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  • 18 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 18, 2008

acquisition is more likely to take place when there is a common venture capital investor linking the acquirer and the target. Finally, we show that long-run post-acquisition abnormal returns are higher for the acquiring View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Mar 2019
  • Blog Post

What I Learned in the Africa Rising Short Intensive Program

perhaps the most cited rationale by investors and firms seeking to explain their ambitions for operations on the Continent. Yet in the intervening decade since The Economist published its namesake issue,... View Details
  • April 2011 (Revised July 2011)
  • Case

Renewing GE: The Africa Project (A)

By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. Creary
This case profiles the evolution of General Electric's African American Form (AAF), an employee affinity group, and its efforts to increase the company's involvement in Africa. The AAF formed in 1991 to help advance GE's recruitment, retention and development of black... View Details
Keywords: Diversity; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Africa; United States
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  • 06 Feb 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: February 6, 2018

interview are positively correlated with certain emotions expressed by CEOs, such as surprise, fear, and anticipation, an indication that unanticipated firm performance heightens the emotional states of firm... View Details
  • 10 Sep 2013
  • First Look

First Look: September 10

trading volume, and more dispersion in analyst forecasts following the calls. Further, the capital market's response to linguistic complexity is limited to firms for which there is greater demand View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Oct 2014
  • News

When it comes to climate change, companies must prepare now

conservation efforts, but through strategy and innovation. Now is the time to learn about options, before greenhouse gas emissions get costlier. “Climate change is about decision-making under uncertainty. The View Details
  • May 2018
  • Article

Selection and Market Reallocation: Productivity Gains from Multinational Production

By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie X. Chen
Assessing the productivity gains from multinational production has been a vital topic of economic research and policy debate. Positive aggregate productivity gains are often attributed to within-firm productivity improvement; however, an alternative, less emphasized... View Details
Keywords: Productivity Gains; Multinational Production; Selection; Market Reallocation; And Within-firm Productivity; Multinational Firms and Management; Production; Performance Productivity; Competition; Mathematical Methods
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  • 10 May 2011
  • First Look

First Look: May 10

the effects of changes in comparability, we examine changes to information asymmetry for firms domiciled in the U.K. Domestic standards in the U.K. that preceded IFRS adoption are considered very similar to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Jul 2020
  • Blog Post

Building a DTC Brand Through COVID

banking covering apparel companies and was in corporate strategy at a large apparel company, but nothing can really prep you for entrepreneurship. I knew what to do, but not necessarily how to do it. At HBS,... View Details
  • 09 Dec 2008
  • First Look

First Look: December 9, 2008

of Wall Street rather than developing nations. And the crisis raises questions about the development policies of Asian nations: Did too-close "crony" relations between politicians and owners of major banks or firms pave the way... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Aug 2005
  • HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

firm owned a number of patents and was the inventor of the first portable welding machine. But it stood out in other ways, too. While Lincoln, a nonunion shop, offered no benefits, it provided guaranteed employment, had an employee... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 19 Jul 2016
  • First Look

July 19, 2016

chains have engaged in private political strategies prompting transnational corporations (TNCs) to adopt codes of conduct and monitor their suppliers for compliance, but it is not clear whether... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jul 2016
  • First Look

July 12, 2016

is associated with a 3.8% decline in new firm births. The effect is similar in size and significance when aggregating to the household level and when including a standard battery of covariates. The instrument is orthogonal to private... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Aug 2013
  • First Look

First Look: August 20

evidence. In our model, firms over-extrapolate exogenous demand shocks and partially neglect the endogenous investment responses of their competitors. Formal estimation of the model confirms that both types of expectational errors are... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 07 Aug 2012
  • First Look

First Look: August 7

headquarters are large (255 median staff for a 20,000 FTE MNC) and European headquarters smaller (124). Implications are drawn that countries will lose activities if domestic firms are acquired by foreign... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 May 2009
  • First Look

First Look: May 19, 2009

  Working PapersDon't Just Survive—Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad (revised) Authors:Lynda M. Applegate and Bruce Harreld Abstract Battered by contracting markets and frozen credit, many businesses today are fighting for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • March 2021 (Revised February 2025)
  • Teaching Note

Afterpay U.S.: The Omnichannel Dilemma

By: Antonio Moreno and Anibha Singh
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-086. In 2018, Nick Molnar, the founder of the Australia-based online payment service Afterpay began its expansion to the U.S. market. The service had gained a loyal following in Australia by enabling customers to pay for online... View Details
Keywords: Omnichannel Retail; Digital Marketing; Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Change Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Relationship Management; Customer Satisfaction; Financing and Loans; Microfinance; Global Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Product Development; Supply Chain Management; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Networks; Network Effects; Internet and the Web; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Australia
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  • March 2006 (Revised April 2009)
  • Case

Tecsis: A Global Cleantech Venture Based in Brazil

Bento Koike, founder and CEO of Tecsis Ltda., is facing a number of important decisions. With ups and downs typical of self-funded start-ups, Tecsis has grown to about 1,500 people and over $50 million in revenues with one major customer. Tecsis, located in Brazil, is... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Cost vs Benefits; Diversification; Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Volatility; Green Technology Industry; Brazil; United States
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  • 30 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 30

uncover unexpected effects of leaders' legitimation efforts. Leaders engaged in a set of legitimation activities aimed at helping external stakeholders understand and appreciate the firm and its industry. These activities had three... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 10 Jan 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

model. This strategy was based on four axes, which included: (a) alliances with labor cooperatives to generate income opportunities for the regional population; (b) educational development of neighboring... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team