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- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
offer opportunities for future research. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=56001 Rehabilitating Corporate Purpose By: Salter, Malcolm S. Abstract—In this paper, I address how the ascendance of the theory of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 14
Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract The existing theory of modularity explains how modular designs create value. We extend this theory to address value appropriation. A product or... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 18, 2008
Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-084.pdf Exploring the Duality between Product and Organizational Architectures: A Test of the Mirroring Hypothesis Authors:Alan D. MacCormack, John Rusnak, and Carliss Y. Baldwin... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Name Your Price. Really.
pricing—a phenomenon that admittedly makes no rational economic sense. When presented an opportunity for a freebie, "classical economic theory says you should pay nothing," says Santana. "Why buy something when you can get... View Details
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
technology, three core principles have emerged that work together to ensure that complementary, interconnected products coexist and compete. These core principles are particularly important when applied to platforms, which have played a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 16
a firm's headquarters—for the presence of large, non-managerial individual shareholders in firms. These shareholders have a large impact on firms, controlling for selection effects. Course Research: Using the Case Method to Build and Teach Management View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Merton Discusses Risk Management at Dean's Seminar
areas of capital markets, financial services, and corporate finance. "New financial product and market designs, improved computer and telecommunications technology, and advances in finance theory during the... View Details
Keywords: Elizabeth McNair
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
firm profits. Publisher's link: http://www.benedelman.org/publications/groupon-2014-03-01.pdf August 2013 Organizations in Time: History, Theory, Methods Schumpeter's Plea: Historical Reasoning in Entrepreneurial Theory and Research By:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Research Brief: Better Brainstorming
Sharique Hasan in a recent working paper. Their field research shows that the highest quality ideas are generated by people open to new experiences engaging with extroverted peers. In 2014, the researchers headed to New Delhi to study the intersection of personality... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
management practices and decentralization. Productivity dispersion between firms and countries has motivated the improved measurement of firm organization across industries and countries. There appears to be substantial variation in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
ELY: Drilling down for valuable perspectives on how gender issues affect efficiency, safety, and productivity in the workplace. Field-based research can take HBS faculty members to some unusual places. Professor Robin Ely’s recent working... View Details
- 23 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?
has been discussed for decades. Here is research and writing from Harvard Business School that discusses both the concept in theory and examples of CSR in practice. A Good Place to Start Statement on the Purpose of a... View Details
- 22 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 22
show that (i) firms may become "more closed" in response to competition from an outside open source project; (ii) firms are more likely to open substitute, rather than complementary, modules to existing open source projects; (iii) when the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Evan Rachlin
targets—companies, drugs, and licenses—while applying game theory to improve the way Pfizer makes decisions. Satisfying as it was, the job whetted Evan's appetite for a larger role. "I believe I can make a difference if I work... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
HBS Online Certificate Programs Offer Unique Insight Into Business
tailored to the needs of a management team. Participants can explore issues related to their company in private online, applying Christensen’s theories and frameworks to find solutions to strategic questions posed by their executive... View Details
- 30 Jan 2007
- First Look
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
- Profile
Ann Chao
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? First, I was drawn to the application-based nature of the MBA degree. My college experience was heavy on social theory and deep intellectual debate, which gave me a solid foundation to... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
partaking of many in strategy making. The paper contributes to theory by relating the current findings to the literature on the connection between commitment and performance and on the strategic management literature that focuses on the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
create value. We extend this theory to address value appropriation. A product or process design that is modular with respect to intellectual property (IP) allows firms to better capture value in situations... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure
reviews, and three books, including the brilliant Theory of Economic Development (1911; English translation, 1934).1 Schumpeter struggled mightily with the research and writing of Business Cycles. As he told his friend and fellow cycle... View Details
Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw