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- December 2014
- Article
The Contaminating Effects of Building Instrumental Ties: How Networking Can Make Us Feel Dirty
By: Tiziana Casciaro, Francesca Gino and Maryam Kouchaki
To create social ties to support their professional or personal goals, people actively engage in instrumental networking. Drawing from moral psychology research, we posit that this intentional behavior has unintended consequences for an individual's morality. Unlike... View Details
Keywords: Networking; Morality; Dirtiness; Power; Networks; Moral Sensibility; Identity; Power and Influence
Casciaro, Tiziana, Francesca Gino, and Maryam Kouchaki. "The Contaminating Effects of Building Instrumental Ties: How Networking Can Make Us Feel Dirty." Administrative Science Quarterly 59, no. 4 (December 2014): 705–735.
- January 2024 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Private 5G Networks
By: Andy Wu and Maggie Yang
In the late 2010’s, 5G emerged as a new standard in communication technology. 5G was designed to enable ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC), massive machine-type communication (MMTC), and enhanced mobile broadband (EMBB) (see Exhibit 1 for a detailed... View Details
Keywords: 5G; Communication Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Telecommunications Industry
Wu, Andy, and Maggie Yang. "Private 5G Networks." Harvard Business School Case 724-430, January 2024. (Revised May 2024.)
- 2014
- Working Paper
The Contaminating Effects of Building Instrumental Ties: How Networking Can Make Us Feel Dirty
By: Tiziana Casciaro, Francesca Gino and Maryam Kouchaki
To create social ties to support their professional or personal goals, people actively engage in instrumental networking. Drawing from moral psychology research, we posit that this intentional behavior has unintended consequences for an individual's morality. Unlike... View Details
Keywords: Networking; Morality; Dirtiness; Power; Networks; Moral Sensibility; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence
Casciaro, Tiziana, Francesca Gino, and Maryam Kouchaki. "The Contaminating Effects of Building Instrumental Ties: How Networking Can Make Us Feel Dirty." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-108, April 2014.
- August 2006
- Teaching Note
County Department of Public Health: Organizing for Emergency Preparedness and Response (TN)
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Ajay Vinze and Minu Ipe
Teaching Note to 806089. View Details
- 2010
- Other Unpublished Work
Hunkering Down and Venturing Out: Network Activation in Response to the Uncertainty of Organizational Restructuring
Uncertain times in organizational life are often accompanied by shifts in resources and power and can trigger a desire for people to affiliate with others. Yet little is understood about which network ties people activate when they feel uncertain about their standing... View Details
- Article
Moving Forward from COVID-19: Organizational Dimensions of Effective Hospital Emergency Management
By: Mariam Krikorian Atkinson, Nicholas Cagliuso, John Hick, Sara Singer, Elizabeth Bambury, Tuna Cem Hayirli, Masha Kuznetsova and Paul Biddinger
Federal investment in emergency preparedness has increased notably since the 9/11 attacks, yet it is unclear if and how U.S. hospital readiness has changed in the 20 years since then. In particular, understanding effective aspects of hospital emergency management... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19; Hospital Preparedness/response; Urban/rural Hospitals; Emergency Management; National Strategy; Health Pandemics; Crisis Management; Performance Effectiveness; Governance; Policy; United States
Atkinson, Mariam Krikorian, Nicholas Cagliuso, John Hick, Sara Singer, Elizabeth Bambury, Tuna Cem Hayirli, Masha Kuznetsova, and Paul Biddinger. "Moving Forward from COVID-19: Organizational Dimensions of Effective Hospital Emergency Management." Health Security 19, no. 5 (September–October 2021): 508–520.
- 2019
- Working Paper
Southern Responses to Gold Certification: Cooperate, Compete, Reject, Revise
By: Kristin Sippl
Artisanal gold mining is a Southern subsistence livelihood posing both challenges and opportunities for sustainable development. In 2011, Fairtrade International launched a certification program to address sustainability problems in the sector. Southern activists,... View Details
Keywords: Eco-labeling; Extractive Industries; Emerging Economies; Fair Trade; Environmental Sustainability; Standards; Programs; Governance Compliance; Competition; Adaptation; Mining Industry
Sippl, Kristin. "Southern Responses to Fair Trade Gold: Cooperation, Competition, Supplementation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-055, November 2018. (Forthcoming in Ecological Economics.)
- 2016
- Working Paper
Private Networks of Managers and Financial Analysts and Their Externality on a Firm's Information Environment
By: Zengquan Li, T.J. Wong and Gwen Yu
When emerging market firms raise external capital, they face a tradeoff where greater transparency may lead to a lower cost of capital but at the cost of revealing proprietary information in their relational business practices. We find that firms overcome this... View Details
Keywords: Emerging Market; Financial Analysts; Information; Emerging Markets; Forecasting and Prediction; Corporate Governance
Li, Zengquan, T.J. Wong, and Gwen Yu. "Private Networks of Managers and Financial Analysts and Their Externality on a Firm's Information Environment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-135, June 2016. (Revised October 2016.)
- 2014
- Article
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China: Symbol or Substance?
By: Christopher Marquis and Cuili Qian
This study focuses on how and why firms strategically respond to government signals regarding appropriate corporate activity. We integrate institutional theory and research on corporate political strategy to develop a political dependence model that explains (a) how... View Details
Keywords: Institutional Theory; Political Strategy; Non-market Strategy; China; Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Emerging Markets; Government and Politics; China
Marquis, Christopher, and Cuili Qian. "Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in China: Symbol or Substance?" Organization Science 25, no. 1 (January–February 2014): 127–148.
- August 2011 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Global Business School Network
By: Christopher Marquis and Rwitwika Bhattacharya
The mission of the Global Business School Network (GBSN) is to strengthen business education for the developing world. The organization was transitioning out of its startup phase and wants to shift its focus from capacity building activities driven by the organization... View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Strategy; Business Education; Development Economics; Globalization; Global Strategy; Education Industry
Marquis, Christopher, and Rwitwika Bhattacharya. "Global Business School Network." Harvard Business School Case 412-044, August 2011. (Revised September 2011.)
- Article
Strategic Networks and Entrepreneurial Ventures
Much research suggests that social networks shape the emergence and development of nascent ventures. Scholars have argued that founders' and firms' networks influence innovation and the identification of entrepreneurial opportunities, as well as facilitate the... View Details
Keywords: Social and Collaborative Networks; Innovation and Invention; Opportunities; Value; Body of Literature; Research; Outcome or Result; Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Relationships; Management Practices and Processes; Power and Influence
Stuart, Toby E., and Olav Sorenson. "Strategic Networks and Entrepreneurial Ventures." Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 1, nos. 3-4 (December 2007): 211–227.
- February 2011 (Revised November 2013)
- Case
The Cheezburger Network
By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
Cheezburger Network was a Web publisher of humorous, user-contributed content, using social media for dissemination, and selling advertising against the traffic of 1 billion page views per quarter. In January 2011, it raised $30 million in venture capital for the... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Digital Marketing; Customer Relationship Management; Venture Capital; Emerging Markets; Strategic Planning; Sales; Internet and the Web; Publishing Industry; Web Services Industry
Deighton, John, and Leora Kornfeld. "The Cheezburger Network." Harvard Business School Case 511-091, February 2011. (Revised November 2013.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- January 1994 (Revised May 1996)
- Background Note
Leading for Integrity: Corporate Purpose and Responsibility
By: Lynn S. Paine
Outlines several differing conceptions of corporate purpose and responsibility that emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. View Details
Keywords: Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Corporate Strategy
Paine, Lynn S. "Leading for Integrity: Corporate Purpose and Responsibility." Harvard Business School Background Note 394-144, January 1994. (Revised May 1996.)
- October 2018
- Case
Corruption and Business in Emerging Markets
By: Geoffrey Jones, Tarun Khanna and Nataliya Langburd Wright
The case is built around video clips from top business leaders in emerging markets who were interviewed for Harvard Business School’s innovative Creating Emerging Markets oral history project. Corruption is a widespread problem in emerging markets, and this case is... View Details
Jones, Geoffrey, Tarun Khanna, and Nataliya Langburd Wright. "Corruption and Business in Emerging Markets." Harvard Business School Case 319-054, October 2018.
- March 1996 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Portfolio Capital Flows to Emerging Markets
By: Huw Pill
Presents some data showing the magnitude, direction, and composition of capital flows to less developed countries (the so-called emerging markets) in the period 1990-1995. Some potential explanations for these flows are discussed. A number of policy responses to the... View Details
Keywords: International Finance; Emerging Markets; Policy; Capital; Developing Countries and Economies
Pill, Huw. "Portfolio Capital Flows to Emerging Markets." Harvard Business School Case 796-129, March 1996. (Revised February 2002.)
- Article
Network Effects Aren't Enough
By: Andrei Hagiu and Simon Rothman
In many ways, online marketplaces are the perfect business model. Since they facilitate transactions between independent suppliers and customers rather than take possession of and responsibility for the products or services in question, they have inherently low cost... View Details
Keywords: Digital Platforms; Competition; Internet and the Web; Network Effects; Market Participation
Hagiu, Andrei, and Simon Rothman. "Network Effects Aren't Enough." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 4 (April 2016): 65–71.
- July 2015
- Article
The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Investment Recommendations: Analysts' Perceptions and Shifting Institutional Logics
By: Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
We explore the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) ratings on sell-side analysts' assessments of firms' future financial performance. We suggest that when analysts perceive CSR as an agency cost, due to the prevalence of an agency logic, they produce... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Analysts; Investment Recommendations; Sustainability; Institutional Logics; Environment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Investment; Corporate Governance; United States
Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim. "The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Investment Recommendations: Analysts' Perceptions and Shifting Institutional Logics." Strategic Management Journal 36, no. 7 (July 2015): 1053–1081.
- 2014
- Article
Why Was Boston Strong?: Law Enforcement Lessons from the Boston Marathon Bombing
By: Dutch Leonard, Christine M. Cole and Arnold M. Howitt
On April 15, 2013, at 2:49 pm, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Three people died, and more than 260 others needed hospital care, many having lost limbs or suffered horrific wounds. Those explosions began about... View Details
Keywords: Boston Marathon Bombing; Disaster Response; Emergency Management; Crisis Management; Law Enforcement
Leonard, Dutch, Christine M. Cole, and Arnold M. Howitt. "Why Was Boston Strong? Law Enforcement Lessons from the Boston Marathon Bombing." Gazette (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) 76, no. 4 (2014): 14–16.
- March 2009 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
CalPERS' Emerging Equity Markets Principles
By: Robert G. Eccles and Aldo Sesia
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS)—the largest public pension fund in the U.S.—had adopted a new principles-based approach to investing in emerging market equities in November 2007. Previously, CalPERS internal and external money managers were... View Details
Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Investment Return; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Emerging Markets; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Value; Financial Services Industry; Public Administration Industry; China; California
Eccles, Robert G., and Aldo Sesia. "CalPERS' Emerging Equity Markets Principles." Harvard Business School Case 409-054, March 2009. (Revised October 2009.)
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
strategies to the unique contexts of emerging markets—and instill in their organizations an organizational openness to experiments. Zain's One Network and Microsoft's FonePlus are only two examples of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace