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- 2012
- Working Paper
Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence
By: Shon Hiatt and Wesley Sine
Although entrepreneurs constitute a key economic driving force for many emerging economies, they often face unstable environments due to the failure of governments to maintain civil and political order. Yet, we know very little about how environments characterized by... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Developing Countries and Economies; Government and Politics; Crime and Corruption; Balance and Stability; Strategic Planning
Hiatt, Shon, and Wesley Sine. "Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-086, March 2012.
- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
Lords of the Harvest: Third-Party Signaling and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms
By: Shon R. Hiatt and Sangchan Park
Little is known about the factors that influence regulatory agencies' decision making. We posit that regulatory agencies are influenced by the firms they regulate, but not exclusively via political influence as is argued in the traditional regulatory-capture... View Details
- 2010
- Other Paper
Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence
By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
Prior strategy research is divided on the utility of new-venture planning. Some scholars argue that planning enhances new-firm performance and others make the opposite argument. This paper attempts to reconcile these contradictory views by exploring the extent of... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Government and Politics; Success; Performance Effectiveness; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Colombia
Hiatt, Shon R., and Wesley Sine. "Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence."
- Aug 2012
- Conference Presentation
Business and Environment: How Institutions Drive Technological Development in Sustainable Energy
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- Aug 2011 - 2011
- Conference Presentation
Innovation and Regulative Ambiguities in the U.S. Geothermal Power Sector
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- September 2011 (Revised October 2012)
- Case
Sykué Bioenergya
By: Shon R. Hiatt
Sykué Bioenergya (Sykué) was formed in April 2006 with the goal of building four 30 megawatt (MW) bioelectricity power plants in Brazil's Bahia province, 1,500 kilometers north of Sao Paulo. Bahia's savannah-like conditions were perfect for growing elephant grass, a... View Details
Hiatt, Shon R. "Sykué Bioenergya." Harvard Business School Case 412-062, September 2011. (Revised October 2012.)
- 09 May 2011
- Conference Presentation
Lords of the Harvest: Reputation Concerns and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- 01 May 2009
- Conference Presentation
The enabling and constraining effects of attention structures on entrepreneurial activity in the U.S. biodiesel industry
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- 1 Aug 2006
- Conference Presentation
Clear and Present Danger: Political Turmoil and the Contingent Nature of Planning on New Firm Survival in Colombia
By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
- 09 Apr 2008
- Conference Presentation
Entrepreneurial Processes, Political Institutions, and New-venture Survival
By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
- March 2013
- Teaching Note
Colbún and the Future of Chile's Power (TN)
By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Shon R. Hiatt
- Aug 2012
- Conference Presentation
Influence of Non-confrontational SMO Tactics on Technology Adoption in the Energy Sector
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- 16 May 2012
- Conference Presentation
Constructing Institutional Ambiguity: Technology Definitions and Entrepreneurship in the U.S. Geothermal Power Sector
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- 5 May 2012
- Conference Presentation
Construction of Ambiguous Technology Definitions and Entrepreneurship in The U.S. Geothermal Power Sector
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- 2012
- Other Unpublished Work
Strategic responses to collective activism in the U.S. biomass sector
By: Shon R. Hiatt
Almost all companies face constraints and pressure from collective activists. Using tactics such as protests, boycotts, and lobbying, social movement organizations and collective actors can draw significant media attention to issues facing industries and organizations,... View Details
- Aug 2011 - 2011
- Conference Presentation
Institutional Heterogeneity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in the U.S. Biodiesel Fuel Sector
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- 15 Apr 2011
- Conference Presentation
Lords of the Harvest: Reputation Concerns and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- Sep 2011 - 2011
- Conference Presentation
From Farms to Fuel Tanks: Collective Actors and New-venture Innovation in the U.S. Biodiesel Sector
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- 10 May 2011
- Conference Presentation
Lords of the Harvest: Reputation Concerns and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms
By: Shon R. Hiatt
- 2009
- Foreword
American Soft Drink Industry
By: Shon R. Hiatt
Hiatt, Shon R. "American Soft Drink Industry." Foreword to Soft Drink Bottlers of the United States, by Dennis Fewless and Christopher Weide. Jacksonville, FL: Platform 3 Research, 2009.