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  • November–December 2018
  • Article

Slack Time and Innovation

By: Ajay Agrawal, Christian Catalini, Avi Goldfarb and Hong Luo
Traditional innovation models assume that new ideas are developed up to the point where the benefit of the marginal project is just equal to the cost. Because labor is a key input to innovation when the opportunity cost of time is lower, such as during school breaks or... View Details
Keywords: Crowdfunding; Slack Time; Innovation and Invention; Labor; Projects; Complexity; Value
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  • 11 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018

Information or Wing It? A Model of Dynamic Pricing with Seller Learning By: Huang, Guofang, Hong Luo, and Jing Xia Abstract—Pricing idiosyncratic products is often challenging because the seller, ex ante, lacks information about the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • June 2017 (Revised May 2018)
  • Supplement

Hilti Fleet Management Video Supplements

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the construction industry by the premium power tools manufacturer Hilti in 2000. Following its customers’ needs, Hilti moved from selling power tools to leasing them as a service. The introduction of the new... View Details
Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Construction; Leasing; Strategy; Decision Making; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; North America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong
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  • 23 Feb 2016
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February 23, 2016

Hong Luo Abstract— In this paper, we study the effect of invention disclosure through patent publication on the market for ideas. We do so by analyzing the effects of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 19

Electronic Monitoring Authors:Di Tella, Rafael, and Ernesto Schargrodsky Publication:Journal of Political Economy Abstract We study criminal recidivism in Argentina by focusing on the re-arrest rates of two groups: individuals released... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 May 2013
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First Look: May 7

Investindustrial's team had the following exit alternatives: 1) a trade sale to an automotive buyer; 2) a secondary buyout, partial or complete, by a financial investor; 3) a relisting in Hong Kong. Each... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

ratings that guide investors to select "socially responsible," and avoid "socially irresponsible," companies. We examine how several hundred firms respond to corporate environmental ratings issued by a prominent... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • May 2017
  • Teaching Note

Hilti Fleet Management (A) and (B)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Oliver Gassmann and Roman Sauer
These notes are meant to accompany Hilti Fleet Management (A): Turning a Successful Business Model on Its Head (717-427) and Hilti Fleet Management (B): Towards a New Business Model (717-465).
This case explores the introduction of fleet management in the... View Details
Keywords: Hilti; Business Model Innovation; BMI; Fleet Management; Decision-making; Implementation; Power Tools Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Business Model; Restructuring; Transformation; Transition; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Focus and Relationships; Construction; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Strategy; Decision Making; Growth Management; Construction Industry; Switzerland; Liechtenstein; Germany; Austria; Europe; United States; Asia; Brazil; China; Latin America; Africa; Japan; Hong Kong; France; Italy; Spain
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  • 25 Mar 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: ‘Can China Lead?’

book excerpt The Importance Of Being Innovative From Chapter 4, Can China Lead: Reaching the Limits of Power and Growth By Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, and F. Warren McFarlan One can surely doubt that creativity can be mandated or... View Details
Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby & F. Warren McFarlan; Education; Technology
  • 12 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 12, 2008

Experiment 2 demonstrates that effects of indirect agency cannot be explained by perceived lack of foreknowledge or control on the part of the primary agent. Experiment 3 indicates that reflective moral judgment is sensitive to indirect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

  Publications August 2013 pub Cannibalization and Option Value Effects of Secondary Markets: Evidence from the U.S. Concert Industry By: Bennett, Victor Manuel, Robert Seamans, and Feng Zhu Abstract—We examine how reducing search frictions in secondary markets affects... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 3, 2006

  Working PapersRacial Diversity Initiatives in Professional Service Firms: What Factors Differentiate Successful from Unsuccessful Initiatives? Authors:Modupe Akinola and David A. Thomas Abstract Diversity continues to be a key focus for organizations, driven View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 May 2008
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First Look: May 20, 2008

labor materially alters pre-retirement portfolio choice by significantly raising optimal equity holdings. Using this model, we also investigate the welfare costs of constraining portfolio allocations over the life-cycle to mimic popular... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 30

video ads. In a controlled experiment, joy and surprise were assessed through automated facial expression detection for a sample of ads. Concentration of attention was assessed through eye tracking and retention of viewers by recording... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 10, 2007

this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107047 Chongqing Tiandi Harvard Business School Case 207-019 In late 2000, Vincent Lo, a prominent Hong Kong developer was invited by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Jan 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China

followed by people who are 100 miles away, and so forth in concentric circles. My research on ethnic networks suggests this channel facilitates faster knowledge transfer and faster adoption of foreign technologies. For example, if the... View Details
Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Technology; Computer
  • 01 May 2007
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First Look: May 1, 2007

possibility that the effects of FDI differ by sector. Second, we differentiate FDI based on objective qualitative industry characteristics including the average skill intensity and reliance on external capital. Third, we use a new dataset... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 26, 2010

trust. Building trust is crucial for successful negotiations between cultures, yet intercultural negotiations are often characterized by a lack of trust. We discuss what trust is, why it matters, and why it is so difficult to establish in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007

are significantly different to the inter-industry vertical FDI visible at the two-digit level. These subsidiaries are not readily explained by the comparative advantage considerations in traditional models, where firms locate their low... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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