by Daniel Snow - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 24, 2009

Entrepreneurship and the History of Globalization Authors:G. Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani Publication:In The Act of Accumulation. Essays in Honor of Gyorgy Kover, edited by J. Klement, K. Halmos, A. Pogany,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

2021
Working Paper

COVID-19, Government Performance, and Democracy: Survey Experimental Evidence from 12 Countries

By: Michael Becher, Nicholas Longuet Marx, Vincent Pons, Sylvain Brouard, Martial Foucault, Vincenzo Galasso, Eric Kerrouche, Sandra León Alfonso and Daniel Stegmueller

Beyond its immediate impact on public health and the economy, the COVID-19 pandemic has put democracy under stress. While a common view is that people should blame the government rather than the political system for bad crisis management, an opposing view is that... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Government Performance; Democracy; Health Pandemics; Government and Politics; Crisis Management; Public Opinion

01 Mar 2007
News

In Brief

Q&A with Daniel Vasella. Initially regarded by critics as too inexperienced to lead a major pharmaceutical company, Daniel Vasella (PMD 57, 1989) has set a new standard for... View Details

Keywords: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

23 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 23, 2007

misconceptions distort the popular understanding of U.S. multinationals in China. In this paper, we seek to correct four common misunderstandings by providing a statistical portrait of several aspects of U.S. affiliate activity in the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 May 2007
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First Look: May 8, 2007

school is sufficient to produce the set of student optimal stable matchings. Our main theoretical result is that a student-proposing deferred acceptance mechanism that breaks indifferences the same way at every school is not dominated by... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

2012
Article

The Architecture of Transaction Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Hierarchy in Two Sectors

By: Jianxi Luo, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Daniel E. Whitney and Christopher L. Magee

Many products are manufactured in networks of firms linked by transactions, but comparatively little is known about how or why such transaction networks differ. This article investigates the transaction networks of two large sectors in Japan at a single point in time.... View Details

Keywords: Transactions; Hierarchy; Industry Architecture; Innovation; Networks; Market Transactions; Vertical Integration; Industry Structures; Innovation and Invention; Auto Industry; Electronics Industry; Japan

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27 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 27, 2007

research and discuss his contributions to management and economics. We look at three distinct bodies of work. In the first, Clark (in conjunction with Robert Hayes and Steven Wheelwright) argued that the abandonment by U.S. managers of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 2013
Article

Breaking Them in or Eliciting Their Best? Reframing Socialization around Newcomers' Authentic Self-expression

By: Daniel M. Cable, Francesca Gino and Brad Staats

Socialization theory has focused on enculturating new employees such that they develop pride in their new organization and internalize its values. Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that the initial stage of socialization leads to more effective employment... View Details

Keywords: Socialization; Authenticity; Self-Expression; Best Self; Outsourcing; Employee Retention; Organizational Culture; Retention; Identity; Customer Satisfaction

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January 2021
Case

Anodot: Autonomous Business Monitoring

By: Antonio Moreno and Danielle Golan

Autonomous business monitoring platform Anodot leveraged machine learning to provide real-time alerts regarding business anomalies. Anodot’s solution was used in various industries in order to primarily monitor business health, such as revenue and payments, product... View Details

Keywords: Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Knowledge Sharing; Information Management; Sales; Value Creation; Product Positioning; Israel

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2021
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ThreeDWorld: A Platform for Interactive Multi-Modal Physical Simulation

By: Chuang Gan, Jeremy Schwartz, Seth Alter, Damian Mrowca, Martin Schrimpf, James Traer, Julian De Freitas, Jonas Kubilius, Abhishek Bhandwaldar, Nick Haber, Megumi Sano, Kuno Kim, Elias Wang, Michael Lingelbach, Aidan Curtis, Kevin Feigelis, Daniel M. Bear, Dan Gutfreund, David Cox, Antonio Torralba, James J. DiCarlo, Joshua B. Tenenbaum, Josh H. McDermott and Daniel L.K. Yamins

We introduce ThreeDWorld (TDW), a platform for interactive multi-modal physical simulation. TDW enables simulation of high-fidelity sensory data and physical interactions between mobile agents and objects in rich 3D environments. Unique properties include: real-time... View Details

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Platform; Interactive Physical Simulation; Virtual Environment; Multi-modal; AI and Machine Learning

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March 2006
Teaching Note

Genentech - Capacity Planning (TN)

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Daniel C. Snow

Keywords: Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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March 2020 (Revised June 2023)
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EyeControl: Inspiring Communication

By: Paul A. Gompers and Danielle Golan

Eye-controlled communication device startup EyeControl was founded in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2016 by cofounders with a shared personal connection to locked-in syndrome—a neurological disorder that left sufferers cognitively sound, yet paralyzed, with the exception of eye... View Details

Keywords: Health Disorders; Communication Technology; Business Startups; Expansion; Finance; Decision Making; Social Enterprise; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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25 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Climate Leaders Program

students were welcomed into the program, Daniel Tong, Henry Tao, and Jenny Gao, and we spoke with them about their experience. Tell us a little about yourself and what your interest in climate related issues are. Jenny Gao: I’m originally... View Details

14 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 14

Organizational Growth By: Malter, Daniel Abstract—I propose that an organization's growth potential may suffer if its identity is eclipsed by or confounded with the organizations with which it collaborates... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2006
News

Drive-In Nation

For decades, the U.S. auto industry ruled America’s economy, shaped the country’s development, and influenced American culture and social mores. Now, buffeted by globalization and other powerful forces, it faces a moment of truth. The... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

2025
Working Paper

Tax Planning, Illiquidity, and Credit Risks: Evidence from DeFi Lending

By: Lisa De Simone, Peiyi Jin and Daniel Rabetti

This study establishes a plausible causal link between tax-planning-induced illiquidity and credit risks in lending markets. Exploiting an exogenous tax shock imposed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on cryptocurrency gains, along with millions of transactions in... View Details

Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Taxation; Financial Liquidity; Credit; Financing and Loans; Financial Markets

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07 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Meet the Aerospace & Defense Club

What we do The mission of the HBS Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Club is to help students make critical contributions to the space, commercial aviation, and defense industries. How we do it Our club accomplishes our mission in two ways: View Details

Keywords: All Industries

23 Mar 2010
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United States. In recent years, however, this centralized approach to the collection and analysis of adverse events through doctor-initiated case reports has been superseded by innovative, though episodic, pharmacoepidemiological studies... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

04 Oct 2011
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relationship using data from 93 change projects conducted by clinical managers at the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. The results show social position, both within the field and within the organization, influences actors'... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne