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31 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 31, 2009

range from unstructured collaborations, through consortia and joint ventures that superimpose new governance structures on existing firms, to transactions that restructure firm boundaries and asset... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 5, 2007

change in the information set for employees when the incentives and decision rights remain unchanged. Also examines the tradeoffs front-line employees face as they divide their efforts between reaching new customers and increasing the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

What’s Government’s Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing?

broad-based guarantees of mortgage-backed securities [MBS]. This approach would be most similar to the current system except that the new firms would not be government sponsored and would have to pay for the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

March 2021 (Revised February 2025)
Teaching Note

Afterpay U.S.: The Omnichannel Dilemma

By: Antonio Moreno and Anibha Singh

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-086. In 2018, Nick Molnar, the founder of the Australia-based online payment service Afterpay began its expansion to the U.S. market. The service had gained a loyal following in Australia by enabling customers to pay for online... View Details

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30 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 30

Daniel Kahneman, 217-247. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Abstract We test for whether, once "basic needs" are satisfied, there is happiness adaptation to further gains in income using three data sets. Individual German... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11

such patents. Our theoretical model builds on two distinct strategy literatures: firms appropriating rents from new technologies and firms managing stakeholders. We predict... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

July 2011 (Revised August 2011)
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Renewing GE: The Africa Project (B)

By: David A. Thomas and Stephanie J. Creary

This case continues the story of the evolution of GE's business initiatives Africa. Between November 2010 and March 2011 several significant structural changes and leadership appointments were announced at GE, which reflected the company's commitment to global growth... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Restructuring; Multinational Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Consumer Products Industry; Hong Kong; Africa; Republic of Ireland

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18 Jul 2019
Lessons from the Classroom

The Internet of Things Needs a Business Model. Here It Is

and develop new workflows. “We can put sensors on something and get great data out of it, but then the question becomes what are we going to do with that data—and how are we going to make money off of it?” So why, then, do most IoT... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer

13 May 2014
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First Look: May 13

of lawyers in a large North American law firm provide support for our predictions. We call for a new direction in network research that investigates how network-related behaviors associated with building... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 24, 2008

two recently identified bounds: bounded ethicality and bounded awareness. By organizing diverse theories into a clear framework, the taxonomy should aid researchers and educators in identifying new strategies for improving decision... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 7

the company's marketing department into an integral part of product development, product management, and strategic planning after years of relative neglect is considered. The role of Chief Executive Officer Jeff Immelt in initiating and overseeing that change is... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation

Obama-to move government data to the Web-lead to public benefits much faster? Data.gov, the subject of a new HBS case study, taught for the first time this summer, highlights the potential of raw data to spur citizen creativity and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

16 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 16

Abstract We document geographic concentration by both venture capital firms and venture capital-financed companies in three metropolitan areas: San Francisco, Boston, and New York. We find that venture... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 7, 2008

interests of general voters. By collecting news and combining it with entertainment, media are able to inform passive voters on politically relevant issues. To show the impact this information has on legislative outcomes, we document the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer

the Market for Digital Information Goods," is among the first efforts to study the interactions of two entirely new and radical business models operating in the same market. Sean Silverthorne: What attracted you to research this area... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music

13 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 13

must also build new organizational capabilities in ASUSTeK, while Pegatron struggles to win business from ASUSTeK's former customers and now competitors. The case offers an opportunity to apply the lens of disruptive innovations to a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

The Power of the Noncompete Clause

company in Boston, I was recruited by another speech recognition firm in Silicon Valley. At first I thought I wouldn't be able to take the job given the noncompete agreement I had signed in Boston, but I was nonetheless able to make the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

April 2019
Case

Afterpay U.S.: The Omnichannel Dilemma

By: Antonio Moreno, Donald Ngwe and George Gonzalez

In 2018, Nick Molnar, the founder of the Australia-based online payment service Afterpay began its expansion to the U.S. market. The service had gained a loyal following in Australia by enabling customers to pay for online purchases through four interest-free... View Details

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21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

firms headquartered in the United States have performed well since 1980 when compared to firms in Europe or Asia (measured both by sales and by numbers of new product... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Sep 2009
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Series, No. 15325, September 2009 Abstract Evidence on the "funding gap" for investment innovation is surveyed. The focus is on financial market reasons for underinvestment that exist even when externality-induced underinvestment is absent. We conclude that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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First Look: March 31, 2009

First Look: June 5, 2007

What’s Government’s Role in Regulating Home Purchase Financing?

Afterpay U.S.: The Omnichannel Dilemma

First Look: March 30

First Look: March 11

Renewing GE: The Africa Project (B)

The Internet of Things Needs a Business Model. Here It Is

First Look: May 13

First Look: June 24, 2008

First Look: Dec. 7

Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation

First Look: March 16

First Look: October 7, 2008

Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer

First Look: April 13

The Power of the Noncompete Clause

Afterpay U.S.: The Omnichannel Dilemma

First Look: April 21, 2009

First Look: September 22