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- June 2015
- Case
Silicon Fen
By: Tom Nicholas, David Chambers and Matthew G. Preble
Keywords: Information Technology; Industry Clusters; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Technology Industry; England; California
Nicholas, Tom, David Chambers, and Matthew G. Preble. "Silicon Fen." Harvard Business School Case 815-082, June 2015.
- 2015
- Chapter
Agglomeration and Innovation
By: Gerald Carlino and William R. Kerr
This chapter reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and innovation. We first describe the conceptual distinctions between invention and innovation. We then describe how these factors are frequently measured in the data and some resulting... View Details
Carlino, Gerald, and William R. Kerr. "Agglomeration and Innovation." Chap. 6 in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics. Volume 5, edited by Gilles Duranton, J. Vernon Henderson, and William C. Strange, 349–404. Elsevier, 2015.
- 16 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
The HBS Climate Rising Podcast Reaches 50 (Episodes)
provided a journalist lens, and Harvard Innovation Labs Senior Advisor for Social Impact Rebekah Emanuel who brought a focus on entrepreneurship and innovation, and then Mike Toffel who shifted the focus to developing sets of 4-6 episodes View Details
- 26 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Syngenta Tomato Vision
eight plants in a row, a new variety begins and each week a new ripe cluster of tomatoes is harvested. Research teams collect data throughout this process via sensors and measurements, such as the volume of tomatoes grown per plant per... View Details
- 03 Nov 2011
- What Do You Think?
The Ultimate Question in Management
several forms. But many proposed questions were clustered around inquiries about willingness to recommend, trust, and authenticity. Among suggested questions that managers might ask of themselves were: "What positive, relevant impact... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Watsons: IBM’s Troubled Legacy
pavilions and exhibits clustered around the "Court of Peace" on the fairgrounds. Every major country was represented save Germany. New York's mayor, Fiorello H. La Guardia, had suggested in 1937 that a "Chamber of... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow
- 31 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
With Predictive Analytics, Companies Can Tap the Ultimate Opportunity: Customers’ Routines
used that information to predict how often and when a customer may request a car as part of their routine. The model could drill into specific kinds of routines, too: The model identifies seven clusters of typical ridesharing routines in... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Not Your Typical Business Conference
and award-winning author of three books on the food-service industry, was the conference's primary organizer. "I think everyone left with more energy than they had when they walked in," she said. "When you're dealing with a bunch of extremely busy women, that's a sign... View Details
- 03 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 3
Publications August 2013 University of Chicago Press Innovation Policy and the Economy By: Lerner, Josh, and Scott Stern Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/I/bo18508109.html August 2013 Innovation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
How to Spur Prosperity
whether it makes sense for their particular region. What would be a wiser strategy? States and countries, for that matter, because this also happens internationally, should look at clusters of entrepreneurial activity that are already... View Details
- September 2008
- Teaching Note
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for [608-123]. View Details
- 15 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 15
explores the role of economic and cluster performance. Detailed historical economic and social data allow for an evaluation of policy results. The case finishes highlighting the main economic challenges the city was facing in 2012.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
811-106 Location choice is a critical decision for entrepreneurs. This note explores how entrepreneurs should think about different city options through a systematic framework that encompasses professional and personal issues. We use the intellectual frameworks of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
"Foundations" Paves the Way for Entering MBAs
have classes with everyone else." To accomplish this, the cluster - a group of sixteen students - became the organizing block for Foundations. "We made a conscious effort to change the student mix constantly in order to provide many... View Details
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
Organizing for Society: A Typology of Social Entrepreneuring Models Authors:Mair, Johanna, Julie Battilana, and Julian Cardenas Publication:Journal of Business Ethics Abstract In this article, we use content and cluster analysis on a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Getting Involved - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Health Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld Network VBHCD Initiative VBHCD... View Details
- 17 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom
As investor pressure mounts on companies to show their environmental impacts, leaders are encountering an unwieldy tangle of terms and approaches. Climate accounting basics and a dictionary of sorts can help demystify the calculations and voluntary targets that... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- December 2014
- Article
Location Strategies for Agglomeration Economies
By: Juan Alcácer and Wilbur Chung
Geographically concentrated industry activity creates pools of skilled labor and specialized suppliers, and increases opportunities for knowledge spillovers. The strategic value of these agglomeration economies may vary by firm, depending upon the relative value of... View Details
Keywords: Location Strategies; Location Choices; Agglomeration Economies; Strategy; Value Creation; Geographic Location; Industry Clusters; Microeconomics; Manufacturing Industry; United States
Alcácer, Juan, and Wilbur Chung. "Location Strategies for Agglomeration Economies." Strategic Management Journal 35, no. 12 (December 2014): 1749–1761.
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
product category to attract the customer into the store (measured by the category market share); (2) sharing real estate in malls by building clusters of SMI stores and brands (measured by sales per square foot and multi-store traffic);... View Details
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
Casals, 129-150. Papers d'Economia Industrial. Barcelona: Generalitat de Catalunya, 2010 Abstract The chapter provides an overview of the recent literature discussing the pros and cons of cluster policy. Read the paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne