Why Large Companies Should Out-Innovate Small Ones
Why Large Companies Should Out-Innovate Small Ones
11/02/2006 12:00 PM E51-115 WongDan Hesse, SM '89, Chairman and CEO EmbarqDescription: Given the choice, Dan Hesse would opt for working in a big company rather than a small one, especially when it comes to innovating. He backs up this preference with years of ...
Whirlpool
Whirlpool
"Will It Ever Fly? Modeling the Takeoff of Really New Consumer Goods at Whirlpool"by Joseph A. Foster, Peter N. Golder, Gerard J. Tellis Whirlpool Corporation, a major U.S. manufacturer of consumer durables, test marketed the Personal Valet Clothes Vitalizing System in 2001, and launched it ...
Transportation, the Built Environment and Greenhouse Gas ...
Transportation, the Built Environment and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in ...
04/06/2010 4:00 PM 3"270Chris Zegras, Ford Career Development Assistant Professor of Transportation and Urban Planning, MITDescription: It seems that income and travel are inextricably linked. As communities gain wealth and prosperity, their travel footprint ...
The Tough Get Growing: How to Succeed in a Down Economy
The Tough Get Growing: How to Succeed in a Down Economy
11/16/2009 6:00 PM KresgeBo Fishback, VP, Entrepreneurship, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; Eugene Fitzgerald, '85, Merton C. Flemings"SMA Professor, MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Helen Greiner, '89, CEO, The Droid Works; Daphne Zohar, Founder ...
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
10/28/2008 3:30 PM KresgeGeorge Soros, Chairman, Soros Fund Management; Ricardo Caballero, PhD '88, Ford Professor of Economics and Department Head, MITDescription: George Soros extends his "theory of reflexivity" from abstraction to application in the realm of investing. His book, The New ...
The Financial Crisis, the Recession, and the American ...
The Financial Crisis, the Recession, and the American Political Economy: A ...
11/09/2010 4:00 PM 54"100Charles H. Ferguson, Ph.D. '89, FilmmakerDescription: Charles Ferguson shows how useful a varied background in math, political science and business can be, as he dissects the complexities and recent crisis of the U.S. financial system. In a ...
The Evolution of Financial Technology
The Evolution of Financial Technology
01/28/2011 9:00 AM KresgeAndrew W. Lo, Harris & Harris Group Professor, Director, MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering; John C. Cox, Nomura Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management; Robert C. Merton, Ph.D. '70, MIT Sloan School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance; ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Macroeconomics, Growth, ...
The Evolution of Economic Science: Macroeconomics, Growth, and Development
01/27/2011 10:45 AM KresgeDaron Acemoglu, James Killian Professor of Economics, MIT; Peter Diamond, PhD '63, MIT Institute Professor; Esther Duflo, PhD '99, Abdul Latif Jameel Prof of Poverty Allev & Develop Department of Economics; Robert Hall, PhD '67, Robert and ...
Telstra
Telstra
"Defending Marketing Share Against a New Entrant for Telstra" by John H. Roberts, Charles J. Nelson, Pamela D. Morrison Telstra, the Australian telephone company, was facing the threat of competitive entry by a major rival, Optus, and sought help in developing a defensive marketing strategy. ...
tele.ring
tele.ring
"Planning New Tariffs at tele.ring - An Integrated STP Tool Designed for Managerial Applicability" by Martin Natter, Andreas Mild, Alfred Taudes, and Udo Wagner tele.ring is a leading cellular phone supplier within Austria. A new entrant threatened its position and past experience suggested ...
Prudential
Prudential
"Uncovering Implicit Customer Needs for Determining Explicit Product Positioning: Growing Prudential Annuities Variable Annuity Sales" by V. Kumar of Georgia State University, and Denish Shah of Georgia State University. A variable annuity (VA) is a popular product for investing retirement ...
Plenary Session: Ad Morphing: matching online ads to ...
Plenary Session: Ad Morphing: matching online ads to individual cognitive ...
Glen Urban, Professor of Marketing, MIT Sloan School of Management; Chairman, MIT Center for Digital Business. 10/12/2009
Observations on the Science of Finance in the Practice of ...
Observations on the Science of Finance in the Practice of Finance
03/05/2009 5:00 PM Wong AuditoriumRobert C. Merton, Ph.D. '70, MIT Sloan School of Management Distinguished Professor of FinanceDescription: There willbe a time "beyond crisis," asserts Robert C. Merton, who delves into the dense science of derivatives -- a field he ...
MIT Sloan Finance Day - Shaped by Booms and Busts: The ...
MIT Sloan Finance Day - Shaped by Booms and Busts: The Effect of Economic ...
MIT Sloan Finance Day: Financial Markets in Transition Shaped by Booms and Busts: The Effect of Economic Conditions on the CEO Labor Market Antoinette Schoar, Michael M. Koerner (1949) Professor of Entrepreneurship
MIT Sloan Finance Day - Predicting the Market
MIT Sloan Finance Day - Predicting the Market
MIT Sloan Finance Day: Financial Markets in Transition Predicting the Market Stephen A. Ross, Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Closing Remarks Stewart C. Myers, Robert C. Merton (1970) Professor of Financial Economics
MIT Sloan Finance Day - MIT Sloan Master of Finance: The ...
MIT Sloan Finance Day - MIT Sloan Master of Finance: The New Asset Class
MIT Sloan Finance Day: Financial Markets in Transition MIT Sloan Master of Finance: The New Asset Class Andrew W. Lo, Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor of Finance Heidi V. Pickett, Director, MIT Sloan Master in Finance Program
MIT Sloan Finance Day - Issues from the Financial Crisis: ...
MIT Sloan Finance Day - Issues from the Financial Crisis: Credit Risk and ...
MIT Sloan Finance Day: Financial Markets in Transition Welcome RemarksDean David Schmittlein, John C Head III DeanIssues from Financial Crisis: Credit Risk and Financial GuaranteesRobert C. Merton, School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance
MIT Sloan Finance Day - Financial Reform Panel Discussion
MIT Sloan Finance Day - Financial Reform Panel Discussion
MIT Sloan Finance Day: Financial Markets in Transition Panel Discussion: Financial Reform Moderator: Andrew W. Lo, Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor of Finance Panelists: Ricardo Caballero, Ford International Professor of Economics Bennett Golub, Co-Founder and ...