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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. These elections are not conducted, as claimed by Silvers, like those in the Soviet Union where “it was not really possible for people to make a free choice.” If the NLRB believes the election was flawed, it can...
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- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
data security, etc. And indeed, we see companies that have stepped into the breach, such as the very large University of Phoenix from an earlier downturn or a tiny firm like Fidelis Security Systems during the current recession. With...
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms
stars. Successful professional service firms are able to do this more or less consistently on a long-term basis. We found there are four critical aspects to managing these firms effectively: strategy, organization, culture, and leadership. Success View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
excessive risk-taking (or, at a minimum, didn’t respond with increased prudential regulation), stockholder demands for ever higher returns grew still further. It was a vicious cycle.... “The stockholder-centric view of the current Schumer...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
homes, while wave energy could power more than 200 million. And global capacity for ocean energy is even greater, with experts saying that marine sources could provide enough electricity to satisfy worldwide demand four times over. Yet...
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- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
Working PapersHow Firms Respond to Being Rated (revised) Authors:Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel Abstract While many rating systems seek to help buyers overcome information asymmetries when making purchasing decisions, we...
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Martha Lagace
- 02 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: A Circular Journey Through JSW Cement - From Steel Slag to Stronger Shores
traditional counterparts (typically a ~20% premium). However, with advancements in production technologies, the cost gap is steadily narrowing. Additionally, their availability might be limited in certain regions, but as demand grows,...
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- 11 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
ZONE DEFENSE: These self-driving, AI-powered drones do recon so soldiers don’t have to
telling him. Ryan Tseng had already started two successful companies, and where Brandon saw a business opportunity in building AI software to operate unmanned systems for the military, Ryan saw a behemoth defense industry with high...
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- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
competence—expertise in technology—and its skilled people to accomplish what government and relief agencies could not: an information system and supply chain that tracked and managed the flow of relief supplies. Its efforts were crucial...
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Martha Lagace
- 27 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 27
The Effect of Service Quality and Competition on Demand By: Balasubramanian, Karthik, and David F. Drake Abstract—The use of electronic money transfer through cellular networks ("mobile money") is rapidly increasing in the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
start-ups to gain knowledge and agility. The logic of corporate venturing is compelling: a well-run fund can help a firm respond quickly to changes in markets and gain a better view of threats. In some cases, it can stimulate demand for a...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: Sept. 7
Leonard, and Lynn S. Paine Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 9 (September 2011) Abstract Market capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
women who will say, "You know what? All my personal needs and all my family's needs are taken care of, and if I'm no longer enjoying the environment or the work, I'm gone." If there are other demands on women that are really...
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by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
conflict—that could be revived with an influx of financial resources, and that would ensure fair distribution of the fruits of the resulting growth. Today the poorest regions of the world benefit from no such infrastructure. And what View Details
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by George C. Lodge
- March 2005 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Capital Controls in Chile in the 1990s (B)
By: Laura Alfaro, Rafael M. Di Tella and Ingrid Vogel
Supplements the (A) case.
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Governance Controls;
Financial Crisis;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Inflation and Deflation;
Demand and Consumers;
Interest Rates;
Capital;
System;
Central Banking;
Chile
Alfaro, Laura, Rafael M. Di Tella, and Ingrid Vogel. "Capital Controls in Chile in the 1990s (B)." Harvard Business School Case 705-032, March 2005. (Revised June 2005.)
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
buildings, this emphasis on science will affect HBS. The unique challenges of managing and leading science-based businesses — certain to be a driver of this century’s new economy — demand new management paradigms. For a core group of HBS...
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- 05 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 5
as this increases the utility they derive from the service, but they incur disutility from information disclosure. This, in turn, benefits the firm providing an additional source of revenue, but reduces consumer demand for the service. We...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
investment decisions, the use of project finance can also affect asset values. By using project finance, companies get the opportunity to create a project-specific governance system designed to optimize the value of the project. Thus,...
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- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
money-maximizing evaluation procedure. Our findings are compatible with a behavioral model of information processing and with the System 1/System 2 distinction in behavioral decision research where people have two distinct modes of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
characterization. They demand multiple epistemologies, theoretical orientations (e.g., construction, analysis, or intervention), and value considerations. As our understanding of this emerging field of study grows, we become aware that...
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Martha Lagace