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- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
firm Silver Lake, who is examining whether to open an office in Brazil. His decision will depend on the state of the Brazilian economy, of the private equity industry, and, ultimately, on the value View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Words Get in the Way: The Failure of Fiscal Language
deficit as an economically meaningless figure is not a new position, the authors say. What is different about their paper is that it shows that this proposition is completely general—it applies to the standard framework for economic...
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by Julia Hanna
- 10 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Governance in India and Around the Globe
to which these firms are exposed has affected their governance systems. This is the proposition that we explore in depth through a case study of the Indian software industry, and of one of India's leading software companies, Infosys. The...
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- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
contact information. They also took advantage of newspaper ads and other public postings. Identifying members for their first side was just the beginning. The founders then had to encourage the property owners to post their listings on the new platform. Airbnb’s View Details
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by Martha Lagace
- 20 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono
she says. "The backstory of organizations is now part of the value proposition for consumers. The lads from Dublin understood that early on and they still understand it." Koehn says the U2 case remains a...
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- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
New Dean Sets Five Priorities for HBS
proposition of MBA education, said Nohria. "We need to innovate to make the value proposition of what it means to come here even more compelling." While remaining...
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- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
and society at large. To do that, it has to increase shareholder value while at the same time improving the firm's performance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) dimensions. This article outlines a process that can be used to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
shopper as well, he or she would receive an inferior service. Then as well as now, the more a shopper spends at a particular store, the better that retailer can offer specific value propositions that...
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- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
Abstract This paper provides a simple model of platforms with direct network effects, in which users value not just the quantity (i.e., number) of other users who join, but also their average quality in some dimension. A monopoly platform...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Evolving for Success [Part One]
proposition and were creating value for customers. That's my definition of success. They operated more like communities offline in order to help create communities online. The online communities were...
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by Staff
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
positioning of the brand to move upmarket or down market? Which value proposition offered the most future promise: functional differentiation, lifestyle differentiation, or celebrity endorsement? Should the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2008
- What Do You Think?
Does Judgment Trump Experience?
process posing other more interesting propositions for consideration. Tony Wanless emphasized the importance of knowing the way leaders learn from experience, suggesting the need for "a synthesis of thinking that adds View Details
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by Jim Heskett
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
recommendations, and feeds, to help members manage their experiences with their online friends. The two choices have very different value propositions and have very different competitive implications. Also...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?
their leaders to recognize the importance and take advantage of advances in communications technology to remain relevant and competitive. J. W. Carpenter reported that "Our study shows that without the capacity to absorb [information] technology [a] business has...
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- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission, is based on the notion that cash held in overseas locations is not instantly available to meet firms’ liquidity needs. We test this proposition and find evidence consistent with the notion...
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Carmen Nobel
- 11 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 11
Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717474-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 717-436 CVS Health: Redefining the Value Proposition This case explores how a company can use shared...
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- 13 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 13, 2018
evidence for this proposition using a fine-grained dataset from the National Basketball Association. In this highly competitive industry, team performance is positively associated with coaches’ subsequent exercise of racial bias: players...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 30
research. Design/methodology: We explore this proposition through a review of 55 empirical studies of social enterprises published in the last 15 years, in which we examine the mix and trajectory of research methods used and the research...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Oct 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits
proposition that all nonprofit organizations, indeed all SMDOs, should be high-performing. Q: Nonprofit boards must have effective relationships with their CEOs, but what role do board leaders have in fostering those relations? Where can...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
What’s Your Strategy for Managing Knowledge?
previously developed solutions — as well as value propositions that helped him estimate how much money the client would save by implementing the system. Because Love reused this material, Ernst & Young...
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