David E. Bell - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2003
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The Food Chain

The world's production of food has been keeping pace with the global population, but needs to step up the pace to meet not only the growing Asian population but also their growing consumption per capita. Through case studies, Bell is examining how farming is... View Details

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Retailing: Past, Present, and Future

Walter J. Salmon is working on several retailing-related research and course development projects, including a study (with Gwen K. Ortmeyer) of the evolution and future of American department stores, and a case book (with DAVID E. BELL) for use in graduate... View Details

January 2002 (Revised January 2004)
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century

By: David B. Yoffie and Yusi Wang

Examines the industry structure and competitive strategy of Coca-cola and Pepsi over 100 years of rivalry. New challenges of the 21st century included boosting flagging domestic cola sales and finding new revenue streams. Both firms also began to modify their bottling,... View Details

Keywords: Price; Growth and Development; Brands and Branding; Emerging Markets; Industry Structures; Performance; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

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Interfirm Alliances as Mechanisms to Access and Exploit Technological Capabilities

How do firms choose alliance partners, and how do alliances affect the subsequent evolution of partners' technological capabilities? Silverman is examining how pre-alliance 'technological overlap' between firms influences partner selection. He is also examining... View Details

Cynthia A. Montgomery

Professor Montgomery's research centers on strategy and corporate governance. Of particular interest are the unique roles leaders play in developing and implementing strategy; the means organizations use to create value across multiple lines of business; and issues... View Details

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Tech Power at HBS: Faculty Boost Technology Ecosystem

including Moon and Frei in the list, the Globe emphasizes the role academic institutions play in helping business leaders succeed. Youngme E. Moon, Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration, was... View Details

10 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018

Spring 2018 MIT Sloan Management Review The Store Is Dead—Long Live the Store By: Bell, David R., Santiago Gallino, and Antonio Moreno Abstract—In this article, we pursue two interconnected themes: the expansion of online-first retailers... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Entering the Age of Alliances

Even when a strategic fit is not immediately obvious, common ground can often be discovered. —James E. Austin Similarly, the National Science Resources Center (NSRC) a nonprofit organization created by the Smithsonian Institution and... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

22 Apr 2015
News

The king of soya focuses on a high-tech vision of farming

30 Jan 2009
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Advice to the U.S. President on Competitiveness

By: Michael E. Porter

Session moderated by Michael Porter and featuring Scott Davis, Ellen J. Kullman, Rupert Murdoch, Duncan Niederauer, David M. Rubenstein, Ronald A. Williams. View Details

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; Switzerland

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06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way

self-sufficient while not being self-sufficient ourselves?— Alfred Wise,Share Our Strength The session, led by HBS professor James E. Austin, featured three managers whose experiences highlight the challenges and benefits of thinking... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

16 Dec 2013
HBS Case

D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable

cost/quality tradeoff for a Michelin-starred restaurant," said Gary P. Pisano, the Harry E. Figgie, Jr. Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and the lead author of the HBS case study Chef View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Joanie Tobin; Food & Beverage

21 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

Racial Diversity Pays Off

Increase the diversity of employees in your organization—for example, on the basis of race, gender, religion, nationality, and sexual orientation—and you'll automatically have a better company. Right? That's the prevailing belief anyway. But according to HBS professors... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

20 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

US Competitiveness at Risk

the top 10 leaderboard this year. But the fact is, America has been slipping since the year 2000, long before the housing bubble burst and recession swept the country, say Harvard Business School Professors Michael E. Porter and Jan W.... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin

01 Mar 2016
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March 1, 2016

2016 Boston: Self-published An Easy Introduction to Financial Accounting: A Self-Study Guide By: Narayanan, V.G. Abstract—This book is a self-study guide written for someone who wishes to teach themselves basic financial accounting. It is based on a course by the same... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

2018 Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences By: Hanson, Gordon H., William R. Kerr, and Sarah Turner, eds. Abstract—Immigration policy is one of the most contentious public policy issues in the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

12 Nov 2013
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First Look: November 12

Publications November 2013 Journal of Consumer Research The Red Sneakers Effect: Inferring Status and Competence from Signals of Nonconformity By: Bellezza, Silvia, Francesca Gino, and Anat Keinan Abstract—We examine how people react to nonconforming behaviors, such... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Oct 2016
HBS Seminar

Katy Borner, Indiana University

January 1998 (Revised June 1999)
Case

Chemdex.com

By: William A. Sahlman, Michael J. Roberts and Laurence E. Katz

An Internet start-up company is developing an online marketplace for specialty chemicals and reagents. David Perry has been named a runner-up in the 1st annual HBS Business Plan contest and now faces seed-stage financing questions--how much money to raise, at what... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Internet and the Web; Chemicals; Business Startups; Capital; Chemical Industry

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