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- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
the Panama Canal to make use of both conventional historical methods and the tools of quantitative analysis, The Big Ditch examines the impact of the Panama Canal on the Republic of Panama, the United States, and the world. Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu deftly chronicle...
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Martha Lagace
- 27 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Customer Loyalty Programs That Work
Aldo Sesia, a research associate at HBS, discuss how loyalty schemes evolved, what they look like today, why so many retailers aren't using them effectively, and how they can be improved to win customer business in an uncertain marketplace. A Brief View Details
- 24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007
abundant supply of low-cost labor in China. Highlights the unique benefits and challenges created by BYD's operations strategy and asks students to determine whether the capabilities developed by the company in battery manufacturing can...
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Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
PublicationsDriven to Lead: Good, Bad, and Misguided Leadership Author:Paul R. Lawrence Publication:Jossey-Bass, forthcoming (2010) Abstract The author applies the four drive theory of human behavior (to acquire, to defend, to comprehend, to bond) to the leadership...
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Martha Lagace
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration
be non-American. Andy Grove, a survivor of the Holocaust, would not have wanted to come to a country that didn’t welcome immigrants. Moreover, it is no wonder that Silicon Valley is up in arms over this policy. Our most dynamic industry depends on tapping into the best...
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- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
most recently reported. Using the complete history of regular quarterly and annual filings by U.S. corporations from 1995 to 2014, we show that when firms make an active change in their reporting practices, this conveys an important...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
717-426 Imprimis (A) This case examines the strategic choices and evolving business model of Imprimis Pharmaceuticals from the perspective of CEO Mark Baum. The (A) case provides a brief history of the company and of the compounding...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
persevered and thrived despite personal, social, and professional obstacles. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=409057 A Managerial Perspective on Clinical Trials Harvard Business School Note 709-033...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 28
labor market. For firms, we document an economically and statistically significant cumulative abnormal return of -0.97% around announcement of dissent. Although the literature has suggested that dissent might be reflective of diverse...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
PublicationsPreference Signaling in Matching Markets Authors:Peter A. Coles, Alexey Kushnir, and Muriel Niederle Publication:American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (forthcoming) Abstract Many labor markets share three stylized facts:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
and shifted the iconic institution to respond to digital disruption and a consensus culture. This case examines his efforts to turn Sesame Workshop around. It notes Sesame's storied history and the underlying financial troubles that Dunn...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Bias of Wall Street Analysts
recent regulations imposed on the industry. But given the amorphous nature of some of the trends you document, do you think these will be effective? Mark Bradshaw: The entire function of the sell-side analyst is now up in the air, so a brief View Details
- 28 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day Reflections
topsoil are free or cheap. A few years ago, a manager at a large IT company said something to me that I've never forgotten."For many years we've optimized our business as if capital and labor are what is expensive and we've gotten...
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by Staff
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?
because it draws upon the power of the founding myths of the country (the myth of success, the frontier myth, the city on a hill) and reinterprets these myths in a way that provides meaning for men who work in large companies in an intensely competitive and not always...
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by Manda Salls
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
contrast, the sum of gross job creation and destruction at target firms exceeds that of controls by 13% of employment over two years. In short, private equity buyouts catalyze the creative destruction process in the labor market, with...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
development in Africa and in other low-income countries. Provides a brief political and economic history of Rwanda, but focuses on the country preceding and after the genocide. A description of government policies since 1994 enables...
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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 Business School Course Overview...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 18
assumptions are present in the structure of technology and labor flows within Silicon Valley and its surrounding areas. Our model further identifies how the lengths over which agglomerative forces operate influence the shapes and sizes of...
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Carmen Nobel
- 30 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 30
fashion without intervening predictions. Subjects were yoked so that the same history of outcomes was observed in all conditions. The results revealed the Gambler's Fallacy when outcomes were experienced (with or without predictions)....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
Business School Centennial Colloquium, this edited volume brings together the most important scholars from fields as diverse as psychology, sociology, economics, and history to shape the academic discipline of leadership. Book:
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Martha Lagace