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- 22 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 22
Alfaro and Andrew Charlton Publication:American Economic Review 99, no. 5 (December 2009) Abstract We use a new firm-level dataset that establishes the location, ownership, and activity of 650,000 multinational subsidiaries. Using a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 May 2014
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First Look: May 13
eligible for a discount on the purchase price conditional on their achieving the sales targets set by the franchisor. We show that car dealers (franchisees) who exclusively deal in cars of the brand offered by the franchisor receive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 13
Institute/Taubman Center Policy Brief, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2010. An abstract is unavailable at this time. Working PapersThe Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms Authors:Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen Abstract The... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Oct 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
and Julie Battilana Abstract—This paper examines the critical role of gender in the commercialization of social ventures. We argue that cultural beliefs about what is perceived to be appropriate work for each gender influence how founders of social ventures incorporate... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2009
- What Do You Think?
Do Innovation and Entrepreneurship Have to Be Incompatible with Organization Size?
pieces of news reminded me of the importance of this question. It was reported that Saturn dealerships were closing in anticipation of the announcement by General Motors that Saturn was one of three brands that it would drop. Saturn,... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 15 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
agency by broadening it to include questions about positive duties. The second is examine the case for justifying these sorts of positive duties by attributing moral agency to business enterprises. Such duties are controversial because they may require View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2016
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July 19, 2016
in press Journal of Systems and Software Technical Debt and System Architecture: The Impact of Coupling on Defect-related Activity By: MacCormack, Alan, and Daniel J. Sturtevant Abstract—Technical debt is created when design decisions... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ‘A Social Strategy’
entailed setting up a corporate page on Facebook, getting people to "Like" it, and then broadcasting messages to those fans with the expectation of receiving a response (in the form of either feedback or increased sales). Companies have also undertaken the same set of... View Details
- 07 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Steve Jobs Legacy
how to create culture. His work at Apple transcended business to marketing iconic products that consumers imbued with human attributes. iPod, iPhone, and iPad are more than technology. They are objects of desire. Jobs's legacy is a brand... View Details
- 19 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 19, 2006
the largest segment. The case describes in detail the company's endeavors to develop its private brand in apparel. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=506054 Icebreaker: The China Entry... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire
will be a hit or a flop.) Tricks of the Trade When tracking brain functions, neuroscientists generally use either electroencephalography (EEG) or functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology. EEG measures fluctuations in the electrical View Details
- 04 Oct 2016
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October 4, 2016
in press Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Artful Paltering: The Risks and Rewards of Using Truthful Statements to Mislead Others By: Rogers, T., R. Zeckhauser, F. Gino, M.I. Norton, and M. Schweitzer Abstract—Paltering is the View Details
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
research and teaching activities focus on strategy and governance, is the Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for International Development. Khanna, the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 26 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 26, 2008
interests behind their investments. Many SWFs also lacked disclosure or transparency regarding their activities or investment goals. Countries such as the United States felt that some kind of international regulation had to be imposed,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 2
progress and enhance inner work life every day. The book shows how to remove obstacles to progress, including meaningless tasks and toxic relationships. It also explains how to activate two forces that enable progress: 1) catalysts—events... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009
and Sugata Roychowdhury Abstract We examine the accrual choices of outsourcing firms with links to U.S. congressional candidates during the 2004 elections, when corporate outsourcing was a major campaign issue. We find that politically connected firms with more... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: After Charlottesville, Where Does a CEO's Responsibility Lie?
reason–people tend to form brand preferences when they’re young. Young consumers who are alienated by a perception of corporate support for Trump might be lost for a lifetime, not just an administration. “A company that is seen as... View Details
Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda
- 17 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 17, 2006
Activism in Sovereign Debt: "Vulture" Tactics or Market Backbone Harvard Business School Case 706-057 The role of distressed debt funds, also known as "vulture funds," in sovereign debt restructuring was a hotly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 12, 2008
2001. In 1990 the German consumer goods company Benkiser began acquiring fragrance and cosmetics brands with the intent of developing a beauty business. These included the long-established, but relatively small, U.S. fragrance company... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 6
century. It focuses especially on Beiersdorf, a pharmaceutical and skin care company in Germany. During World War I, the expropriation of its brands and trademarks revealed its vulnerability to political risk. Following the advent of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne