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- April 2008
- Case
TerraCog Global Positioning Systems: Conflict and Communication on Project Aerial
By: Michael Beer and Sunru Yong
TerraCog, a successful privately held high-tech firm that develops GPS (global positioning system) and similar products for consumer markets, has recently been caught off-guard by a competitor's new product that makes novel use of satellite imagery. When TerraCog... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Meetings; Decision Making; Group Dynamics; Human Resource Management; Conflict; Information Technology; Leadership; Conflict Management; Competition; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Human Resources; Communication; Decision Choices and Conditions; Crisis Management; Technology Industry
Beer, Michael, and Sunru Yong. "TerraCog Global Positioning Systems: Conflict and Communication on Project Aerial." Harvard Business School Brief Case 082-184, April 2008.
- 2014
- Working Paper
Non-Adherence in Health Care: A Positive and Normative Analysis
By: Mark Egan and Tomas J. Philipson
Non-adherence in health care results when a patient does not initiate or continue care that a provider has recommended. Previous research identifies non-adherence as a major source of waste in US health care, totaling approximately 2.3% of GDP, and have proposed a... View Details
Egan, Mark, and Tomas J. Philipson. "Non-Adherence in Health Care: A Positive and Normative Analysis." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 20330, July 2014. (Previously titled, "Health Care Adherence and Personalized Medicine.")
- October 2012
- Supplement
Vodafone's Position in the Wireless Telecom Industry in 2001
By: Juan Alcacer
Instructors may use the supplementary material "Vodafone's Position in the Wireless Telecom Industry in 2001" to demonstrate noticeable differences across countries in terms of: (1) WTP (suggested by the striking differences in ARPU); (2) payment methods (pre-paid vs.... View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Japan
Alcacer, Juan. "Vodafone's Position in the Wireless Telecom Industry in 2001." Harvard Business School PowerPoint Supplement 713-437, October 2012.
- February 2013
- Article
Exceptional Boards: Environmental Experience and Positive Deviance from Institutional Norms
By: Judith Walls and Andrew J. Hoffman
This paper explores the phenomenon of positive organizational deviance from institutional norms by establishing practices that protect or enhance the natural environment. Seeking to explain why some organizations practice positive environmental deviance while others do... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Networks; Organizational Culture; Governing and Advisory Boards; Environmental Management
Walls, Judith, and Andrew J. Hoffman. "Exceptional Boards: Environmental Experience and Positive Deviance from Institutional Norms." Special Issue on Greening Organizational Behavior. Journal of Organizational Behavior 34, no. 2 (February 2013): 253–271.
- 27 Apr 2007
- Other Presentation
Competitiveness in the Global Economy: Sweden’s Position
Competitiveness presentation delivered during the Globalization Council in Stockholm, Sweden. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Competitiveness in the Global Economy: Sweden’s Position." Sweden. Globaliseringsrådet, Stockholm, Sweden, April 27, 2007.
- 15 Mar 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Initiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actors’ Social Position
Keywords: by Julie Battilana
- 2011
- Chapter
A Positive Approach to Studying Diversity in Organizations
By: Lakshmi Ramarajan and David A. Thomas
Ramarajan, Lakshmi, and David A. Thomas. "A Positive Approach to Studying Diversity in Organizations." Chap. 41 in The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship, edited by Kim S. Cameron and Gretchen M. Spreitzer, 552–565. Oxford University Press, 2011.
- 2006
- Other Unpublished Work
Positional Limits to Competitive Allocation: Evidence from Corporate Takeovers
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan. "Positional Limits to Competitive Allocation: Evidence from Corporate Takeovers." 2006.
- 2003
- Chapter
New Knowledge Creation: A Study in Positive Organizing
By: F Lee, A Caza, A. Edmondson and S. Thomke
- July 2000 (Revised February 2001)
- Case
ZEFER: Building and Positioning an e-Business Consulting Company
By: Richard L. Nolan, George Francis Westerman III and Matthew Sandoval
Nolan, Richard L., George Francis Westerman III, and Matthew Sandoval. "ZEFER: Building and Positioning an e-Business Consulting Company." Harvard Business School Case 301-010, July 2000. (Revised February 2001.)
