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- December 2014
- Module Note
What is Global? Allocating Products and Activities across Locations
By: Juan Alcacer
Alcacer, Juan. "What is Global? Allocating Products and Activities across Locations." Harvard Business School Module Note 715-417, December 2014.
- August 1999
- Article
How Are Stock Prices Affected by the Location of Trade?
By: K. A. Froot and E. Dabora
Keywords: Asset Pricing; Market Segmentation; International Markets; Law Of One Price; Behavioral Finance
Froot, K. A., and E. Dabora. "How Are Stock Prices Affected by the Location of Trade?" Journal of Financial Economics 53, no. 2 (August 1999): 189–216. (Reprinted in International Capital Markets, R. Stulz and A. Karolyi, eds. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003. Also reprinted in Advances in Behavioral Finance, Vol. 2, edited by Richard Thaler. New Jersey: Princeton University Press; New York: Russell Sage Foundation, July 2005, 102-129.)
- December 2002
- Article
Knowledge Seeking and Location Choice of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
By: Juan Alcacer and Wilbur Chung
To what extent do firms go abroad to access technology available in other locations? This paper examines whether and when state technical capabilities attract foreign investment in manufacturing from 1987-1993. We find that on average state R&D intensity does not... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge Acquisition; Foreign Direct Investment; Research and Development; Information Technology; Production; Geographic Location; United States
Alcacer, Juan, and Wilbur Chung. "Knowledge Seeking and Location Choice of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States." Management Science 48, no. 12 (December 2002): 1534–1554.
- October 2006
- Article
Location Choices across the Value Chain: How Activity and Capability Influence Collocation
By: Juan Alcacer
There has been a recent revival of interest in the geographic component of firm strategy. Recent research suggests that two opposing forces—competition costs and agglomeration benefits—determine whether firms collocate in a given geographic market. Unexplored is (1)... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Sales; Research and Development; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Markets; Production; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Distribution; Cost vs Benefits; SWOT Analysis; Telecommunications Industry
Alcacer, Juan. "Location Choices across the Value Chain: How Activity and Capability Influence Collocation." Management Science 52, no. 10 (October 2006): 1457–1471.
- 2025
- Working Paper
When Where Watt: Harnessing the Value of Time and Location for Renewable Electricity Generation
By: Vishrut Rana, Christian Kaps and Serguei Netessine
Problem definition: Investments in renewable energy have surged worldwide in recent years, with over $2 trillion spent globally on clean energy. This surge was driven by growing policy support, concerns about energy security, and, most importantly, the cost... View Details
Keywords: Wind Power; Electricity Distribution; Renewable Energy; Profit; Investment Return; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Geographic Location; Revenue; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry
Rana, Vishrut, Christian Kaps, and Serguei Netessine. "When Where Watt: Harnessing the Value of Time and Location for Renewable Electricity Generation." Working Paper, January 2025.
- December 2014 (Revised December 2014)
- Module Note
Where to Locate? Crafting Location Strategies to Strengthen Competitive Advantage
By: Jorge Tamayo and Juan Alcácer
Tamayo, Jorge, and Juan Alcácer. "Where to Locate? Crafting Location Strategies to Strengthen Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Module Note 715-418, December 2014. (Revised December 2014.)
- December 2014
- Module Note
When to Enter? Timing Location Strategies to Strengthen Competitive Advantage
By: Juan Alcacer
Alcacer, Juan. "When to Enter? Timing Location Strategies to Strengthen Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Module Note 715-431, December 2014.
- winter 1976
- Article
Please Note Location of Nearest Exit: Exit Barriers and Planning
By: M. E. Porter
Porter, M. E. "Please Note Location of Nearest Exit: Exit Barriers and Planning." California Management Review 19, no. 2 (winter 1976): 21–33.
- 1983
- Article
Equilibrium Store Locations When Consumers Minimize Travel Time Plus Waiting Time
By: Elon Kohlberg
Kohlberg, Elon. "Equilibrium Store Locations When Consumers Minimize Travel Time Plus Waiting Time." No. 3. Economics Letters 11, no. 3 (1983): 211–216.
- January 1983
- Article
Uncertainty, Social Location and Influence in Decision Making: A Sociometric Analysis
By: Michael Tushman and E. Romanelli
Keywords: Decision Making
Tushman, Michael, and E. Romanelli. "Uncertainty, Social Location and Influence in Decision Making: A Sociometric Analysis." Management Science 29, no. 1 (January 1983): 12–23.
- October 2012 (Revised March 2014)
- Teaching Note
Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A) and (B)
By: Juan Alcácer
The teaching plan to accompany "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A)," HBS No. 713-430; "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (B)," HBS No. 713-471. It is divided into an introduction, followed by three discussion... View Details
- March 2016
- Article
Highway to Success: The Impact of the Golden Quadrilateral Project for the Location and Performance of Indian Manufacturing
By: Ejaz Ghani, Arti Grover Goswami and William R. Kerr
We investigate the impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the Indian organized manufacturing sector using enterprise data. The GQ project upgraded the quality and width of 5,846 km of roads in India. We use a difference-in-difference estimation... View Details
Keywords: Highways; Roads; India; Development; Manufacturing; Density; Rent; Infrastructure; Manufacturing Industry; India
Ghani, Ejaz, Arti Grover Goswami, and William R. Kerr. "Highway to Success: The Impact of the Golden Quadrilateral Project for the Location and Performance of Indian Manufacturing." Economic Journal 126, no. 591 (March 2016): 317–357.
- January 2014 (Revised March 2014)
- Module Note
Where and When to Locate? Crafting Location Strategies to Strengthen Competitive Advantage
By: Juan Alcácer
Alcácer, Juan. "Where and When to Locate? Crafting Location Strategies to Strengthen Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Module Note 713-059, January 2014. (Revised March 2014.)
- 11 Sep 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Spatial Organization of Firms: Internal and External Agglomeration Economies and Location Choices Through the Value Chain
Keywords: by Juan Alcácer & Mercedes Delgado
- Article
Understanding the Supply Decisions of Non-Profits: Modeling the Location of Private Schools
By: Thomas A. Downes and Shane Greenstein
Downes, Thomas A., and Shane Greenstein. "Understanding the Supply Decisions of Non-Profits: Modeling the Location of Private Schools." RAND Journal of Economics 27, no. 2 (Summer 1996): 365–390.
- 22 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Where is the Pharmacy to the World? International Regulatory Variation and Pharmaceutical Industry Location
- 2008
- Chapter
Where is the Pharmacy to the World? Pharmaceutical Industry Location and International Regulatory Variation
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
A consumer-oriented model for drug development and use has attracted attention in recent years as an alternative to the much-maligned approach of mass-marketing blockbuster drugs. In a parallel development, patients and disease-based organizations have assumed greater... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Testing and Trials; Demand and Consumers; Pharmaceutical Industry; European Union; Germany; United States
Daemmrich, Arthur A. "Where is the Pharmacy to the World? Pharmaceutical Industry Location and International Regulatory Variation." Chap. 16 in Ways of Regulating: Therapeutic Agents between Plants, Shops, and Consulting Rooms. Vol. 363, edited by Jean Paul Gaudillière and Volker Hess, 271–290. Berlin, Germany: Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, 2008.
- Article
How Did Location Affect Adoptions of the Commercial Internet?: Global Village vs. Urban Leadership
By: Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb and Shane Greenstein
Forman, Chris, Avi Goldfarb, and Shane Greenstein. "How Did Location Affect Adoptions of the Commercial Internet? Global Village vs. Urban Leadership." Journal of Urban Economics 58, no. 3 (November 2005): 389–420.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Where Is the Pharmacy to the World? International Regulatory Variation and Pharmaceutical Industry Location
By: Arthur Daemmrich
A consumer-oriented model for drug development and use has attracted attention in recent years as an alternative to the much-maligned approach of mass-marketing blockbuster drugs. In a parallel development, patients and disease-based organizations have assumed greater... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Disorders; Health Testing and Trials; Power and Influence; Competitive Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; European Union; Germany; United States
Daemmrich, Arthur. "Where Is the Pharmacy to the World? International Regulatory Variation and Pharmaceutical Industry Location." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-118, April 2009.
- 1998
- Conference Presentation
Network Location and Learning: The Influence of Network Resources and Firm Capabilities on Alliance Formation
By: Ranjay Gulati