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- 01 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 1
IBM Authors: Timothy F. Bresnahan, Shane Greenstein, and Rebecca M. Henderson Publication: In The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern. Chicago, Ill: University of Chicago Press, 2012... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
The New CEO’s Wrong Message
reduces his real power. When CEOs wield direct power, they must do so very selectively and deliberately—and never without a broader plan of action in mind. Usually, power is best used indirectly, through the disciplined processes... View Details
- 21 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)
Boston. Elberse is remaining mum on celebrities planning to attend the next session in order to protect their privacy. Participants sign up to learn strategies for launching creative products, managing talent, coping with advances in... View Details
- 03 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry
medicine is that most therapeutics were directed at symptoms, not causes.—Eric S. Lander With that in mind, about 200 HBS alumni working in the healthcare field converged in mid-November at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge to View Details
- 14 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog
needed while some are not. How to change the organization and management teams to create new competencies without changing your essence and core values?” Skills needed now: Continuous learning and integrating new information; developing... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- 06 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018
Monetary Policy and Emerging Market Credit Cycles By: Bräuning, Falk, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract—Foreign banks’ lending to firms in emerging market economies (EMEs) is large and denominated predominantly in U.S. dollars. This creates a View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
example. Rather than simply following an automated routine, many people in our study would often tailor their conduct toward the victim in ways that reflected the specific challenges of the situation or the needs of the victim. They frequently had to improvise. “Stress... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It
that are feeling threatened have learned how to bully younger upstarts by wielding licenses and patent law like a weapon. It certainly doesn't encourage the spirit of innovation, does it? However, it isn't just the inventors and fledgling... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
time and markets. Specifically, we build a model in which two firms that differ in their capabilities enter sequentially into two markets with different potentials for profit. The model is solved using game theory under three learning... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ’The Future of Boards’
describes the purpose of boards is phrased very broadly. For instance, in Delaware, which sets the standard for other states, directors find little help in the statute that defines their job: "The business and affairs of every corporation shall be managed by or under... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Lorsch
- 17 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook
proven by the historical evidence of the past. Or more precisely, there have been a wide variety of outcomes, but one persistent generalization is that foreign direct investment does not bring sustainable development unless the host... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century
electronics, the managers of five enterprises—Telefunken, RCA, Philips, Matsushita, and Sony—determined the direction in which the industry's paths of learning evolved from its beginnings in the 1920s until... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- Op-Ed
A Golden Opportunity for Ford and GM
their own. The bigger question is, will Ford and GM be able to capitalize on this opportunity for the long term? I was with Whitacre when he initially learned that Toyota was suspending sales of 57 percent of its autos sold in the United... View Details
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
their children's or relatives' college educations. The business would require a huge technology infrastructure, to capture millions of consumers' purchases and to direct company rebates on their spending (for credit-card and telephone... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 26 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way to Go to Market
Briefly, what are the opportunities and challenges presented by the Internet as a channel? A: The average cost of a direct sales call is about $150. The Internet is at about $5 or less per interaction! Of course, that should not be... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism
Interestingly, in further research in Brazil, Musacchio and Lazzarini found that companies that received direct government investment, as opposed to subsidized loans, tended to have better performance overall, a phenomenon they attribute... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- spring 1978
- Article
Foreign Investment from the Third World: The Experience of Chinese Firms from Hong Kong
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Foreign Investment from the Third World: The Experience of Chinese Firms from Hong Kong." Columbia Journal of World Business (spring 1978): 39–49. (Also reprinted in Henry Wai-Chung Yeung (ed.), The Globalization of Business Firms from Emerging Markets. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 2000.)
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
this effect drives advisor reactions to one of the most widely recommended advice-seeking strategies: seeking advice from multiple advisors to leverage the wisdom of crowds. Advisors negatively judge and interpersonally distance themselves from seekers who they View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership
members of the collective, Hill rejects the idea that they should be chosen in order to conform to a freeform type of corporate structure, a "one big happy family" mentality. People in organizations of collective genius, she insists, need to protect their independence... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 4, 2016
palters convey (“I was misled”). We also find that targets perceive palters to be especially unethical when palters are used in response to direct questions as opposed to when they are unprompted. Taken together, we show that paltering is... View Details