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21 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

relies on Costco as a distributional partner, which adds credibility as well as helps to the brand without overspending on advertising. A logistics system allows Vizio to import televisions from a manufacturer in China in just-in-time... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

28 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 28, 2008

relationship between sales and wage volatility at the firm level is stronger since 1980, is present only in large companies, and is stronger in services than in manufacturing companies. World Technology Lags Authors:Diego A. Comin, Bart... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 2015
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Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste

By: David F. Drake, Janice H. Hammond and Matthew G. Preble

The global consumer goods company Unilever was on pace to hit a number of aggressive targets by 2020 as part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Project, including a goal to halve the waste associated with the disposal of its products. Unilever's chief supply chain... View Details

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Exploration vs. Exploitation

By: Willy Shih

This module note introduces James March's concept of exploration and exploitation, and the management challenge of balancing the allocation of resources to the two activities in the firm. The note also touches on the O'Reilly and Tushman paper on the ambidextrous... View Details

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Strategy and Technology

By: Andy Wu

The Strategy and Technology elective course explores the unique aspects of creating effective strategies for technology-intensive businesses.

What strategies win in markets with network effects?
How can technology be... View Details

13 Mar 2018
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March 13, 2018

Yanping Liu Abstract—We evaluate manufacturing firms' responses to changes in the real exchange rate (RER) using detailed firm-level data for a large set of countries for the period 2001–2010. We uncover the following stylized facts: In... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Oct 2016
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October 25, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51759 forthcoming American Economic Journal: Economic Policy When Discounts Raise Costs: The Effect of Copay Coupons on Generic Utilization By: Dafny, Leemore S., Christopher Ody, and Matt Schmitt Abstract—Branded... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Nov 2009
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listed and unlisted firms from across a wide spectrum of manufacturing and services industries and ownership structures such as state-owned firms, business groups, and private and foreign firms. Detailed balance sheet and ownership... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

manufacturing facilities in the country increase their local content. To address both problems at once, Joachim Zahn, the head of DaimlerBenz in Brazil, arranged with POEMA, a local antipoverty program in Belem, to construct a modern,... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2025 Commencement Remarks | About

not adapting. Many people think about adaptability reactively: the ability to be responsive to a change in the environment. An example of this would be how quickly a traditional automobile manufacturer can respond to the introduction of... View Details

14 Nov 2019
Book

Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History

Turkey’s economic development story has always been something of a black box for scholars to understand, perhaps in part because many of the most successful business enterprises there have been in family hands and largely closed to public scrutiny. The authors of a new... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Apr 2019
Book

Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

that draws on sales systems, supply chain systems, and manufacturing and product data. A similar system for small businesses would combine at least four key activities: banking and payments, loans and credit, accounting, and tax. The key... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Banking; Financial Services

24 Oct 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

technologies to help companies increase employee happiness. Hitachi had begun manufacturing high-tech badges that quantify a wearer’s activity patterns. Data from these devices revealed an unusually high correlation between certain... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Mar 2015
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Joan E. Ricart, and Jorge Tarzijan Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780198701873.do February 2015 Manufacturing & Service Operations Management Improving... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

percent of menu price, and every hour a table sits empty is lost revenue that can never be recovered. So too for spas, gyms, hotels, and many other services. Retailers of durable products, like manufactured goods and clothing, are in a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Advertising; Technology

15 Jan 2013
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Architecture of Transaction Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Hierarchy in Two Sectors Authors:Luo, Jianxi, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Daniel E. Whitney, and Christopher L. Magee Publication:Industrial and Corporate Change Abstract Many products are View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009

has been successful in up markets, in the current down market its strategic rationale was being tested. As a capital-intensive manufacturer of DRAMs that had to license its designs from abroad, was it able to compete with large vertically... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Mar 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

automated way, for instance by screening out weapons manufacturers stocks or overweighting LGBTQ friendly companies, while still closely tracking the overall stock market performance. In 2017, bolstered by $3.25 million in seed funding... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Dec 2004
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How an Order Views Your Company

product is being put together, it has been possible for manufacturers to leave those identification markers in the product. So later on when the same customer calls with an inquiry or a complaint, it is now so easy to go back to the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston

01 Dec 2010
News

Innovation Takes Center Stage

note. Nohria explained his belief that people’s life stories deeply influence the way they conduct themselves as leaders. In his own case, he described the profound effect his father, the CEO of a large electrical equipment manufacturing... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

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Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets

First Look: October 28, 2008

Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste

Exploration vs. Exploitation

Strategy and Technology

March 13, 2018

October 25, 2016

First Look: Nov. 3

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

Dean Srikant Datar’s 2025 Commencement Remarks | About

Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History

Fintech's Game-Changing Opportunities for Small Business

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

First Look: March 10

Is Groupon Good for Retailers?

First Look: January 15

First Look: April 28, 2009

First Look at New Research and Ideas, March 20, 2018

How an Order Views Your Company

Innovation Takes Center Stage