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  • 05 May 2015
  • First Look

First Look: May 5

and considers its implications for "information civilization." Google is to surveillance capitalism what General Motors was to managerial capitalism. Therefore the institutionalizing practices and operational assumptions of Google Inc. are the primary lens... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Dec 2018
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018

anyone, he shaped the economic policies of Hong Kong for the quarter century after the war and set the stage for a remarkable economic expansion. This book examines the man behind the story and the successful economic policies that he and... View Details
  • 19 Jan 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 18

Financial Economics (forthcoming). Abstract This study identifies the effect of a key cultural dimension—egalitarianism—on a set of international investment outcomes. Egalitarianism expresses a society's cultural orientation with respect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2009
  • News

Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut

we have a rich set of finance electives, including courses on behavioral topics, investment management, financial markets, private equity, venture capital, financial engineering (which I also coteach), and a host of other topics. Retail... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance
  • 05 Aug 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Understanding the Process of Innovation

Collins is setting his sights on the home and garden business. Clayton Christensen, professor at Harvard Business School, uses this case to frame the central questions for anyone trying to understand the sources of innovation, and what... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gray
  • 25 Sep 2000
  • Research & Ideas

More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry

specialized groups working independently of one another. The 'modules' could then be connected and (in theory at least) would function seamlessly, as long as they conformed to a predetermined set of design rules." In addition, module... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology
  • 14 Dec 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 14

conceptualization of products in this context, as reflected by product feature choices, is influenced by prior industry affiliation. We study digital cameras introduced from 1991 to 2006 by firms from three prior industries. We hypothesize and find first, that prior... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 18

cluster analysis on all whole-body donors' data from the Universities of California at Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Two donor groups emerge from the analyses: One is made of slightly younger, educated, married... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: November 15

Imitation: The Case of Sponsor-Based Business Models Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu Publication:Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract This paper provides the first formal model of business model innovation. Our View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Nov 2016
  • First Look

First Look - November 1, 2016

America Innovation Network By: Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, and William R. Kerr Abstract— Technological progress builds upon itself, with the expansion of invention in one domain propelling future work in linked fields. Our analysis... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Oct 2009
  • Lessons from the Classroom

HBS Begins Teaching Consumer Finance

"traditional" set of HBS cases that address a host of industries. What function does this firm perform? What are its economics? How can you deliver this function more efficiently? How can you build a competitive advantage against rivals?... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Financial Services; Education
  • 06 Feb 2006
  • What Do You Think?

Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance?

forecast dispersion increases and forecast accuracy decreases." For those wishing the full story, read "Is Silence Golden? An Empirical Analysis of Firms that Stop Giving Quarterly Earnings Guidance." What is to be done? A... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services
  • 24 Jan 2012
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 24

context, reflected in its introduction of product features, is influenced by prior industry affiliation. We hypothesize first, that prior industry experience shapes a set of shared beliefs resulting in similar and concurrent firm... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Oct 2014
  • First Look

First Look: October 14

Business School Case 615-009 American Airlines in 2011 (A) The "American Airlines in 2011" case set was developed to provide a setting for the comparative analysis of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Aug 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Why a Federal Rule on CEO Pay Disclosure May Get You In Trouble With Customers

Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), which conducts an annual analysis of available labor data. Presumably, the Dodd-Frank rule, once it's mandated, will make more data available for such analyses. The Security and Exchange... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail
  • 28 Jun 2011
  • First Look

First Look: June 28

  PublicationsManager-Specific Effects on Earnings Guidance: An Analysis of Top Executive Turnovers Authors:Francois Brochet, Lucile Faurel, and Sarah McVay Publication:Journal of Accounting Research (forthcoming) Abstract We investigate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 26

threat responses and their implications for research on identity dynamics within organizations.   Working PapersThe Impact of Supplier Reliability Tracking on Customer Demand: Model and Estimation Methodology Authors:Nathan Craig, Nicole DeHoratius, and Ananth Raman... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Jun 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Using Competition to Reform Healthcare

care in each medical condition, not its overall breadth of services. The value delivered in a medical condition arises from the full set of activities and specialties involved. It is not the individual roles, skills, or functions that... View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health
  • 30 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

misconduct, or recidivism. We extend our analysis to explore the differential treatment of ethnic minorities and find similar patterns of "in-group" tolerance. Our evidence is inconsistent with a simple Bayesian model and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 23 Dec 2014
  • First Look

First Look: December 23

dirty to clean technology. We then estimate the model using a combination of regression analysis on the relationship between R&D and patents, and simulated method of moments using microdata on employment, production, R&D, firm... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel