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- 06 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI
Africa. Under the apartheid era, the economy was sheltered. Initially, in the 1920s, this had been under an import substitution strategy, but by the '70s and '80s, it was more of a self-defense mechanism. That led to South African...
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by Martha Lagace
- 17 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Resisting the Seductions of Success
problems—at least, none that his very bright future couldn't take care of. But, by staying in perpetual motion, he is able to substitute a stream of successes and satisfactions for the hard work of grappling with bigger questions about...
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- 09 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!
value 20 years ago and of the Washington Post for a twentieth of the group's market capitalization, it is clear we can now substitute newspapers for airlines. Yet John Henry, the winning bidder for the Globe, and Jeff Bezos, the new owner...
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- 20 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business with Structured Finance
the people who are attracted to this approach are mathematicians, not economists, so they might not appreciate the underlying nature of some of the things they're describing." The paper notes that one neglected feature of the securities produced by structured...
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- 09 Feb 2018
- Research & Ideas
Big Hits: The Best of the 2018 Super Bowl Ads
partisanship, and/or conscious neglect, as they presented their brands as heroic substitutes stepping in to provide services (e.g., clean water, cancer research funding) traditionally provided by nations, states, and/or NGOs. Click to...
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- 01 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?
individual performance may be penalized? What about the potential for substituting technology for judgement on the frontline? What about the fact that frontline employees are paid according to their rank rather than their potential impact...
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by James Heskett
- 16 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist
Several best practices, as explained by past and current masters of judo strategy, can help you reach the top of your game. While there are no substitutes for mastering the concepts of judo strategy and carefully studying your industry...
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by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
- 12 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018
of the pace of technological substitution by providing insights on complementarities between technologies and horizontally differentiated human capital. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53855 Buying...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 16, 2016
mortgages, accumulating twice the holdings of more seasoned managers. Moreover, inexperienced managers who personally experienced severe or recent adverse investment outcomes behaved more like seasoned managers. Training and institutional memory can serve as partial...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
modification, pain-relieving drugs) as either a complement to, or substitute for, surgical procedures, and patients were actively engaged in the process of determining what type of care to pursue. In addition, Weinstein and his staff...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
PublicationsLabor Regulations and European Venture Capital Authors:Bozkaya, Ant, and William R. Kerr Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Abstract European nations substitute between employment protection...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
on average and 4.5% on high earners. We find that the intertemporal elasticity of substitution has a substantial effect on optimal capital taxation. If the intertemporal elasticity is one-third, optimal capital income tax rates rise to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Watsons: IBM’s Troubled Legacy
offered as the high-speed substitute for mail service in the world of tomorrow. Watson was sixty-five years old when the fair opened, an age when many businessmen think about retirement. But Watson had the energy of a man in his thirties,...
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by Richard S. Tedlow
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Group Therapy
the United States. Court systems, contract law, stock markets, accounting standards, and other elements that facilitate entrepreneurship and growth are often weak, archaic, or entirely missing." By providing substitutes for these...
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by Peter Jacobs
- 04 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 4
Is mixed bundling more effective than pure bundling or pure components? Does correlation in consumer valuations make bundling more or less effective? Does bundling serve as a complement or substitute to network effects? To address these...
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Carmen Nobel
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
breakthrough the company had hoped for, much remained uncertain—most obvious, would consumers accept Reb A as a substitute for sugar or the myriad sweeteners already established in the marketplace? The potential seemed high given...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA
educational experiences that complement classroom work. Last January, four programs took students abroad to China and Vietnam, India, the Middle East, and Europe. Light and many faculty members see an opportunity for HBS to expand the Immersion programs. There's no...
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- 26 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 26, 2010
(retained earnings) is cheaper than external equity (share issues). If there are no perfect substitutes for equity finance, payout taxes may have an effect on the investment of firms. High taxes will favor investment by firms that can...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W15551 Labor Regulations and European Private Equity Authors:Ant Bozkaya and William R. Kerr Abstract European nations substitute between employment protection regulations and labor market expenditures (e.g.,...
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Martha Lagace
- 10 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing
with the hospital—but so has the outsourced company as a whole. As other radiologists read more cases from the hospital, the difference made by the greater expertise of Dr. A declines. As Huckman puts it, "Something gets baked into the firm's expertise that essentially...
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