Theory - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21

study of a sponsorship collaboration between a global financial institution (UBS) and a multi-site museum (Guggenheim) evaluates critical aspects of resource integration between the partners with implications for the theory and practice... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016

desirable part of an employee’s day, our theory and results point to the benefits of viewing it as a useful time period to engage in goal-directed prospection. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50419... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8

the democratization of data. The vast turnover at consultancies means armies of experienced strategists are available for hire by former clients, whose increasing sophistication allows them to allocate work instead of relying on one-stop shops as they did in the past.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16

process model for theory and practice. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2288795 Do Savings Constraints Lead to Indebtedness? Experimental Evidence from Access to Formal Savings Accounts in Chile By: Kast, Felipe, and Dina... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

30 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers

from the organizational theory and behavioral literature that business historians have not adequately tapped into. Part of the problem is that historians often have to speak to dead people, who naturally are not as forthcoming. We cannot... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008

non IT-intensive industries after 1995, reversing the previous trend. The combination of increased turbulence and concentration, especially among IT-intensive industries, is consistent with recent theories of hypercompetition as well as... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

economics has lent the study of strategy much needed theory and empirical evidence. Strategy consultants, armed with frameworks and techniques, have stepped forward to help managers analyze their industries and position their companies... View Details