Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness
| February 6, 2012 |
When American companies shift pieces of their operations overseas, they run the risk of moving the expertise, innovation, and new growth opportunities just out of their reach as well, explains HBS Professor Willy Shih, who served as president of Eastman Kodak's digital imaging business for several years.
First Look: February 7
| February 7, 2012 |
Evaluating market value of a high-flying social media IPO … Pressure and team performance … PerkinElmer expands in China.
Once a Castle, Home is Now a Debtors' Prison
| February 2, 2012 |
Forget the notion of the home as "castle." Twenty-two percent of Americans owe more on their mortgages than the value of their homes. Nicolas P. Retsinas offers ideas for how these "debtors' prisons" can be turned into productive housing.
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
| February 1, 2012 |
Forum Open Is support for small business overhyped as a panacea for our economic troubles? Recent research suggests the advantages of bigness when it comes to employment and economic development. If so, asks Professor Jim Heskett, what does this mean for government policy?
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