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      • November 1994
      • Background Note

      Why Bad Things Happen to Good Companies

      By: Benson P. Shapiro, Adrian J. Slywotsky and Richard S. Tedlow
      Describes the Darwinian internal and external processes that lead to poor performance from a previously well performing company. Demonstrates why any business design eventually fails and the role of organizational calcification and poor leadership in the failure. Also... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Design; Failure; Performance
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      Shapiro, Benson P., Adrian J. Slywotsky, and Richard S. Tedlow. "Why Bad Things Happen to Good Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 595-045, November 1994.
      • February 1994
      • Background Note

      Causal Inference

      By: Arthur Schleifer Jr.
      Discusses what causation is and what one can (and cannot) learn about causation from observational (nonexperimental) data. View Details
      Keywords: Decision Making; Analytics and Data Science; Interests
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      Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Causal Inference." Harvard Business School Background Note 894-032, February 1994.
      • winter 1994
      • Article

      Negotiating NIMBYs: Learning from the Failure of the Massachusetts Siting Law

      By: M. A. Wheeler
      Keywords: Negotiation; Learning; Failure; Law; Massachusetts
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      Wheeler, M. A. "Negotiating NIMBYs: Learning from the Failure of the Massachusetts Siting Law." Yale Journal on Regulation 11 (winter 1994): 241–291.
      • November 1993 (Revised April 1995)
      • Background Note

      Orientation to the Subarctic Survival Situation

      By: Linda A. Hill
      An orientation to the "Subarctic Survival Situation" (designed by and available from Human Synergistics, Inc., Plymouth, MI, tel. 313-459-1030), an experiental exercise that gives students an opportunity to learn about their personal influence style and their... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership Style; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Evaluation; Decisions; Power and Influence; Groups and Teams; Decision Choices and Conditions
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      Hill, Linda A. "Orientation to the Subarctic Survival Situation." Harvard Business School Background Note 494-073, November 1993. (Revised April 1995.)
      • 1992
      • Chapter

      Learning About Learning from Data: The Work of Edward Leamer

      By: Dutch Leonard
      Keywords: Learning; Data and Data Sets
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      Leonard, Dutch. "Learning About Learning from Data: The Work of Edward Leamer." In New Horizons in Economic Thought, edited by Keith E. Maskus. Aldershot, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1992.
      • September 1992 (Revised August 2004)
      • Supplement

      Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (B)

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      The president of one of Martin Marietta's four main operating companies has learned of procurement irregularities in the company he manages. The problems involve U.S. government contracts the company is working on. After getting legal advice from the company's general... View Details
      Keywords: Fluctuation; Crime and Corruption; Ethics; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Contracts; Leadership; United States
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Martin Marietta: Managing Corporate Ethics (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 393-023, September 1992. (Revised August 2004.)
      • October 1991 (Revised November 1993)
      • Case

      Dynashears, Inc.

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      A senior loan officer is reviewing the recent performance of a company that has failed to repay its loan as scheduled. The failure results from a cyclical downturn in sales, coupled with a lag in cutting back production. Inventory risk is minimal. Teaching objective:... View Details
      Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Business Cycles; Financial Condition; Risk and Uncertainty; Failure
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      Piper, Thomas R. "Dynashears, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 292-017, October 1991. (Revised November 1993.)
      • September 1991 (Revised December 1991)
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      G. Heileman Brewing Co. (A): Power Failure At PowerMaster

      By: Stephen A. Greyser
      In June 1991, Heileman announced plans to introduce a high-alcohol malt liquor under the name PowerMaster (PM). Although the company claimed PM would be positioned as an upscale product and marketed on the basis of its superior taste, minority advocates and alcohol... View Details
      Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Ethics; Lawfulness; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Demand and Consumers; Market Entry and Exit; Food and Beverage Industry
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      Greyser, Stephen A. "G. Heileman Brewing Co. (A): Power Failure At PowerMaster." Harvard Business School Case 592-017, September 1991. (Revised December 1991.)
      • July–August 1990
      • Book Review

      Business and Battles: Lessons from Defeat

      By: Joseph L. Bower
      Keywords: Learning
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      Bower, Joseph L. "Business and Battles: Lessons from Defeat." Harvard Business Review 68, no. 4 (July–August 1990): 4–8.
      • July 1989
      • Article

      Immunizing Children Against the Negative Effects of Reward

      By: B. A. Hennessey, T. M. Amabile and M. Martinage
      Two studies were conducted to examine the effect of intrinsic motivation training on children's subsequent motivational orientation and creativity in an expected reward situation. Past research has demonstrated the overjustification effect: Children who work on an... View Details
      Keywords: Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Training; Early Childhood Education; Learning; Teaching
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      Hennessey, B. A., T. M. Amabile, and M. Martinage. "Immunizing Children Against the Negative Effects of Reward." Contemporary Educational Psychology 14, no. 3 (July 1989): 212–227.
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      Beyond the Reach of the Invisible Hand: Impediments to Economic Activity, Market Failures, and Profitability

      By: Dennis Yao
      In this paper it is argued that failures of the competitive market are necessary conditions for supranormal profitability. Three fundamental causes of these market failures-production economies and sunk costs, transactions costs, and imperfect information-are developed... View Details
      Keywords: Economics; Markets; Failure; Profit; Cost; Information; Market Transactions; Competition; Strategy; Production
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      Yao, Dennis. "Beyond the Reach of the Invisible Hand: Impediments to Economic Activity, Market Failures, and Profitability." Strategic Management Journal 9 (Summer 1988): 59–70. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
      • January 1988 (Revised May 1988)
      • Case

      General Motors' Asian Alliances

      By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
      Describes all of General Motors' major alliances with Asian firms. These include Toyota, Fanuc, Isuzu, Daewoo, Suzuki, Nissan, and Hitachi. Students can discuss the rationale of each alliance, their risks, their management problems, and their likely evolution. Also... View Details
      Keywords: Joint Ventures; Cost Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Problems and Challenges; Alliances; Risk and Uncertainty; Adoption; Corporate Strategy
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      Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "General Motors' Asian Alliances." Harvard Business School Case 388-094, January 1988. (Revised May 1988.)
      • July 1987 (Revised May 1993)
      • Case

      Atlas Copco (A): Gaining and Building Distribution Channels

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
      Atlas Copco, a Swedish company, holds the highest market share for air compressors worldwide. However, its attempts to enter U.S. markets have been unsuccessful. The case describes a series of strategic distribution maneuvers implemented by the company which enable it... View Details
      Keywords: Growth and Development; Marketing Channels; Market Entry and Exit; Market Participation; Distribution Channels; Failure; Industrial Products Industry; Sweden; United States
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Atlas Copco (A): Gaining and Building Distribution Channels." Harvard Business School Case 588-004, July 1987. (Revised May 1993.)
      • June 1986 (Revised May 1989)
      • Case

      Biltwell Shears, Inc.

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      A senior loan officer is reviewing the recent performance of a company that has failed to repay its loan as scheduled. The failure results from a cyclical downturn in sales, coupled with a lag in cutting back production. Inventory risk is minimal. This case is an... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Condition; Financing and Loans; Corporate Finance; Manufacturing Industry
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      Piper, Thomas R. "Biltwell Shears, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 286-021, June 1986. (Revised May 1989.)
      • December 1984
      • Case

      Expense Tracking System at Tiger Creek

      By: Shoshana Zuboff
      Mill manager Carl Adelman learns that a group of senior managers is soon to visit the Tiger Creek mill to learn more about the success of the newly implemented Expense Tracking System. The System had been installed on two paper machines to give workers real time cost... View Details
      Keywords: Management Teams; Success; Cost Management; Technology; Pulp and Paper Industry
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      Zuboff, Shoshana. "Expense Tracking System at Tiger Creek." Harvard Business School Case 485-057, December 1984.
      • July 1979 (Revised August 2019)
      • Background Note

      Note on Taxation

      By: William J. Poorvu, Arthur I Segel, Glenn S. Miller, Michael D. Kummer, Charles F. Wu, Po Sit and Joseph M. Gerstel
      Every real-estate transaction is affected by the tax consequences that result from its form and substance. Structuring a transaction without a thorough understanding of its tax considerations is likely to reduce the transaction's potential value. The failure to utilize... View Details
      Keywords: Property; Taxation; Investment
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      Poorvu, William J., Arthur I Segel, Glenn S. Miller, Michael D. Kummer, Charles F. Wu, Po Sit, and Joseph M. Gerstel. "Note on Taxation." Harvard Business School Background Note 379-192, July 1979. (Revised August 2019.)
      • spring 1978
      • Article

      Foreign Investment from the Third World: The Experience of Chinese Firms from Hong Kong

      By: L. T. Wells Jr.
      Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Global Range; Learning; Hong Kong
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      Wells, L. T., Jr. "Foreign Investment from the Third World: The Experience of Chinese Firms from Hong Kong." Columbia Journal of World Business (spring 1978): 39–49. (Also reprinted in Henry Wai-Chung Yeung (ed.), The Globalization of Business Firms from Emerging Markets. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 2000.)
      • Teaching Interest

      Advanced Management Program: Transforming Proven Leaders into Global Executives

      By: Guhan Subramanian
      As the world economy continues to evolve, so do the requirements for global leadership. The Advanced Management Program (AMP) is a powerful, transformational, and personalized learning experience that explores the best management practices... View Details
      • Forthcoming
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      An AI Method to Score Celebrity Visual Potential from Human Faces

      By: Flora Feng, Shunyuan Zhang, Xiao Liu, Kannan Srinivasan and Cait Lamberton
      It has long been a mantra of marketing practice that, particularly in low-involvement situations, spokespeople should be physically attractive. This paper suggests there is a higher probability of gaining fame and influence (i.e., celebrity potential) than is captured... View Details
      Keywords: Personal Characteristics; AI and Machine Learning; Forecasting and Prediction; Marketing
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      Feng, Flora, Shunyuan Zhang, Xiao Liu, Kannan Srinivasan, and Cait Lamberton. "An AI Method to Score Celebrity Visual Potential from Human Faces." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) (forthcoming). (Pre-published online February 12, 2025.)
      • Forthcoming
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      Beefing IT Up for Your Investor? Engagement with Open Source Communities, Innovation, and Startup Funding: Evidence from GitHub

      By: Annamaria Conti, Christian Peukert and Maria P. Roche
      We study the engagement of nascent firms with open source communities and its implications for innovation and attracting funding. To do so, we link data on 160,065 U.S. startups from Crunchbase to their activities on the open source software development platform... View Details
      Keywords: Startups; Knowledge; Open Source Communities; GitHub; Machine Learning; Innovation; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Information Technology; Strategy
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      Conti, Annamaria, Christian Peukert, and Maria P. Roche. "Beefing IT Up for Your Investor? Engagement with Open Source Communities, Innovation, and Startup Funding: Evidence from GitHub." Organization Science (forthcoming). (Pre-published online March 7, 2025.)
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