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- 2007
- Chapter
The Governance of New Firms: A Functional Perspective
By: Josh Lerner
Lerner, Josh. "The Governance of New Firms: A Functional Perspective." In Financing Innovation in the United States, 1870 to Present, edited by Naomi R. Lamoreaux and Kenneth L. Sokoloff, 405–432. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2007.
- 31 Oct 2018
- What Do You Think?
What is the Function of Fear in Leadership?
competition, or personal performance (as in fear of failure). If so, is it hard to compartmentalize the use of fear in these realms? Does the practice tend to spill over into the management of interpersonal relations? What is the function... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- July – August 2008
- Article
The Finance Function in a Global Corporation
By: Mihir A. Desai
Desai, Mihir A. "The Finance Function in a Global Corporation." HBS Centennial Issue Harvard Business Review 86, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2008).
- October 2007
- Module Note
Managing in the Information Age Module Note for Students: Function IT
Introduces students to the concepts covered in the Managing in the Information Age module on Function IT. View Details
McAfee, Andrew P. "Managing in the Information Age Module Note for Students: Function IT." Harvard Business School Module Note 608-077, October 2007.
- August 2014
- Background Note
The Structure and Functioning of Art Markets
By: Mukti Khaire and Eleanor Kenyon
The production, valuation, and consumption of contemporary art are guided by cultural and economic forces that play out in primary and secondary markets. Artists seek the attention of art dealers, who, along with auction houses, play a large role in determining what is... View Details
Khaire, Mukti, and Eleanor Kenyon. "The Structure and Functioning of Art Markets." Harvard Business School Background Note 815-042, August 2014.
- Article
What Kind of Corporate Modeling Functions Best?
By: R. H. Hayes and R. L. Nolan
Keywords: Business Ventures
Hayes, R. H., and R. L. Nolan. "What Kind of Corporate Modeling Functions Best?" Harvard Business Review 52, no. 3 (May–June 1974).
- September 1990 (Revised March 1993)
- Case
General Electric Plastics: Organizing the Marketing Function
Describes the rapid growth of General Electric Plastics for over the last decade to a $5 billion (sales) company. The accompanying organizational transitions are described. The task is to design a marketing organization for the coming decade given the anticipated... View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi. "General Electric Plastics: Organizing the Marketing Function." Harvard Business School Case 591-029, September 1990. (Revised March 1993.)
- 2011
- Working Paper
Price Competition under Multinomial Logit Demand Functions with Random Coefficients
In this paper, we postulate a general class of price competition models with Mixed Multinomial Logit demand functions under affine cost functions. We first characterize the equilibrium behavior of this class of models in the case where each product in the market is... View Details
Keywords: Customers; Income Characteristics; Price; Product Marketing; Mathematical Methods; Competition; Segmentation
Allon, Gad, Awi Federgruen, and Margaret Pierson. "Price Competition under Multinomial Logit Demand Functions with Random Coefficients." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-030, October 2011.
- Research Summary
National Innovative Capacity and the Ideas Production Function
Joint research with Scott Stern (MIT) is exploring the determinants of innovative capacity across countries using time series/cross-section data ("Measuring the "Ideas" Production Function: Evidence from International Patent... View Details
- 1978
- Article
A Theorem on the Identifiability of the von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility Function from Asset Demands
By: Jerry R. Green, Lawrence J. Lau and Heraklis Polemarchakis
If the demand for risky assets is determined by the maximization of an analytic van Neumann-Morgenstern utility function, and if these demands are known as a function of the assets’ prices, then this utility function can be constructed without ambiguity. View Details
Green, Jerry R., Lawrence J. Lau, and Heraklis Polemarchakis. "A Theorem on the Identifiability of the von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility Function from Asset Demands." Economics Letters 1, no. 3 (1978): 217–220.
- 12 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Crowded at the Top: The Rise of the Functional Manager
businesses.” In 2008, companies averaged 2.9 general managers, compared to 1.6 in 1986, according to data from several surveys. The average number of functional managers reporting directly to the CEO increased much more dramatically, from... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- July 1990 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Xerox Corp.: Leadership of the Information Technology Function (B)
Applegate, Lynda M. "Xerox Corp.: Leadership of the Information Technology Function (B)." Harvard Business School Case 191-024, July 1990. (Revised October 1995.)
- 13 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet
Imagine a future in which a smart marketing machine can predict the needs and habits of individual consumers and the dynamics of competitors across industries and markets. This device would collect data to answer strategic questions, guide managerial decisions, and... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 1995
- Chapter
Financial Infrastructure and Public Policy: A Functional Perspective
By: Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
Keywords: Financial Markets; Financial Institutions; Policy; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry
Merton, Robert C., and Zvi Bodie. "Financial Infrastructure and Public Policy: A Functional Perspective." Chap. 8 in The Global Financial System: A Functional Perspective, by D. B. Crane, K. A. Froot, Scott P. Mason, André Perold, R. C. Merton, Z. Bodie, E. R. Sirri, and P. Tufano, 263–282. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1995.
- 1995
- Working Paper
Financial Infrastructure and Public Policy: A Functional Perspective
By: Robert C. Merton and Zvi Bodie
- June 1978
- Article
Large Group Bargaining in a Characteristic Function Game
By: J. K. Murnighan and A. E. Roth
Murnighan, J. K., and A. E. Roth. "Large Group Bargaining in a Characteristic Function Game." Journal of Conflict Resolution 22, no. 2 (June 1978): 299–317.
- January 1971
- Journal Article
On the Nucleolus of a Characteristic Function Game
By: Elon Kohlberg
Kohlberg, Elon. "On the Nucleolus of a Characteristic Function Game." SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics 20 (January 1971): 62–66.
- 1993
- Chapter
Operation and Regulation in Financial Intermediation: A Functional Perspective
By: Robert C. Merton
Keywords: Financial Markets; Operations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; Financial Services Industry
Merton, Robert C. "Operation and Regulation in Financial Intermediation: A Functional Perspective." In Operation and Regulation of Financial Markets, edited by P. Englund. Stockholm: Ekonomiska rådet (Sweden), 1993.
- 8 Sep 2020
- Interview
The U.S. Health Care System: From Dysfunction to Functioning
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Edward Shin
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Edward Shin. "The U.S. Health Care System: From Dysfunction to Functioning." Q-Reviews (podcast), Quality Reviews, Inc., September 8, 2020.