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- 2004
- Chapter
Paradoxes of Trust: Empirical and Theoretical Departures from a Traditional Model
By: J. Keith Murnighan, Deepak Malhotra and J. Mark Weber
Murnighan, J. Keith, Deepak Malhotra, and J. Mark Weber. "Paradoxes of Trust: Empirical and Theoretical Departures from a Traditional Model." In Trust and Distrust in Organizations: Dilemmas and Approaches, edited by Roderick Kramer and Karen Cook. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2004.
- Fall 2017
- Article
An Empirical Analysis of Investment Return Dispersion in Emerging Markets Private Equity
By: Josh Lerner and Mark Baker
The authors use transaction-level data to compare the dispersion of private equity (PE) returns in emerging markets (EMs) to the same in developed markets (DMs). They regress within-market absolute deviation from the mean on an EM indicator and controls. They find... View Details
Lerner, Josh, and Mark Baker. "An Empirical Analysis of Investment Return Dispersion in Emerging Markets Private Equity." Journal of Private Equity 20, no. 4 (Fall 2017): 15–24.
- Article
Corporate Stakeholders Management – An Empirical Study of Organisational Decision Making Criteria
By: Shashank Shah and Sudhir Bhaskar
Shah, Shashank, and Sudhir Bhaskar. "Corporate Stakeholders Management – An Empirical Study of Organisational Decision Making Criteria." International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management 4, no. 2 (2011): 218–239.
- March 2020
- Case
Sizmek Chapter 11: Surviving Walled Gardens in Their Ad Tech Empire
By: Ayelet Israeli, Danilo Tauro and Sarah Gulick
This case provides a post-mortem of the advertising technology (adtech) company Sizmek. Sizmek grew via multiple acquisitions, with the vision of becoming an integrated adtech company that could leverage AI to buy digital media, while creating and serving display and... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Applications and Software; Internet and the Web; Competition; Marketing; Advertising Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; Europe
Israeli, Ayelet, Danilo Tauro, and Sarah Gulick. "Sizmek Chapter 11: Surviving Walled Gardens in Their Ad Tech Empire." Harvard Business School Case 520-087, March 2020.
- 2010
- Working Paper
The Empire Struck Back: The Mexican Oil Expropriation of 1938 Reconsidered
By: Noel Maurer
The Mexican expropriation of 1938 was the first large-scale non-Communist expropriation of foreign-owned natural resource assets. The literature generally makes three assertions: the U.S. government did not fully back the companies, Mexico did not fully compensate them... View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Governance Controls; Business History; Ownership; Business and Government Relations; Natural Environment; Energy Industry; Mexico; United States
Maurer, Noel. "The Empire Struck Back: The Mexican Oil Expropriation of 1938 Reconsidered." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-108, June 2010.
- 2001
- Book
Giants of Enterprise: Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built
By: R. S. Tedlow
From the table of contents: Andrew Carnegie: From Rags to Richest; George Eastman and the creation of a mass market; Henry Ford: The Profits and the Price of Primitivism; Thomas J. Watson Sr. and American salesmanship; Charles Revson and Revlon: Consumer Packaged Goods... View Details
Keywords: Business History
Tedlow, R. S. Giants of Enterprise: Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built. New York, NY: Harper Business, 2001. (Selected as one of the 10 best business books of the year 2001 by Business Week. It has also been translated into 7 languages, including Chinese (complex characters), Chinese (simplified characters), Indonesian, Hungarian, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil) and Russian.)
- February 2007
- Article
The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales: An Empirical Analysis
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Koleman Strumpf. "The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales: An Empirical Analysis." Journal of Political Economy 115, no. 1 (February 2007): 1–42.
- September 1997
- Article
The Cost of Price Incentives: An Empirical Analysis of Motivation Crowding-Out
By: Bruno S. Frey and Felix Oberholzer-Gee
Frey, Bruno S., and Felix Oberholzer-Gee. "The Cost of Price Incentives: An Empirical Analysis of Motivation Crowding-Out." American Economic Review 87, no. 4 (September 1997): 746–755.
