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  • 08 Dec 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Why Europe Lags in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech

the preferred testing ground for Phase 1 clinical trials of new drugs, the benefits of massive R&D spending and economic throw-offs are being enjoyed elsewhere, primarily in the United States View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Biotechnology; Health; Pharmaceutical; Technology

    Ebehi Iyoha

    Ebehi Iyoha is an Assistant Professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School. Her research interests lie at the intersection of industrial organization and international trade. Using a combination of structural and reduced-form methods,... View Details

    • 01 Jun 1996
    • News

    Four Professors to Retire

    Among the classes Christenson taught at HBS were Managerial Economics and Control in the MBA Program's required curriculum, Management Control in the Owner/President Management Program, View Details
    Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage
    • January 2021
    • Article

    Turbulence, Firm Decentralization and Growth in Bad Times

    By: Philippe Aghion, Nicholas Bloom, Brian Lucking, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
    What is the optimal form of firm organization during “bad times”? We present a model of delegation within the firm to show that the effect is ambiguous. The greater turbulence following macro shocks may benefit decentralized firms because the value of local information... View Details
    Keywords: Decentralization; Growth; Turbulence; Great Recession; Organizational Design; System Shocks; Economic Growth; Performance
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    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    Targeting, Personalization, and Engagement in an Agricultural Advisory Service

    By: Susan Athey, Shawn Cole, Shanjukta Nath and Jessica Zhu
    ICT is increasingly used to deliver customized information in developing countries. We examine whether individually targeting the timing of automated voice calls meaningfully increases engagement in an agricultural advisory service. We define, estimate, and... View Details
    Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Knowledge Dissemination; Customization and Personalization; Performance Effectiveness
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    • May 2011
    • Article

    The Growing Power of Non-financial Reports

    By: Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
    We are exploring the value of forcing corporations to issue sustainability reports, which provide information about corporate performance in terms of social, environmental and governance issues. In a breakthrough study they asked, what is the effect of mandatory... View Details
    Keywords: Value; Reports; Performance; Management Practices and Processes; Globalization; Power and Influence; Natural Environment; Governance; Social Issues
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    MOC Network reaches 20 year milestone - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

    Biden for Manufacturing and Economic Development Elisabeth is a principal research scientist and executive director of the MIT Industrial View Details
    • Web

    Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

    the patient’s condition in this way unlocks major opportunities to improve efficiency and guide reimbursement. For example, cost rates for individuals performing front line tasks can have as much as a... View Details
    • June 2023
    • Case

    Tractor Supply Co

    By: David L. Ager and Michael A. Roberto
    In February 2023, Hal Lawton, CEO of Tractor Supply Co, the largest farm and ranch retailer in the United States reflected on the company’s 70% growth between 2019 and 2022. Economists had begun to predict an economic downturn and experts were predicting softening... View Details
    Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Demand and Consumers; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Retail Industry
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    Regulation and UK Retailing Productivity: Evidence from Microdata

    By: Jonathan Haskel and Raffaella Sadun
    We explore the effects of planning regulation on the UK retail sector between 1997 and 2003 using micro-data from the UK census. We document a shift to smaller shops following a 1996 regulatory change that increased the costs of opening large stores. Our analysis... View Details
    Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Performance Productivity; Growth and Development; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Change; Cost; Retail Industry; United Kingdom
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    • 15 Dec 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands

    Green and Black's, and Coca Cola purchasing a significant interest in HonestTea.) As the authors write, "Making a virtuous mouse and rich elephant merger work is a... View Details
    Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage
    • 25 Feb 2020
    • News

    Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

    Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs by Linda J. Bilmes (MBA 1984) Routledge In Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs, author Linda J. Bilmes develops a... View Details
    • 01 Aug 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

    business schools. The upshot was the rise to global prominence of firms based in the Rest, including Foxcomm, Huawei, HNA, Cemex, and TCS. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52975 The Role of Taxes in... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • November 2010
    • Supplement

    Dow's Bid for Rohm and Haas (CW)

    By: Benjamin C. Esty
    Spreadsheet Supplement for 211020. View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Performance; Joint Ventures; Financial Crisis; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Financial Markets; Sales; Lawsuits and Litigation; Negotiation Deal; Governing and Advisory Boards; Cash Flow; Decisions; Chemical Industry; Kuwait
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    • July 2003 (Revised December 2004)
    • Case

    Sustainable Conservation--Where Next?

    Sustainable Conservation (SusCon) is an environmental nonprofit in San Francisco that works collaboratively with the private and public sectors to achieve positive environmental change. The organization forms partnerships with industry and government agencies to devise... View Details
    Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Cost vs Benefits; Expansion; Environmental Sustainability; San Francisco
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    • 11 Aug 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Cheap, Fast, and In Control: How Tech Aids Innovation

    What are some of the new "star" technologies and how can the average business integrate them in order to conduct low-cost, rapid testing? We need to appreciate that new knowledge comes as much from failure as it does from... View Details
    Keywords: by Wendy Guild
    • 29 Mar 2008
    • Research & Ideas

    Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future

    global rather than merely local. The issue of limited resources and inefficient distribution is creating environmental and social problems respectively, that businesses can no... View Details
    Keywords: by Teresa M. Amabile & Mukti Khaire
    • 01 Dec 2015
    • News

    Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

    proven approach to analyzing and solving challenges and provides a common language anyone can understand. Teams That Work: The Six Characteristics of High Performing Teams by... View Details

      Pedro Tarak

      Keywords: B Corporation
      • Web

      Business and Climate Change Course | HBS Online

      Understand the science, economic impact, and policy implications of climate change Identify and communicate the risks and opportunities posed by... View Details