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- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Debora L. Spar
In the long run, even the most fundamental innovations have a way of being influenced by government, says Harvard Business School professor Debora Spar. That's why business leaders need political skills, too. Silverthorne: In Next: The Future Just Happened, Michael... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 25
Download working paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1999484 Consequences to Directors of Shareholder Activism By: Gow, Ian D., Sa-Pyung Sean Shin, and Suraj Srinivasan Abstract—We examine how shareholder activist... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Consumption Is America’s Competitive Advantage
may discourage retailers from using the new technology.” It is folly for the United States to hunker down in an international technology race, he concludes. “Today’s conditions allow nations to gain from each other’s advances, and our challenge lies in making the best... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Capitalism’s False Mantra
the game in ways that diminish the customer experience.” Change the rules of capitalism? Something to mull over as you tune in your favorite football team this fall. — Sean Silverthorne View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Building Your Own Dream Team
the help and advice of others to help you become who you can be,” Ferrazzi writes. “This kind of peer-to-peer support and feedback is the often unacknowledged key behind the achievements of so many of the high-performance people I come in contact with every day.” After... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Innovation as P&G’s Key
returns standpoint?” The P&G experience in expanding consumer research in developing countries is especially fascinating for global brand managers. — Sean Silverthorne View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Understanding the Digital Frontier
Blendtec hit on the idea of showing the industrial-strength power of the product by filming the blender munching everything from rake handles to an iPhone. The videos racked up 60 million hits on YouTube, and the company’s CEO was soon making an appearance on The... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Totting Up the Bill for the Iraq War
individuals so that the war’s consequences are felt directly by citizens. The White House has come down hard on the numbers and message of The Three Trillion Dollar War, but by offering a detailed, devastating accounting of the human, financial, political, and social... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Racial Bias Pervades Health Care
cross-gender touching before beginning an exam. White’s story — part autobiography, part call to action — is a compelling and often uncomfortable read about a hidden world where even the most compassionate and egalitarian caregivers often fail a basic command of the... View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018
Convenience Stores (A) Faced with a persistent robbery problem at his convenience store company, Sean Sportun, security and loss prevention manager at Mac’s of Central Canada, looked to standardize safety measures and devise a new way of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
founder and Medical Director, was considering how to respond. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/martini-klinik-prostate-cancer-care/an/714471-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 314-088 Advising Families on Estate Planning Sean... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A United Front
experience," says Elberse, for whom the Ferguson case represents a growing body of work on creative industries that include book and magazine publishing, film, music, television, video games, the performing arts, sports, and advertising. "You could tell he has a... View Details
- 03 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All
In August, mega venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz announced a $350 million investment in residential real estate company Flow—the single largest investment the VC titan had ever made. But a bigger surprise than the investment amount was the person who received... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
forthcoming Management Science Evidence of Upcoding in Pay-for-Performance Programs By: Bastani, Hamsa, Joel Goh, and Mohsen Bayati Abstract—Recent Medicare legislation seeks to improve patient care quality by financially penalizing providers for hospital-acquired... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
2018 London: Bloomsbury Academic Global History, Globally: Research and Practice Around the World By: Beckert, Sven, and Dominic Sachsenmaier, eds. Abstract— In recent years historians in many different parts of the world have sought to transnationalize and globalize... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2018
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First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
forthcoming Financial Analysts Journal Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey By: Amel-Zadeh, Amir, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using survey data from a sample of senior investment professionals from mainstream (i.e., not SRI funds)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
September 2017 Management Science Channel Integration, Sales Dispersion, and Inventory Management By: Gallino, Santiago, Antonio Moreno, and Ioannis Stamatopoulos Abstract—We study the effects of the introduction of cross-channel functionalities on the overall sales... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 29
August 14, 2017 Harvard Business Review Study: More Frequent Sales Quotas Help Volume but Hurt Profits By: Chung, Doug J., and Das Narayandas Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53137 July 2017 Psychological... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jul 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
May 11, 2017 New England Journal of Medicine Good Riddance to Big Insurance Mergers By: Dafny, Leemore S. Abstract—Federal judges issued preliminary injunctions halting mergers of four of the five largest U.S. health insurers. These decisions provide more precedent to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
2017 New York: Oxford University Press Profits and Sustainability: A History of Green Entrepreneurship By: Jones, G. Abstract—This book explores whether profits and environmental sustainability are compatible through the lens of a global history of green... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne