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- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
which casts the profit-seeking incentives of firms as the main driver of technical change. In a series of influential writings, von Hippel and colleagues found empirical evidence that flatly contradicted the producer-centered model of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 23, 2007
banking and would result in the 10th-largest bank in the world. Discusses the main sources of value creation from international expansion and acquisitions in the commercial banking industry. Also, highlights the barriers to integration... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Entrepreneurship Outside the Valley - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Entrepreneurship Outside the Valley Course Number 1631 Professor Paul Gompers Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits Overview: Entrepreneurship has been shown to be a major driver of economic development in markets like Israel,... View Details
- 08 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 8
achieve greater results in the communities that had implemented the StriveTogether framework. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/he-main/resources/documents/web-files/314031p2.pdf Harvard Business School Case 714-488 Drivers of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2013
- First Look
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... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
more "collaborative." Too often, however, companies fail to distinguish among the various choices they face with respect to alternative modes of collaboration. Collaborative innovation can take a wide variety of forms, each with profound implications for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 27
our results suggest that the predictive value of accruals and market participants' ability to process it are a significant driver of accrual-based anomalies. Consumer Policy Author:J. Gunnar Trumbull... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
rate shocks has a muted effect on portfolio risk at long horizons and does not diminish the benefits of global portfolio diversification to long-term investors. Empirically, we find that increased correlations of discount rate shocks resulting from financial... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 4
process. The paper explores how entrepreneurs and firms translated societal values into brands, globalized them, and changed societal perceptions of beauty as a result. It also shows the limitations of the homogenization achieved by firms... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Mar 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Can the Proposed American Health Care Act Improve on 'Obamacare'?
have created larger roles for consumers in the health care marketplace. Obamacare opened up a mass market of coverage sold directly to individuals. This was arguably the largest driver of a consumer revolution in health insurance. It... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Beyond the Plastisphere
profitable into their value chain.” The firm has certified supply chains in Thailand and Indonesia, which are among the worst contributors of plastic ocean debris, and plans to expand into other parts of Asia and Latin America soon.... View Details
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
performance of hybrid organizations that pursue a social mission, and sustain their operations through commercial activities, by studying work integration social enterprises (WISEs). We argue that social imprinting and economic productivity are both important View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
the basic management issues it raises—the value of Lincoln's clear and consistent approaches to strategy, organization, and what motivates workers." "Motivation is the key to a high-performing organization, and it's at the core... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
popularity of this case about an unglamorous product in an obscure industry. “I think its durability comes from the opportunity to discuss the basic management issues it raises — the value of Lincoln’s clear and consistent approaches to... View Details
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
Creation The first driver of an effective niche strategy is value creation. Specialize in unique capabilities. An effective niche strategy creates value by selecting a... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
Enables readers to analyze the business plan and make recommendations for funding. Rewritten version of earlier supplements. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807051 A Note on Applying Dimensional Analysis to Understand... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
law faced such bitter dissent from taxi drivers that Samaras thought it might never get off the ground. “Structural changes were very difficult because people had gotten used to playing with the old cards. Nothing was changing,” he says.... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
disconnect between strategic goals and field implementation in sales. This article focuses on four areas where companies can improve links between strategy and sales. The article also outlines how selling activities materially affect core View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Create Winning Streaks
and End, regarding the importance of confidence as a driver of business and organizational success. Key Learnings 1. Confidence, or lack of it, is not just a characteristic of individuals, but applies to organizations and their external... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
age by adapting a current business model to the new marketplace. The book offers critical insights into responding to disruptive shock with three value propositions: repositioning today’s business to maximize resilience; creating a new... View Details