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  • 19 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 19, 2006

  Working PapersAnomalies in Estimates of Cross-Price Elasticities for Marketing Mix Models: Theory and Empirical Test Authors:Andre Bonfrer, Ernest R. Berndt, and Alvin Silk Abstract We investigate the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 5, 2006

traditionally rewarded men for their masculine displays of bravado and their interactions centered on proving masculinity—in which such displays and interactions were notably absent. Although the company did not set out to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • July 2011 (Revised September 2012)
  • Case

Industrial Metrology: Getting In-Line? (A)

By: Willy Shih
Metrology plays a key role in the manufacture of mechanical components. Traditionally it is used extensively in a pre-process stage where a manufacturer does process planning, design, and ramp-up, and in post-process off-line inspection to establish proof of quality.... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Machinery and Machining; Measurement and Metrics; Product Design; Planning; Quality; Opportunities; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Segmentation; Technology Adoption; Theory; Manufacturing Industry
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Assent-maximizing Social Choice

By: Katherine A. Baldiga and Jerry R. Green
We take a decision theoretic approach to the classic social choice problem, using data on the frequency of choice problems to compute social choice functions. We define a family of social choice rules that depend on the population's preferences and on the probability... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Theory; Measurement and Metrics; Mathematical Methods; Society
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  • 09 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 9

presents a process for asking the big questions that will enable you to diagnose problems, change course if necessary, and advance your career. He lays out areas of inquiry, including questions such as (1)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Aug 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Immigrant Innovators: Job Stealers or Job Creators?

of the University of Michigan. The researchers set out to quantify the impact of changes in annual H-1B admission levels from 1995 to 2008, when... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology
  • September 2007
  • Article

Do Vertical Mergers Facilitate Upstream Collusion?

By: Volker Nocke and Lucy White
We investigate the impact of vertical mergers on upstream firms' ability to collude when selling to downstream firms in a repeated game. We show that vertical mergers give rise to an outlets effect: the deviation profits of cheating unintegrated firms are reduced as... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Profit; Game Theory; Sales; Vertical Integration
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  • 29 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

trace the theory’s evolution from a technology-change framework—essentially descriptive and relatively limited in scope—to a more broadly explanatory causal theory of innovation and competitive response.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 27 Apr 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Building Businesses in Turbulent Times

uncertainty and risk. The only difference today is that uncertainty and risk are not just tied to the business opportunity you are pursuing—you also must identify and manage risk that is tied to the global economy. Q: How should today's economy View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 31 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 31

Abstract tIn this paper, we consider how the structures of tasks and teams interact to affect team performance. We study the effects of diversity in experience on a team's ability to respond to task View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • June 2013 (Revised November 2022)
  • Exercise

Competition Simulator Exercise

By: Eric J. Van den Steen
In the Competition Simulator Exercise, students explore through trial and error some important economic foundations of competitive strategy and managerial economics. In particular, the nine simulator exercises let students explore horizontal differentiation with and... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Economics; Game Theory; Competitive Strategy; Learning; Mathematical Methods; Analysis
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  • 12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016

practice, disciplinary rigor, and successful search for powerful generalizations help explain the lasting impact of their 1965 book, A Behavioral Theory of Labor Negotiations.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 17 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 17

information content. The theory yields interesting results about the informational role of targeted advertising and its consequences. First, targeting can itself serve as a signal on product attributes.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Dec 2015
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December 22, 2015

examples. The article claims that by focusing on agency, learning, intentionality, and demand-side factors, our approach complements and also challenges extant sometimes static, supply-side, agent-agnostic theories View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • February 1995 (Revised April 1996)
  • Case

Russia 1994

Describes Russia's transition from a centrally planned economy under Communist rule to an increasingly market-oriented economy under a more democratic political regime. Can be used to discuss the complementarity of elements of an economic strategy, and the optimal... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Economic Systems; Russia; Soviet Union
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  • March 23, 2017
  • Article

Incentives Don't Help People Change, but Peer Pressure Does

By: Susanna Gallani
This article summarizes the findings of a research study that examined the effectiveness of monetary and non-monetary incentives in establishing persistent organizational behavior modifications. The results of the study highlight the interplay between monetary and... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Behavior; Change Management
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  • 07 Nov 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy

uncertain economic juncture in which a more historical perspective on economic theories and practices is acknowledged to be important. Our attempts to solve the present problems of the West will necessarily... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 14

  Publications April 2015 Routledge Strong Brands, Strong Relationships By: Fournier, Susan, Michael Breazeale, and Jill Avery Abstract—From the editorial team of the groundbreaking Consumer-Brand Relationships: View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2018
  • News

‘We were just doing what needed to be done’

Little did they know that their call for change would result in a legacy that would have lasting impact at the School. This year HBS is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding View Details
  • 17 Feb 2009
  • Research & Ideas

What’s Good about Quiet Rule-Breaking

discreet but regular ways for staff and supervisors to engage in officially forbidden yet tolerated practices at work. "Gray zones emerge when official company rules are repeatedly broken with, at minimum, a supervisor's tacit or explicit approval," says... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace