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- April 1999 (Revised May 2000)
- Case
Compaq Computer: Intel Inside?
By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon
Presents the results of quantitative and qualitative market research on the possible acceptance of a non-Intel processor in Compaq Computer's consumer notebook line. If the low-priced, non-Intel notebook is a success, the company will maintain or increase its 45% share...
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Keywords:
Distribution;
Production;
Success;
Performance Evaluation;
Mathematical Methods;
Competition;
Computer Industry
Bell, David E., and Ann Leamon. "Compaq Computer: Intel Inside?" Harvard Business School Case 599-061, April 1999. (Revised May 2000.)
- 12 Feb 2013
- News
What Happens When You Have Fewer Managers
- Teaching
Overview
Teaching Fellow for Advanced Quantitative Research Methods with Prof. Chris Winship (Doctoral Course) - 2013
(awarded Harvard University Bok Center Certificate of Distinction in Teaching)
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- 2008
- Chapter
Southeast Asia and the Political Economy of Development
By: Regina M. Abrami and Richard Doner
This chapter assesses contemporary qualitative research on Southeast Asia and its contribution to the field of political economy. It focuses especially on the political origins of economic institutions and their influence on economic performance. It provides evidence...
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Keywords:
Development Economics;
Entrepreneurship;
Government and Politics;
Research;
Southeast Asia
Abrami, Regina M., and Richard Doner. "Southeast Asia and the Political Economy of Development." In Southeast Asia in Political Science: Theory, Region, and Qualitative Analysis, edited by Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Dan Slater, and Tuong Vu. Stanford University Press, 2008.
- August 1998 (Revised July 2002)
- Case
Innovation at 3M Corporation (A)
By: Stefan H. Thomke and Ashok Nimgade
Describes how 3M Corp. introduces and learns a new and innovative methodology called Lead User research to understand future customer and market needs. A team from 3M's Medical-Surgical Markets Division applies the Lead User methodology to the field of surgical...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Managerial Roles;
Marketing Strategy;
Demand and Consumers;
Market Timing;
Product Development;
Problems and Challenges;
Business Strategy;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Thomke, Stefan H., and Ashok Nimgade. "Innovation at 3M Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 699-012, August 1998. (Revised July 2002.)
Jaylon Sherrell
Jaylon Sherrell is a doctoral student in the Micro Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School.
Leveraging qualitative and quantitative approaches, Jaylon has gained experience working on multiple research projects, as well as... View Details
Leveraging qualitative and quantitative approaches, Jaylon has gained experience working on multiple research projects, as well as... View Details
James W. Riley
James Riley is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches LEAD in the MBA required curriculum.
Professor Riley is an economic sociologist. He conducts ethnographic research to... View Details
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Overview
My research uses a combination of lab experiments and empirical methods to understand how organizations can design their operations in order to inspire trust.
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(Avalok @ Harvard)
Bhaskar's research program is aimed at applying and developing methods of computer science, social science and law to problems that significantly have both political and technical dimensions. (Avalok @ Harvard) is the primary vehicle for this research...
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- March 2015
- Article
Business Model Evaluation: Quantifying Walmart's Sources of Advantage
By: Humberto Brea-Solís, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Emili Grifell-Tatjé
We develop an analytical framework on the basis of the economics of business performance to provide quantitative insight into the link between a firm's business model choices and its profit consequences. The method is applied to Walmart by building a qualitative...
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Keywords:
Business Models;
Quantitative Analysis;
Walmart;
Production Theory;
Business Model;
Competitive Advantage;
Profit
Brea-Solís, Humberto, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, and Emili Grifell-Tatjé. "Business Model Evaluation: Quantifying Walmart's Sources of Advantage." Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 9, no. 1 (March 2015): 12–33.
- June 2019
- Article
Learning to Become a Taste Expert
By: Kathryn A. Latour and John A. Deighton
Evidence suggests that consumers seek to become more expert about hedonic products to enhance their enjoyment of future consumption occasions. Current approaches to becoming expert center on cultivating an analytic mindset. In the present research the authors explore...
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Latour, Kathryn A., and John A. Deighton. "Learning to Become a Taste Expert." Journal of Consumer Research 46, no. 1 (June 2019): 1–19.
- Forthcoming
- Article
Seeing the Whole: Configurational Cognition and New Venture Resource Mobilization
By: Goran Calic, François Neville, Santi Furnari and C. S. Richard Chan
Research is scant on how multiple venture attributes combine as “whole packages” of signals (or cognitive configurations) in resource holders’ eyes, shaping a venture’s ability to mobilize resources. Drawing on a Qualitative Comparative Analysis of 1,395 crowdfunding...
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Calic, Goran, François Neville, Santi Furnari, and C. S. Richard Chan. "Seeing the Whole: Configurational Cognition and New Venture Resource Mobilization." Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming). (Pre-published online August 27, 2024.)
- 26 Apr 2019
- HBS Seminar
Maryaline Catillon, Harvard University
- 15 Dec 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Designing, Not Checking, for Policy Robustness: An Example with Optimal Taxation
- 15 Apr 2022
- News
Professor Amy Edmondson: Memorable
- 2018
- Working Paper
Learning to Become a Taste Expert
By: Kathryn A. Latour and John A. Deighton
Evidence suggests that consumers seek to become more expert about hedonic products to enhance their enjoyment of future consumption occasions. Current approaches to becoming an expert center on cultivating an analytic mindset. In the present research the authors...
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Keywords:
Hedonic;
Wine;
Expertise;
Holistic;
Analytic;
Sensory;
Taste;
Learning;
Experience and Expertise;
Analysis;
Perception
Latour, Kathryn A., and John A. Deighton. "Learning to Become a Taste Expert." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-107, June 2018.
- October 1997
- Case
L'Oreal of Paris: Bringing 'Class to Mass' with Plenitude
By: Robert J. Dolan
L'Oreal's strategy is to "trickle down" technology over time from high-end outlets like department stores to mass-markets, such as drugstores. The mass market brand Plenitude has become the market leader in France, but even eight years after introduction in the United...
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Keywords:
Problems and Challenges;
Marketing Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Globalization;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Retail Industry;
France;
United States
Dolan, Robert J. "L'Oreal of Paris: Bringing 'Class to Mass' with Plenitude." Harvard Business School Case 598-056, October 1997.
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Overview
Yanhua Bird's research encompasses two streams: (1) entrepreneurship and social innovation — how the design and structure of alternative forms of enterprises influence their activities and success, with a focus on peer-to-peer markets and social enterprises, and (2)...
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Celia Stafford
Celia Stafford is a doctoral student in Health Policy (Management). She received a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Emory University in 2017 and an MPH focused in Biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2020. She is also... View Details
- August 2014
- Article
The Varied Work of Challenger Movements: Identifying Challenger Roles in the U.S. Environmental Movement
By: Stephanie Bertels, Andrew J. Hoffman and Rich Dejordy
Organizations within challenger movements often exhibit differences in what they do, with whom they interact, and how they understand or present themselves. This article attempts to understand what underlies such heterogeneity in challenger movements. Adopting a mixed...
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Keywords:
Status and Position;
Environmental Management;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Social and Collaborative Networks
Bertels, Stephanie, Andrew J. Hoffman, and Rich Dejordy. "The Varied Work of Challenger Movements: Identifying Challenger Roles in the U.S. Environmental Movement." Organization Studies 35, no. 8 (August 2014): 1171–1210.