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  • 23 Feb 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

submission reduces the probability of achieving top rank, it increases the community value of the submission. Code structures that are more nonconforming to commonly accepted programming conventions similarly increase the probability of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

founder and CEO of Ribbon Home, had to decide on the next steps for the company. Ribbon had introduced a program that backs consumers with cash offers without creating a loan structure in order to help them compete with iBuyers, such as... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 02 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018

with the task of executing the merger of these two entities. First, all parties must agree to the economic terms of this merger; a process that is challenging due to the complex ownership structures of these banks. Second, Civil and his... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Feb 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers

churches every three to five years. When that occurs, Parsons and his colleagues found, ministers who "poached" were less likely to be assigned to the highest-paying congregations. In a broader context the method of the Methodists spells out the necessity for... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Information; Publishing
  • 24 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 24, 2009

encourage partners to collaborate across the firm to serve clients' increasingly global and complex needs. In 2007, under Smith's leadership, the partnership agreed to implement holistic change, which included shifting from geographical to sector View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Oct 2006
  • Research & Ideas

New at the Helm: A Talk with HBS Dean Light

Departments. "The underlying logic of much of decision and control theory was similar to the underlying structure of how we at JPL would design trajectories and track and control a spacecraft," says Light. "So... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Education
  • 10 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Disruption: The Art of Framing

independent work processes in either organization. As the head of HR at one organization says, "You can't know beforehand where the points of integration will lie, you just have to let it emerge itself. Set up a structure and let the... View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
  • 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15

at the firm level. Second, differences in ownership structure across countries, measured by the difference in sectoral vertical integration indices, are smaller in sectors with similar levels of protection. Finally, ownership View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

nonlinear pricing schedule refers to any pricing structure where the total charges payable by customers are not proportional to the quantity of their consumed services. We begin the chapter with a discussion of the broad applicability of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 14, 2006

strangle innovation efforts with the same rigid planning, budgeting, and reviewing approaches they use in their existing businesses—thereby discouraging people from adapting as circumstances warrant. Companies must be careful how they View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017

performance including population density, financial development, and geographic connectedness. We also explore the impact of social structure measured by slavery and religion. We then profile the characteristics of inventors and their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Sep 2015
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September 29, 2015

identity and reputation, acting as a “federated republic.” Research limitations/implications—The new and combined application of the Heritage Quotient framework and the Corporate Brand Identity Matrix in the Heritage Brand Identity Process (HBIP) offers a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 28, 2015

by the interaction of partner firms that does not necessarily accrue to any of them. The extent of "ambivalent value" is unclear, but its persistence, despite changing structural market features, promises to help sustain... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 03 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 3

by the financial sector, a possible housing bubble, and an approaching referendum on Scotland's independence. Moreover, many claimed the UK was at risk of secular stagnation, a slowdown in economic growth caused by a structural deficiency... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 24

structuring of consumer loans than those who are not. Conditional on using decision-making authority, their decisions are also less risky ex post. These findings demonstrate employee selection as an important, but understudied, element of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 13 Dec 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Improving Public Health for the Poor

one generation. So right off the bat you need scale and permanence. Both private and public philanthropy, when they work well, play a key role in fostering the birth of new concepts and ideas. But neither philanthropy nor development agencies are View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health
  • 29 Nov 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors

Silicon Valley. We focused our research on these two regions because they're both technologically dynamic and because of previous research on the influence of networks on regional innovation. As we expected, a small-world structure is no... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant; Publishing
  • May 2024 (Revised May 2025)
  • Case

Hakluyt: From Corporate Intelligence to Trusted Advisors

By: Joseph B. Fuller and Lena Duchene
Established in 1995 by a group of ex-British intelligence officers, Hakluyt & Company (Hakluyt) was a corporate advisory firm that generated insights by leveraging a unique blend of internal expertise and a global network of well-connected individuals. Since 2019, the... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Talent and Talent Management; Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Corporate Finance; Equity; Stock Shares; Corporate Governance; Business History; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Leadership Style; Growth Management; Management Succession; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Networks; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Transformation; Consulting Industry; Europe; United Kingdom; England; London
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  • February 2018 (Revised August 2018)
  • Case

Blue Haven Initiative: The PEGAfrica Investment

By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Amram Migdal
This case examines Blue Haven Initiative (BHI), an impact investing fund and family office, and one of its investments, PEGAfrica (PEG). BHI founder Liesel Pritzker Simmons’ motivations for using her family wealth to start a family office focused on impact investing,... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Family Office; Development; International Development; International Development Investing; Development Fund; Sustainability; Solar Energy; Solar; Pay As You Go; PAYG; MFI; Social Venture; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Economics; Development Economics; Energy; Energy Conservation; Energy Sources; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Finance; Assets; Asset Pricing; Capital; Capital Budgeting; Capital Structure; Venture Capital; Cash; Cash Flow; Currency; Currency Exchange Rate; Equity; Private Equity; Financial Instruments; Debt Securities; Stock Shares; Financing and Loans; Microfinance; International Finance; Investment; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Price; Geography; Geographic Location; Emerging Markets; Ownership; Ownership Stake; Private Ownership; Social Enterprise; Value; Valuation; Value Creation; Energy Industry; Financial Services Industry; Green Technology Industry; Africa; United States
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  • 13 Oct 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?

family firm in an environment that is increasingly competitive and requires them to be efficient. Organizational structure was less important when Turkey was cut off from the rest of the world. All you needed was an attractive import... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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