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- 08 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 8
markets (rather than just worse firms). This is true even for the most experienced VCs. Furthermore, our results suggest that the flood of capital in hot markets also plays a causal role in shifting investments to more novel startups-by...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 30, 2007
are relevant to strategic choice, as well as how our model complements both other theories of choice that view the role of experience as central and recent work in population ecology that emphasizes cognitive processes. Download the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Are Great Teams Less Productive?
be no role models. No other bike riders to observe and follow. In this case, learning is paving new ground, typically in a trial and error manner. In this process, performance is improved by developing a better fit between the entity's...
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by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 05 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
Using Competition to Reform Healthcare
excellence in terms of patient value, given their particular patient mix, skills, and other circumstances. In each medical condition, providers must decide what roles they will play in the care cycle, and what services to offer to ensure...
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- 01 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century
with these messy, complicated sets of challenges. My focus for participants will be on questions such as: What is the role of activists in transforming organizations? What is the game plan for getting your action started? and, How do you...
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by Staff
- 15 Feb 2017
- Op-Ed
What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects
African nations, as in the United States, a key role of government is the funding, construction, and maintenance of the public infrastructure that benefits everyone. This obviously is not being accomplished to an adequate degree by...
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- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
(DMD) played a small role as a provider of high-end 2.5" disk drives. HP's management explored strategies for transforming DMD into the market leader, but other companies were already too firmly entrenched in the 2.5" drive...
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- 05 Dec 2017
- Research & Ideas
What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
that many of them saw themselves as playing a significant role in the development of the societies from which they originated. It’s really quite heartening! Erica Salvaj: I got involved on this project because I was fascinated by the idea...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 31 May 2016
- First Look
May 31, 2016
working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51050 Wage Elasticities in Working and Volunteering: The Role of Reference Points in a Laboratory Study By: Exley, Christine L., and Stephen J. Terry Abstract—Volunteers...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
success, for example, leads to an unreasonable fear of failure, a mindset that inhibits risk taking, a focus on past performance rather than potential, and blindness to the role of luck in successes and failures. Managers, therefore, need...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Apr 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught
been an emphasis that you're part of an ongoing process: It's not about the "I," it's about the "We." The second aspect is creating the belief within students that they can become entrepreneurs. It's important in an entrepreneurial culture to have...
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by Staff
- 28 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 28, 2015
of Dublin, Ireland-based Elan Drug Technologies (EDT)-a deal that was expected to close in the fall. The case describes the history of Alkermes, provides information about the planned merger, and details the funding options. The case gives students the opportunity to...
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Carmen Nobel
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
Moreover, we discuss, through a series of case studies, what constitutes an effective integrated report (Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company) and the role of regulation in integrated reporting (Anglo-American). Download working paper:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
The investor, Sequoia Fund, opposes the re-election citing Jim Johnson's prior track record as the CEO of Fannie Mae, which has been criticized for its role in the financial crisis and for serving on the compensation committees of two...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
fills this void by explaining how a country's institutional differences, cultural considerations, and personal characteristics can affect the role that entrepreneurs play in its economy. Developing an understanding of the origins of...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
entrepreneurial in spirit. I remember growing up in India and noticing that people always found a way to get things done. But when it came to jobs, people were risk-averse because unemployment was high, and you were worried what would happen if you left your job to...
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- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
in Japanese corporate practices plays an important role in this phenomenon. Sometimes justified as an embodiment of Japanese culture, the opacity of Japanese corporations is credited with empowering managers to make long-term business...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
MaterialsNote on Direct Selling in Developing Economies Michael Chu and Joel SegreHarvard Business School Case 310-068 Informal and formal direct selling play a particularly important role in developing countries characterized by markets...
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
critical element of biomedical research and development. This case describes the challenges of clinical research and its role in bringing breakthroughs to patients. Dr. Williams leads through his own research and special programs to train...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer
strengthened by a fascination with ideology—that is, the framework of beliefs and ideas that a community uses to define and implement values, having to do, for example, with rights and duties of membership in the community, the role of...
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by Cynthia Churchwell