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- 7 May 2019
- Panel Discussion
From Briefcase to Boardroom: The How, Why, and When to Get on a Corporate Board
By: Lynn S. Paine
- May 2019
- Teaching Note
Transformation at ING (A), (B), & (C)
By: William R. Kerr and Jordan Bach-Lombardo
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 818-077, 818-078, 818-121.
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- May 2019
- Teaching Note
Universal Basic Income, Job Guarantees, or None of the Above?
By: William R. Kerr and Jordan Bach-Lombardo
Teaching Note for HBS No. 819-035.
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Keywords:
UBI;
Job Guarantee;
Public Policy;
EITC;
Employment;
Labor;
Social Issues;
Income;
Governance;
Policy;
Welfare
- May 2019 (Revised August 2019)
- Teaching Note
X Fire Paintball & Airsoft: Is Amazon a Friend or Foe? (A) and (B)
By: Feng Zhu
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 617-046 and 617-047.
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- May 2019 (Revised September 2019)
- Case
Mobike and ofo: Dancing with Titans (A)
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Haibo Zhao
This case address pacing issues – how fast does a company need to scale? It also examines the role of investors in determining company strategy and exit.
Mobike and ofo were two dominant players in China’s emerging dockless bike-sharing market, that allowed users... View Details
Mobike and ofo were two dominant players in China’s emerging dockless bike-sharing market, that allowed users... View Details
Keywords:
Information Technology;
Venture Capital;
Financing and Loans;
Competition;
Value Creation;
Governance;
Economics;
Business Startups;
Strategy;
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Entrepreneurship;
Infrastructure;
Transportation;
Bicycle Transportation;
China
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Haibo Zhao. "Mobike and ofo: Dancing with Titans (A)." Harvard Business School Case 819-135, May 2019. (Revised September 2019.)
- May 2019
- Supplement
Engineering Company Culture at Zaimella Ecuador (B)
By: Gary P. Pisano and Francesca Gino
Pisano, Gary P., and Francesca Gino. "Engineering Company Culture at Zaimella Ecuador (B)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 919-706, May 2019.
- May 2019 (Revised March 2022)
- Module Note
Nascent Platform Strategy: Overcoming the Chicken-or-Egg Problem
By: Andy Wu, David R. Clough and Sasha Kaletsky
This note provides a framework for addressing the classic chicken-or-egg dilemma facing entrepreneurs launching nascent multi-sided platforms. There are several conditions that lead to a difficult chicken-or-egg problem: strong network effects, high multi-homing costs,...
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Keywords:
Multi-Sided Platforms;
Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Market Entry and Exit;
Problems and Challenges;
Competitive Advantage
Wu, Andy, David R. Clough, and Sasha Kaletsky. "Nascent Platform Strategy: Overcoming the Chicken-or-Egg Problem." Harvard Business School Module Note 719-507, May 2019. (Revised March 2022.)
- May 2019
- Teaching Note
Steinhoff International and the Stock Exchange
Teaching Note for HBS No. 118-066.
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- May 2019
- Supplement
Webasto Case Supplement
By: Francesca Gino and Paul Green
Gino, Francesca, and Paul Green. " Webasto Case Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 919-702, May 2019.
- May 2019
- Article
A Counterfeit Competence: After Threat, Cheating Boosts One's Self-Image
By: S. Wiley Wakeman, Celia Moore and F. Gino
In six studies, we show that after experiencing a threat to their abilities, individuals who misrepresent their performance as better than it actually is boost their feelings of competence. We situate these findings in the literature on self-protection. We show that...
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Keywords:
Cheating;
Self-perception;
Self-protection;
Competency and Skills;
Identity;
Perception;
Performance
Wakeman, S. Wiley, Celia Moore, and F. Gino. "A Counterfeit Competence: After Threat, Cheating Boosts One's Self-Image." Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 82 (May 2019): 253–265.
- 2019
- Article
Can Big Data Improve Firm Decision Quality? The Role of Data Quality and Data Diagnosticity
By: Maryam Ghasemaghaei and Goran Calic
Anecdotal evidence suggests that, despite the large variety of data, the huge volume of generated data, and the fast velocity of obtaining data (i.e., big data), quality of big data is far from perfect. Therefore, many firms defer collecting and integrating big data as...
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Ghasemaghaei, Maryam, and Goran Calic. "Can Big Data Improve Firm Decision Quality? The Role of Data Quality and Data Diagnosticity." Decision Support Systems 120 (2019): 38–49.
- May 2019
- Article
Corporate Debt, Firm Size and Financial Fragility in Emerging Markets
By: Laura Alfaro, Gonzalo Asis, Anusha Chari and Ugo Panizza
The post-Global Financial Crisis period shows a surge in corporate leverage in emerging markets and a number of countries with deteriorated corporate financial fragility indicators (Altman’s Z-score). Firm size plays a critical role in the relationship between...
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Keywords:
Corporate Debt;
Firm Size;
Financial Fragility;
Emerging Market;
Organizations;
Borrowing and Debt;
Financial Condition;
Emerging Markets;
System Shocks
Alfaro, Laura, Gonzalo Asis, Anusha Chari, and Ugo Panizza. "Corporate Debt, Firm Size and Financial Fragility in Emerging Markets." Journal of International Economics 118 (May 2019): 1–19. (Also NBER Working Paper 25459.)
- May–June 2019
- Article
Cross-Silo Leadership
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Tiziana Casciaro and Sujin Jang
Today the most promising innovation and business opportunities require collaboration among functions, offices, and organizations. To realize them, companies must break down silos and get people working together across boundaries. But that’s a challenge for many...
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Keywords:
Cross-functional Management;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Innovation Leadership;
Groups and Teams;
Employees;
Attitudes
Edmondson, Amy C., Tiziana Casciaro, and Sujin Jang. "Cross-Silo Leadership." Harvard Business Review 97, no. 3 (May–June 2019): 130–139.
- 2019
- Report
Expressive Voting and Its Costs
By: Vincent Pons, Clémence Tricaud and Vestal McIntyre
Pons, Vincent, Clémence Tricaud, and Vestal McIntyre. "Expressive Voting and Its Costs." IPP Policy Brief, Nº40, Institut des Politiques Publiques, May 2019.
- 2010
- Article
Fretting About Modest Risks Is a Mistake
By: Matthew Rabin and Max Bazerman
Managers often engage in risk-averse behavior, and economists, decision analysts, and managers treat risk aversion as a preference. In many cases, acting in a risk-averse manner is a mistake, but managers can correct this mistake with greater reflection. This article...
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Rabin, Matthew, and Max Bazerman. "Fretting About Modest Risks Is a Mistake." California Management Review 61, no. 3 (May 2019): 34–48.
- 2019
- White Paper
Future Positive: How Companies Can Tap Into Employee Optimism to Navigate Tomorrow's Workplace
By: Joseph B. Fuller, Judith K. Wallenstein, Manjari Raman and Alice de Chalendar
Fuller, Joseph B., Judith K. Wallenstein, Manjari Raman, and Alice de Chalendar. "Future Positive: How Companies Can Tap Into Employee Optimism to Navigate Tomorrow's Workplace." White Paper, May 2019.
- May 2019
- Article
Marketplace Lending: A New Banking Paradigm?
By: Boris Vallée and Yao Zeng
Marketplace lending relies on large-scale loan screening by investors, a major deviation from the traditional banking paradigm. Theoretically, participation of sophisticated investors in marketplace lending improves screening outcomes but also creates adverse...
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Keywords:
Marketplace Lending;
Screening;
Sophisticated Investors;
Adverse Selection;
Financing and Loans;
Performance;
Information
Vallée, Boris, and Yao Zeng. "Marketplace Lending: A New Banking Paradigm?" Review of Financial Studies 32, no. 5 (May 2019): 1939–1982.
- 2019
- Book
Patient Capital: The Challenges and Promises of Long-Term Investing
By: Victoria Ivashina and Josh Lerner
There has never been a greater need for long-term investments. And it is increasingly unlikely that the public sector will be willing or able to fill the gap. Those best positioned to address the long-run needs are likely to be the pools of capital in the hands of...
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Keywords:
Long-term Investing;
Large Investors;
Capital;
Investment;
Strategic Planning;
Problems and Challenges;
Opportunities;
Society
Ivashina, Victoria, and Josh Lerner. Patient Capital: The Challenges and Promises of Long-Term Investing. First ed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2019.
- 2019
- Book
The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power
By: Michael A. Cusumano, Annabelle Gawer and David B. Yoffie
The Business of Platforms explores the strategic, economic, and technology management challenges of digital platform businesses. We have five major themes in the book: 1) The world’s most valuable companies are all platforms, in part because platforms have...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Technology;
Platform;
Internet and the Web;
Management;
Competitive Strategy;
Digital Platforms
Cusumano, Michael A., Annabelle Gawer, and David B. Yoffie. The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power. Harper Business, 2019.