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  • 12 Jul 2016
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July 12, 2016

capabilities shape competitive advantage. While the notion that capabilities influence strategy dates back to the work of Andrews (1971), attempts to formalize a “capabilities based” approach to strategy only began to take shape in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 23, 2008

strived for the formal integration of risk management with performance management (the risk function as 'Strategic Controller'). The achievement of the Strategic Advisor role in some banks and the Strategic Controller role in others,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Mar 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook

firms globalize would only be much later formalized in the economic theory of the multinational enterprise, and it would take a further 20 years before the mainstream economics profession would identify globalization and global firms as a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17

investigates the urbanization of the Indian manufacturing sector by combining enterprise data from formal and informal sectors. We find that plants in the formal sector are moving away from urban and into... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

Homophily and Structure in a Formal Organization Authors:Adam M. Kleinbaum, Toby E. Stuart, and Michael Tushman Publication:Organization Science Abstract Homophily in social relations results from both individual preferences and selective... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 16 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 16, 2007

idea is formally evaluated as the basis of a commercial venture. Users also tend to engage in collective creative activity prior to firm formation—often within the social context provided by user communities—that results in the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Jan 2007
  • Research & Ideas

The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China

countries through both formal business relationships and informal contacts. Formal mechanisms run the spectrum from direct financial investment in overseas businesses that pursue technology opportunities to... View Details
Keywords: Re: William R. Kerr; Technology; Computer
  • 15 Apr 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Calderón: Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change

audience at Harvard Business School on Monday. "If you are a Republican, it's like a formal requirement to be a nonbeliever in climate change. And that's bad." In conversation with Harvard University Professor Rebecca Henderson,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing
  • 08 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 8, 2008

into a stock of trust. Renewal through Reorganization: The Value of Inconsistencies between Formal and Informal Organization Authors:Ranjay Gulati and P. Puranam Periodical:Organization Science (forthcoming) Abstract We develop a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Jan 2005
  • Research & Ideas

How to Put Meaning Back into Leading

early-twentieth-century social scientists is what we call "the meaning and organization problem." One of the main trends of modern society was the rise of large formal work organizations. Capitalists and managers encouraged the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 28 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 28

endogenous investment response of their competitors. As a result, firms overpay for ships and overinvest in booms and are disappointed by the subsequent low returns. Formal estimation of the model suggests that modest expectational errors... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2280370 A Formal Theory of Strategy By: Van den Steen, Eric Abstract—What makes a decision strategic? When is strategy most important? This paper studies the structure and value of strategy (in its everyday... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
  • 06 Jul 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

out what they will do after the task. Building in a process for releasing stress and reviewing task performance helps managers at any level of experience to learn, to improve, and to move on to subsequent tasks. Some companies have formal... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 06 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52723 forthcoming Management Science A Formal Theory of Strategy By: Van den Steen, Eric J. Abstract—What makes a decision strategic? When is strategy most important? This paper View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Jan 2011
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How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

But user names, passwords, and Internet addresses have been pilfered from sites like Gawker, reportedly giving the hackers access to planned web site changes and advertising strategy. So the possibilities of damage are endless, ranging from random (at least not View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
  • 29 Apr 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services

take the new assignment will likely feel immense pressure to accept. (Although candidates can turn down formal leadership opportunities, most realize that doing so is apt to be what's often called a career-limiting move.) In a PSF, the... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
  • 27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

investors, and experienced entrepreneurs. The challenges fall into five broad areas: the need to formalize organizational structure, executive transitions, the need for management systems/processes, evolution of the board of director's... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 21 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 21, 2015

Lal, Rajiv, and Ishan Sachdev Abstract—Mobile money services are being deployed rapidly across emerging markets as a key tool to further the goal of financial inclusion. Financial inclusion, the development of novel methods to enable individuals at the base of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Apr 2003
  • Research & Ideas

XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”

Chesbrough XTV was given $30 million to manage. It was set up formally as a corporate division within Xerox, but Adams negotiated special terms that mimicked many aspects of independent venture capital firms. Eighty percent of the gains... View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough
  • 09 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

formal approach to managing people—instituting regular meetings, setting goals consistently, and providing frequent feedback to employees—grew 28% larger and were 10 percentage points less likely to fail than those who got advice from... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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