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  • 28 Nov 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation

translates upstream to a company’s willingness to produce new products.” That could take the form of more diagnostic tests or other complementary technologies that would help monitor procedures—for example, a new device to check the View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Medical Devices & Supplies
  • 17 Dec 2024
  • News

Solving the Underemployment Crisis

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, it’s Dan. Today, we are sharing a brief excerpt from Managing the Future of Work, the critically-acclaimed podcast from my colleagues at Harvard Business School. Each episode, HBS professors Bill Kerr... View Details
  • 02 Sep 2014
  • First Look

First Look: September 2

Publisher's link: http://hbr.org/2014/09/contextual-intelligence/ar/1 September 2014 The Interdisciplinary Science of Consumption Appetite, Consumption, and Choice in the Human Brain By: Knutson, Brian, and Uma R. Karmarkar... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Jun 2009
  • First Look

First Look: June 23

variety of applications and services that drive the popularity of software. The first principle focuses on enabling choice: firms should allow consumers and partners to have a real choice between complementary products and services from... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 May 2008
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First Look: May 28, 2008

institutional theory, we hypothesize that ratings are particularly likely to spur responses from firms whose legitimacy is threatened—and thus are shamed—by these ratings. We extend existing theory by drawing on the strategic choice... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Jun 2010
  • News

MBAs on a Mission

for example — we are working to influence the environmental choices global companies make in the large-scale production of commodities such as palm oil, pulp, livestock, and soy.” The Power of Serendipity What’s your next career move when... View Details
Keywords: Sarah Auerbach;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna; Corporate Services; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 13 Mar 2007
  • First Look

First Look: March 13, 2007

(Abridged) Harvard Business School Case 705-441 Designed as an overview of all aspects of the strategy process: industry analysis, positioning, dynamics and sustainability, and scope issues of corporate strategy, including vertical integration, horizontal... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: January 15

global buyout fund: Bain Capital Fund XI. For the fund, Bain was offering its limited partners a choice between three different fee structures: first, a "conventional" fee structure of a 1.5% management fee with 20% carried... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 May 2013
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First Look: May 21

based upon firm and agglomeration economy traits. We test our framework on the U.S. location choices of new manufacturing entrants between 1985 and 1994 and find that firms are far more attracted to skilled... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009

he faces the additional choice of whether to file for bankruptcy in the U.K. or in France, which take quite different approaches to restructuring troubled companies. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • March 2018
  • Case

Chaudhary Group: Rebuilding Nepal

By: Christopher J. Malloy, Lauren H. Cohen and Inakshi Sobti
After the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the Chaudhary Group, a billion-dollar conglomerate in Nepal, decides to play a pivotal role in rebuilding the country. The Group's philanthropic arm (Chaudhary Foundation) works with stakeholders and develops a blue print for short- and... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Family Business; Decision Choices and Conditions; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Venture Capital; Microfinance; Geographic Location; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Management; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Resource Allocation; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Natural Disasters; Social and Collaborative Networks; Social Issues; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Banking Industry; Auto Industry; Real Estate Industry; Travel Industry; Nepal
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  • 05 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 5

when an independent director is more likely to dissent and who is more likely to dissent. Controlling for firm and board characteristics, we find that dissent is significantly correlated with breakdown of social ties between the independent director and the board chair... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2013
  • News

Making Change

residence in more than 30 states, and I couldn't marry the person of my choice in all but a handful of states. I knew that at the current pace of change, it could be years before I would have the same rights as my straight classmates. I... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley; housing; gay rights; diabesity; disability; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Real Estate
  • 20 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: September 20

place. The leading players in these clusters are multilocation firms that organize and integrate knowledge across sites worldwide. Strong internal links across locations allow these firms to leverage knowledge for competitive advantage... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Dec 2006
  • First Look

First Look: December 19, 2006

of all organizational units. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-030.pdf Future Lock-in: Or, I'll Agree to do the Right Thing Next Week Authors:Todd Rogers and Max H. Bazerman Abstract When making decisions a person often thinks that she should... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 23, 2008

economists, to kidney exchange, and school choice in New York City and Boston. Third-World Multinationals: A Look Back Author:Louis T. Wells Periodical:In Emerging MNEs from Emerging Markets, edited by Ravi Ramamurti and Jitendra V.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016

erroneous expressions. Calls that have greater use of non-plain English and more erroneous expressions show lower intraday price movement and trading volume. The capital market responses to non-plain English and erroneous expressions are more negative when the firm is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 25 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 25

advantage. America needs a manufacturing renaissance-for restoring itself and for the global economy as a whole. This will require major changes. Pisano and Shih show how company-level choices are key to the sustained success of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 13

behavior and preferences into service cost and productivity standard metrics. Optimal Value and Growth Tilts in Long-Horizon Portfolios Authors:W. Jakub Jurkek and Luis M. Viceira Publication:Review of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract We develop an analytical solution to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Feb 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Power of the Noncompete Clause

injunction based on the Nuance engineers' noncompetes. The flip side of the coin is that employers can exploit these differences by locating in areas such as Silicon Valley where noncompetes do not block one's ability to recruit talent.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace