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      • December 2006
      • Article

      Europe vs America: Institutional Hysteresis in a Simple Normative Model

      By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch
      We show how the differences in US and European institutions can arise in a normative model. The paper focuses on the labor market and the government's decision to set unemployment benefits in response to an unemployment shock. The government balances insurance... View Details
      Keywords: Optimal Unemployment Benefits; Labor Market Institutions; Hysteresis; Europe; United States
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      Di Tella, Rafael, and Robert MacCulloch. "Europe vs America: Institutional Hysteresis in a Simple Normative Model." Journal of Public Economics 90, no. 12 (December 2006): 2161–86.
      • July 2006
      • Background Note

      Out of Frame: The Coming Digital Disruption of Hollywood

      By: Stephen P. Bradley, Brian DeLacey and Reed Martin
      The record opening of the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, starring Johnny Depp, had finally provided the industry with incontrovertible proof that it was still possible to draw massive audiences to movie theaters. Grossing $136 million during its opening... View Details
      Keywords: Disruption; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Film Entertainment; Revenue; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
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      Bradley, Stephen P., Brian DeLacey, and Reed Martin. "Out of Frame: The Coming Digital Disruption of Hollywood." Harvard Business School Background Note 707-418, July 2006.
      • July 2006
      • Article

      The Effects of Cardiac Specialty Hospitals on the Cost and Quality of Medical Care

      By: Jason R. Barro, Robert S. Huckman and Daniel P. Kessler
      Keywords: Health; Cost; Quality; Health Industry
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      Barro, Jason R., Robert S. Huckman, and Daniel P. Kessler. "The Effects of Cardiac Specialty Hospitals on the Cost and Quality of Medical Care." Journal of Health Economics 25, no. 4 (July 2006): 702–721.
      • October 2004
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      FDI and Economic Growth: The Role of Local Financial Markets

      By: Laura Alfaro, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Selin Sayek
      The purpose of this paper is to examine the various links among foreign direct investment, financial markets and growth. We model an economy with a continuum of agents indexed by their level of ability. Agents have two choices: they can work for the foreign company in... View Details
      Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Financial Markets; Economic Growth; Cost; Wealth; Investment Return; Knowledge
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      Alfaro, Laura, Areendam Chanda, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Selin Sayek. "FDI and Economic Growth: The Role of Local Financial Markets." Journal of International Economics 64, no. 1 (October 2004): 89–112.
      • August 2004 (Revised September 2005)
      • Case

      Stanley O'Neal at Merrill Lynch (A)

      By: David A. Thomas and Ayesha Kanji
      In the late 1970s, Stanley O'Neal joined Merrill Lynch as an investment banker. Profiles O'Neal's ascent at Merrill to CEO. O'Neal put Merrill through a comprehensive restructuring program, cutting costs and significantly reducing the work force. As CEO, O'Neal faces... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Race; Cost Management; Investment Banking; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Leadership; Management Succession; Performance Effectiveness; Personal Development and Career
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      Thomas, David A., and Ayesha Kanji. "Stanley O'Neal at Merrill Lynch (A)." Harvard Business School Case 405-029, August 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
      • March 2004
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      Inflation, Inflation Variability, and Corruption

      By: Miguel Braun and Rafael Di Tella
      We present a model where agents can inflate the cost of goods needed to start an investment project and inflation variability increases monitoring costs. We show that inflation variability can lead to higher corruption and lower investment. We document a positive... View Details
      Keywords: Inflation and Deflation; Crime and Corruption
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      Braun, Miguel, and Rafael Di Tella. "Inflation, Inflation Variability, and Corruption." Economics & Politics 16, no. 1 (March 2004).
      • January 2003 (Revised September 2007)
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      A Note on Racing to Acquire Customers

