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- Book
Constructing Green: The Social Structures of Sustainability
By: Rebecca Henn and Andrew J. Hoffman
Buildings are the nation's greatest energy consumers. Forty percent of all our energy is used for heating, cooling, lighting, and powering machines and devices in buildings. And despite decades of investment in green construction technologies, residential and... View Details
Henn, Rebecca, and Andrew J. Hoffman, eds. Constructing Green: The Social Structures of Sustainability. MIT Press, 2013. (Honorable Mention for the 2014 Best Book Award, Organizations and Natural Environment Division, Academy of Management.)
- January 2018
- Background Note
Shareholder Value Maximization, Fiduciary Duties, and the Business Judgement Rule: What Does the Law Say?
By: Rebecca Henderson and Tony L He
Henderson, Rebecca, and Tony L He. "Shareholder Value Maximization, Fiduciary Duties, and the Business Judgement Rule: What Does the Law Say?" Harvard Business School Background Note 318-097, January 2018.
- January 2015 (Revised January 2018)
- Technical Note
Note on Comparative Capitalism
By: Clayton S. Rose and Rebecca Henderson
This note draws on academic work, as well as social and economic data across several countries, to provide a basic understanding of some of the differences among capitalist systems. It begins with a description of the system of capitalism, and characteristics that to a... View Details
Keywords: Capitalism; Global; Economic Systems; Global Range; Japan; Germany; China; United States; Sweden
Rose, Clayton S., and Rebecca Henderson. "Note on Comparative Capitalism." Harvard Business School Technical Note 315-077, January 2015. (Revised January 2018.)
- January 2013 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
Xylem: Let's Solve Water
By: Rebecca M. Henderson and James Weber
Henderson, Rebecca M., and James Weber. "Xylem: Let's Solve Water." Harvard Business School Case 313-082, January 2013. (Revised September 2013.)
- June 2011 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
Procter & Gamble: Marketing Capabilities
By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ryan Johnson
P&G had become known and recognized as a marketing machine. It was the largest advertiser in the world, with 2010 spending of $8.68 billion. From the company's early exploitation of broadcast media (radio and television) for its soap products to more recent experiments... View Details
Keywords: Advertising; Change Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Innovation Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Expansion; Consumer Products Industry
Henderson, Rebecca M., and Ryan Johnson. "Procter & Gamble: Marketing Capabilities." Harvard Business School Case 311-117, June 2011. (Revised May 2012.)
- 1996
- Chapter
The Determinants of Research Productivity in Ethical Drug Discovery
By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ian Cockburn
- Article
The Interactions of Organizational and Competitive Influences on Strategy and Performance
By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Will Mitchell
Henderson, Rebecca M., and Will Mitchell. "The Interactions of Organizational and Competitive Influences on Strategy and Performance." Special Issue on Organizational and Competitive Influences on Strategy and Performance. Strategic Management Journal 18, no. S1 (July 1997): 5–14.
- Article
Scale and Scope in Drug Development: Unpacking the Advantages of Size in Pharmaceutical Research
By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Iain Cockburn
Henderson, Rebecca M., and Iain Cockburn. "Scale and Scope in Drug Development: Unpacking the Advantages of Size in Pharmaceutical Research." Journal of Health Economics 20, no. 6 (November 2001): 32–59.
- spring 1996
- Article
Scale, Scope and Spillovers: The Determinants of Research Productifity in Drug Discovery
By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ian Cockburn
Henderson, Rebecca M., and Ian Cockburn. "Scale, Scope and Spillovers: The Determinants of Research Productifity in Drug Discovery." RAND Journal of Economics 27, no. 1 (spring 1996): 32–59.
- January 2004
- Case
Nokia and MIT's Project Oxygen (Abridged)
By: David B. Yoffie and Rebecca Henderson
Looks at how Nokia should respond to a future vision of computing and communications that was developed at MIT's Project Oxygen. View Details
Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Telecommunications Industry; Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Rebecca Henderson. "Nokia and MIT's Project Oxygen (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 704-474, January 2004.
- January 2013 (Revised April 2013)
- Technical Note
Relational Contracts and the Roots of Sustained Competitive Advantage
This note focuses on organizational "competencies" or "capabilities" as a potential source of sustained competitive advantage. Research in this area hypothesizes that some firms outperform their competition because they can do things that their rivals cannot. View Details
Henderson, Rebecca M. "Relational Contracts and the Roots of Sustained Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Technical Note 313-105, January 2013. (Revised April 2013.)
- 20 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular 'Cold Call' Podcasts
the consumer. Professor Forest Reinhardt explains how a big, sophisticated company used small details, from trucking routes to the color of refrigerators, to put its commitment to the environment to work on its behalf. Wal-Mart: Changing the World for Better or... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 1997
- Chapter
On the Dynamics of Forecasting in Technologically Complex Environments: The Unexpectedly Long Old Age of Optical Lithography
Keywords: History; Information Technology; Situation or Environment; Complexity; Forecasting and Prediction; Technology Industry
Henderson, Rebecca M. "On the Dynamics of Forecasting in Technologically Complex Environments: The Unexpectedly Long Old Age of Optical Lithography." In Technological Innovation: Oversights and Foresights, edited by Raghu Garud, Praveen Rattan Nayyar, and Zur Baruch Shapira. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
- 2000
- Chapter
'Luck', 'Leadership' and 'Strategy'
Henderson, Rebecca M. "'Luck', 'Leadership' and 'Strategy'." In Economics Meets Sociology in Strategic Management. Vol. 17, edited by J. A. C. Baum and Frank Dobbin, 285–289. Advances in Strategic Management. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 2000.
- July – August 2000
- Article
Drug Industry Mergers Won't Necessarily Benefit R&D
Henderson, Rebecca M. "Drug Industry Mergers Won't Necessarily Benefit R&D." Research-Technology Management 43, no. 4 (July–August 2000): 10–11.
- 1994
- Article
The Evolution of Integrative Capability: Innovation in Cardiovascular Drug Discovery
Henderson, Rebecca M. "The Evolution of Integrative Capability: Innovation in Cardiovascular Drug Discovery." Industrial and Corporate Change 3, no. 3 (1994): 607–630.
- January 2015 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (A)
By: George Serafeim, Rebecca Henderson and Shannon Gombos
The sustainable investing market was a recent phenomenon in the first decade of the 21st century. However, an increasing number of investors began to integrated Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues in investment decisions. At Barclays Capital, Omar Selim... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; ESG; Social Business; Entrepreneurs; Scaling; Emerging Market Entrepreneurship; Not For Profit; Entrepreneurial Finance; Mentoring; Business Networks; Hybrid Nonprofit Funding; Investing; Investment Management; Asset Management; Values and Beliefs; Religion; Personal Development and Career; Business Startups; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry; Europe; Germany; United Kingdom
Serafeim, George, Rebecca Henderson, and Shannon Gombos. "Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (A)." Harvard Business School Case 115-021, January 2015. (Revised September 2017.)
- January 2017
- Article
Should You Sleep on It? The Effects of Overnight Sleep on Subjective Preference-based Choice
By: Uma R. Karmarkar, Baba Shiv and Rebecca M.C. Spencer
Conventional wisdom and studies of unconscious processing suggest that sleeping on a choice may improve decision-making. Though sleep has been shown to benefit several cognitive tasks, including problem solving, its impact on everyday choices remains unclear. Here we... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Choice; Sleep; Choice Sets; Confidence; Consumer Psychology; Consumer Preferences; Decision Choices and Conditions; Consumer Behavior
Karmarkar, Uma R., Baba Shiv, and Rebecca M.C. Spencer. "Should You Sleep on It? The Effects of Overnight Sleep on Subjective Preference-based Choice." Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 30, no. 1 (January 2017): 70–79.
- December 2018 (Revised March 2020)
- Technical Note
Note on Economic Inequality (2020)
By: Rebecca Henderson, Jessica A. Gover, Aldo Sesia and Mariana Oseguera Rodriguez
For over half a century, most of the world's economies have enjoyed steady growth and prosperity. While this economic growth has reduced the number of people living in poverty, it has come with an increase in economic inequality. The gap between the "haves" and the... View Details
- 2012
- Chapter
What Do Managers Do? Exploring Persistent Performance Differences among Seemingly Similar Enterprises
By: Rebecca Henderson and Robert Gibbons
Henderson, Rebecca, and Robert Gibbons. "What Do Managers Do? Exploring Persistent Performance Differences among Seemingly Similar Enterprises." Chap. 17 in Handbook of Organizational Economics, edited by Robert Gibbons and John Roberts, 680–731. Princeton University Press, 2012.