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  • 09 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 9

potential approaches to establishing evidence of social influence in partially endogenous networks, and they may be especially persuasive in combination. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-136.pdf Technology Innovation... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 5, 2006

can increase creativity within a firm, they also aid in the diffusion of creative knowledge to other firms through personnel and knowledge transfer. Firms that operate within small worlds such as in Silicon Valley long ago learned to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Feb 2017
  • Op-Ed

What Africa Can Teach the United States About Funding Infrastructure Projects

investors, and builders can learn from the African experience, where public-private partnerships and deployments of new technologies are illuminating new ways to approach the task of funding infrastructure despite a scarcity of government... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction
  • 28 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 28, 2010

incentivized boards of directors may have played a role in protecting the interests of outside investors. Technology Diffusion and Postwar Growth Authors:Diego Comin and Bart Hobijn Publication:NBER... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Dec 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Money Connection—Understanding VC Networks

with in the future. "The next time around, that entity is part of their working set," Stuart says. Career Networks Taken more broadly, spanning ties weave together the fabric of the network and contribute to the diffusion of... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services
  • 10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics The Relevance of Broker Networks for Information Diffusion in the Stock Market By: Di Maggio, Marco, Francesco Franzoni, Amir Kermani, and Carlo Sommavilla Abstract—This paper shows that the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 23 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

substantial variation exists across organizations with regard to management, suggesting frictions in the broader diffusion of management knowledge. We argue that peer networks may allow for the diffusion of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 22 Sep 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon

number of additional analyses we conducted confirm that our findings are most likely driven by changes in individuals’ opportunity costs of starting new ventures as a result of worsening labor market conditions and not by changes in skills, or View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 15

the firm than in its absence. An Exploration of Technology Diffusion Author:Diego A. Comin Publication:American Economic Review (forthcoming) Abstract We develop a model that, at the aggregate level, is... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Sep 2002
  • Research & Ideas

The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs

and the consequences of CEO succession and selection decisions for subsequent firm performance and strategic choices. Industry wisdom, company relationships, and technological expertise all matter in our new knowledge-based enterprises.—... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 02 Oct 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy

diffusion of new technologies. A networked incubator can provide tremendous value to a start-up team through connections that help forge crucial strategic partnerships, recruit highly talented people, and obtain important advice from... View Details
Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen, Henry W. Chesbrough, Nitin Nohria & Donald N. Sull
  • 10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10

Organizational Capabilities Authors:Robert Gibbons and Rebecca Henderson Publication:Organization Science (forthcoming) Abstract A large literature identifies unique organizational capabilities as a potent source of competitive advantage, yet our knowledge of why... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 24 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 24

country-level factors that, by intensifying scrutiny on firms and diffusing global norms to their headquarters countries, limit firms' use of selective disclosure. We test our hypotheses using a novel panel dataset of 4,750 public... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 13 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 13

diffusion of the commercial internet. Theory predicts that firms with greater market share will be more likely to adopt innovations that build on their existing strengths, while they will resist more radical View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 May 2016
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May 10, 2016

Agricultural Advice: Technology Adoption, Diffusion and Sustainability By: Cole, Shawn A., and A. Nilesh Fernando Abstract—We examine the role of management in agricultural productivity by evaluating a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 26 May 2015
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First Look: May 26

for two completely different reasons. The first is a change in technology that reduces the value of co-location (stickiness). This tends to lead to the decoupling of design and production activities and to a broad geographic View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017

which finds (a) a shift in the object of observation from organizational outcomes to the detailed individual activities within them; (b) a shift from people observing the technology to technology observing... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 19 Feb 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Radical Design, Radical Results

addresses this shortfall as part of a larger research agenda investigating how companies manage to succeed in this particular arena. Verganti coauthored the article with Claudio Dell'Era, his colleague at Italy's Politecnico di Milano. "Researchers have been... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products
  • 17 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 17

highlight some key recent findings and outline major gaps that we hope will be tackled in the near future. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52090 forthcoming World Bank Economic Review Heterogeneous View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem - Course Catalog

at navigating and leveraging diverse business landscapes for societal and economic benefit. Educational Objectives From cutting-edge robotics to technological art, from big data to nano-devices, Japan has become a hub for innovative... View Details