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  • March 1996 (Revised February 1999)
  • Case

Vistakon: 1 Day Acuvue Disposable Contact Lenses

By: Alvin J. Silk, Bruce Issacson and Marie Bell
Vistakon, an independent and entrepreneurial subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, pioneered the production and marketing of disposable contact lenses with the 1987 launch of Acuvue, the first disposable extended-wear lens--a soft contact lens that patients wear for a... View Details
Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Business Subsidiaries; Business Startups; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Price; Risk Management; Marketing; Product Positioning; Production; Performance Effectiveness; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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  • 12 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 12, 2006

productivity externalities in the host country generated by foreign multinational companies. We propose a mechanism that emphasizes the role of local financial markets in enabling foreign direct investment (FDI) to promote growth through... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Forthcoming
  • Article

Why Should Organizational Scholars Study Migration?

By: Exequiel Hernandez, Prithwiraj Choudhury, Elena Kulchina, Dan Wang, J. Miles Shaver, Mary Zellmer-Bruhn and Tarun Khanna
Migration is one of the most significant forces shaping economies and societies, yet it remains largely understudied in organizational research. At the same time, scholars in other fields with long traditions of studying migration tend to overlook the essential role of... View Details
Keywords: Research; Immigration; Organizations
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  • 24 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 24

clause in Argentinian sovereign debt instruments have generated considerable controversy. Some official-sector participants and academic articles have suggested that the rulings will disrupt or impede future sovereign debt restructurings View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 23

United States. In recent years, however, this centralized approach to the collection and analysis of adverse events through doctor-initiated case reports has been superseded by innovative, though episodic, pharmacoepidemiological studies... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 8, 2010

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w16216   Cases & Course MaterialsEmerging Nokia? Juan Alcácer, Tarun Khanna, Mary Furey, and Rakeen MabudHarvard Business School Case 710-429 By late 2009, Nokia was... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2014
  • Working Paper

Product to Platform Transitions: Organizational Identity Implications

By: Elizabeth J. Altman and Mary Tripsas
Organizations are increasingly recognizing that value they once derived from offering standalone products can be significantly enhanced if they transition to platform-based businesses that harness the innovative capabilities of complementors. While the competitive... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change; Organizational Identity; Ecosystems; Complementors; Managing Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Multi-Sided Platforms; Innovation and Management; Organizational Culture
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  • 18 May 2010
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First Look: May 18

market. We present statistics on the activity in these market mechanisms and present survey evidence that both mechanisms have facilitated matches. The paper concludes by discussing the emergence of platforms for transmitting job market... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

occurred—across four experiments, we find that revealing both successes and failures encountered on the path to success (compared to revealing only successes) decreases observers’ malicious envy. This effect holds regardless of the discloser’s status and cannot be... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 11 Oct 2022
  • News

On Balance

Mary Wooldridge (MBA 1994) recalls a job interview early in her career in which the interviewer asked, “Why should I employ you? At your age, you’re just going to go off and have children.” At another position, she recruited a younger man... View Details
Keywords: April White
  • 16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008

  Working PapersMarket Reaction to the Adoption of IFRS in Europe Authors:Christopher S. Armstrong, Mary E. Barth, Alan D. Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl Abstract This study examines the European stock market reaction to sixteen events... View Details
  • September 2021
  • Article

Perceptions on Undertaking Regular Asymptomatic Self-testing for COVID-19 Using Lateral Flow Tests: A Qualitative Study of University Students and Staff

By: Marta Wanat, Mary Logan, Jennifer A. Hirst, Charles Vicary, Joseph J. Lee, Rafael Perera, Irene Tracey, Gordon Duff, Peter Tufano, Thomas Fanshawe, Lazaro Mwandigha, Brian D. Nicholson, Sarah Tonkin-Crine and Richard Hobbs
Objectives: Successful implementation of asymptomatic testing programmes using lateral flow tests (LFTs) depends on several factors, including feasibility, acceptability and how people act on test results. We aimed to examine experiences of university students... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Self-testing; Health Pandemics; Health Testing and Trials; Behavior
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  • February 2009 (Revised December 2009)
  • Case

eReading: Amazon's Kindle

By: Bharat N. Anand, Peter W. Olson Esq. and Mary Tripsas
In November 2007, Amazon introduced the Kindle, the first electronic reader with wireless functionality. The case describes the launch of the Kindle and provides information on representative players in the industry (or broader ecosystem) who are likely to be affected... View Details
Keywords: Books; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Industry Structures; Standards; Distribution Channels; Competitive Strategy; Publishing Industry
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  • 03 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 3

goal of residency training. The Confederacy of Heterogeneous Software Organizations and Heterogeneous Developers: Field Experimental Evidence on Sorting and Worker Effort Authors:Kevin J. Boudreau and Karim R. Lakhani Publication:In The Rate and Direction of Inventive... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 12 Apr 2016
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April 12, 2016

differences disappear when callers mention a benchmark price for the repair. Finally, we find that repair shops are more likely to offer a price concession if asked to do so by a woman than a man. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 12

capture of accounting regulation by segments of the financial-services industry. Paper: http://hbr.org/2013/03/why-fair-value-is-the-rule/ar/1   Working PapersCarry Trade and Exchange-Rate Regimes Authors:Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Apr 2011
  • News

Do You See What I See?

already offers customized learning experiences to members of the Boston medical community. And a new student field study by Clive Chang (HBS ’11), Inessa Lurye (HKS/HBS ’13), and Mary Winn New (HBS ’11)... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • Web

Site Credits - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Janice Herndon and John Simon Mary Lee Kennedy, Executive Director , Baker Library Laura Linard, Director , Historical Collections, Baker Library Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at... View Details
  • 13 Feb 2024
  • Blog Post

Harvard Students Reflect on COP28

This article was originally published by The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability 15 Harvard students, funded to attend COP28 in Dubai, reflect on their experiences. The COP Student Observers Funding Program, supported View Details
  • Web

Credits – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Library Editing: Karen Bailey, Katherine Fox, Joan K. O'Donnell Exhibition Design: Chris Danemayer, proun Design Exhibition staff: Rachel Wise, Priscilla Anderson, Martha Kearsley, Melissa Murphy Print Design: Eleanor Bradshaw Mary Lee... View Details