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- 06 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI
southern Africa, among the highest in the world. In addition, though South Africa is often classified as an emerging economy, it might be more correctly seen as having two economies—the normal economy of sophisticated consumers and firms...
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by Martha Lagace
- 23 Aug 2016
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August 23, 2016
authors discuss how these new digital disruptors allow consumers to benefit from one activity (e.g., watching shows) without incurring the cost of the other (e.g., watching ads) and offer strategies for established businesses to respond...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 2, 2010
Greenwich, Connecticut, that is considering offering a wholly new line of product to retail investors, namely the ability to invest in the price phenomenon known as momentum. There is a large body of empirical evidence supporting momentum...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Green Day
system, it also shaves about $1 million off the cost of HVAC installation. That savings, says Mulpuri, cancels out any price premium on Soladigm’s product over “ordinary” glass. But the numbers don’t tell the whole story, he continues....
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- 07 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 7, 2008
natural gas producer in the world, to cut off gas supply to Ukraine because of disagreement on the terms of future trade. The case also narrates the events that have followed: the adoption by Gazprom of a comprehensive policy to renegotiate View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
distribute products, this is how you price them, this is how you brand them, this is how leadership is optimized, this is how you design organizations, and this is how you motivate people. Take any subject, they were all grounded in...
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- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
in the organizations they lead. " Fostering creativity in others is what former student Jeffrey H. Flemings (MBA '96) does for a living. Flemings, associate director of the Consumer Insight Group at Arnold Communications, a regional...
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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Clearing the Air
2022, it was heralded as a landmark investment in the environment. “This bill is the biggest step forward on climate ever,” President Joe Biden said when he signed the legislation, which included $369 billion for efforts such as advancing clean energy, curbing...
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- 05 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 5, 2008
resulting wine. This decision is further complicated by the fact that ripe Riesling grapes can be vinified in two ways, resulting in two different styles of wine. Their relative prices would depend on the uncertain preference of View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 19, 2008
factors investigated were found to be significant for at least one segment, only consumer price index, personal savings rate, and real gross domestic product were strongly significant. To explore further the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
30, 1975). “In our very first class he opened my eyes to how people are motivated to make decisions. Before, I thought as an engineer — the best attributes and the best price sells the product. From that day on I focused my attention on...
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- 22 Mar 2016
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March 22, 2016
pursuing an aggressive strategy of acquisitions over the last several years. End-market consolidation in the retail space has driven vertical integration in the extremely competitive fresh tomato business, where farm gate prices have not...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
millennials, have brought their consumer expectations to the workplace. So they expect that their experience, whether it’s on Amazon or Netflix, it should be similarly personalized at work. And that’s their expectation. I think the...
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- 19 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 19, 2007
products sourced from artisan producers. Management believes the line will appeal to consumers seeking healthier foods and convenience, and will help extend Barilla's brand identification beyond pasta. However, the new line is a bold...
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Martha Lagace
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
problems were self-inflicted. Our prices were too high. The online shopping experience was miserable. The speed of shipping was terrible. The experience in the stores had gone down. The cost structure was bloated. And so I told the search...
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- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
provides strong prima facie evidence that firms have recognized the value of financing capital assets through project companies. Even though it is very costly and time consuming to use project finance, the potential benefits far outweigh...
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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
Capitol Hill. The Case for More Regulation Looking at the historical record, Moss makes a strong case that targeted government regulation of financial markets has worked in the past to lower risk and instill consumer confidence. “From the...
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- 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15
preferred ways. The price of output is a crucial determinant of this choice, since it affects the size of the pecuniary benefits: higher prices lead to more integration. Because tariffs increase domestic...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms
the past to lower risk and instill consumer confidence. "From the founding of the republic until 1933, the United States experienced banking panics roughly every fifteen to twenty years," explains Moss. When the Great Depression struck,...
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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
would receive comprehensive treatment from a team designed to deliver it. Insurers would require that hospitals set fixed and transparent prices covering various ailments and their treatment. This approach, Herzlinger says, would produce...
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