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  • 02 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 2

Japanese system, combining its traditional low-cost manufacturing prowess with an ability to bring high-quality, high-margin branded products swiftly to market. Like Samsung, today's emerging giants—Haier in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 30, 2007

  Working PapersDo Employment Protections Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States Authors:David H. Autor, William R. Kerr, and Adriana D. Kugler Abstract Theory predicts that mandated employment protections may reduce View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 17

http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/aknin%20dunn%20norton.pdf Correlation in the Multiplayer Electronic Mail Game Authors:Peter A. Coles and Ran Shorrer Publication:B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 15 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 15

workplace interactions. Building on West and Zimmerman's (1987) now classic articulation of gender as "the product of social doings," we describe this organizationally induced behavior as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Apr 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research, April 4

Industry By: Baldwin, Carliss Y. Abstract—This paper seeks to explain the technological forces that led to the rise of vertically integrated corporations in the late 19th century and the opposing forces that led to a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Oct 2019
  • News

A Bid for the Future

tax and regulatory climate, outstanding talent, workforce development.” Over the course of nearly eight years, the Louisiana Economic Development agency’s efforts attracted companies that included IBM, CGI, CSC (now General Dynamics IT),... View Details
Keywords: Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development
  • 24 Sep 2020
  • News

The Race for a Vaccine

produce antibodies. In this way, Bancel hoped, Moderna would be able to develop vaccines more quickly and inexpensively than other companies and create a diverse portfolio of products. Second, the View Details
Keywords: April White; COVID-19; Scientific Research and Development Services
  • 22 Nov 2006
  • Research & Ideas

CEO Succession: The Case at Ford

Carly Fiorina, who had problems at Hewlett Packard? Mulally has a terrific record in managing a manufacturing or assembly manufacturing business. A: Well, I've already touched on a key element, View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Auto; Employment
  • 01 Dec 2011
  • News

At Your Service

Frei and Morriss: No heroics, please—partner with customers to make strategic service choices instead of trying to be the best at everything. In their new book, Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; customer service; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
  • 10 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

emerged. Some (relatively rich) emerging countries now exploit the economic advantage of relatively low labor costs to move quickly into the manufacture of high-tech products, such as wireless phones, microprocessors, personal computers,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 19 Aug 2024
  • News

Quantum Leap

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details
  • 29 Mar 2016
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March 29, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50822 forthcoming Manufacturing & Service Operations Management How Do Customers Respond to Increased Service Quality Competition? By: Buell, Ryan W., Dennis Campbell, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Apr 2014
  • First Look

First Look: April 1

life-saving health products and services, whether to distribute them for free, or whether to give additional incentives for individuals to use them. This note describes the latest, cutting-edge research on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 24

http://www.people.hbs.edu/ffoley/PIMAp.pdf August 2013 American Economic Journal: Microeconomics Pricing and Efficiency in the Market for IP Addresses By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Schwarz Abstract—We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation

specific customer groups either are overserved or are unsatisfied nonconsumers. Overserved customers consume a product or service but don't need all its features or functionality. Three specific indicators point to this customer group:... View Details
Keywords: by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson & Matt Eyring
  • 16 Sep 2015
  • News

Built for Speed

university storage facility, benefits from student energy. They buzz about the expansive lab space, which is stocked with 3D printers, circuit board builders, and a wall full of electronic parts View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Machinery Manufacturing; Machinery Manufacturing
  • 15 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: January 15

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... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 May 2012
  • First Look

First Look: May 1

and build technological and market capabilities? Does it matter to whom the firm supplies? Is involvement in product design important, or is View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Sep 2006
  • News

East to West

Issues surrounding corporate governance are a source of ongoing debate in the boardrooms of companies around the world — not just the United States. A new case, “Governing Sumida Corporation,” takes readers inside a Japanese manufacturer... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training
  • 26 Feb 2019
  • Blog Post

Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees

types of work Cash rewards are best suited as a motivator for work that is measured quantitatively, Whillans says. Many studies of the service and sales industries show that cash rewards lead to increased sales View Details
Keywords: All Industries