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- 2022
- Working Paper
Training, Communications Patterns, and Spillovers Inside Organizations
By: Miguel Espinosa and Christopher T. Stanton
We study direct productivity changes and spillovers after a randomized training program for the frontline workers in a Colombian government agency. While trained workers improved their individual production, we also find substantial spillovers that affected managers'... View Details
Keywords: Spillovers; Labor Productivity; Firm Objectives, Organization, And Behavior; Training; Performance Productivity
Espinosa, Miguel, and Christopher T. Stanton. "Training, Communications Patterns, and Spillovers Inside Organizations." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 30224, July 2022. (Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Political Economy .)
- Article
Currency Unions, Product Introductions, and the Real Exchange Rate
By: Alberto Cavallo, Brent Neiman and Roberto Rigobon
We use a novel dataset of online prices of identical goods sold by four large global retailers in dozens of countries to study good-level real exchange rates and their aggregated behavior. First, in contrast to the prior literature, we demonstrate that the law of one... View Details
Keywords: Currency Union; Law Of One Price; International Prices; Global Firm; Currency Exchange Rate; Price; International Finance
Cavallo, Alberto, Brent Neiman, and Roberto Rigobon. "Currency Unions, Product Introductions, and the Real Exchange Rate." Quarterly Journal of Economics 129, no. 2 (May 2014): 529–595.
- 2025
- Working Paper
Private Equity and Workers: Modeling and Measuring Monopsony, Reallocation, and Trust
By: Kyle Herkenhoff, Josh Lerner, Gordon M. Phillips, Francisca Rebelo and Benjamin Sampson
We measure the real effects of private equity buyouts on worker outcomes by building a new
database that links transactions to matched employer-employee data in the United States. To
guide our empirical analysis, we derive testable implications from three theories in... View Details
Herkenhoff, Kyle, Josh Lerner, Gordon M. Phillips, Francisca Rebelo, and Benjamin Sampson. "Private Equity and Workers: Modeling and Measuring Monopsony, Reallocation, and Trust." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-046, March 2025.
- June 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Background Note
New Product Commercialization: Common Mistakes
Addresses the common mistakes made in new product development and launch. Many times customers' and suppliers' perceptions of the degree of product/market innovation do not match. One of them may view the innovations as a "breakthrough," but the other may view it only... View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "New Product Commercialization: Common Mistakes." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-127, June 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- Article
R&D, Marketing, and the Success of Next-Generation Products
By: Elie Ofek and Miklos Sarvary
Ofek, Elie, and Miklos Sarvary. "R&D, Marketing, and the Success of Next-Generation Products." Marketing Science 22, no. 3 (Summer 2003): 355–370.
- 17 Oct 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Quantile Forecasts of Product Life Cycles Using Exponential Smoothing
- December 2002
- Article
Something Old, Something New: A Longitudinal Study of Search Behavior and New Product Introduction
By: Riitta Katila and Gautam Ahuja
We examine how firms search, or solve problems, to create new products. According to organizational learning research, firms position themselves in a unidimensional search space that spans a spectrum from local to distant search. Our findings in the global robotics... View Details
Keywords: Problem Solving; New Products; Organizational Learning; Uncertainty; Organizational Research; Knowledge Management; Robotics; Organizational Behavior; Organizational Effectiveness; Innovation Adoption; Strategy; Product Design; Business Processes; Product Development
Katila, Riitta, and Gautam Ahuja. "Something Old, Something New: A Longitudinal Study of Search Behavior and New Product Introduction." Academy of Management Journal 45, no. 6 (December 2002): 1183–1194.
- November 1992 (Revised June 1994)
- Case
Packaged Products Company: Handy-Pak Introduction
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Laura Goode
The product manager and the market research director for a new line of snacking nuts are reviewing options concerning the upcoming roll-out of the product. These options include changes in pricing, promotional plans, and salesforce incentives intended to build support... View Details
Keywords: Price; Marketing; Marketing Channels; Product Launch; Distribution; Planning; Research and Development; Sales; Salesforce Management; Alignment; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry
Cespedes, Frank V., and Laura Goode. "Packaged Products Company: Handy-Pak Introduction." Harvard Business School Case 593-057, November 1992. (Revised June 1994.)
- 30 Jun 2019
- News
Open-Plan Work Spaces Lower Productivity And Employee Morale
- July 1988
- Article
Relevant Costs, Congestion and Stochasticity in Production Environments
By: R. Banker, S. Datar and S. Kekre
Banker, R., S. Datar, and S. Kekre. "Relevant Costs, Congestion and Stochasticity in Production Environments." Journal of Accounting & Economics 10, no. 3 (July 1988): 171–197.
- October 2014
- Technical Note
Legal Hazards of Product Launches
By: Lena Goldberg and Annelena Lobb
This note considers common legal pitfalls associated with the launch of new products. A series of questions are presented that companies poised to launch a product should keep in mind. Questions about advertising, pricing, and branding are explored, as well as who in a... View Details
Goldberg, Lena, and Annelena Lobb. "Legal Hazards of Product Launches." Harvard Business School Technical Note 315-028, October 2014.
- May 1997
- Teaching Note
Product Development Performance, Instructor's Note
By: Marco Iansiti
Focuses on what constitutes product development performance and how it is assessed. Performance, as explained in both the note and in the materials for this three-session module, refers to the performance of both the product and the organizational process producing it.... View Details
- October 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Disney Consumer Products in Lebanon
By: John A. Quelch
The managing director of Disney Consumer Products for Europe and the Middle East is reviewing recent market research in Lebanon regarding the sales potential of Disney licensed products and assessing the pros and cons of several distribution options. View Details
Keywords: Distribution; Multinational Firms and Management; Market Entry and Exit; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry; Lebanon
Quelch, John A. "Disney Consumer Products in Lebanon." Harvard Business School Case 596-060, October 1995. (Revised October 1996.)
- summer 1988
- Article
Simultaneous Signaling to the Capital and Product Markets
By: David S. Scharfstein, Robert Gertner and Robert Gibbons
Scharfstein, David S., Robert Gertner, and Robert Gibbons. "Simultaneous Signaling to the Capital and Product Markets." RAND Journal of Economics 19, no. 2 (summer 1988): 173–190.
- September 1988 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
Watt Group: Consumer Product and Retailing Doctors (A)
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Watt Group: Consumer Product and Retailing Doctors (A)." Harvard Business School Case 589-051, September 1988. (Revised November 1988.)
- April 1997
- Article
New Product Development Structures and Time to Market
By: S. Datar, C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv and K. Srinivasan
Keywords: Product Development
Datar, S., C. Jordan, S. Kekre, S. Rajiv, and K. Srinivasan. "New Product Development Structures and Time to Market." Management Science 43, no. 4 (April 1997): 452–464.
- 27 Mar 2020
- News
A Healthy and Productive Guide to Virtual Meetings
- August 1986 (Revised September 2004)
- Case
Hanson Ski Products
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Julie H. Hertenstein
At the end of the budget cycle, the manager must test whether plans are feasible given financing arrangements and constraints. Cash needs are great due to seasonality. Needed loans must be calculated at five separate dates, and financial position projected. This is a... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Capital Budgeting; Cash Flow; Financial Strategy; Activity Based Costing and Management; Financing and Loans; Managerial Roles; Credit; Insurance
Bruns, William J., Jr., and Julie H. Hertenstein. "Hanson Ski Products." Harvard Business School Case 187-038, August 1986. (Revised September 2004.)
- August 1988 (Revised September 1988)
- Case
Productivity and Performance Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Northern Telecom and United Parcel Service
Explores the issue of measuring and improving service quality and productivity by examining the radically different approaches of Northern Telecom and United Parcel Service. View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Performance Productivity; Performance Improvement; Performance Evaluation; Service Industry; United States
Hart, Christopher. "Productivity and Performance Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Northern Telecom and United Parcel Service." Harvard Business School Case 689-022, August 1988. (Revised September 1988.)
- 2023
- Working Paper
Organizational Responses to Product Cycles
By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Vittorio Bassi, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo and Nicolas Torres
Product cycles entail the mass production of new—and often increasingly complex—products on a regular basis. How do firms manage these changes? We use granular daily data from a leading automobile manufacturer to study the organizational impacts of introducing new... View Details
Keywords: Training; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Knowledge Management; Production; Product; Organizational Structure; Auto Industry; Argentina
Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Vittorio Bassi, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo, and Nicolas Torres. "Organizational Responses to Product Cycles." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-061, March 2023. (Revise & Resubmit Journal of Political Economy.)