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  • 07 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 7

perceived credit quality of the financial guarantors fell, and yields on insured bonds exceeded yields on equivalent uninsured issues. It does not appear that either property and casualty insurers or open-end municipal mutual funds were dumping insured bonds; View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 1

organizational processes of developing a business model. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=46978 The Liability of Leakage: How Indirect Ties to Competitors Impact Innovation in Entrepreneurial Firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Feb 2024
  • Research & Ideas

How to Make AI 'Forget' All the Private Data It Shouldn't Have

A company might take an OpenAI model and fine-tune it, that is, customize it using their proprietary data as a company, and then you start providing your model for sale to other end users. Your data is really your most valuable asset. So, you'd be worried, then, about... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology
  • 12 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 12

Cost-Benefit Analysis in Environmental Policy Abstract We conducted an analysis that explores the merits of a low-carbon development strategy for Liberia. This chapter describes both our cost-benefit View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20

Publications August 2013 Marketing Science Do Bonuses Enhance Sales Productivity? A Dynamic Structural Analysis of Bonus-Based Compensation Plans By: Chung, Doug J., Thomas Steenburgh, and K. Sudhir Abstract—We estimate a dynamic... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 15 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 15

company's sources of advantage over time. The analysis suggests that the effectiveness of a particular business model depends not only on its design (its levers and how they relate to one another) but also, most importantly, on its... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • Web

Strategy - Faculty & Research

as competitors in an economic landscape. Key issues include: the development and effectiveness of firm strategy at both a business and corporate level; the analysis of the competitive environment; and the... View Details
  • 28 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 28

they cannot spend on marketing the way their competitors do. The case invites students to explore an unusual business model in both concept and execution. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/609106-PDF-ENG Pfizer:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8

Abstract—Platforms use search diversion in order to trade off total consumer traffic for higher revenues derived by exposing consumers to unsolicited products (e.g., advertising). We show that the entry of a platform competitor leads to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 16

certain general properties of the transition path from dirty to clean technology. We then estimate the model using a combination of regression analysis on the relationship between R&D and patents, and simulated method of moments using... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 2, 2010

with limited financial resources can then focus on supplying superior bottleneck modules, while outsourcing and allowing complementors to supply non-bottleneck components. I show that a firm pursuing this strategy will have a higher return on invested capital (ROIC)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 20

case study of a multinational firm in the biotechnology sector to illustrate how the core-periphery framework works in multiple emerging markets across institutional differences. The analysis is based on 32 interviews conducted with the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Finance - Faculty & Research

demand about as much as one's own recent payout experience. Third, the spillover effect decays as time passes while the effect of one's own experience does not. We discuss implications of this analysis for commercial sustainability of... View Details
  • 07 Jul 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Innovation Corrupted: How Managers Can Avoid Another Enron

"reserve requirement" to back up supply commitments. Enron had a major advantage over competitors as a middleman between producers and consumers because it operated one of the nation's largest natural gas pipeline networks.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Energy; Utilities
  • Web

Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

pressure to stay ahead of formidable competitors like OpenAI and Google. The case illustrates the tension between maintaining a trusted, unbiased product experience and pursuing monetization strategies such as advertising. It emphasizes... View Details
  • 17 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 17

reallocation constitute an important source of productivity gains while its relative importance varies across nations. Ignoring the role of this source can lead to significant bias in understanding the nature of gains. We also perform counterfactual View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 12

actually consistent with design principles established by the development team? The case seeks to expand students' view of the product development process. Traditional software development projects begin with the gathering of requirements and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

, Harvard Business School case, 2022. With Karim R. Lakhani and Kerry Herman. Threadless: The Renewal of an Online Community , Harvard Business School case, 2021. With Karim Lakhani and Christian Godwin. Digital Infrastructure , Economic View Details
  • 21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21

spurred concerns about its potential impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where private equity funds have... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Curriculum - Business & Environment

with main rival, Mobike? How aggressively to pursue their international expansion and what adjustments, if any, to make from their model in dozens of Chinese cities? And what to do about the concerns from government officials that ofo's dockless bikes and those of... View Details