- 30 Jan 2018
- News
IKEA Founder Leaves Behind A Furniture Empire And A Troubling Past
- Research Summary
Why Doesn't Capital Flow from Rich to Poor Countries? An Empirical Investigation (joint with Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Vadym Volosovych)
By: Laura Alfaro
We examine the role of different explanations for the lack of
flows of capital from rich to poor countries -- the Lucas paradox
-- in an empirical framework. Broadly, the theoretical
explanations for this paradox include differences in fundamentals
affecting the... View Details
- Article
Gathering Data for Archival, Field, Survey, and Experimental Accounting Research
By: Robert Bloomfield, Mark W. Nelson and Eugene F. Soltes
In the published proceedings of the first Journal of Accounting Research Conference, Vatter (1966) lamented that “Gathering direct and original facts is a tedious and difficult task, and it is not surprising that such work is avoided.” For the 50th JAR Conference,... View Details
Keywords: Archival; Data; Experiment; Empirical Methods; Field Study; Analytics and Data Science; Surveys; Financial Reporting
Bloomfield, Robert, Mark W. Nelson, and Eugene F. Soltes. "Gathering Data for Archival, Field, Survey, and Experimental Accounting Research." Journal of Accounting Research 54, no. 2 (May 2016): 341–395.
- December 2023 (Revised January 2025)
- Supplement
Research In Motion: Launching and Scaling the World's First Smartphone Empire (B)
By: Tatiana Sandino and Samuel Grad
Sandino, Tatiana, and Samuel Grad. "Research In Motion: Launching and Scaling the World's First Smartphone Empire (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 124-060, December 2023. (Revised January 2025.)
- December 2023 (Revised January 2025)
- Case
Research In Motion: Launching and Scaling the World's First Smartphone Empire (A)
By: Tatiana Sandino and Samuel Grad
In 2005, Research In Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry smartphone was a sensation. After its launch in 1999, the groundbreaking BlackBerry had captured the hearts and minds of corporate America through its secure wireless email service. The device was so addictive and... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Innovation and Management; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Management Style; Product Development; Managerial Roles; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Industry; United States; Canada
Sandino, Tatiana, and Samuel Grad. "Research In Motion: Launching and Scaling the World's First Smartphone Empire (A)." Harvard Business School Case 124-023, December 2023. (Revised January 2025.)
- 1994
- Book
The Power of Commerce: Economy and Governance in the First British Empire
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. The Power of Commerce: Economy and Governance in the First British Empire. Cornell University Press, 1994.
- May 2001
- Article
Empirical Strategies in Contract Economics: Information and the Boundary of the Firm.
By: George P. Baker and Thomas Hubbard
Baker, George P., and Thomas Hubbard. "Empirical Strategies in Contract Economics: Information and the Boundary of the Firm." American Economic Review 91, no. 2 (May 2001).
- December 2023
- Supplement
Research In Motion: Launching and Scaling the World's First Smartphone Empire (C)
By: Tatiana Sandino and Samuel Grad
Sandino, Tatiana, and Samuel Grad. "Research In Motion: Launching and Scaling the World's First Smartphone Empire (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 124-061, December 2023.
- Other Unpublished Work
The Role of Inventory in Empowered Work Settings: Model and Empirical Analysis
By: S. Datar, M. Alles and R. Sarkar
- fall 2007
- Article
An Empirical Study of System Improvement by Frontline Employees in Hospital Units
By: A. L. Tucker
Tucker, A. L. "An Empirical Study of System Improvement by Frontline Employees in Hospital Units." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 9, no. 4 (fall 2007): 492–505.
- Article
The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: A Survey of the Empirical Literature
By: Josh Lerner and Jenny Lanjouw
Lerner, Josh, and Jenny Lanjouw. "The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: A Survey of the Empirical Literature." Special Issue on The Economics and Econometrics of Innovation. Annales d'économie et de statistique, nos. 49-50 (January–June 1998): 223–246.