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- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
mobility effects of workgroup demography by integrating the social identification processes of cohesion, competition, and comparison. Using five years of personnel data from a large law firm, we examine the influence of demographic match... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
well as domestic companies have found success in emerging markets by positioning themselves as partners in progress—building businesses that also advance market development. Initiatives along these lines can take a number of forms—from advancing traditional corporate... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
responded to political risk in South Asia and Latin America over the last half century. The existing business history literature on political risk is focused on the experiences of Western multinationals in the 20th century, especially in... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
Internet's routing table, which is socially costly, so an IP address market should discourage subdividing IP address blocks more than necessary. Yet IP address transfer rules also need to facilitate purchase by the networks that need the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019
options across thirteen studies involving diverse samples (executives, law/business/medical students, adults) and contexts (public policy, business, medicine). These distortions appear to primarily reflect decision biases rather than View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
- Supplement
Keroche (E): Considering Additional Capacity
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding
This case describes Keroche’s growth after entering the beer business in 2008. Although the company was operating at full capacity and not able to fulfill all of its orders, Tabitha Karanja had set a goal of growing Keroche’s share of the Kenyan beer market from... View Details
Keywords: Keroche; Alcohol; Alcoholic Beverages; Beer; Beer Market; Premium Beer; Manufacturing; Production; Production Capacity; Capacity; Business Ventures; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Small Business; Family Business; Crime and Corruption; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Income; Demographics; Geographic Scope; Geographic Location; Goods and Commodities; Government Legislation; Growth and Development; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Lawfulness; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Problems and Challenges; Safety; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Financing and Loans; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Pippa Tubman Armerding. "Keroche (E): Considering Additional Capacity." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-394, September 2019. (Revised May 2020.)
- 26 Mar 2008
- First Look
First Look: March 26, 2008
very high accuracy. This case describes a growing company struggling with unique challenges as it implements a "social enterprise" business model; it describes the difficulties faced by social entrepreneurs implementing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
in the history of the U.S. banking system. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/12-106_d9833135-0192-4c99-abab-476fa0ea84a2.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsSay on Pay at The Walt Disney Company Gow, Ian D.,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
variable labor supply, social security benefits and portfolio choice over safe bonds and risky equities. Our analysis reinforces prior findings that equities are the preferred asset for young households, with the optimal share of equities... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
Abstract—The article discusses the notion of advertising as a profession in relation to the impact of digital analytics and data-driven marketing. Topics include the history of internet marketing, the investments of the content-driven... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
but at the expense of the outgroup. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52113 in press Journal of Personality and Social Psychology It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask: Question-asking Increases Liking By: Huang, K., M.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
difference in the standalone utilities is sufficiently large, yields greater profits for both platforms. We further show that social welfare is greater under one-way compatibility than under incompatibility, and there exist no incentives... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
shareholders. He believed this required good corporate governance and effective oversight by the board of directors. The case explores the history of AFSCME's shareholder activism on this front and particularly its use of shareholder... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
older children remains essentially unchanged. To our knowledge, this is the first rigorous demonstration that one need not succumb to temptation in order for it to detrimentally impact one's economic productivity. The Dynamics of Social... View Details
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
Motivation Authors:F. Gino and S. Wiltermuth Publication:Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (forthcoming) Abstract We propose that separating rewards into categories can increase motivation, even when those categories are... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 6, 2007
attracted criticism for its purely empirical approach, its failure to make consistently accurate predictions, and its pursuit of commercial objectives in a university setting. Harvard's efforts to build a forecasting service are an early chapter in the evolution of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
Three Countries, Three Choices in Post-Soviet Eurasia
of a larger social purpose connected with protecting and cultivating the nation. It gives citizens a reason to sacrifice in pursuit of a higher national goal. And it expands the "time horizons" for a country's leaders and offers... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
form of corporate social responsibility (CSR) through a sustainable business model that also generates superior financial performance. Read the paper: http://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/?p=4538 An Exploration of Optimal Stabilization... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
all it provides. Second, we redistribute to a large degree through the tax system, and that's a really important set of social decisions. Finally, we create a set of incentives for behavior and that's incredibly important. The other way... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 30
perturbation enables efficient exploration in the midst of intense exploitation. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-011.pdf Understanding Inflation-Indexed Bond Markets Authors:John Y. Campbell, Robert J. Shiller, and Luis M. Viceira Abstract This... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace