithms often outperform human judgment, people resist allowing a numerical formula to make decisions for them (Dawes, 1979). Nevertheless, people increasingly depend on algorithms to inform their decisions. Eight experiments... View Details
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
contact each other through trusted intermediaries on the network to offer or seek jobs, consulting engagements, expertise, and financing. The company had outpaced its competitors by building the most populous online business network, but... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Oct 2018
- News
Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart
took his life yesterday. There's a degree of trauma in the body and in the heart of so many people in my generation because the basic sense of trust and security has been ripped away from us, and that happened a long time ago. But there's... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
situations. The author of Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers’ Trust from Wedgwood to Dell and The Power of Commerce: Economy and Governance in the First British Empire, she has also contributed to many other books and written... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
in its ability to contemplate a development of this magnitude. I hope and trust Allston will stay on everybody’s priority list. What will be the impact on HBS? It’s a definite plus for the School. We’ll go from being on the periphery of... View Details
- 18 Jan 2021
- Book
How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems
taking the calls of people asking, “Where can we send help?” The answer, in most US places affected by tragedy, was a local foundation. Best practices was to have an established, trusted organization collect donations and administer the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
such competition is to be expected in more mature markets. Greater availability of cadavers for medical science could accelerate the quality of medical training and procedures—a fact most users recognize. Nonetheless, how much trust can... View Details
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
inherent right to practice medicine unless the organization can demonstrate good results. This is a much better way to be held accountable than today's flawed malpractices system. Q: How would health plans change? What new roles would they take on? A: Health plans have... View Details
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Operations Management) Willy Shih Derek van Bever Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Intensive (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) Willy Shih Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 Willy Shih Spring 2026 Q4 1.5 Building View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
underscores the critical importance of moving prospects successfully from online self-help information to offline consultation. “In India, you cannot build trust online,” says Varma. “You need to have a face-to-face interaction.” With... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
New England elites — Massachusetts Investors Trust chairman Merrill Griswold, MIT president Karl T. Compton, and Vermont Senator Ralph E. Flanders, the first Congressman to publicly upbraid Joseph McCarthy. Fresh from the U.S. victory in... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
in the near future? Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/719018-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 318-145 Facebook Confronts a Crisis of Trust No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
listed a pair of women's sandals on Flipkart's website at 799 Indian rupees ( ) and offered it on promotion at 399. However, upon close examination of the product's display photo, consumers noticed a 399 price tag printed on the strap. Consistent with stated goals of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne