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  • 19 Jun 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018

operation and to understand the tradeoffs between customer service and labor utilization. Purchase this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/618062-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 318-104 Haier: Incubating Entrepreneurs in a Chinese... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 03 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 3

and perspective on crises both personal and global. GNH had become the country's brand and suggested a possible future for capitalism. Was Bhutan on to something? Was there really a tradeoff between growth and happiness, and, if so, was... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 23

reseller-mode is preferred depends on whether independent suppliers or the intermediary are better suited to optimally tailor marketing activities for each specific product. We show that this tradeoff is shifted towards the reseller-mode... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 20 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Are Company Founders Underpaid?

a fundamental tradeoff faced by founders. Beyond the financial factors examined above, a major nonfinancial motivation for many entrepreneurs is the ability to leave their stamp on their ventures by being able to control the venture,... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Financial Services; Technology
  • 29 Nov 2004
  • Research & Ideas

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

productivity. Ideally, you need to make your technical staff aware of the tradeoffs and the technical/competitive landscape without building barriers to creativity. One thing is to appoint a technical gatekeeper that will keep close watch... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant; Publishing
  • 12 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019

drive experiments and make decisions more centrally, and others by combining both approaches. The note highlights important tradeoffs in designing management systems for control and new-market adaptation and the need to incorporate a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 18 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

products. After presenting empirical support for our claims of an evolving marketplace, we discuss the tradeoffs associated with reshaping the ODA for the 21st century. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21

dilemma" in which a startup's resource dependence drives a wedge between the startup's value and the founder's ability to retain control of decision making. I develop hypotheses about this tradeoff and test the hypotheses on a unique... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 27, 2009

noisy) relationship with adoption.Plausible explanations for the difference are explored, centering on tradeoffs between stand-alone vs. strategic motivations for adopting as well as important distinctions between the two technologies.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 25

completion times, our work highlights the tradeoffs between the time required to exercise discretion and the potential gains from doing so, which has implications for how discretion over scheduling should be delegated. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Nov 2007
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching The Moral Leader

decidedly moral flavor, involving tradeoffs between near-term infrastructure costs and long-term (possibly very long-term) benefits, and impacts that extend well beyond the traditional constituencies of the firm. To meet these challenges,... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education
  • 29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29

assets owned by Merlin and Tussauds. Based on the facts and financials provided, it is clear there were tradeoffs between the size of the potential returns for each option, timing, and the risks that have to be managed. What should the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

depth against scope of MSP functions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-115.pdf Proprietary vs. Open Two-Sided Platforms and Social Efficiency Author:Andrei Hagiu Abstract This paper identifies a fundamental economic welfare View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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