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- 30 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 30
Stanton Abstract—This study examines the role of the Indian diaspora in the outsourcing of work to India. Our data are taken from oDesk, the world's largest online platform for outsourced contracts, where India is the largest country in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55053 2018 Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient Revenue Farming Reconsidered: Tenurial Rights and Tenurial Duties in Early Modern India, ca. 1556–1818 By: Sheth, Sudev J Abstract—The meaning of land... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
of employees that can prove most difficult." It Takes An Innovative Village Creativity is doubtless a significant force in the Indian fashion business, the focus of research by HBS professor Mukti Khaire. While the fashion industry... View Details
- 19 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India
you to evolve with the customer.— Kishore Biyani, Pantaloon Retail What is the mall's role in the panelists' businesses? "It's probably not the right strategy for Intergold," said Jain. Consumer research has shown that at least for now, View Details
- 11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11
unique dataset of Chinese and Indian herbal patents filed on the USPTO and EPO between 1977 and 2010 and exploit a natural experiment where the USPTO and EPO adopted a codified database of traditional herbal prior art at different points... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2017
- Research & Ideas
What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
Azmi, famous actress and political activist; Shinta Kamdani, CEO of Indonesia’s Sintesa Group; and Dr. Manu Chandaria, chair and CEO of the Kenyan-based steel and aluminum group Comcraft. Young Indian woman sorting red chilli peppers,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity
Affect Job Performance, which was published in January. The costs of homesickness To better understand how moving away from home affects work, Choudhury and co-author HBS doctoral student Ochan Kwon first interviewed 30 employees of an View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 23 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 23
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1571921 Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India Authors:Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton Abstract This study examines the role of the Indian diaspora... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Groups in Decentralized Organizations (revised) Authors:Heather M. Caruso, Todd Rogers, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract No abstract is available at this time. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-090.pdf Team Familiarity, Role Experience, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 7
Abstract—Himachal Pradesh outperforms other Indian states in implementing universal primary education. Through comparative field research, this article finds that bureaucratic norms—unwritten rules that guide public officials—influence... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 May 2014
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First Look: May 20
Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2270579 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 314-114 The Park Hotels: Revitalizing an Iconic Indian Brand Priya Paul, chairperson of The Park Hotels, an award-winning... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 May 2019
- Research Event
The Unconventional Capitalism That Shapes Business History
correct this bias by recovering the lives of key business leaders across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. We learned of different sorts of capitalism in a session devoted to this endeavor to create a whole new archive of data. Indian... View Details
- 06 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market
Khaire is a good barometer for such estimations, having deeply researched how value and markets are constructed around creative industries and products. In studying the modern Indian art market, for example, which was just starting to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Many U.S. Jobs Are ‘Offshorable’?
India. "The case raises an uncomfortable question: Why should Monitor pay a Harvard MBA top dollar to conduct business research in the United States while an Indian Institute of Management graduate could do the work just as effectively in... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 09 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 9
abstract is unavailable at this time. Download the paper: http://hbr.org/2010/03/column-think-outside-the-building/ar/1 Changing Landscapes: The Construction of Meaning and Value in a New Market Category—Modern Indian Art Authors:Mukti... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Leading Innovation is the Art of Creating ‘Collective Genius’
job as leader was to figure out when to step in." The "young Sparks" Of the 16 leaders studied, Hill says Delhi-based HCL, under former CEO Vineer Nayar, might be the boldest. Nayar, who pulled the company out of a five-year slump, challenged the common belief that... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- 07 Jan 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Culture Changers: Managing High-Impact Entrepreneurs
managers can team with creative talent in six "culture industries": Fashion, publishing, art/architecture/design, film, music, and food. Her subjects include fashion pioneer Chanel, publishers Penguin and Atavist, film icons Variety and the Sundance... View Details
- 14 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 14
bribes paid, including the bribe amount, the name of the corrupt official, and services rendered. The ipaidabribe.com portal then aggregates these data to create maps and charts of corrupt activities across Indian cities. The theory is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities
question is: are you going to raise rates or cut them?" Rajan said at the beginning of his lecture. "The answer is: I'm not going to tell you. But what I will talk about is the state of the Indian economy." Rajan said that... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
data from a large Indian garment firm with rich survey data on line managers, we find that several key dimensions of managerial quality, like attention, autonomy, and control, are important for learning-by-doing as well as for overall... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman