European Research Initiative - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 May 2022
News

Bidding Up

economics perspective. I thought maybe that was an approach, but, you know, there are all these paradigms, economics is so locked in this paradigm of demand and supply and prices, clear markets, and things like that. A few years later after this, they started calling... View Details

20 Mar 2012
First Look

First Look: March 20

http://www.springer.com/economics/development/book/978-1-4614-1878-8?changeHeader Employee Selection as a Control System Authors:Dennis Campbell Publication:Journal of Accounting Research (forthcoming) Abstract Theories from the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 25, 2007

which had historically been very manual in nature. CEO Juan Villarzu's initial turnaround attempts introduced a customer-centric corporate culture to his ranks, but he was still challenged by how to create an outsourcing strategy given... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Profile

Hiroshi Mikitani

began researching ideas for my new company, I decided I would start something new in Japan: an Internet company, specifically Internet shopping. Many advised me against this. This was the ‘90s and many big companies had tried and failed... View Details

25 May 2023
Blog Post

6 Best Practices for Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Interview Process

research from Harvard Business School faculty and Harvard Business Review contributors. They are designed to help organizations think through the details of their interview process to achieve their recruiting goals and create more... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Jun 2018
News

Up by the Roots

historically lagged behind that of California and Massachusetts despite the presence of numerous drug companies and medical research institutions.) And she is not alone: Endeavor Insight, a nonprofit View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Dan Page

22 Feb 2022
News

March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

in a new, post-pandemic context. Based on an ambitious global research initiative involving thousands of executives, innovators, and changemakers who redefined their strategies, business models,... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

Dean Nohria Looks Ahead

economy, we’re living in a world where other spheres of economic activity are also becoming important. Emerging markets are certainly a key piece of it. But the unified European market has also become more important. And it would be a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

15 Jun 2021
News

June 2021 Books and Podcasts

US Navy, works as an application research engineer, and then attends Harvard Business School, where he finds that the financial industry is his true calling. So begins his rapid ascent in the corporate world, which includes senior... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

04 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 4

creativity. These findings have theoretical and practical implications for research in workplace diversity and creativity. The Microwork Solution: A New Approach to Outsourcing Can Support Economic Development—and Add to Your Bottom Line... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business

of Management at MIT Sloan School of Management. We asked Hagiu to discuss the book. To learn more about Hagiu's early-stage research into the concept of multi-sided markets, of which many software platforms are a manifestation, see this... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

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Supplemental Financial Information - Financial Report 2015

HBP margin contributions, and eventually including HBX as well—serve as the primary source of research funding. These funds also provide crucial support for innovation at Harvard Business School (HBS). Recent examples include the Harvard... View Details

01 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 1, 2007

data indicate an increase in the number of initial export episodes in response to reform. These results suggest that the expansion of multinational activity more than offsets any decline in the imitative activity of indigenous firms. PDF... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet

Why would a business school professor want to write a case study about a string quartet? The answer was easy for Robert Austin, a scholar with research expertise in the management of innovation. While attending an academic workshop near... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

04 Aug 2014
Op-Ed

Why Small-Business Lending Is Not Recovering

hurting small-business lending. Banks have been raising their capital reserves to comply with new standards initiated by risk-averse bank examiners and other regulators post-crisis. They are also hoarding deposits, which undermines their... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services

15 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands

What happens when giant multinational corporations acquire relatively small companies that enjoy iconic status as socially progressive brands? According to recent research out of Harvard Business School, such marriages can be good for... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage

17 May 2018
Blog Post

HBS/HKS Alum Regan Turner on Empowering Veterans

they do so important? “Almost 4 million American military veterans served in the post-9/11 era, and many of them have successfully transitioned into school or the labor force. However, a 2011 Pew Research Center study showed that 44... View Details

01 Dec 1997
News

Banking on HBS

reasons why HBS decided to take a leadership role in organizing and implementing EDP. "The program has energetic CEO support in the person of Jim Wolfensohn, a focus on top-rank managers, and a global orientation," he explains. "It provides a splendid opportunity for... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

21 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 21, 2009

from these temporal inconsistencies, positing that the "should" self dominates during the prediction and recollection phases but that the "want" self is dominant during the critical action phase. We draw on the View Details