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- 11 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Perfecting the Project Pitch
Overcoming that obstacle can be a difficult process, especially for entrepreneurs who have a background in a technical, engineering, or another non-sales discipline. They are not used to having to convince anyone of the merits of their projects, and can be downright...
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by Dennis Fisher
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
demonstrated that Unilever could make a hostile acquisition, while the acquisition of Chesebrough-Pond's two years later showed that Unilever could move quickly and decisively if it wished. Effective procedures were put in place to absorb...
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- 18 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
example, finding a comfortable balance between juggling the needs of their young children along with the requests of a demanding boss. This conflict in roles can lead to burnout, guilt, and hostility both at work and at home—and, in the...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- Research Summary
Capitalism as a System of Governance
My research interest is in further exploration of the analytic utility of an original conception of capitalism as an indirect, three level system of governance for the economic relationships within political entities, and mostly within nation states. This three level...
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- 09 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent
Last year, it took a teenager's 10-minute video of a Black man's murder to shine a light on the raw hostility that Black people face daily in America. George Floyd's death at the hands of a white police officer forced many to acknowledge...
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- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
seemed confused by, if not hostile toward, an educated Black woman, she found a surprising source. Her two early funders of EcoTech Visions were women who were not known in investment circles. They were referred to her by someone she met...
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by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
inappropriate touching that the person wouldn’t get a promotion or raise or might even be punished or fired? By tolerating bad behavior or allowing it to escalate, did the employer create a hostile work environment? Protect the accuser...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Religion and Business Learn From Each Other?
capitalism at the most abstract level, and hostile level. And you've never met these people and you've never visited their work sites or met businesspeople except in your territory, where the masks are on. I think we feel sympathetic with...
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by Martha Lagace
- Research Summary
The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building
The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building makes two main theoretical contributions to the scholarship on credit markets and institutional development. First, the book demonstrates that opportunistic lenders can take...
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- 08 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Cost of Cutting in Line
on that need. For line-holders, a higher bribe meant the jumper was more desperate. But there were limits to that generosity. When Oberholzer-Gee tried to cut into the same line a second time, the crowd grew hostile and he felt forced to...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
occupational standing and fostered industrial production and capital utilization. However, despite these economic benefits, it triggered hostile political reactions, such as the election of more conservative legislators, higher support...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
groups are the company's adversaries. At times, that view is justified; some regulators and advocates are indeed hostile to business. But government and nonprofit organizations will always play a role in environmental management – the...
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by Forest Reinhardt
- 07 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018
economic benefits, it triggered hostile political reactions, such as the election of more conservative legislators, higher support for anti-immigration legislation, and lower public goods provision. Stitching the economic and the...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Marketing of a President
administration as Bush's third term. But he and his advisers managed the political chess board brilliantly. Early on, he anticipated and defused negative criticisms by admitting to past indiscretions in his autobiography. His campaign rebutted the criticisms in a View Details
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by John Quelch
- 17 Jul 2000
- What Do You Think?
Where Is the Microsoft Board?
defending the right to innovate or standing up against the Government's regulatory bias. There was some feeling in this group that Microsoft was unlucky in drawing a judge who turned out to be hostile to their cause. Matt Deter's remarks...
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by James Heskett
- 05 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Wall Street Doesn’t Understand About International Trade
many no longer had homes. Others tried to return to the West Coast, only to find that they faced hostility and violence from their neighbors. As a result, after they were freed a few years later, many internees ended up resettling in the...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 31 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies
differences here.' They just don't mention it because there's all this research about bias and negative speech and hostile work environments. A lot of the research focusing on negative dynamics wouldn't suggest that you create more open...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
collectively, they need to work harder to expose and shut down the charlatans. At the same time, critics of marketing conflate their objection to harmful products such as tobacco with hostility towards the marketing toolkit harnessed to...
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- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
accretion or dilution to expect based on the terms of a deal. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208059 Evaluating M&A Deals—How Poison Pills Work Harvard Business School Note 208-061 The poison pill defense against...
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Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017
Eastern agreements. These include the opening to China after decades of mutual hostility with the United States; détente and the first nuclear arms control treaty with the Soviets at the height of the Cold War; the Paris peace treaty with...
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Sean Silverthorne