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- October 1989 (Revised May 1990)
- Supplement
Olivetti (C1): The Transition Concerto, Finale
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Roy V. Eales
Salter, Malcolm S., and Roy V. Eales. "Olivetti (C1): The Transition Concerto, Finale." Harvard Business School Supplement 390-004, October 1989. (Revised May 1990.)
- Article
Embeddedness and New Idea Discussion in Professional Networks: The Mediating Role of Affect-Based Trust
By: Roy Y.J. Chua, M.W. Morris and P. Ingram
This article examines how managers' tendency to discuss new ideas with others in their professional networks depends on the density of shared ties surrounding a given relationship. Consistent with prior research which found that embeddedness enhances information flow,... View Details
Chua, Roy Y.J., M.W. Morris, and P. Ingram. "Embeddedness and New Idea Discussion in Professional Networks: The Mediating Role of Affect-Based Trust." Journal of Creative Behavior 44, no. 2 (June 2010): 85–104.
- 30 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers
Buffett's offer and wondered what he saw in the declining industry that others did not," notes Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor Benjamin C. Esty, the author, with senior case researcher Aldo Sesia, of Buffett's Bid for Media... View Details
- October 2010
- Case
CDG: Managing in China's Economic Transformation
By: Roy Y.J. Chua, Shaohui Chen and Lisa Kwan
China Data Group (CDG) is a leading business processes outsourcing company based in Beijing, China. Roc Yang, chairman of CDG, had to confront a dilemma when he discovered that one of his senior managers gave a gift to a potential client in an effort to win a large... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Management Practices and Processes; Emerging Markets; Negotiation Deal; Relationships; Networks; Societal Protocols; China
Chua, Roy Y.J., Shaohui Chen, and Lisa Kwan. "CDG: Managing in China's Economic Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 411-067, October 2010.
- January 2002
- Background Note
The Major Global Stock Exchanges
By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Lynn Villadolid Roy
Describes the major global stock exchanges. View Details
Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Lynn Villadolid Roy. "The Major Global Stock Exchanges." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-169, January 2002.
- January 2002
- Background Note
History of Investment Banking
By: Ashish Nanda, Thomas J. DeLong and Lynn Villadolid Roy
Describes the history of investment banking. View Details
Nanda, Ashish, Thomas J. DeLong, and Lynn Villadolid Roy. "History of Investment Banking." Harvard Business School Background Note 902-168, January 2002.
- January 2004
- Article
From Supply Chain to Demand Chain: The Role of Lead Time Reduction in Improving Demand Chain Performance
By: Suzanne de Treville, Roy D. Shapiro and Ari-Pekka Hameri
de Treville, Suzanne, Roy D. Shapiro, and Ari-Pekka Hameri. "From Supply Chain to Demand Chain: The Role of Lead Time Reduction in Improving Demand Chain Performance." Journal of Operations Management 21, no. 6 (January 2004): 613–627.
- 17 Nov 2011
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Organizational Design
organization? What Are The Best Techniques For Fostering Innovation In Multicultural Teams? Innovating at the World's Crossroads: How Multicultural Networks Promote Creativity HBS professor Roy Y.J. Chua proposes that cultivating a... View Details
Keywords: Re: Ranjay Gulati & Raffaella Sadun
- November 2014
- Case
BRAC in 2014
By: Tarun Khanna, Rachna Tahilyani, Reeti Roy and Aldo Sesia
In the early 1970s BRAC was a startup nongovernmental organization (NGO) working in Bangladesh. By 2014, it was the world's largest NGO. It had a strong presence in Bangladesh and had begun to deliver social development programs in nine other countries. Its founder and... View Details
Keywords: BRAC; Bangladesh; NGO; Strategy; Business Model; Business Organization; Social Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Social Enterprise; Social Issues; Poverty; Bangladesh
Khanna, Tarun, Rachna Tahilyani, Reeti Roy, and Aldo Sesia. "BRAC in 2014." Harvard Business School Case 715-414, November 2014.
- January 1990
- Case
No Smoking Story
By: Stephen A. Greyser, Roy V. Eales and Norman Klein
Keywords: Health Disorders
Greyser, Stephen A., Roy V. Eales, and Norman Klein. "No Smoking Story." Harvard Business School Case 590-048, January 1990.
- January 1994
- Case
National Convenience Stores, Inc.
By: Steven R. Fenster, Stuart C. Gilson and Roy Burstin
National Convenience Stores seeks to emerge from Chapter 11. Central to the nature of the reorganization plan is the company's determining enterprise value. The various constituencies (secured debt, unsecured debt, etc.) will seek to find an enterprise value that... View Details
Keywords: Capital Structure; Valuation; Restructuring; Strategic Planning; Borrowing and Debt; Food and Beverage Industry; Texas
Fenster, Steven R., Stuart C. Gilson, and Roy Burstin. "National Convenience Stores, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 294-068, January 1994.
- 7 Aug 2009 - 11 Aug 2009
- Conference Presentation
Compelled to Help:Effects of Direct and Indirect Exchange on Perceived Obligation in Professional Networks
By: Roy Y.J. Chua, Bilian Sullivan and Michael W. Morris
- Article
Effects of Cultural Ethnicity, Firm Size, and Firm Age on Senior Executives' Trust in Their Overseas Business Partners: Evidence from China
By: Crystal Jiang, Roy Y.J. Chua, Masaaki Kotabe and Janet Murray
We investigate trust relationships between senior business executives and their overseas partners. Drawing on the similarity-attraction paradigm, social-categorization theory, and the distinction between cognition- and affect-based trust, we argue that executives trust... View Details
Keywords: Ethnicity; Culture; Management Teams; Cognition and Thinking; Networks; Globalized Firms and Management; Partners and Partnerships; Business Growth and Maturation; Size; Trust; China
Jiang, Crystal, Roy Y.J. Chua, Masaaki Kotabe, and Janet Murray. "Effects of Cultural Ethnicity, Firm Size, and Firm Age on Senior Executives' Trust in Their Overseas Business Partners: Evidence from China." Journal of International Business Studies 42, no. 9 (December 2011): 1150–1173. (Equal Authorship Among All Authors.)
- 03 Jun 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?
nuanced cultural approaches." Whether this will produce sustained economic superiority or a model to be emulated in the U.S. is debatable.—James Heskett Roy Bingham points out that "American management seems to work best when... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- April 2012
- Article
Finding the Right Mix: How the Composition of Self-managing Multicultural Teams' Cultural Value Orientation Influences Performance Over Time
By: Chi-Ying Cheng, Roy Y.J. Chua, Michael W. Morris and Leonard Lee
This research investigates a new type of team that is becoming prevalent in global work settings, namely, self-managing multicultural teams. We argue that challenges that arise from cultural diversity in teams are exacerbated when teams are leaderless, undermining... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Performance; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Risk and Uncertainty; Culture; Value
Cheng, Chi-Ying, Roy Y.J. Chua, Michael W. Morris, and Leonard Lee. "Finding the Right Mix: How the Composition of Self-managing Multicultural Teams' Cultural Value Orientation Influences Performance Over Time." Journal of Organizational Behavior 33, no. 3 (April 2012): 389–411.
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
of technology. "The responsibility lies with the individual being able to prioritize (based on) values " Technology may be part of the solution. Atin Roy commented that "technology is just a tool that helps make our lives... View Details
- 15 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Free Software
Administration. He is the author, with Roy Levien, of The Keystone Advantage: What the New Dynamics of Business Ecosystems Mean for Strategy, Innovation, and Sustainability. View Details
- 2016
- Article
Buying to Blunt Negative Feelings: Materialistic Escape from the Self
By: Grant Edward Donnelly, Masha Ksendzova, Ryan Howell, Kathleen Vohs and Roy F. Baumeister
We propose that escape theory, which describes how individuals seek to free themselves from aversive states of self-awareness, helps explain key patterns of materialistic people’s behavior. As predicted by escape theory, materialistic individuals may feel dissatisfied... View Details
Keywords: Materialism; Escape; Self; Negative Emotions; Self-awareness; Emotions; Consumer Behavior; Identity; Motivation and Incentives
Donnelly, Grant Edward, Masha Ksendzova, Ryan Howell, Kathleen Vohs, and Roy F. Baumeister. "Buying to Blunt Negative Feelings: Materialistic Escape from the Self." Review of General Psychology 20, no. 3 (2016): 272–316.
- September 2013 (Revised August 2024)
- Exercise
Process Analytics Simulation: Solutions
A set of exercises and instructions to be used with the Process Simulator software made by Pro Model. These exercises allow students to investigate the impact of variable processing times on the performance of simple in-line processes. Includes color exhibits. View Details
Huckman, Robert S., Aizan Radzi, Willy Shih, Roy D. Shapiro, and Michael W. Toffel. "Process Analytics Simulation: Solutions." Harvard Business School Exercise 614-029, September 2013. (Revised August 2024.)
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
of metrics to describe TV programs and broadcast advertising. Co-Founder and CEO Deb Roy said: "We want to measure audience engagement, not just media consumption." But what was the value of audience engagement? How could it be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne