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- 04 Apr 2008
- What Do You Think?
Who Owns Intellectual Property?
facilitates cooperation in the generation of intellectual capital ranging from new product development to research. It helps explain why the Gen Xers we discussed several months ago find it quite natural to work in teams, either in... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- August 2019
- Background Note
Note on Shared Ownership
By: Ethan Bernstein and Nick Rekenthaler
While several tactics can drive company performance by instilling a sense of shared ownership among employees, perhaps the most direct is to actually share ownership with employees. Many public and private companies across industries have done just that, and studies... View Details
Keywords: Employee Stock Ownership Plan; Human Resources; Employees; Human Capital; Ownership; Cooperative Ownership; Employee Ownership; Customer Ownership; Governance
Bernstein, Ethan, and Nick Rekenthaler. "Note on Shared Ownership." Harvard Business School Background Note 420-030, August 2019.
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
Approach to Partner Choice in Mutualisms Authors:Marco Archetti, Francisco Ubeda, Drew Fudenberg, Jerry R. Green, Naomi E. Pierce, and Douglas W. Yu Publication:The American Naturalist 177, no. 1 (January 2011) Abstract One of the main problems impeding the evolution... View Details
- February 2010 (Revised June 2011)
- Case
SEWA Trade Facilitation Center: Changing the Spool
By: Mukti Khaire and Kathleen L. McGinn
The case is about the decision to convert a not-for-profit organization into a for-profit company. SEWA Trade Facilitation Center (STFC), which is part of a larger non-profit organization—the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)—works to improve the livelihoods of... View Details
Keywords: Cooperative Ownership; For-Profit Firms; Gender; Business Model; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Nonprofit Organizations; Arts; Entrepreneurship; Economic Growth; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; India
Khaire, Mukti, and Kathleen L. McGinn. "SEWA Trade Facilitation Center: Changing the Spool." Harvard Business School Case 810-044, February 2010. (Revised June 2011.)
- March 1996 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Supermarkets in Inner Cities
By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias
Excerpts from five articles that present the challenges and opportunities inherent in opening and operating supermarkets in inner-city neighborhoods. View Details
Keywords: Urban Scope; Market Entry and Exit; Alliances; Business and Government Relations; Problems and Challenges; Development Economics; Business and Community Relations; Business Ventures; Strategic Planning; Cooperation
Austin, James E., and Jaan Elias. "Supermarkets in Inner Cities." Harvard Business School Case 796-145, March 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
- Article
Strategies and Tactics in NGO-Government Relations: Insights from Slum Housing in Mumbai
By: Ramya Ramanath and Alnoor Ebrahim
Relationships between nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and government agencies have been variously described in the nonprofit literature as cooperative, complementary, adversarial, confrontational, or even co-optive. But how do NGO-government relationships emerge... View Details
Keywords: Cooperative Ownership; Housing; Corporate Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Nonprofit Organizations; Change Management; Business Strategy; Growth and Development; Non-Governmental Organizations; Accommodations Industry; Mumbai
Ramanath, Ramya, and Alnoor Ebrahim. "Strategies and Tactics in NGO-Government Relations: Insights from Slum Housing in Mumbai." Nonprofit Management & Leadership 21, no. 1 (Fall 2010): 21–42.
- 05 Dec 2006
- First Look
First Look: December 5, 2006
its broader marketing strategy, and intraorganizational and interorganizational cooperation and coordination among entities involved in implementation. Building on the results of a survey of the CRM-implementation-related experiences of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
Abstract—Although Indian tribes and the surrounding states were often bitter enemies throughout much of the history of the United States, recently tribes and states have been able to work cooperatively in a number of areas. In some... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Creating the Perfect Super Bowl Ad
when it's too late. Others entertain too much, failing to connect the entertainment parts effectively to the brand. If the balance is off, Teixeira says, entertainment competes with brand awareness and reduces purchase intent. But when entertainment follows the brand... View Details
- 12 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
The New Real Estate
one project ($5.4 billion for Peter Cooper Village, also in New York City) and now the second largest LBO ever after TXU ($39 billion takeover of commercial property owner Equity Office Properties Trust). Investors are witnessing... View Details
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
has quality variations, reducing consumption. Five independent growers formed a cooperative to provide quality control and a brand name—Ripe 'N Ready—that enabled retailers to differentiate their stores and producers to differentiate the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
When Reputation Trumps Regulation
cooperation of foreign regulators to meet the evidentiary standards of U.S. federal courts. Oftentimes, relying on foreign regulators for evidence gathering means that enforcement is very difficult. Q: You report that 15 percent of all... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- February 2010
- Teaching Note
SEWA Trade Facilitation Center: Changing the Spool (TN)
By: Mukti Khaire
Teaching Note for [810044]. View Details
- 05 Apr 2021
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t More Leaders Teach?
According to DeLong, the best leaders and teachers create covenant versus contractual (purely transactional) relationships. The former generates the trust necessary for cooperation and useful two-way communication. In DeLong’s words, “The... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout
in to regulate and fund the chemical’s production. In addition, governments could use existing vaccine stores more effectively through cooperative agreements with other countries and initiatives such as COVAX, which aims to distribute... View Details
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
team wondered whether the capital markets would cooperate and how effectively the management and sponsor teams would execute. Moreover, the company had only been private for two years, and the value creation plan was only halfway through... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- July 2013 (Revised June 2014)
- Case
Collaborating for Growth: Duane Morris in a Turbulent Legal Sector
By: Heidi K. Gardner and Annelena Lobb
By the late 2000s, the law firm Duane Morris had transformed itself from a growing U.S. law firm to a significant global player. The firm's uniquely collaborative organizational culture, which featured a transparent, data-driven compensation system, practice-group... View Details
Keywords: Professional Service Firm; Collaboration; Performance Management; Risk and Uncertainty; Competition; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Performance; Cooperation; Globalized Firms and Management; Compensation and Benefits; Volatility; Growth and Development Strategy; Legal Services Industry; United States
Gardner, Heidi K., and Annelena Lobb. "Collaborating for Growth: Duane Morris in a Turbulent Legal Sector." Harvard Business School Case 414-022, July 2013. (Revised June 2014.)
- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
Alibaba Group's transition from a startup to a multibusiness firm with over 15,000 employees in just over a decade. They analyze the evolving dynamics of internal competition and cooperation among Alibaba Group's subsidiaries. Students... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 9
Neumann-Morgenstern farsightedly stable set (Examples 1 and 2). Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-135.pdf PublicationsThe Global Competitive Position of the Baltic Sea Region Author:Christian H.M. Ketels Publication:Chapter 1.3 in Transnational... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Managing Alignment as a Process
customers to view each brand as a stand-alone business, but they wanted the business units to cooperate by redistributing cash among them and sharing customer lists, credit cards, real estate, vendors, technology, key employees, and... View Details