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  • 18 Nov 2008
  • First Look

First Look: November 18, 2008

internal coordination issues with the company's sales force, and the financial returns versus other uses of capital for the company. The case raises issues in aligning business strategy and sales management systems, motivating and managing resellers, people selection,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 22, 2008

a non-manufacturing setting we move beyond the artifacts and gain insight into the principles that may lead to improved performance. Combining a detailed case study and empirical analysis we document the internal processes that the lean... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 May 2019
  • Research & Ideas

The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud

behavior on the part of government contractors and to keep a portion of any resulting settlement. Boeing, for example, has paid more than $40 million in settlements stemming from False Claim Act cases in the past five years. A detailed View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Service; Construction
  • 11 Oct 2022
  • Research & Ideas

Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap, One Mortgage at a Time

is required,” Sunderam says. That type of “soft” information can make a difference for loans that require human discretion—applications that the automated system sends back for further analysis by a loan officer. Minority loan officers... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services
  • 22 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 22

individual. This article offers a critical review of this rich yet disparate literature and guides research toward a multilevel theory of imprinting. We start with a definition that captures the general features of imprinting across levels of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 1

and Performance in Information and Solution Spaces By: Shore, Jesse, Ethan Bernstein, and David Lazer Abstract—Using data from a novel laboratory experiment on complex problem solving in which we varied the network structure of 16-person... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 15 Aug 2016
  • Blog Post

Prepare for Your Interview with Research

worldwide. CompetitorsDemonstrating your knowledge of a company’s competitors will show that you have an understanding of the firm’s competitive position in the market. OneSource Global Express provides a link that identifies top competitors, as well as a convenient... View Details
  • 21 Feb 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases

manifests itself in organizational practices that fail to take women's lives into account, hinder their ability to develop powerful networks, and create excessive performance pressure on women. A Fresh Approach The solution offered by... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
  • 17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

the investments and performance of community development venture capital (CDVC). We find substantial differences between CDVC and traditional venture capital (VC) investments: CDVC investments are far more likely to be in nonmetropolitan... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 10 Nov 2015
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November 10, 2015

Typically, this performance is thought to be a characteristic of the firm, not the CEO who happens to run the firm. In contrast to this conventional wisdom, we find that equity issues depend on changes in Q and returns to a greater extent... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 15

Imitation: The Case of Sponsor-Based Business Models Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu Publication:Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract This paper provides the first formal model of business model innovation. Our View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 5

differentiation: de-emphasizing the strategic orientation their main rival is emphasizing. Finally, we show that the greater the competitive intensity, the greater the contribution strategic orientation differentiation has on business performance. Boardroom Centrality... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 May 2007
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First Look: May 22, 2007

explore the use of more distributed institutional forms. In this article, we review the emerging scholarship on the formation and function of self-regulatory institutions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-089.pdf Evolution View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Jul 2011
  • First Look

First Look: July 19

claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development of specialized expertise, while the benefits of greater... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

company had performed well and was gaining momentum. Interline was a rare asset in terms of the scale it had reached. However, there were still unknowns. Would buyers reward Interline with a high valuation multiple that reflected its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 15

performance to provide quantitative insight into the link between a firm's business model choices and its profit consequences. The method is applied to Walmart by building a qualitative representation of its business model and mapping... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 08 Sep 2021
  • Blog Post

Socioeconomic Inclusion at HBS: Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

understand how to scale economic mobility and alleviate poverty through state and federal educational policy reform. After graduation, he moved to North Carolina to teach with Teach for America, so he could perform a “360-degree View Details
  • 24 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 24

  Working Papers Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work By: Bandiera, Oriana, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun Abstract—CEOs affect the performance of the firms they manage, and family CEOs seem to weaken it. Yet little is... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 18 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54963 Investing Outside the Box: Evidence from Alternative Vehicles in Private Capital By: Lerner, Josh, Jason Mao, Antoinette Schoar, and Nan R. Zhang Abstract—This paper undertakes a comprehensive View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8

investigates the effect of pay for performance in firms, yet less is known about the effect of non-financial rewards, especially in organizations that hire individuals to perform tasks with positive social... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel