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  • 05 Sep 2006
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Porsche’s Risky Roll on an SUV

shareholders' meeting in 2004 in Leipzig. While rival carmakers such as Ferrari, Aston Martin, Alfa Romeo, and Lamborghini have been happy to locate where labor costs are cheaper, Porsche wanted to ensure its "Made in Germany"... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Auto; Manufacturing
  • 02 Sep 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Explaining China's Crash

part from massive outsourcing on the part of companies in developed markets. They were moving production to China in droves because labor was cheap, so the economy grew very, very fast. In the process of becoming the “factory of the... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese; Financial Services
  • 01 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?

The debate has gotten to the point where neither side is willing to cede ground." The Supply Side Of Innovation Kerr's desire for a systematic study of the H-1B program resulted in the paper The Supply Side... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology
  • 16 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

unionized, it paid well, offered benefits, and was secure. But manufacturing employment has steadily declined, from about 25% of the U.S. labor force in 1970 to less than 10% today. Now a decent living entails more than a generous wage;... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Aug 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

growth at the firm level. Importantly, however, we also document substantial crowding out of non-treated firms' employment within local labor markets. While the overall net employment effect was positive, it was close to zero in tight... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Mar 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Why Manufacturing Matters

Shih: I think it becomes more and more problematic. We see the symptoms of decline, which are driven by things like labor arbitrage and industries moving assembly overseas, followed by more and more sophisticated work. The thesis that we... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Manufacturing
  • February 2010
  • Teaching Note

Fabindia Overseas Pvt. Ltd. (TN)

By: Mukti Khaire
Teaching Note for [807113]. View Details
Keywords: For-Profit Firms; Expansion; Mission and Purpose; Problems and Challenges; Employment; Rural Scope; Supply Chain; Profit; Retail Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; India
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  • 25 Oct 2016
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October 25, 2016

high-volume U.S. hospitals for delivering a primary total knee arthroplasty without major complicating conditions. Hospital and physician personnel costs were calculated using time-driven activity-based costing. Consumable supply costs,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Aug 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Climbing Down from the Ivory Tower

to apply it and disseminate it," she says. "That seems kind of wrong." Recognizing the importance of knowledge co-production can lead not only to successful products and services, but also to improved supply chain and delivery strategies.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education; Health
  • 16 Jul 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity

and 2021 that were compiled by Capital IQ. The research team matched those transactions to financial data supplied by Dun & Bradstreet, as well as information on IT spending provided by Aberdeen Strategy & Research. Finally, they... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • 05 Oct 2010
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First Look: October 5, 2010

and market-implied yields fell, and the ability of ratings to predict default deteriorated. We offer several possible explanations for these findings that are linked to existing theories. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-051.pdf The Impact of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 25

in the country's economy during the past two decades, have brought together a group of economists and political scientists to systematically examine the impact of a wide range of factors affecting the economy's collapse, from the cost of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Nov 2019
  • Op-Ed

Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything

of the company. The good news is that this is a problem that can be fixed. In Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire, I demonstrate how firms that develop a shared pro-social purpose—and that embed it throughout the firm in empowered, high-commitment View Details
Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy
  • 22 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

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 time off from work, we find that... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 10 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

fixed costs/scale sensitivity on the supply side, are all capable of reducing the equilibrium level of global standardization, as is the ability of local producers to pre-commit costs to particular markets. Convergence of the price of the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 06 Feb 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness

When American companies move pieces of their operations overseas—often because manufacturing and labor costs are much cheaper—they run the risk of moving the expertise, innovation, and new growth opportunities just out of their reach as... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing
  • 07 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 7

stakeholder theory, institutional theory, and economic theory. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-025.pdf Biomass Supply for Biofuel Production: Estimates for the United States and Canada Authors:Subbu Kumarappan,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Jun 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

is increasing yields in their production while moving the supply chain toward more productive and just labor conditions. Novo Nordisk, a leading healthcare provider for diabetes, is making great strides in... View Details
Keywords: Re: George Serafeim
  • 23 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 23

where the A + B bundle is valuable only when purchased together. Good A is supplied by a monopolist (e.g., Microsoft), and there is competition in the B goods from vertically differentiated suppliers (e.g., Intel and AMD). In this simple... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

businesses have developed codes of conduct and monitoring systems to ensure that working conditions in their supply chain factories meet global labor standards. Many observers have questioned whether these... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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