economic development - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Where Main Street Meets Wall Street

Professorship of Business Administration, "HBS alumni were directly involved in establishing the modern mutual fund industry and continue in prominent leadership positions today. Much like management consulting and venture capital, it's an industry that really... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Financial Services

11 Aug 2016
Cold Call Podcast

Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night

Education.” I'm your host, Brian Kenny, and you're listening to Cold Call. Bill Kirby is a historian who examines contemporary China's business, economic and political development in an international... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Education

19 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 19

claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development of specialized expertise, while the benefits of greater... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Financial Reporting Goes Global

their time considering the implications of a set of global standards. My work, and that of others in the area, shows that global differences in accounting have important economic impacts. For example, in my peer-reviewed research I have... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell; Accounting; Financial Services

22 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

about innovation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55477 November–December 2018 Organization Science Slack Time and Innovation By: Agrawal, Ajay, Christian Catalini, Avi Goldfarb, and Hong Luo Abstract— Traditional innovation models... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 5

Agarwal, and Christine ChiHarvard Business School Case 612-080 When HP established a branch of its corporate research lab in Singapore, the government played a key role through its Economic Development Board... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Mar 2017
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First Look at New Research, March 21

India's economic prospects looked bright for a developing country—it had a well-trained government bureaucracy bequeathed by the British, a secure legal system, national railroads, and more advanced industry... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 May 2016
Research Event

Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium

in research and development going forward,” Cohen said. Congress has considered more than a dozen bills that seek to control patent trolling by slamming companies that are found to be initiating frivolous suits with higher fees after the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel

20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20

falling profitability left it perilously close to violating key debt covenants, he had to move quickly. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/213142-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Note 413-122 Crafting a Career Narrative for New Professionals This note suggests an... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

31 May 2016
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May 31, 2016

additively separable in its state variables, leading to conquering the curse of dimensionality and the opportunity to manage the supply chain using independently acting managers. We develop conditions under which myopic policies are... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Nov 2010
Research & Ideas

GM’s IPO: Back to the Future

leverage this source of demand to learn from these experiences and design and develop innovative products. What should GM do? It must aim to achieve a clear transition with the IPO and not be satisfied with only incremental improvements.... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Auto

25 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Planning for Surprises

just two suppliers, while Great Britain has five suppliers to reduce the risk of supply disruptions. While fear of lawsuits has played a role, the fundamental problem is that the economics of vaccine production are unattractive for... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 14

http://hbr.org/2014/01/the-new-patterns-of-innovation/ar/1 January 2014 Journal of Labor Economics Skilled Immigration and the Employment Structures of U.S. Firms By: Pekkala Kerr, Sari, William R. Kerr, and William F. Lincoln Abstract—We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 May 2013
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First Look: May 21

knowledge spillovers. The strategic value of these agglomeration economies may vary by firm, depending upon the relative value of each economy, and upon firm and agglomeration economy traits. To better determine when a firm will be attracted to agglomeration economies,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Mar 2018
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First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

their businesses to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends rather than invest for the long term, undermining job growth and putting the country’s economic future at risk, often pointing to the high ratio of shareholder payouts... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business

independent developers to build new features. The cell phone has become a lucrative platform for more than handset makers—also in on the party are makers of digital cameras, music services, and organizer software. Not only are existing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

differentiation is difficult in retail as well because development of such advantages takes time and is difficult to execute. All the while, low-price players are constantly looming to pounce. Can low-margin retailers afford customer... View Details

Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products

03 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling

required to support them. Further, government payment for sick people's health care expenses will diminish the massive venture capital investment needed for developing genomically-derived therapies. We stand at the brink of a revolution... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Health