- June 20, 2023
- Article
Cautious Adoption of AI Can Create Positive Company Culture
By: Joseph Pacelli and Jonas Heese
Pacelli, Joseph, and Jonas Heese. "Cautious Adoption of AI Can Create Positive Company Culture." CMR Insights (June 20, 2023).
- October 2011
- Case
Gene Sequencing: Staking a Position in an Expanding Industry
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Mara Aspinall and Phillip Andrews
Towards the end of 2010, companies in the gene sequencing industry were pushing aggressive R&D programs to develop technologies and products in the race to sequence the entire human genome at a cost of $1,000. It remained to be seen when the "$1,000 genome" would... View Details
Keywords: Genetics; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Plan; Competition; Venture Capital; Biotechnology Industry
Hamermesh, Richard G., Mara Aspinall, and Phillip Andrews. "Gene Sequencing: Staking a Position in an Expanding Industry." Harvard Business School Case 812-004, October 2011.
- December 2010
- Article
Implications for GAAP from an Analysis of Positive Research in Accounting
By: S.P. Kothari, Karthik Ramanna and Douglas J. Skinner
Based on extant literature, we review the positive theory of GAAP. The theory predicts that GAAP's principal focus is on control (performance measurement and stewardship) and that verifiability and conservatism are critical features of a GAAP shaped by market forces.... View Details
Keywords: Fair Value Accounting; Standards; International Accounting; Financial Markets; Financial Reporting
Kothari, S.P., Karthik Ramanna, and Douglas J. Skinner. "Implications for GAAP from an Analysis of Positive Research in Accounting." Journal of Accounting & Economics 50, nos. 2-3 (December 2010): 246–286. (Presented at the 2009 Journal of Accounting & Economics Conference.)
- May 2022
- Teaching Plan
Siemens Energy - Positioning an Energy Giant for the Future
By: Jurgen Weiss
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 722-014. View Details
- 1999
- Working Paper
Positive Illusions and Forecasting Errors in Mutual Fund Investment Decisions
By: Don A. Moore, Terri Kurtzberg, Craig R. Fox and Max Bazerman
- 2007
- Other Unpublished Work
Positions of Power and Status: Reciprocity in the Venture Capital Industry
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
This paper proposes a straightforward way of differentiating between central network positions that confer power from those that confer status. I argue that actors achieve high status by receiving numerous exchanges from actors who receive numerous exchanges from... View Details
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan. "Positions of Power and Status: Reciprocity in the Venture Capital Industry." March 2007.
- January 2001
- Teaching Note
ZEFER: Building and Positioning an e-Business Consulting Company TN
By: Richard L. Nolan and George Francis Westerman III
- 2008
- Working Paper
Positions of Power and Status: Reciprocity in the Venture Capital Industry
By: Mikolaj J. Piskorski
This paper proposes a straightforward way of differentiating between central network positions that confer power and those that confer status. I argue that actors achieve high status by receiving numerous exchanges from actors who in turn receive numerous exchanges... View Details
- Article
Why Grit Requires Perseverance and Passion to Positively Predict Performance
By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Andreas Wihler, Erica R. Bailey and Adam D. Galinsky
Prior studies linking grit—defined as perseverance and passion for long-term goals—to performance are beset by contradictory evidence. As a result, commentators have increasingly declared that grit has limited effects. We propose that this inconsistent evidence has... View Details
Keywords: Grit; Perseverance; Passion; Motivation; Personal Characteristics; Emotions; Performance; Motivation and Incentives
Jachimowicz, Jon M., Andreas Wihler, Erica R. Bailey, and Adam D. Galinsky. "Why Grit Requires Perseverance and Passion to Positively Predict Performance." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115, no. 40 (October 2, 2018): 9980–9985.
- 10 Sep 2012
- Other Presentation
Strategic Positioning in a Challenging World: Creating Shared Value
Strategy and Creating Shared Value Presentation View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Strategic Positioning in a Challenging World: Creating Shared Value." World Lottery Summit, Montreal , Canada, September 10, 2012.