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Seeking the Roots of Entrepreneurship: Insights from Behavioral Economics

By: Thomas Astebro, Holger Herz, Ramana Nanda and Roberto A. Weber
There is a growing body of evidence that many entrepreneurs seem to enter and persist in entrepreneurship despite earning low risk-adjusted returns. This has lead to attempts to provide explanations—using both standard economic theory and behavioral economics—for why... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Personal Characteristics; Attitudes; Behavior
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Astebro, Thomas, Holger Herz, Ramana Nanda, and Roberto A. Weber. "Seeking the Roots of Entrepreneurship: Insights from Behavioral Economics." Journal of Economic Perspectives 28, no. 3 (Summer 2014): 49–70.
  • 2007
  • Working Paper

Modularity, Transactions, and the Boundaries of Firms: A Synthesis

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin
This paper constructs a unified theory of the location of transactions and the boundaries of firms. It proposes that systems of production can be viewed as networks of tasks. Transactions, defined as mutually agreed-upon transfers with compensation, are located... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Market Entry and Exit; Market Transactions; Industry Structures; Production; Boundaries; Theory
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Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Modularity, Transactions, and the Boundaries of Firms: A Synthesis." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-013, September 2007.
  • June 2020
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RBC: Transforming Transformation (A)

By: Ethan Bernstein, Francesca Gino and Aldo Sesia
In 2017, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), a Canadian financial icon, mandated a swat team of “enablers of collaboration” (their job description) to support the personal and commercial bank in the enterprise-wide RBC Cultural Transformation initiative. Historically,... View Details
Keywords: Service Delivery; Information Technology; Transformation; Change Management; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Decision Making; Human Resources; Management Systems; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Management Teams; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Canada
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Bernstein, Ethan, Francesca Gino, and Aldo Sesia. "RBC: Transforming Transformation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 920-008, June 2020.
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Overview

By: Feng Zhu
Professor Zhu’s research focuses on the design of platform business models and its impact on platform performance. Platforms have become central to our economy. A platform is a product or service that enables two or more customer groups to interact. For example,... View Details
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scholars from outside institutions. HBS Working Knowlege 12 Nov 2024 Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers Re: Paul A. Gompers 08 Nov 2024 What Wartime Service Taught These... View Details
  • July 2020
  • Teaching Plan

Girls Who Code

By: Brian Trelstad and Amy Klopfenstein
This teaching plan serves as a supplement to HBS Case No. 320-055, “Girls Who Code.” Founded 2012 by former lawyer Reshma Saujani, Girls Who Code (GWC) offered coding education programs to middle- and high school-aged girls. The organization also sought to alter... View Details
Keywords: Communication; Communication Strategy; Spoken Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Demographics; Age; Gender; Education; Curriculum and Courses; Learning; Middle School Education; Secondary Education; Leadership Style; Leadership; Social Enterprise; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Psychology; Attitudes; Behavior; Cognition and Thinking; Prejudice and Bias; Power and Influence; Identity; Social and Collaborative Networks; Motivation and Incentives; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Education Industry; Technology Industry; North and Central America; United States
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Trelstad, Brian, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Girls Who Code." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 321-010, July 2020.
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Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers... View Details
  • February 2013 (Revised May 2014)
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Women MBAs at Harvard Business School: 1962–2012

By: Boris Groysberg, Kerry Herman and Annelena Lobb
Eight women had first enrolled in Harvard Business School's traditional MBA program in 1963. By 2013, the number of women in the MBA classroom had reached 40%. The 50th anniversary of women's enrollment in the traditional MBA program gave HBS Dean Nitin Nohria the... View Details
Keywords: Business Education; Boston
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Groysberg, Boris, Kerry Herman, and Annelena Lobb. "Women MBAs at Harvard Business School: 1962–2012." Harvard Business School Case 413-013, February 2013. (Revised May 2014.)
  • Spring 2014
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Charting Dynamic Trajectories: Multinational Firms in India

By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Tarun Khanna
In this article, we provide a synthesizing framework that we call the "dynamic trajectories" framework to study the evolution of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in host countries over time. We argue that a change in the policy environment in a host country presents an... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Change; India
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Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Tarun Khanna. "Charting Dynamic Trajectories: Multinational Firms in India." Special Issue on Business, Networks, and the State in India. Business History Review 88, no. 1 (Spring 2014): 133–169.

    Platform Envelopment

    Due to network effects and switching costs in platform markets, entrants generally must offer revolutionary functionality. Platform envelopment offers a second entry path: one that does not rely upon Schumpeterian innovation. Examples of successful envelopment... View Details

    • June 2001 (Revised May 2002)
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    Spir-It, Inc. (A): Building the Business

    Early in February 1934, two and a half months after the end of prohibition, Jack Sindler sat with a friend in Boston's Ritz Hotel bar enjoying a drink. Sindler worked for the Converse Rubber Co., and he was always inventing something. He held several patents for rubber... View Details
    Keywords: Business History; Production; Market Entry and Exit; Management Succession; Entrepreneurship; Product Launch; Acquisition; Growth and Development; Product Development; Manufacturing Industry; Boston
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    Spear, Steven J. "Spir-It, Inc. (A): Building the Business." Harvard Business School Case 601-081, June 2001. (Revised May 2002.)
    • December 2023
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    Brokerage Relationships and Analyst Forecasts: Evidence from the Protocol for Broker Recruiting

    By: Braiden Coleman, Michael Drake, Joseph Pacelli and Brady Twedt
    In this study, we offer novel evidence on how the nature of brokerage-client relationships can influence the quality of equity research. We exploit a unique setting provided by the Protocol for Broker Recruiting to examine whether relaxed broker non-compete agreement... View Details
    Keywords: Brokers; Analysts; Forecasts; Bias; Protocol; Investment; Research; Forecasting and Prediction
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    Coleman, Braiden, Michael Drake, Joseph Pacelli, and Brady Twedt. "Brokerage Relationships and Analyst Forecasts: Evidence from the Protocol for Broker Recruiting." Review of Accounting Studies 28, no. 4 (December 2023): 2075–2103.
    • 14 Feb 2014
    • HBS Seminar

    John Van Reenen, LSE, CEPR, and NBER

    • 07 Sep 2007
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    Diversification of Chinese Companies: An International Comparison

    Keywords: by Joseph P.H. Fan, Jun Huang, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Troy D. Smith & Mengxin Zhao
    • August 2006
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    Confidence Intervals for Probabilities of Default

    By: Samuel G. Hanson and Til Schuermann
    In this paper we conduct a systematic comparison of confidence intervals around estimated probabilities of default (PD) using several analytical approaches as well as parametric and nonparametric bootstrap methods. We do so for two different PD estimation... View Details
    Keywords: Credit Risk; Bootstrap; Mathematical Methods; Credit; Risk Management
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    Hanson, Samuel G., and Til Schuermann. "Confidence Intervals for Probabilities of Default." Journal of Banking & Finance 30, no. 8 (August 2006).
    • 23 Apr 2007
    • Research & Ideas

    Are Great Teams Less Productive?

    to recognize and deal with. For example, an organization that has just completed a learning initiative may see a drop in productivity, at least in the short term. Edmondson and doctoral student Sara Singer explore the problematic... View Details
    Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
    • May 2014
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    Cynicism in Negotiation: When Communication Increases Buyers' Skepticism

    By: Eyal Ert, Stephanie J. Creary and Max H. Bazerman
    The economic literature on negotiation shows that strategic concerns can be a barrier to agreement, even when the buyer values the good more than the seller. Yet behavioral research demonstrates that human interaction can overcome these strategic concerns through... View Details
    Keywords: Trust; Information Asymmetry; Perspective Taking; Reactive Devaluation
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    Ert, Eyal, Stephanie J. Creary, and Max H. Bazerman. "Cynicism in Negotiation: When Communication Increases Buyers' Skepticism." Judgment and Decision Making 9, no. 3 (May 2014): 191–199.
    • 07 Jul 2015
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    First Look: July 7, 2015

    lacked critical capabilities. Many felt there was simply no need for any change in strategy at all. To navigate through this morass, Amgen needed clear strategic thinking. Amgen set out to see if an... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 29 Jul 2009
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    Firsthand Experience and the Subsequent Role of Reflected Knowledge in Cultivating Trust in Global Collaboration

    Keywords: by Mark Mortensen & Tsedal Neeley
    • 31 Jul 2008
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Communication (and Coordination?) in a Modern, Complex Organization

    Keywords: by Adam M. Kleinbaum, Toby E. Stuart & Michael L. Tushman
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