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
      Examines factors that motivate a firm's race to acquire customers in newly emerging markets and explores conditions under which racing strategies are likely to yield attractive returns. Provides a definition of racing behavior, introduces the notion of an optimal level... View Details
      Keywords: Customers; Price Bubble; Network Effects; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Behavior; Competition
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R. "A Note on Racing to Acquire Customers." Harvard Business School Background Note 803-103, January 2003. (Revised September 2007.)
      • April 2002 (Revised September 2002)
      • Background Note

      Capital Controls

      By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Laura Alfaro
      Only in the waning years of the 20th century did international financial markets begin to enjoy the freedom from government regulation that they had experienced before the first world war. By 2002, international capital markets had grown to be enormous--$1.2 trillion... View Details
      Keywords: History; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Change Management; Cost vs Benefits; Governance Controls; Governance Compliance; Emerging Markets; Financial Markets; Network Effects; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry
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      Abdelal, Rawi E., and Laura Alfaro. "Capital Controls." Harvard Business School Background Note 702-082, April 2002. (Revised September 2002.)
      • 2002
      • Working Paper

      Effects of Demographic Factors and Provider Structures on the Cost and Length of Stay for Hemodialysis Patients with Vascular Access Failure

      By: Louis Brenner, Dennis Campbell, Frances X. Frei and Ajay Singh
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      Brenner, Louis, Dennis Campbell, Frances X. Frei, and Ajay Singh. "Effects of Demographic Factors and Provider Structures on the Cost and Length of Stay for Hemodialysis Patients with Vascular Access Failure." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 02-071, April 2002.
      • June 2001
      • Teaching Note

      Teaching IT Executive Education Courses TN

      By: Richard L. Nolan
      In the information age, it is important that IT be addressed in an effective way accessible to practicing executives. Teaching IT to executives continues to change in concepts and content as IT penetrates deeply into every area of business. Driven by Moore's Law, the... View Details
      Keywords: Transformation; Developing Countries and Economies; Business Education; Managerial Roles; Organizational Structure; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Improvement; Information Technology
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      Nolan, Richard L. "Teaching IT Executive Education Courses TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 301-151, June 2001.
      • April 2001
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      Earnouts: The Effects of Adverse Selection and Agency Costs on Acquisition Techniques

      By: Srikant M. Datar, Richard Frankel and Mark Wolfson
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Cost
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      Datar, Srikant M., Richard Frankel, and Mark Wolfson. "Earnouts: The Effects of Adverse Selection and Agency Costs on Acquisition Techniques." Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 17, no. 1 (April 2001): 201–238.
      • January 2001
      • Case

      Valuing Project Achieve

      By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs
      Project Achieve is a start-up providing information management solutions for schools. Its founders see a need for software both to manage the volumes of information necessary to administer a school and to connect parents, teachers, and students in a more effective way.... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Valuation; Venture Capital; Cost of Capital; Cash Flow; Forecasting and Prediction
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      Desai, Mihir A., and Kathleen Luchs. "Valuing Project Achieve." Harvard Business School Case 201-080, January 2001.
      • November 2000 (Revised December 2000)
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      Online Content Providers

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alastair Brown
      Describes the business model for online content providers, companies that distribute copyright content via the Internet. Focuses on their revenue and cost drivers and on the ways that online content providers create value for consumers. Also investigates the benefits... View Details
      Keywords: Internet and the Web; Customers; Value Creation; Business Model; Internet and the Web; Cash Flow; Risk and Uncertainty; Growth and Development Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Decision Making; Profit; Information Industry
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alastair Brown. "Online Content Providers." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-261, November 2000. (Revised December 2000.)
      • January 2000 (Revised October 2002)
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      Cambridge Hospital Community Health Network - The Primary Care Unit

      By: V.G. Narayanan, Lisa Brem and Ryan Moore
      The Cambridge Hospital Community Health Network needed to gain a better understanding of its unit-of-service costs, which had been rising at a rate of 10% per year. The network's step-down costing system gave only aggregate costing information, and there was some... View Details
      Keywords: Activity Based Costing and Management; Health Care and Treatment; Cost Accounting; Cost; Network Effects; Health Industry; Service Industry; Massachusetts
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      Narayanan, V.G., Lisa Brem, and Ryan Moore. "Cambridge Hospital Community Health Network - The Primary Care Unit." Harvard Business School Case 100-054, January 2000. (Revised October 2002.)
      • 1999
      • Other Unpublished Work

      Executive Ownership and Control in Newly Public Firms: The Role of Venture Capitalists

      By: Malcolm Baker and Paul Gompers
      We study the implications of CEO equity ownership for incentives and control in a sample of 1,011 newly public firms. Before an initial public offering, equity investments by venture capitalists reduce CEO ownership by about half, from an average of 35 percent to 19... View Details
      Keywords: Equity; Ownership; Motivation and Incentives; Initial Public Offering; Investment; Venture Capital; Managerial Roles; Cost Management; Governance Controls; Executive Compensation
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      Baker, Malcolm, and Paul Gompers. "Executive Ownership and Control in Newly Public Firms: The Role of Venture Capitalists." November 1999. (First draft in 1998.)
      • July 1999 (Revised January 2000)
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      Yahoo!: Business on Internet Time

      By: Jan W. Rivkin and Jay R. Girotto
      In the wake of major competitive moves, CEO Tim Koogle and his senior team at Yahoo!, an Internet portal, must decide whether and how to adjust their strategy. Following deals between AOL and Netscape, Excite and @Home, Infoseek and Disney, and Snap and NBS, Yahoo!... View Details
      Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Industry Structures; Internet and the Web; Risk Management; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Information Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
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      Rivkin, Jan W., and Jay R. Girotto. "Yahoo!: Business on Internet Time." Harvard Business School Case 700-013, July 1999. (Revised January 2000.)
      • November 1998 (Revised December 1998)
      • Case

      Asea Brown Boveri (Condensed)

      By: Robert L. Simons
      The merger of Asea AB and BBC Brown Boveri required a restructuring of operations and a change in organizational cultures. Competitive success also necessitated the benefits of scale while remaining "local" for political and customer-responsiveness reasons. The case... View Details
      Keywords: Change Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Restructuring; Cost vs Benefits; Competitive Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth and Development; Performance Effectiveness; Consumer Products Industry
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      Simons, Robert L. "Asea Brown Boveri (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 199-027, November 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
      • June 1998 (Revised January 2000)
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      Egghead.com

      By: Jeffrey F. Rayport
      Egghead Software, an entrenched traditional chain retailer specializing in computer software and peripherals, had established a nationwide chain of mall and shopping center stores and a well-organized national brand. In early 1998, management made a highly unusual, and... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry
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      Rayport, Jeffrey F., Jeremy Dann, and Robert C Schmults. "Egghead.com." Harvard Business School Case 898-283, June 1998. (Revised January 2000.)
      • February 1998 (Revised August 2006)
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      House of Tata, 1995: The Next Generation (A)

      By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Danielle Melito Wu
      The Tata Group began the 1990s as a confederation of loosely coupled firms. This case considers the rise to prominence of the new CEO of Tata Group, Ratan Tata, and his attempts to strengthen the inter-relationships among the group companies at a time when critics... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Business Conglomerates; Organizations; Corporate Strategy; Consolidation; Business Strategy; Alignment; Consumer Products Industry; Service Industry
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      Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Danielle Melito Wu. "House of Tata, 1995: The Next Generation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 798-037, February 1998. (Revised August 2006.)
      • October 1997
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      Does Competition Kill Corruption?

      By: Christopher Bliss and Rafael Di Tella
      Corrupt agents (officials or gangsters) exact money from firms. Corruption affects the number of firms in a free-entry equilibrium. The degree of deep competition in the economy increases with lower overhead costs relative to profits and with a tendency toward similar... View Details
      Keywords: Competition; Crime and Corruption
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      Bliss, Christopher, and Rafael Di Tella. "Does Competition Kill Corruption?" Journal of Political Economy 105, no. 5 (October 1997): 1001–1023.
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