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- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
growth countries also tended to show worse performance on a number of business environment and governance indicators. From this analysis, lessons are drawn for Liberia. We conclude that with a continued inflow of aid, foreign direct...
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Anna Secino
- 08 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Is That Really Your Best Offer?
will emerge. 2. Listen All The Time Science writer Malcolm Gladwell interviewed two Los Angeles policemen who staked their own lives on their ability to read other people's intentions. One of the officers chose not to shoot a wild-eyed...
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by Michael Wheeler
- 23 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 23, 2015
Sciences Modularity and Organizations By: Baldwin, Carliss Y Abstract—Modularity describes the degree to which a complex system can be broken apart into subunits (modules) that can be recombined in various ways. Modularity is important...
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Sean Silverthorne
- July 2013 (Revised November 2021)
- Module Note
Exploration vs. Exploitation
By: Willy Shih
This module note introduces James March's concept of exploration and exploitation, and the management challenge of balancing the allocation of resources to the two activities in the firm. The note also touches on the O'Reilly and Tushman paper on the ambidextrous...
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Exploration And Exploitation;
Exploitation;
Research;
Scientific Research;
Product Commercialization;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Leadership;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Resource Allocation;
Strategic Planning;
Research and Development;
Science-Based Business;
Corporate Strategy;
Knowledge Sharing;
Biotechnology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Medical Devices and Supplies Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Semiconductor Industry;
Technology Industry;
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Shih, Willy. "Exploration vs. Exploitation." Harvard Business School Module Note 614-004, July 2013. (Revised November 2021.)
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
impact. However, although this practice is generally lauded as a win-win for business and the environment, the firm may actually increase emissions if it acts to maximize profit because it would increase production to leverage the...
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Martha Lagace
- March 2023
- Teaching Note
Sustainability Reporting at Dollar Tree, Inc.
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 122-044. The case discusses the ESG strategy of Dollar Tree Inc., a U.S. Fortune 500 company in the deep discount retail industry and the shareholder pressure faced by the company. In 2022, the company faced a shareholder resolution from...
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Dollar Tree;
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Shareholder Engagement;
GHG;
Environmental Accounting;
Integrated Corporate Reporting;
Trends;
Communication;
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Environmental Management;
Climate Change;
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Values and Beliefs;
Corporate Accountability;
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Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Reports;
Business or Company Management;
Risk Management;
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Outcome or Result;
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Business and Stakeholder Relations;
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Opportunities;
Civil Society or Community;
Social Issues;
Public Opinion;
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Adaptation;
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Corporate Strategy;
Value Creation;
Retail Industry;
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- 17 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?
ladders up to unload our bags,” recalls McFarlan, the School’s Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, and a tactful bridge builder who has played a key role in launching and guiding several collaborative...
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by Deborah Blagg
- 22 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 22, 2008
goal is not to identify the "best" program, but rather to lay out the range of innovations to meet the needs of heterogeneous potential savers. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-075.pdf Cases & Course Materials2006 Hurricane Risk...
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Martha Lagace
- 03 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 3
draw conclusions, based on scientific evidence, on what does or does not work to enhance organizational performance." Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance of the U.S. National Research Council Commission on Behavioral and Social View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
In 2012, two seasoned scholars shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their research on designing markets. Lloyd Shapley had developed theoretical methods to create stable matches in unstable markets. Alvin Roth had...
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- 10 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook
Harvard Business School. "There seemed to be a constant need for people to give status updates on what they were doing. It was very bizarre to me." John's curiosity led to a raft of collaborative research about information disclosure in...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
PublicationsCapitalism at Risk: Rethinking the Role of Business Authors:Joseph Bower, Herman B. Leonard, and Lynn S. Paine Publication:Harvard Business Review Press, 2011 Abstract The spread of capitalism...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
expert and Harvard Business School Professor Michael Beer outlines what the high-commitment, high-performance organization looks like and provides practitioners with the transformation process to help them get there. Starting with leaders...
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Martha Lagace
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
system. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/710425-PDF-ENG Gilead Sciences Inc.: Access Program V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine LeeHarvard Business School Case 510-029 Gilead Sciences,...
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Martha Lagace
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
Publication:Psychological Science (forthcoming) Abstract Five studies investigate whether the practice of "regifting"-a social taboo-is as offensive to givers as regifters assume. Participants who imagined regifting thought that...
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Carmen Nobel
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
unresponsiveness of contribution rates to their tax treatment: (1) employee confusion about or neglect of the tax properties of Roth balances and (2) partition dependence. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49743 June 2015 Current Opinion...
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- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-024.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsBerkshire Partners: Purchase of Rival Company (A) Harvard Business School Case 208-023 Berkshire Partners, a private equity firm in Boston, was pleased with...
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Martha Lagace
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
Several conclusions arise than can help inform the design of care delivery platforms for HIV/AIDS. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-093.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAccenture's War for Talent in India Harvard View Details
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Martha Lagace