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- November 2019 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature
By: Marco Iansiti, Michael W. Toffel and James Barnett
Indigo Agriculture used a digital-enabled research and development (R&D) process to launch its initial product, microbial coatings for agricultural seeds, which increase crop yields while reducing the need for fertilizers. In doing so, the company developed direct...
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Keywords:
Carbon Sequestration;
Operations;
Supply Chain;
Social Enterprise;
Product Development;
Distribution Channels;
Business Strategy;
Digital Platforms;
Environmental Sustainability;
Science-Based Business;
Climate Change;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
United States;
Massachusetts
Iansiti, Marco, Michael W. Toffel, and James Barnett. "Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature." Harvard Business School Case 620-024, November 2019. (Revised June 2020.)
- 2013
- Working Paper
Is a VC Partnership Greater Than the Sum of Its Partners?
By: Michael Ewens and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
This paper investigates whether individual venture capitalists have repeatable investment skill and to what extent their skill is impacted by the VC firm where they work. We examine a unique dataset that tracks the performance of individual venture capitalists'...
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Keywords:
Investing;
Persistence;
Performance Persistence;
Theory Of The Firm;
Venture Capital;
Organizations;
Human Capital;
Performance Evaluation
Ewens, Michael, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf. "Is a VC Partnership Greater Than the Sum of Its Partners?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-097, April 2012. (Revised January 2013, June 2013. Revise and Resubmit Journal of Finance. NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19120, June 2013)
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=48909 The Integrity of Private Third-party Compliance Monitoring By: Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel Abstract—Government agencies are increasingly turning...
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Carmen Nobel
- December 2012
- Case
Trouble Brewing for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Michael Norris
In October 2011, noted hedge fund manager David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital delivered a presentation at an investors' conference analyzing the business and accounting quality weaknesses of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. Until then Green Mountain had exhibited rapid...
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Keywords:
Accounting Fraud;
Accounting Quality;
Accounting Red Flags;
Accounting Restatements;
Accounting Scandal;
Accounting Information;
Financial Accounting;
Financial Analysts;
Financial Analysis;
Financial Intermediaries;
Hedge Funds;
Financial Ratios;
Financial Statement Analysis;
Valuation Methodologies;
Earnings Quality;
Accounting;
Quality;
Earnings Management;
Valuation;
Crime and Corruption;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Financial Reporting;
Investment Funds;
Financial Statements;
Food and Beverage Industry
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Michael Norris. "Trouble Brewing for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters." Harvard Business School Case 113-035, December 2012.
- Web
Harvard Business School
institutional advancement at Howard University and director of corporate and foundation relations at Boston University. A foundation was established in King's honor to support the enrollment of African American students at HBS. R. Michael...
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- April 2008
- Case
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (A)
By: Paul W. Marshall, Michael Shih-ta Chen and Keith Chi-ho Wong
In late November 2000, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., the once-monopolized telecom operator owned by the Taiwanese government, was on its way to privatization. Mr. C.K. Mao, Chairman of the company, who headed the job only three months earlier, after its prior chairman...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Employee Relationship Management;
Leading Change;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Privatization;
Competition;
Telecommunications Industry;
Taiwan
Marshall, Paul W., Michael Shih-ta Chen, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 808-137, April 2008.
- Article
What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews
By: Loretti I. Dobrescu, Michael Luca and Alberto Motta
This paper investigates the determinants of expert reviews in the book industry. Reviews are determined not only by the quality of the product, but also by the incentives of the media outlet providing the review. For example, a media outlet may have the incentive to...
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Dobrescu, Loretti I., Michael Luca, and Alberto Motta. "What Makes a Critic Tick? Connected Authors and the Determinants of Book Reviews." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 96 (December 2013): 85–103.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Embracing Commitment and Performance: CEOs and Practices Used to Manage Paradox
By: Tobias Fredberg, Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote and Flemming Norrgren
We tend to assume that great leaders must make difficult choices between two or more conflicting outcomes. In an interview study with 26 CEOs of top American and European companies (incl. IKEA, Campbell Soups, Nokia, H&M), we find that instead of choosing between...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Managerial Roles;
Performance;
Strategy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Decision Choices and Conditions
Fredberg, Tobias, Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote, and Flemming Norrgren. "Embracing Commitment and Performance: CEOs and Practices Used to Manage Paradox." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-052, January 2008.
- 21 Feb 2017
- News
Why Some Apps Use Fake Progress Bars
- July 2012
- Article
Collaborating Across Cultures: Cultural Metacognition and Affect-Based Trust in Creative Collaboration
By: Roy Y.J. Chua, Michael W. Morris and Shira Mor
We propose that managers' awareness of their own and others' cultural assumptions (cultural metacognition) enables them to develop affect-based trust in their relationships with people from different cultures, enabling creative collaboration. Study 1, a multi-rater...
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Keywords:
Management;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Relationships;
Trust;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Creativity
Chua, Roy Y.J., Michael W. Morris, and Shira Mor. "Collaborating Across Cultures: Cultural Metacognition and Affect-Based Trust in Creative Collaboration." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 118, no. 2 (July 2012): 116–131.
- 2011
- Working Paper
Collaborating across Cultures: Cultural Metacognition & Affect-Based Trust in Creative Collaboration
By: Roy Y.J. Chua, Michael W. Morris and Shira Mor
We propose that managers' awareness of their own and others' cultural assumptions (cultural metacognition) enables them to develop affect-based trust with associates from different cultures, promoting creative collaboration. Study 1, a multi-rater assessment of...
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Keywords:
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Knowledge Sharing;
Managerial Roles;
Creativity;
Prejudice and Bias;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Trust;
Cooperation
Chua, Roy Y.J., Michael W. Morris, and Shira Mor. "Collaborating across Cultures: Cultural Metacognition & Affect-Based Trust in Creative Collaboration." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-127, June 2011.
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
software and IT service firms will likely have an inward focus over the next five years and will, therefore, only slowly emerge onto the global market. Working PapersThe Role of Organizational Scope and Governance in Strengthening Private Monitoring Authors:Lamar...
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Sean Silverthorne
- February 2017 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
BIM: Finding New Ways to Grow
By: Michael Chu and Gamze Yucaoglu
BIM, Turkey’s giant retailer with a hard-discount model for the popular segments, must decide whether to launch a brand-new format challenging the modern supermarkets. Since its founding in 1995, BIM has adhered to a business model based on a relentless focus on costs...
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Keywords:
Turkey;
Decision;
Emerging Markets;
Private Sector;
For-Profit Firms;
Business Model;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Advantage;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Value Creation;
Change Management;
Decisions;
Growth Management;
Retail Industry;
Turkey
Chu, Michael, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "BIM: Finding New Ways to Grow." Harvard Business School Case 317-097, February 2017. (Revised March 2018.)
- 30 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018
Developing Theory Using Machine Learning Methods By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Ryan Allen, and Michael G. Endres Abstract—We describe how to employ machine learning (ML) methods in theory development. Compared to traditional causal inference...
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Dina Gerdeman
- Article
Does 'Liking' Lead to Loving? The Impact of Joining a Brand's Social Network on Marketing Outcomes
Does “liking” a brand on Facebook cause a person to view it more favorably? Or is “liking” simply a symptom of being fond of a brand? We disentangle these possibilities and find evidence for the latter: brand attitudes and purchasing are predicted by consumers’...
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Keywords:
Brands;
Marketing Effectiveness;
Brand Evaluation;
Peer Influence;
Brands and Branding;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Social Media
John, Leslie K., Oliver Emrich, Sunil Gupta, and Michael I. Norton. "Does 'Liking' Lead to Loving? The Impact of Joining a Brand's Social Network on Marketing Outcomes." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 54, no. 1 (February 2017): 144–155.
- 24 Oct 2017
- News
Why Every Organization Needs an Augmented Reality Strategy
- 20 Jan 2016
- News
GE and the turning point for Boston
- 24 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
My Classroom Experience During Harvard Business School’s Summer Venture in Management Program
When the email arrived – “HBS SVMP Decision Available Online” – it caught me by surprise. I took a breath and read the message: Accepted! As I planned my trip to attend HBS’s Summer Venture in Management Program, I saw scenes of Cambridge...
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- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
by Reebok, an upstart competitor. Knight closeted himself in his office, faced the wall, and sat there, weak and sick and devastated for hours. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810077-PDF-ENG Moral Decision-Making:...
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Martha Lagace
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
legal change applied). These reductions in agency costs were followed by an increase in average leverage and a reduction in interest costs. Finally, we can estimate the welfare implications of agency costs, because firm values increased...
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Martha Lagace