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- 30 Jun 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Empire Struck Back: The Mexican Oil Expropriation of 1938 Reconsidered
- October 1996
- Article
The Use of Covenants: An Empirical Analysis of Venture Partnership Agreements
By: Paul A. Gompers and J. Lerner
Gompers, Paul A., and J. Lerner. "The Use of Covenants: An Empirical Analysis of Venture Partnership Agreements." Journal of Law & Economics 39, no. 2 (October 1996): 463–498. (Condensed version reprinted in Investment Policy 1 (September/October 1997): 122-130.)
- 08 May 2023
- News
Empires of Ideas: Higher Education in China and the United States
- 23 Nov 2015
- News
How Imran Amed Is Turning Business of Fashion into an Empire
- 23 Sep 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Operational Failures and Problem Solving: An Empirical Study of Incident Reporting
- November 1998
- Article
Measuring and Managing the Benefits of Customer Retention: An Empirical Investigation
By: N. Narayandas
Narayandas, N. "Measuring and Managing the Benefits of Customer Retention: An Empirical Investigation." Journal of Service Research 1, no. 2 (November 1998).
- Research Summary
Creating Trust in International Joint Ventures in Asia: An Empirical Comparative Study
In the wake of the currently ongoing financial crisis in Asia, we anticipate a rapid increase of international joint ventures between Asian and Western firms. However, so far, the sources of success in international joint ventures have not been well understood. Why do... View Details
- Article
Fair Siting Procedures - An Empirical Analysis of Their Importance and Characteristics
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Bruno S. Frey
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Bruno S. Frey. "Fair Siting Procedures - An Empirical Analysis of Their Importance and Characteristics." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 15, no. 3 (Summer 1996). (Winner of Raymond Vernon Prize For the best research article published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management presented by Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.)
- Article
An Empirical Investigation of Tax Factors and Mutual Funds' Stock Sales Decisions
By: V.G. Narayanan and Steven Huddart
Narayanan, V.G., and Steven Huddart. "An Empirical Investigation of Tax Factors and Mutual Funds' Stock Sales Decisions." Review of Accounting Studies 7, nos. 2-3 (June 2002): 319–341.
- May 2009
- Article
The Empirical Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Innovation: Puzzles and Clues
By: Josh Lerner
Economists have long seen the patent system as a crucial lever through which policymakers affect the speed and nature of innovation in the economy. It is not surprising, then, that the profound changes which have roiled the global patent system over the past 20 years... View Details
Keywords: Economy; Policy; Innovation and Invention; Intellectual Property; Rights; Business and Government Relations
Lerner, Josh. "The Empirical Impact of Intellectual Property Rights on Innovation: Puzzles and Clues." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 99, no. 2 (May 2009): 343–348. (Earlier version distributed as National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No. 8977.)
- 2001
- Working Paper
Enterprise-Level Packaged Software Adaptation: An Empirical Study of Firm-Initiated and Vendor-Initiated Strategies
By: Mark J. Cotteleer and Frances X. Frei
Cotteleer, Mark J., and Frances X. Frei. "Enterprise-Level Packaged Software Adaptation: An Empirical Study of Firm-Initiated and Vendor-Initiated Strategies." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 02-049, July 2001.
- 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.
- 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
- 14 Aug 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Are ‘Better’ Ideas More Likely to Succeed? An Empirical Analysis of Startup Evaluation
- Article
The Role of Flexibility in the Development of New Products: An Empirical Study
By: S. Thomke
Thomke, S. "The Role of Flexibility in the Development of New Products: An Empirical Study." Research Policy 26, no. 1 (March 1997): 105–119. (Translated and reprinted in Comportamento Organizacional E Gestao (October 1998): 135-157.)
- 2009
- Working Paper
International Differences in the Size and Roles of Corporate Headquarters: An Empirical Examination
By: David J. Collis, David Young and Michael Goold
This paper examines differences in the size and roles of corporate headquarters around the world. Based on a survey of over 600 multibusiness corporations in seven countries (France, Germany, Holland, UK, Japan, US, and Chile) the paper describes the differences among... View Details
Keywords: Business Headquarters; Size; Organizational Structure; Culture; Japan; France; Germany; Netherlands; United Kingdom; United States; Chile
Collis, David J., David Young, and Michael Goold. "International Differences in the Size and Roles of Corporate Headquarters: An Empirical Examination." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-044, December 2009.
- 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.