Publications

June 1995 (Revised July 1995)
Case

Wal-Mart in East Asia

By: David B. Yoffie and Richard Seet

Discusses Wal-Mart's entry strategy in East Asia, specifically Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, and China. View Details

Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Trade; Expansion; Retail Industry; East Asia; Singapore; Japan; Hong Kong; China

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04 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 4

the detrimental effects of each trigger. We conclude by discussing implications and recommendations for organizational scholars to take a more integrative approach to developing and evaluating theory about unethical behavior. Learning from Roger View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

19 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 19

PublicationsFood for Thought? Trust Your Unconscious When Energy Is Low Authors:Maarten Bos, Ap Dijksterhuis, and Rick B. Van Baaren Publication:Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology and Economics 5, no. 2 (May 2012) Abstract Recent... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

July 1994 (Revised July 1995)
Case

VeriFone: The Transaction Automation Company (A)

By: Richard L. Nolan, Donna B. Stoddard and Hossam Galal

Describes VeriFone's new organizational model and its role in catapulting VeriFone to a market leadership position. Examines the impact of information technology and information access on the ability to leverage global resources, market responsiveness, and... View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Leadership Development; Market Transactions; Information Technology; Organizational Design; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Organizational Structure; Information Management; Information Technology Industry

August 1997 (Revised March 1999)
Case

VeriFone (1997)

By: Richard L. Nolan, Anne Donnellon and Donna B. Stoddard

VeriFone, a leading manufacturer of payment systems technology, was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in June 1997. The case describes the strategic challenges that VeriFone faces as it positions itself to compete in the Internet payment systems marketplace. View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Internet; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry

17 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

common and strategic sustainability practices. This dynamic distinction helps for understanding whether and how sustainability practices can help companies establish a competitive advantage over time. How Are Small Businesses Adjusting to COVID-19? Early Evidence From... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

2002
Working Paper

Learning as Strategy Dependent: Tradeoffs in New Technology Implementation

By: Richard Bohmer, Amy Edmondson, Gary Pisano and Ann B. Winslow

09 Sep 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics

A few years ago, Joseph B. Lassiter traveled to San Francisco, Houston, and New York to hold discussions with Harvard alumni on the topic of business and the environment. Each time, he surveyed the audience about the touchy subject of climate change and how society... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

20 Apr 2010
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First Look: April 20

http://icc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/dtq013?ijkey=WB7zzaO3bsqcw4t&keytype=ref Pension Fund Design in Developing Economies Author: Luis M. Viceira Publication: In Evaluating the Financial Performance of Pension Funds, edited by View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 1

PublicationsThe New M&A Playbook Authors:Clayton M. Christensen, Richard Alton, Curtis Rising, and Andrew Waldeck Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 3 (March 2011) Abstract Companies spend more than $2 trillion on... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 1990
Background Note

Global Telecommunications Equipment Industry

By: Willis M. Emmons III, Richard H.K. Vietor and David B. Yoffie

Article

Picking Green Tech's Winners and Losers

By: Clayton M. Christensen, Shuman Talukdar, Richard Alton and Michael B. Horn

Keywords: Technology

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11 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Financial Services 24/7

brave new world. The transformation ignited by the Internet is creating a new paradigm in the financial services industry, characterized by surprising business structures. "The competitive landscape is changing dramatically," says Dwight View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

December 2013 (Revised March 2015)
Course Overview Note

The Entrepreneurial Manager: Course Overview, 2015 Winter Term

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Thomas Eisenmann and Joseph B. Fuller

Course overview of The Entrepreneurial Manager. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Management; Business Education

2009
Journal Article

Evaluating Dedicated and Intrinsic Models of Temporal Encoding by Varying Context

By: Rebecca M.C. Spencer, Uma Karmarkar and Richard B. Ivry

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2002
Working Paper

Learning How and Learning What: Effects of Tacit and Codified Knowledge on Performance Improvement Following Technology Adoption

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Ann B. Winslow, Richard M.J. Bohmer and Gary Pisano

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February 1996
Case

CIGNA Property and Casualty Reengineering (B)

By: Richard L. Nolan, Donna B. Stoddard, Chiara Francalanci and Elise C Martin

In 1993 CIGNA Property and Casualty embarked on a full transformation effort under a new leadership team headed by Gerry Isom. This case presents progress through September 1995. View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Human Resources; Leading Change; Organizational Design; Groups and Teams

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