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14 Jun 2023
Op-Ed

Every Company Should Have These Leaders—or Develop Them if They Don't

We’ve long known that organizations require so-called flexible leaders to respond to rapid market fluctuations; the last couple of years have only emphasized that necessity. The environment we operate in—shaped by the pandemic, social... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson

19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

behavioral health economics, focusing on insurance markets and product markets in health care. We argue that the prevalence of choice difficulties and biases leading to mistakes in these markets establish a special place for them in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 31

whether improvements to firm operational efficiency aggravate or alleviate the impact of disruptions. Improved operational efficiency may leave firms more exposed when a disruption occurs, or it may improve... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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The Hawthorne Plant – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

production, distribution, and marketing under one corporation as a way to centralize its operations and eliminate competition. Western Electric, the manufacturing unit of the company, produced telephones, cables, transmission equipment,... View Details

2024
Working Paper

The Value of AI Innovations

By: Wilbur Xinyuan Chen, Terrence Tianshuo Shi and Suraj Srinivasan

We study the value of AI innovations as it diffuses across general and application sectors, using the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) AI patent dataset. Investors value these innovations more than others, as AI patents exhibit a 9% value premium,... View Details

Keywords: AI and Machine Learning; Valuation; Technological Innovation; Open Source Distribution; Patents; Policy; Knowledge Sharing; Technology Industry

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Illumination Studies and Relay Assembly Test Room – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

were of particular interest to the company. Women in the Relay Assembly Test Room, ca. 1930 In a separate test room, an operator prepared parts for five women to assemble. The women dropped the completed relays into a chute where a... View Details

March 2018 (Revised March 2018)
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Sandlands Vineyards

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Greg Saldutte

Approximately 80% of the wineries in the US breakeven or lose money. An even greater percentage lose money on an economic basis (i.e., after a charge for the cost of equity). Tegan Passalacqua is a successful, young, Californian winemaker who specializes in making... View Details

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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

specialization on both the asset and liability sides of intermediary balance sheets is important for understanding their role in capital markets. See Emil’s other research here , Adi’s other research here , and Jonathan’s other research... View Details

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Africa - Global

fostering relationships with companies and alumni in Africa on behalf of HBS. A lawyer and strategist with 20 years of experience as an attorney and business professional operating across Africa, Europe and North America, Pippa has held a... View Details

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Asia Pacific - Global

Nadiem Makarim (HBS 2011), Indonesia’s former Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, and Jurist Tan (Harvard Kennedy School 2015), Special Staff to the Minister for Governance, observed the session online. New Research... View Details

31 Mar 2022
Op-Ed

Navigating the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ in Professional Services

drive costs down and benefit from specialization because of its high volume of activities. "With growth, the way a firm is managed has to change, and that change is not easy." Among law firms, Wachtell Lipton maintains a premium market... View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda

February 2019 (Revised March 2019)
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Banorte and the Capital Call Facility: Infrastructure Finance in Mexico

By: John D. Macomber, Carla Larangeira and Fernanda Miguel

As a result of Mexico´s pension industry deregulation, pension funds were able to invest in energy and infrastructure projects through a variety of financial instruments, particularly through Capital Development Certificates (CKDs), an asset class that served as a... View Details

Keywords: Financial Products; Fund Management; Capital Call Facility; Pension Funds; Infrastructure; Energy; Finance; Decision Making; Investment Funds; Financial Instruments; North America; Mexico

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09 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Unilever—A Case Study

that the two companies should at all times pay dividends of equivalent value in sterling and guilders. There were two head offices—in London and Rotterdam—and two chairmen. Until 1996 the "chief executive" role was performed by a three-person View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail

15 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 15, 2008

specialize in different stages of a complex production process. This paper considers the pricing behavior and profitability of these so-called modular clusters. In particular, we investigate a possibility hinted at in prior work: that for... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Middle East & North Africa - Global

Chairman, Interbrand S.A.L. February 2025 Event Integration of AI in Marketing Strategies with Prof. Shunyuan Zhang On February 20th, the HBS MENA Research Center and Harvard Business Review Turkey hosted a special session on the... View Details

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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

(four installments of $3,750) Credential Complete three courses in this subject area within 18 months to earn a Certificate of Specialization . Complete the year-long CLIMB program to earn a Credential of Leadership, Impact, and... View Details

14 Aug 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

the startup struggles with various operational and cultural organizational tensions. These challenges are described from the perspective of the founders and through the eyes of Deepika Thakur, one of the early employees. By 2014, in order... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Fit Across the Value Chain - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Positioning choices determine not only what to do and how to do it, but also how everything fits together. While operational effectiveness is about achieving excellence in each activity, strategy is about combining activities. More about... View Details

October 2020
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The Supply Chain Economy: A New Industry Categorization for Understanding Innovation in Services

By: Mercedes Delgado and Karen G. Mills

An active debate has centered on the importance of manufacturing for driving innovation in the U.S. economy. This paper offers an alternative framework that focuses on the role of suppliers of goods and services (the “supply chain economy”) in national performance. We... View Details