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- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
stimulate private-sector demand for similar products and the supply of complementary inputs. Specifically, we measure the impact of municipal policies requiring governments to construct green buildings on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 2019
- Case
Afterpay U.S.: The Omnichannel Dilemma
By: Antonio Moreno, Donald Ngwe and George Gonzalez
In 2018, Nick Molnar, the founder of the Australia-based online payment service Afterpay began its expansion to the U.S. market. The service had gained a loyal following in Australia by enabling customers to pay for online purchases through four interest-free... View Details
Keywords: Omnichannel Retail; Multi-sided Platforms; Value Creation; Business Model Innovation; Fintech; Digital Marketing; Disruptive Innovation; Business Startups; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Change Management; Customer Value and Value Chain; Customer Relationship Management; Customer Satisfaction; Financing and Loans; Microfinance; Global Strategy; Marketing Channels; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Product Development; Supply Chain Management; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Networks; Network Effects; Internet and the Web; Financial Services Industry; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Australia
Moreno, Antonio, Donald Ngwe, and George Gonzalez. "Afterpay U.S.: The Omnichannel Dilemma." Harvard Business School Case 519-086, April 2019.
- 22 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Advertising: It’s Not ‘Mad Men’ Anymore
think the story here is how the industry has evolved and adapted" to the growing demands of advertisers and to the increasing supply of media available, says Silk, adding that the industry continues "to... View Details
- 20 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak
National Small Business Association survey. Almost half of the 950 people surveyed said that customer demand was down, and one-third of respondents were experiencing supply chain disruptions. More than half... View Details
- 16 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 16
forthcoming Abstract Capitalism, as defined in this book, is an indirect, three-level system of governance for economic relationships (i.e., economic, administrative, and political). Whereas economic markets can coordinate supply and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
long-term innovation output rather than for private benefits. Code Contingencies: Designing Monitoring Regimes to Promote Improvement in Supply Chain Working Conditions By: Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea R. Hugill... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital
young firms, given the uncertainties that were a natural part of the entrepreneurial process," Lerner explained. "General Doriot's idea was to create a new kind of organization that established a selection process, supplied... View Details
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
Author:Noel Watson Abstract In this paper we propose a perceptions framework for categorizing a range of inventory decision making that can be employed in a single-stage supply chain. We take the existence of a wide range of inventory... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- December 2004 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Exporting Spanish Olive Oil to the U.S. Market
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Hal Hogan and Miguel Angel Llano Irusta
Spain is the largest olive oil producer, yet it sells much of its product to Italy, where it is repackaged as Italian olive oil. The decision maker in the case wants to develop Spain as the olive oil leader not just in production but in quality and value added. He... View Details
Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Trade; Goods and Commodities; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Brands and Branding; Decisions; Customization and Personalization; Product Design; Product Development; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Spain; United States; Italy
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
Both the managers and the students had to consider areas of potential risk for LEGO in Asia, including: Uncertainty of market growth forecasts. LEGO senior director John Kelley argues in the case that to supply the most optimistic sales... View Details
- 24 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 24
March 2015 American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics A Behavioral Model of the Popularity and Regulation of Demandable Liabilities By: Rotemberg, Julio J. Abstract—Overoptimism regarding one's ability to arrive early in a queue is shown... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
a number of commodities, in the process benefiting those countries that could supply them. The issue is that we may be reaching the limits to the outsourcing trend. For example, almost 100 percent of textiles in this country are now... View Details
- 26 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 26
rates to monetary shocks appears to reflect changes in term premia. One mechanism that may generate such variation in term premia is based on demand effects due to the existence of what we call "yield-oriented" investors. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 15
hiring and socialization policies. Institutional Demand Pressure and the Cost of Corporate Loans Authors:Victoria Ivashina and Zheng Sun Publication:Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming) Abstract Between 2001 and 2007, annual... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
firms that are financially constrained, using three novel tests: an exogenous increase in a firm's demand for credit, exogenous variation in the supply of bank loans, and the tendency for firms to pay out... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
from a manufacturing to an innovation-led enterprise. How would they balance short-term pragmatism versus long-term vision? Do they have the appropriate human resources to scale and innovate? Is their India-centric strategy appropriate, since 86% of their end-market... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
PublicationsManaging the New Primary Care: The New Skills That Will Be Needed Author:Richard Bohmer Publication:Health Affairs 29, no. 5 (May 2010) Abstract Developing new models of primary care will demand a level of managerial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
the incumbent attracts service (price) sensitive customers in markets where it has supplied relatively high (low) levels of service quality in the past. Furthermore, we show that it is the high-quality incumbent’s most profitable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 8, 2010
- Other Article
Multinational Firms, Agglomeration, and Global Networks
By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen
Agglomeration effects are important but difficult to measure. This column uses a new database with precise geographical information to investigate the locational interdependence of multinational firms. Knowledge spillovers and capital- and labour-market externalities... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Business Subsidiaries; Industry Clusters; Multinational Firms and Management; Network Effects
Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Chen. "Multinational Firms, Agglomeration, and Global Networks." Vox, CEPR Policy Portal (January 8, 2010).
- 2009
- Working Paper
Anger and Regulation
By: Rafael Di Tella and Juan Dubra
We propose a model where voters experience an emotional cost when they observe a firm that has displayed insufficient concern for other people's welfare (altruism) in the process of making high profits. Even with few truly altruistic firms, an equilibrium may emerge... View Details