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  • 03 Apr 2012
  • Working Paper Summaries

Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence

Keywords: by Shon Hiatt & Wesley Sine
  • 09 Apr 2012
  • News

Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?

  • 09 Apr 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?

Traditional Theories Break Down As Hiatt began investigating, he found that traditional theories of capture such as lobbying and campaign contributions had little effect on whether any particular GMO was approved. Even more direct means... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Biotechnology; Agriculture & Agribusiness

    HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues

    Professor Shon Hiatt highlights the benefits of federalism in fostering state policy experimentation and explains the impact of these laws on innovation and entrepreneurship in the U.S. geothermal power sector. View Details
    • Book Review

    Review of From the Ground Up: Grassroots Organizations Making Social Change by Carol Chetkovich and Frances Kunreuther

    By: Wesley Sine and Shon R. Hiatt
    Keywords: Information; Organizations; Society; Change
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    Sine, Wesley, and Shon R. Hiatt. "Review of From the Ground Up: Grassroots Organizations Making Social Change by Carol Chetkovich and Frances Kunreuther." Administrative Science Quarterly 53, no. 3 (September 2008): 578–582.
    • 30 Oct 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: October 30

    significant set of changes to which the organization was still adjusting. Stroz and Friedberg wondered whether to push for continued, aggressive growth. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/313023-PDF-ENG Congruence Model Note Shon R.... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 10 Apr 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: April 10

    Corstjens and Rajiv Lal Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 4 (April 2012) Abstract Most companies assume that the easiest way to grow is by investing overseas and that the developing world offers the best opportunities for... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 17 Jul 2012
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    First Look: July 17

    identified and classified in terms of specifying, allocating, and utilizing capacity. The first two categories reflect challenges faced by infrastructure providers; the last category, challenges faced by... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 26 Apr 2011
    • Op-Ed

    HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

    Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details
    Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities
    • 19 Feb 2013
    • First Look

    First Look: Feb. 19

    government institutional development influences the extent to which CSR communications are symbolically decoupled from substantive CSR activities. Our database includes all CSR reports issued by the approximately 1,600 publicly listed... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Research Summary

    Professor Hiatt’s research is aimed at discovering how institutional factors can affect sector growth and technology development and adoption by mediating and moderating uncertainty. His work encompasses two related research questions:

    1) How can... View Details

    • Research Summary

    Regulatory Change/Business-Government Relations

    “Sources of Learning Heterogeneity: Discontinuous Regulatory Shock and its Impact on Organizational Search Behaviors”

    Co-authoring with Jerry Kim, in this study I look at how discontinuous regulatory shock shapes organizational... View Details

    Keywords: Business & Government Relations; Regulations; Regulatory Capture; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
    • 19 Jun 2013
    • Research & Ideas

    Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems

    passion for his work, his deep attachment to both rigor and relevance, were our inspiration," said Associate Professor Julie Battilana, who organized the conference with colleagues Shon R. Hiatt, Mukti Khaire, and Christopher... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino
    • August 2012 (Revised October 2012)
    • Technical Note

    Congruence Model Note

    By: Shon R. Hiatt and James Weber
    This note describes the Congruence Model, a method by which an organization can assess whether its building blocks (critical tasks, formal organizational arrangements, people, and culture) are aligned (congruent) with its strategy. The model postulates that... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Business Processes; Alignment
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    Hiatt, Shon R., and James Weber. "Congruence Model Note." Harvard Business School Technical Note 413-037, August 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
    • 2011
    • Other Unpublished Work

    From Farms to Fuel Tanks: Collective Actors and New-Venture Innovation in the U.S. Biodiesel Fuel Sector

    By: Shon R. Hiatt
    Little is known about the influence of collective actors on innovative technological recombinations by new ventures. Using data from U.S. biodiesel producers, I examine how the efforts of multiple collective actors (farm associations) to promote varying types of... View Details
    Keywords: Alliances; Agribusiness; Energy Sources; Innovation and Invention; Biotechnology Industry; Green Technology Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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    Hiatt, Shon R. "From Farms to Fuel Tanks: Collective Actors and New-Venture Innovation in the U.S. Biodiesel Fuel Sector." 2011.
    • 2010
    • Chapter

    The Shape of Things to Come: Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and the Case of Hedge Funds

    By: Pamela Tolbert and Shon R. Hiatt
    Foundational work on institutional theory as a framework for studying organizations underscored its relevance to analyses of entrepreneurship, but entrepreneurship research has often ignored the insights provided by this theoretic approach. In this chapter, we... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Organizations; Research; Theory; Financial Services Industry
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    Tolbert, Pamela, and Shon R. Hiatt. "The Shape of Things to Come: Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and the Case of Hedge Funds." In Institutions and Entrepreneurship. Vol. 21, edited by Wesley Sine and Robert David, 157–182. Research in the Sociology of Work. Bingley, England: Emerald Group Publishing, 2010.
    • 2012
    • Other Unpublished Work

    Environmental corporate strategy and advancements in enhanced oil recovery technology among U.S. firms

    By: Shon R. Hiatt
    This study seeks to address how collective actors can affect technology development and adoption among organizations by creating regulatory uncertainty. Empirically, this paper focuses on the influence of environmental organizations concerned about climate change on... View Details
    Keywords: Energy; Technology Adoption; Natural Environment; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Corporate Strategy; United States
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    Hiatt, Shon R. "Environmental corporate strategy and advancements in enhanced oil recovery technology among U.S. firms." 2012.
    • August 2013
    • Article

    Lords of the Harvest: Third-party Influence and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms

    By: Shon R. Hiatt and Sangchan Park
    Little is known about the factors that influence regulatory-agency decision making. We posit that regulatory agencies are influenced by the firms they regulate, but not exclusively via dyadic exchanges as is traditionally argued in the regulatory capture and... View Details
    Keywords: Strategy; Government and Politics; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
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    Hiatt, Shon R., and Sangchan Park. "Lords of the Harvest: Third-party Influence and Regulatory Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms." Academy of Management Journal 56, no. 4 (August 2013): 923–944.
    • 2011
    • Other Unpublished Work

    Military Ties, New Ventures, and Political Risk Management in Emerging Economies

    By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
    New ventures in emerging economies face a number of challenges such as political instability, corruption, and uncertain property rights that can severely hinder their ability to grow and survive, yet little is known about how startups can mitigate such risk. Using data... View Details
    Keywords: Risk Management; Business Startups; Government and Politics; Developing Countries and Economies; Latin America
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    Hiatt, Shon R., and Wesley Sine. "Military Ties, New Ventures, and Political Risk Management in Emerging Economies." 2011.
    • May 2014
    • Article

    Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival amid Political and Civil Violence

    By: Shon R. Hiatt and Wesley Sine
    Although entrepreneurs constitute a key economic driving force for many countries, they often face unstable environments due to violence and civil unrest. Yet, we know very little about how environments characterized by high levels of political and civil violence... View Details
    Keywords: Conflict; Violence; Political Turmoil; Civil Unrest; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Government and Politics; Balance and Stability; Crime and Corruption; Business Strategy; Planning; Colombia
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    Hiatt, Shon R., and Wesley Sine. "Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival amid Political and Civil Violence." Strategic Management Journal 35, no. 5 (May 2014): 773–785.
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