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- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
business in India during the decades of the 1970s and 1980s. Bajaj Auto, the leading two-wheeler manufacturer in India, for a long period could do little to fight a slow-moving bureaucracy in a highly regulated country deeply suspicious of the View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
TripIt: The Traveler's Agent Harvard Business School Case 809-059 In July 2008, the co-founders of TripIt, a free online travel organizer that aggregated travelers' bookings from many top travel websites, had recently secured $5.1 million...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
few decades, what were some of the key factors in China’s economic rise? A: In the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping’s establishment of the free trade zones began the transformation of China’s state-run economy. In the 1990s, you saw a significant...
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by Deborah Blagg
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
estimates of real consumption across countries without the need for consumer price index extrapolations. We discuss advantages and limitations associated with the use of online prices for PPPs, including issues of representativeness and limited coverage of View Details
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Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
business. In its early stages, a disruptive innovation doesn't perform as well as the product it eventually displaces. Nor does it deliver profits at the same levels or through the same mechanisms. Consequently, incumbent organizations...
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by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
production workers) are associated with more autonomy and a wider span of control. By contrast, communication technologies (like data networks) decrease autonomy for both workers and plant managers. Treating technology as endogenous using...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2015
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First Look: January 20
Processing up to 8,000 orders per day, the robots help make Quiet Logistics a highly efficient firm and free its workers to complete additional value-added services such as handwritten thank-you notes. The company has also developed...
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Sean Silverthorne