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  • 23 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Strategy for Small Fish

number of niche firms for long, sustained periods of time. In the software industry, a large number of niche players have endured for many years, constantly generating a variety of product innovations. Despite the contraction caused by... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
  • 28 May 2012
  • Research & Ideas

A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy

bottom line. Some companies have invested time and energy into their CSR programs only after getting burned by bad publicity. For example, Nike suffered from an onslaught of negative press and large-scale protests from those who claimed its View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
  • 30 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Computer Security is For Managers, Too

operations tell their materials suppliers exactly what specifications to meet. Similarly, companies should demand reasonable levels of security from software vendors. Look at the wording of this contract between General Electric and... View Details
Keywords: by Robert D. Austin & Christopher A.R. Darby
  • 21 May 2001
  • Research & Ideas

From Tigers to Kaleidoscopes: Thinking About Future Leadership

engine for the extraordinary motivation and commitment demanded by creativity. As organizations become increasingly diverse and their boundaries flexible and amorphous, the notion of what brings people together to act as one body becomes... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 03 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 3, 2006

L. Bower and Clark Gilbert Abstract Research from a set of studies conducted over thirty-five years shows that actual strategy rather than words on paper at corporate is crafted step by step as company resources are committed to policies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Mar 2012
  • First Look

First Look: March 27

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/912030-PDF-ENG PAREXEL International Corp. (A) Regina E. Herzlinger and Natalie KindredHarvard Business School Case 311-068 Despite severe market turmoil, in 2001, the biopharmaceutical contract... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 12 Apr 2016
  • First Look

April 12, 2016

competitive imitation. Make it tough for rivals to copy your product-to-platform strategy: consider creating proprietary standards, using exclusivity contracts and erecting other barriers to competition. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

806-148 Describes the sixth and final module of the Harvard Business School MBA second-year elective course Legal Aspects of Management. This module deals with the way firms should approach business risks in order to avoid legal liability and how firms can use View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 May 2013
  • First Look

First Look: May 14

proxy for incentive conflict) impact the use of a subset of available performance measures. Consistent with a signaling model of the allocation of contingent control rights, we find that contracts involve fewer contingent control rights... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

Focusing on relative total shareholder returns (rTSR), the predominant metric specified in these contracts and used by market participants to evaluate managers, we document that 60% of firms—those that choose specific peers—do a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 03 Oct 2017
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

change in organizational culture and structure, committing to 100% renewables while placing an emphasis on growth in middle-income countries and capturing and new revenue sources from energy management services. At the same time, Starace... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 27 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 27

Alternative Asset Management's (BAAM) growth from 2007 to 2013, a time when the overall fund of hedge funds industry contracted substantially. Additionally, the case analyzes evolving business models and value propositions within the fund... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 9, 2008

opportunity to see both sides of the issue. When Hrad enters into a contract to create a new accounts payable system for Welsh toy distributor Tegan, the outsourcing firm from the Czech Republic views the project as another step in its... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Aug 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

July 31, 2017 AIDS A Commitment Contract to Achieve Virologic Suppression in Poorly Adherent Patients with HIV/AIDS By: Alsan, Marcella, John Beshears, Wendy S. Armstrong, James J. Choi, Brigitte C. Madrian,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Ingredients of a Deal Disaster

signed may sour. Risk Factors The most common causes of social contract problems are lack of awareness and benign neglect. The parties involved inevitably form expectations about how the deal will be carried out, whether they discuss them... View Details
Keywords: by Ron S. Fortgang, David A. Lax & James K. Sebenius
  • 19 Apr 2016
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April 19, 2016

link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50837 Covenant-Light Contracts and Creditor Coordination By: Becker, Bo, and Victoria Ivashina Abstract—In 2015, 70% of newly issued leveraged loans had weaker enforcement features,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Oct 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy

technology experts, one of whom was able to help them. Gustafson and Yacovone obtained the advice they needed without having to conduct a time-consuming search and without having to negotiate a contract up front. (Reach had already View Details
Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen, Henry W. Chesbrough, Nitin Nohria & Donald N. Sull
  • 28 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World

unconventional way. We typically think of commitments as deep, abiding pledges that individuals and organizations will do absolutely all they can to make good on. In contrast, the kind of commitments that... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco
  • 29 Sep 2008
  • Research & Ideas

How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games

game. The best match is one between the teams ranked first and second in the coaches' or sportswriters' polls.  If those two teams play each other, the winner can claim to be the national champion. But for many years, athletic conferences used to sign View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports
  • 02 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 2

of the Contract: How Contract Structure Shapes Inter-Firm Dispute Resolution Authors:Fabrice Lumineau and Deepak Malhotra Publication:Strategic Management Journal (in press) Abstract This paper investigates how View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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