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  • 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... View Details
Keywords: Quality; Media; Relationships; Marketing Reference Programs; Books; Publishing Industry
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  • July–August 2013
  • Article

Six Ways to Sink a Growth Initiative

By: Donald L. Laurie and J. Bruce Harreld
The conventional wisdom about how best to pursue growth—launch a slew of initiatives in high-potential areas; appoint some promising young managers to lead them; locate them safely away from the established businesses—is a recipe for failure, according to the authors.... View Details
Keywords: Failure; Growth and Development Strategy
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  • August 2012
  • Case

Messer Griesheim (A) (Abridged)

By: Josh Lerner, Eva Lutz and Kerry Herman

In 2001, Allianz Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs acquired a majority stake in Messer Griesheim, a European industrial gas concern held by Hoechst. The dealmakers faced several challenges, including delicate corporate governance issues due to partial family... View Details

Keywords: Germany; Energy; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Energy Industry; European Union
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  • 2011
  • Working Paper

Price Competition under Multinomial Logit Demand Functions with Random Coefficients

In this paper, we postulate a general class of price competition models with Mixed Multinomial Logit demand functions under affine cost functions. We first characterize the equilibrium behavior of this class of models in the case where each product in the market is... View Details
Keywords: Customers; Income Characteristics; Price; Product Marketing; Mathematical Methods; Competition; Segmentation
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  • November 2009 (Revised March 2013)
  • Case

PureCircle

By: David E. Bell and Aldo Sesia
In December 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that high-purity Rebaudioside A (Reb A), a natural and calorie-free product that a young company named PureCircle manufactured from the Stevia plant, could be used in beverages, foods, and as a... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Investment; Globalization; Leadership; Risk Management; Product Launch; Production; Performance Productivity; Business and Shareholder Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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  • August 2007 (Revised November 2010)
  • Case

Grand Central Publishing

By: Anita Elberse
In April 2007, Grand Central's publisher Jamie Raab and editor Karen Kosztolnyik were involved in a frantic bidding war for a proposed book on the life of cat Dewey, billed as the feline answer to the best-selling "Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Product Launch; Bids and Bidding; Product Development; Publishing Industry
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  • 22 Jan 2013
  • HBS Seminar

Robert Meyer, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania

    Veil-of-Ignorance Reasoning Favors the Greater Good

    The “veil of ignorance” is a moral reasoning device designed to promote impartial decision-making by denying decision-makers access to potentially biasing information about who will benefit most or least from the available options. Veil-of-ignorance reasoning was... View Details

    • 30 Jan 2019
    • Blog Post

    The Life and Role of a CEO

    therefore requires an awareness around the potential signals his or her actions/ inactions are sending. To navigate these tricky situations, CEOs need to have situational and self-awareness, adapt when and how they need to, and make sound... View Details
    • 16 Apr 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

    paradigm behind global value chains, generally a production network, suggests that firms should outsource to the countries with the lowest overall costs. (Firms could potentially source particular intermediate inputs from only one... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 07 May 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

    corporations, innovative and creative risk-mitigating technologies can potentially lead to better customer experience and employee satisfaction both now and in the future. As the world emerges from the crisis, employees will find new ways... View Details
    Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso
    • 21 Feb 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research: February 21

    in its collection. The partnership also helps to expand the network of museum partners and potential donors. The study contributes to the understanding of co-marketing partnerships between commercial actors and arts organizations and... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 08 Feb 2023
    • Op-Ed

    Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

    underrepresented communities. As the COVID-19 pandemic dragged on, executives worked to continue these efforts, despite supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and erratic consumer spending. Beyond the moral imperatives of confronting systemic racism, many saw the... View Details
    Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore
    • 26 Jul 2022
    • Research & Ideas

    Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews

    updated. “The outcome that I would like to see is having more of an integrated approach,” she says. “They’re definitely complementary resources to inform and protect consumers from poor-quality service.” You Might Also Like: Company Reviews on Glassdoor: Petty... View Details
    Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Retail
    • 31 Jan 2023
    • Op-Ed

    Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?

    entrants and entrepreneurs continue to innovate, new technologies have the potential to reduce administrative costs and better tailor contracts to help drivers afford coverage, bringing down the high cost of car insurance for everyone.... View Details
    Keywords: by Ray Kluender; Insurance
    • Web

    Demonstration Policy | About

    responsibilities of every member of our community is vital. The ability to dissent is a reasonable expectation. So, too, is the idea of personal accountability for individuals who, through their words or actions, fail to uphold our Community Values In the case of a... View Details
    • 25 Oct 2016
    • First Look

    October 25, 2016

    understanding of how consumers adopt innovations with how firms effectively acquire, serve, and retain customers. The result is a lens through which to view the commercial potential of innovations and a powerful vehicle for placing a... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 08 Mar 2016
    • First Look

    March 8, 2016

    identified the maker movement as a potential avenue to begin Fujitsu’s open innovation journey because of the significance of Monozukuri (art and science of making) in the company’s origin. He engaged with Mark Hatch, CEO of TechShop... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 10 Aug 2009
    • Research & Ideas

    High Commitment, High Performance Management

    people by holding out the potential for creating a better organization and world. Q: Your vision is very ambitious. What change strategy do you recommend? A: Transforming an underperforming company into a HCHP organization is a challenge... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • 11 Aug 2010
    • Working Paper Summaries

    The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras

    Keywords: by Mary J. Benner & Mary Tripsas; Electronics