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- 20 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 20
Strategies and Multi-location Firms: The Role of Internal Linkages Authors:Juan Alcácer and Minyuan Zhao Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract This study looks at the role of firms' internal linkages in highly competitive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2011
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First Look: May 3
proposition. It aims to explore effective curricular and programmatic responses as opportunities for MBA programs to innovate. The paper also aims to call for collective action across the business school field to effectively address these challenges. The Hollow View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
10 Reasons Customers Might Resist Windows 8
feel incompetent. And some early reviews of Windows 8 indicate that it's not much of an ego booster. In the comments section of a review on cnet.com, beta-testing computer science teacher 'jabnipnip' vented: "Sure it loads fast, but... View Details
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital
venture money? A: The vast majority of venture capital is allocated to technology-driven businesses: software, hardware, Internet-related spaces. There is also significant investment in the life sciences and biotech. There is some portion... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark & Martha Lagace
- 16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16
both the exchange and the acceptance of ideas-people really hear your message and become open to it. Cultivating warmth and trust also boosts the quantity and quality of novel ideas that are produced. The best way to gain influence is to... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 04 Oct 2016
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October 4, 2016
Weeks later, a revolution erupted across the country as the Arab Spring swept through the region, and Azab spent the following years active in both the protests and in restructuring and expanding Hassab Labs. From 2011 to 2014, he opened... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
April 2018 Management Science Offline Showrooms in Omni-channel Retail: Demand and Operational Benefits By: Bell, David R., Santiago Gallino, and Antonio Moreno Abstract—Omnichannel environments where customers shop online and offline at... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Feb 2016
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February 16, 2016
several years our conclusion is that these skills can be developed by anyone open and willing to practice and develop these critical skills. This chapter gives an overview of the course curriculum, complete with the conceptual framework,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
reach and richness jointly determine the potential value of the network, while receptivity is crucial in realizing that potential. The Dynamics of Social Structure: The Emergence and Decline of Small Worlds Authors:Ranjay Gulati, Maxim Sytch, and Adam Tatarynowicz... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 23, 2008
delegation of Chubb executives to discuss insurance issues. In the mid-1990s, Chubb opened representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen to do market research and assess the potential of the Chinese insurance market. In 2000,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
contest. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54708 June 2018 Management Science Personal and Social Usage: The Origins of Active Customers and Ways to Keep Them Engaged By: Lee, Clarence, Elie Ofek, and Thomas... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 28
LevelUp considers adjustments to make the service attractive to both consumers and merchants, while trying to accelerate deployment at reasonable cost. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/pivots-and-incentives-at-levelup/an/915001-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 19
PublicationsBroadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities and Specialization in the Hospital Industry Authors:Jonathan R. Clark and Robert S. Huckman Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract The long-standing argument... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
In 2012, two seasoned scholars shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their research on designing markets. Lloyd Shapley had developed theoretical methods to create stable matches in unstable markets. Alvin Roth had... View Details
- 05 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research
experimental studies at major universities. "Those books are basically reviews of social science research papers," says Norton, a social scientist who has been teaching in the Marketing Unit since 2005. "It turned out that corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 23 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 23
setting of eleven "wiki-like" programming contests, where contest submissions are open for reuse by others, each involving more than one hundred contributors and several thousand attempts to generate, over a one-week period, the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25
high-beta stocks. An Empirical Analysis of Innovation Contests: Strategic Incentives, Problem Uncertainty and Independent Experimentation along Parallel Paths Authors:Kevin J. Boudreau, Nicola Lacetera, and Karim R. Lakhani Publication:Management View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 22, 2008
the company had lost its "human touch" in the process of professionalizing and modernizing to capitalize on the fantastic market opportunities that had opened up in Spain. Some felt that the work was now too structured and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
In the opening minutes of the only classroom video ever made of the man widely recognized as the world's leading authority on case-method teaching, Professor C. Roland ("Chris") Christensen carefully arranges desks in an empty... View Details
- 25 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 25
link: http://www.palgrave.com/Products/TitlePrint.aspx?PID=362801 August 2013 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Investors Prefer Entrepreneurial Ventures Pitched by Attractive Men By: Brooks, Alison Wood, Laura Huang, Sarah... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne