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- September 2009
- Article
Structural Homophily or Social Asymmetry? The Formation of Alliances by Poorly Embedded Firms
By: Gautam Ahuja, Francisco Polidoro Jr. and Will Mitchell
Recent research shows that preexisting network structure constrains the formation of new interorganizational alliances. Firms that are poorly embedded in a network structure are less likely than richly embedded firms to form alliances, because they lack informational...
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Keywords:
Interorganizational Networks;
Interfirm Collaboration;
Embeddedness;
Networks;
Joint Ventures;
Alliances
Ahuja, Gautam, Francisco Polidoro Jr., and Will Mitchell. "Structural Homophily or Social Asymmetry? The Formation of Alliances by Poorly Embedded Firms." Strategic Management Journal 30, no. 9 (September 2009): 941–958.
- 1998
- Chapter
Changing Formal and Informal Structure to Enhance Organizational Knowledge
By: T. Thompson and Kathleen L. Valley
Thompson, T., and Kathleen L. Valley. "Changing Formal and Informal Structure to Enhance Organizational Knowledge." In Strategic Flexibility: Managing in a Turbulent Environment, edited by G. Hamel, C. K. Prahalad, H. Thomas, and D. O'Neal, 137–154. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
- December 2022
- Article
Two Representations of Information Structures and Their Comparisons
By: Jerry R. Green and Nancy L. Stokey
This paper compares two representations of informativeness.
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Green, Jerry R., and Nancy L. Stokey. "Two Representations of Information Structures and Their Comparisons." Decisions in Economics and Finance 45, no. 2 (December 2022): 541–547.
- 1978
- Working Paper
Two Representations of Information Structures and Their Comparisons
By: Jerry R. Green and Nancy L. Stokey
Green, Jerry R., and Nancy L. Stokey. "Two Representations of Information Structures and Their Comparisons." Working Paper, January 1978.
- April 1997
- Article
New Product Development Structures and Time to Market
By: S. Datar, C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv and K. Srinivasan
Keywords:
Product Development
Datar, S., C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv, and K. Srinivasan. "New Product Development Structures and Time to Market." Management Science 43, no. 4 (April 1997): 452–464.
- 2003
- Other Unpublished Work
Sources of Structural Inequality in Managerial Labor Markets
By: Rakesh Khurana and Mikolaj J. Piskorski
- 20 Sep 2016
- News
Porter: U.S. Political System Is Structured to Divide
- 23 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
How I Structured My Second Year at HBS
Formally trained as an engineer, Matt Holzapfel (MBA 2015) worked at both Sears and Dell in the years before business school. While at HBS he discovered a budding interest in entrepreneurship, and took advantage of the flexible second year to explore his new passion....
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Evolution of firm structure in vertical specialized technology supply chains
By: Willy C. Shih
The global market in many everyday products has been transformed by the internationalization of production. In many industries, semiconductors and electronic products in particular, a sequential mode of production has evolved in which goods are produced...
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Team Scaffolds: How Mesolevel Team Structures Enable Role-based Coordination in Temporary Groups
By: Melissa A. Valentine and Amy C. Edmondson
This paper shows how mesolevel structures support effective coordination in temporary groups. Prior research on coordination in temporary groups describes how roles encode individual responsibilities so that coordination between relative strangers is possible. We...
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Valentine, Melissa A., and Amy C. Edmondson. "Team Scaffolds: How Mesolevel Team Structures Enable Role-based Coordination in Temporary Groups." Organization Science 26, no. 2 (March–April 2015): 405–422.
- 1980
- Working Paper
Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process
By: Alan J. Auerbach and Jerry R. Green
This paper presents a structural model of production and inventory accumulation based on the hypothesis of cost minimization. It differs from previous attempts in several respects. First, it integrates the analysis of input inventories with output inventories, treating...
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Auerbach, Alan J., and Jerry R. Green. "Components of Manufacturing Inventories: A Structural Model of the Production Process." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 491, June 1980.
- February 1988
- Article
Steel Since 1850: Varieties of Competition and Industry Structure
McCraw, T. K. "Steel Since 1850: Varieties of Competition and Industry Structure." [Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan] Shakai Kagaku Kenkyū nempō [Annual Bulletin of Research Institute for Social Science] 18 (February 1988): 6–36.
- 2003
- Working Paper
Relationships, Competition, and the Structure of Investment Banking Markets
By: Bharat Anand and Alexander Galetovic
Anand, Bharat, and Alexander Galetovic. "Relationships, Competition, and the Structure of Investment Banking Markets." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 01-038, January 2003.
- 1995
- Conference Presentation
Social Structure and Alliance Formation Patterns: A Longitudinal Analysis
By: Ranjay Gulati
- 2010
- Article
The Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-Periphery Structures Dominate?
By: Alan MacCormack
MacCormack, Alan. "The Architecture of Complex Systems: Do Core-Periphery Structures Dominate? ." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2010).
- 1997
- Working Paper
Changing Formal and Informal Structure to Enhance Organizational Knowledge
By: Tracy A. Thompson and Kathleen L. McGinn
- January 2022
- Article
Artificial Intelligence, Data-Driven Learning, and the Decentralized Structure of Platform Ecosystems
By: David R. Clough and Andy Wu
Gregory, Henfridsson, Kaganer, and Kyriakou (2020) highlight the important role of data and AI as strategic resources that platforms may use to enhance user value. However, their article overlooks a significant conceptual distinction: the installed base of...
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Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence;
Data Strategy;
Ecosystem;
Value Capture;
Digital Platforms;
Analytics and Data Science;
Strategy;
Learning;
Value Creation;
AI and Machine Learning;
Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Video Game Industry;
Advertising Industry
Clough, David R., and Andy Wu. "Artificial Intelligence, Data-Driven Learning, and the Decentralized Structure of Platform Ecosystems." Academy of Management Review 47, no. 1 (January 2022): 184–189.
- 1993
- Chapter
Framework for Design of the Emerging Global Organization Structure
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Richard Nolan
Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Framework
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and Richard Nolan. "Framework for Design of the Emerging Global Organization Structure." In Globalization, Technology, and Competition: The Fusion of Computers and Telecommunications in the 1990s, edited by S. P. Bradley, J. A. Hausman, and R. L. Nolan. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1993, Korean ed.
- July–August 2019
- Article
Coupling Labor Codes of Conduct and Supplier Labor Practices: The Role of Internal Structural Conditions
By: Yanhua Bird, Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel
Exploitive working conditions have spurred companies to pressure their suppliers to adopt labor codes of conduct and to conform their labor practices to the standards set forth in those codes. Yet little is known about whether organizational structures such as codes...
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Keywords:
Organization Theory;
Economic Sociology;
Social Responsibility;
Sustainability;
Auditing;
Process Improvement;
Organizational Structure;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Supply Chain;
Labor;
Working Conditions
Bird, Yanhua, Jodi L. Short, and Michael W. Toffel. "Coupling Labor Codes of Conduct and Supplier Labor Practices: The Role of Internal Structural Conditions." Organization Science 30, no. 4 (July–August 2019): 847–867. (Best Paper Award at ComplianceNet Conference 2019, 2020 Responsible Research in Management Award Finalist.)