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- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
writers—to fund their work, often with the only return an advance copy of a DVD, concert tickets, or a signed thank-you note. Some companies have run with the Kickstarter concept to create products as well, the most successful being...
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- 04 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 4
middle" in Indian manufacturing. Small- and medium-sized firms may continue to face constraints in their attempts to grow. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2190963 Conflicts of College Conference Realignment: Pursuing...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 30
Working PapersWellsprings of Creation: How Perturbation Sustains Exploration in Mature Organizations (revised) Authors:David James Brunner, Bradley R. Staats, Michael L. Tushman, and David M. Upton Abstract Organizations struggle to...
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Martha Lagace
- 07 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Case for Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Power and Fracking
If you ask any given environmentalist to identify the biggest threat to the planet, you may expect to hear about man-made climate change, consumerism, or overpopulation. But if you ask Harvard Business School's Joseph B. Lassiter, he'll toss in another: single-issue...
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- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
the capabilities they need. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52603 September 2017 Current History China Gambles on Modernizing Through Urbanization By: Looney, Kristen, and Meg Rithmire...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
developing fresh capabilities for organizations. Based on a study of all the programs offered by the business schools, consultancies, corporate universities, and online education providers, we analyze the...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 18
Healy, Nitin Nohria, and George Serafeim Publication:Financial Analysts Journal (forthcoming) Abstract A firm's competitive environment, its strategic choices, and its internal capabilities are considered important determinants View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
What I Learned in the Africa Rising Short Intensive Program
one’s corporate ecosystem, etc.) is essential to establishing and growing businesses in African markets. Many of the failed entry attempts we discussed were led by organizations who either failed to identify suitable local partners or...
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- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?
adds. He brings back the Facebook comparison. “I think Facebook has more than a billion and a half members. They’ve been able to scale the capability of the technology. That’s what this doesn’t have at this...
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Dan Morrell
- 07 Sep 2011
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First Look: Sept. 7
best-selling business fable, Who Moved My Cheese? offered its answer to the question: accept that change is inevitable and beyond your control, don't waste your time wondering why things are the way they are, keep your head down, and start looking for the cheese. I...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2016
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February 2, 2016
contrast, firms in technologically stable industries on average pursue more-closed ego networks, which fosters reliable collaboration and helps preserve existing resources. We show that because of the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Outtakes with Russ Wilcox
have 150 issued patents in the United States. You definitely need them, but you can’t rely on them alone. As a small company, we can’t pursue millions of dollars in patent lawsuits. At the end of the day,...
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- 17 Jul 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Developing a Strategy for Digital Convergence
capability of winner-take-all," says Yoffie. Many dot-com companies assumed strong network effects around their businesses, then lost more than a trillion dollars chasing something that didn't exist....
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- 11 Dec 2012
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First Look: Dec. 11
case studies two general issues. First, it discusses the potential barriers that exist for the development of the tourism sector. Second, it presents the debate of whether governments may want to use tourism...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
Using Competition to Reform Healthcare
facilities, and cost base of the institution. Routine or simple services should not be offered by institutions that cannot deliver them at competitive cost. Conversely, complex or unusual services should not be offered by institutions...
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- 24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007
abundant supply of low-cost labor in China. Highlights the unique benefits and challenges created by BYD's operations strategy and asks students to determine whether the capabilities developed by the company...
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Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2013
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First Look: May 28
Publications 2006 Journal of Organization Design The Strategic Fitness Process: A Collaborative Action Research Method for Developing Organizational Prototypes and Dynamic Capabilities By: Beer, Michael...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
of drivers and pedestrians alike. Had anyone suspected that parking lots and roads would consume up to 70 percent of urban land while causing more than 30,000 fatalities a year, cars would have been adopted...
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- 15 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.
If one thing has been made clear by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is this: The health care system in the United States (and most other nations) is not set up to respond to a large-scale medical emergency that affects tens of thousands View Details
- 26 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Where is Home for the Global Firm?
Not so long ago, multinational firms were associated with a specific national identity. Caterpillar was a prototypical U.S. company. Honda was a classic Japanese company. The location of headquarters of...
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by Martha Lagace