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- July 2010
- Article
The Supply Side of Innovation: H-1B Visa Reforms and U.S. Ethnic Invention
By: William R. Kerr and William F. Lincoln
This study evaluates the impact of high-skilled immigrants on U.S. technology formation. We use reduced-form specifications that exploit large changes in the H-1B visa program. Higher H-1B admissions increase immigrant science and engineering (SE) employment and... View Details
Keywords: Engineering; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Immigration; Innovation and Invention; Patents; Business and Government Relations; Science; United States
Kerr, William R., and William F. Lincoln. "The Supply Side of Innovation: H-1B Visa Reforms and U.S. Ethnic Invention." Journal of Labor Economics 28, no. 3 (July 2010): 473–508. (Winner of H. Gregg Lewis Prize for Best Paper in Journal of Labor Economics 2010-2011.)
- June 1995
- Teaching Note
Basic Industries TN
By: Joseph L. Bower
Teaching Note for (9-313-121). View Details
- 1983
- Book
Rating Industrial Bonds
By: David Hawkins, Walter J. Campbell and Barbara A. Brown
Keywords: Bonds
Hawkins, David, Walter J. Campbell, and Barbara A. Brown. Rating Industrial Bonds. NJ: Financial Executives Research Foundation, 1983.
- March 1975 (Revised April 1988)
- Case
Industrial Grinders N.V.
Focuses on a relevant cost decision. Which costs are relevant for the decision? How should they be taken into account? View Details
Barrett, M. Edgar, and Rohan Weerasinghe. "Industrial Grinders N.V." Harvard Business School Case 175-246, March 1975. (Revised April 1988.)
- May 1985
- Supplement
Milford Industries (A1)
By: Robert J. Dolan
Presents the salesforce performance data of the Milford (A) case in a format suitable for spreadsheet analysis using a personal computer. View Details
Keywords: Managerial Roles; Salesforce Management; Resignation and Termination; Performance Evaluation
Dolan, Robert J. "Milford Industries (A1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 585-138, May 1985.
- November 1984 (Revised December 1985)
- Background Note
Note on the Ethylene and Commodity Plastics Industries
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Note on the Ethylene and Commodity Plastics Industries." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-066, November 1984. (Revised December 1985.)
- March 1993
- Case
Ruentex Industries Ltd. and Liz Claiborne, Inc. (Abridged)
By: Marie-Therese M. Flaherty and Roy D. Shapiro
Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry
Flaherty, Marie-Therese M., and Roy D. Shapiro. "Ruentex Industries Ltd. and Liz Claiborne, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 693-099, March 1993.
- 2009
- Book
Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders: What the Airline Industry Can Teach Us About Leadership
By: Anthony J. Mayo, Nitin Nohria and Mark Rennella
'Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders' examines the role that business leaders play in shaping industries and how the evolving context of industries shapes leaders in turn. This co-evolutionary process of leadership and industry development is told through the story of... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Leadership Development; Managerial Roles; Supply and Industry; Industry Growth; Air Transportation Industry
Mayo, Anthony J., Nitin Nohria, and Mark Rennella. Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders: What the Airline Industry Can Teach Us About Leadership. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
- 14 Aug 2024
- Video
The impact of industrial policy
- 22 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries
Thanks to the pioneering success of Toyota, the concept of a "lean" operating system has been implemented in countless manufacturing companies and even adapted for industries as diverse as... View Details
- 28 Aug 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Who Drives Digital Innovation? Evidence from the US Medical Device Industry
- 2001
- Teaching Note
Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Teaching Note
By: R. Lal, Jennifer B. Lawrence and Josie Parr
- February 1979 (Revised October 1982)
- Case
Fiber-Optics Industry (B): Historical Development and Competitor Profiles--1978
Keywords: Applied Optics; History; Competition; Information Technology; Communications Industry; Communications Industry
Porter, Michael E. "Fiber-Optics Industry (B): Historical Development and Competitor Profiles--1978." Harvard Business School Case 379-139, February 1979. (Revised October 1982.)
- April 1999 (Revised March 2002)
- Background Note
Aluminum Industry in 1994, The
After reaching all-time highs in excess of $2,500 per ton in 1988 and 1989, aluminum prices fall dramatically in the early 1990s as the former Soviet Union begins exporting far larger quantities of metal. By the beginning of 1994, the price has hit all-time lows (in... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Price; Supply and Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Soviet Union
Corts, Kenneth S. "Aluminum Industry in 1994, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 799-129, April 1999. (Revised March 2002.)
- 1994
- Working Paper
Industrial Governance and the Strategic Management of Firms
- 1986
- Book
Competition in Global Industries
Porter, Michael E., ed. Competition in Global Industries. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1986.
- May 1998
- Background Note
Note on the Retailing Industry
By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon
Presents a survey discussion of retailing and current issues. Examines the impact of changing consumer attitudes on the industry and outlines the industry's response: consolidation, adoption of technology, use of brands and private labels, and changing relationships... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Debates; Customers; Surveys; Partners and Partnerships; Attitudes; Adoption; Consolidation; Retail Industry
Bell, David E., and Ann Leamon. "Note on the Retailing Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 598-148, May 1998.
- February 2022
- Teaching Note
Ring Concierge: Navigating and Disrupting the Jewelry Industry
By: Laura Huang and Katie LaMattina
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 421-056. View Details
- September 1990 (Revised June 1994)
- Case
Catawba Industrial Co.
By: Francis Aguilar
A department general manager has to decide whether or not to add a lightweight compressor to the line, what price to charge, and what volume to produce. The analysis requires maximizing contribution in a situation where one factor is constrained. As such, it takes into... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Capital Budgeting; Business Earnings; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Asset Pricing
Aguilar, Francis. "Catawba Industrial Co." Harvard Business School Case 191-053, September 1990. (Revised June 1994.)
- Article
How Much Does Industry Matter, Really?
By: A. M. McGahan and M. E. Porter
In this paper, we examine the importance of year, industry, corporate-parent, and business-specific effects on the profitability of U.S. public corporations within specific 4-digit SIC categories. Our results indicate that year, industry, corporate-parent, and... View Details
McGahan, A. M., and M. E. Porter. "How Much Does Industry Matter, Really?" Special Issue on Organizational and Competitive Influences on Strategy and Performance. Strategic Management Journal 18, no. S1 (July 1997): 15–30.