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- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
empirical lacuna, we have developed a research program to measure the internal organization of firms—including their decentralization decisions—across a large range of industries and countries. Enamored with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2006
and practical implications on the concept of accidental innovation. How Kayak Users Built a New Industry Customers have produced some of the most important innovations in View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
provides a mandate for restructuring. But survival is not the end goal. In fact, cost cutting and restructuring are simply the first steps in repositioning and leading a company View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Meet the Team | Information Technology
Meet the Team It is inspiring to experience your craft. Your creativity, attention to detail, and ability to mix storytelling with deep learning are inspiring. It always makes me feel fortunate to be at HBS to see how you take raw ideas... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 14
Publications October 2014 Journal of International Economics The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen Abstract—The explosion of multinational activities in recent decades is rapidly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2018
- Research & Ideas
'Always On' Isn't Always Best for Team Decision-Making
maximize how much people learn from each other; we want to maximize transparency,” adds Lazer. “I don’t want there to be zero communication, but I do think that transparency and communication do have downsides, especially for certain... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 03 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Money Making Movies
strategic issues for motion picture industry executives have been addressed in academic research, and where new research is most needed. Finally, I have started a project on portfolio management in View Details
- 07 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy
best nurture and encourage their industries against foreign competitors." We asked Reinert to discuss his book and some of its central ideas. Sean Silverthorne: How did... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Business Lessons from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
his wallet and saw he only had seven dollars left. That stuck with him, and it has fueled him ever since. “The power in the entertainment industry is shifting to the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Media, VC Discussed at WSA Conference
I see it as being the most creative and innovative time in the industry. It’s the Wild West,” said Ceci Kurzman, vice president of worldwide marketing for Epic Records Group. “The record business may be in... View Details
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
through successive stages of industry evolution. We then show how this strategy was used by Sun Microsystems against Apollo Computer in the 1980s and by Dell against Compaq and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World
invitation-only conferences are convened every few years (the one before this one was in 1995); the idea is to bring together a critical mass of the best thinkers in these industries for an intense session of discussion View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
What I Wish I'd Known About HBS
your comfort zone. I went to the first day of Strategic Marketing in Creative Industries and felt completely out of place there, knowing nothing about entertainment, media, or... View Details
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
implementation of radical routines and resource configuration. Structural arrangements, pre-set change routines, and existing decisional priorities are insufficient to fashion... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- June 2010
- Teaching Note
Radiant Cosmetics: What's in a Pout? (TN)
By: Robert C. Pozen and Mary Ellen Webster Hammond
Teaching Note for 310003. View Details
- 10 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 10
collective creativity and insight. These two divergent perspectives pose a paradox that has held the attention of scholars for many years. In response, researchers have marshaled evidence to specify the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
through the crowd to lesser-known microfinance borrowers in developing countries. Nanda puts most current crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo in the equivalent of the donation or lending category. Kickstarter began as... View Details
- 15 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding the Design of Livable Cities
Compounding the challenge of supporting this population shift, governments from developing to industrialized countries are limited in their capacity and political will to devise solutions to accommodate... View Details
- 10 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 10
Hawkins wondered how to guide his company into this new area of social gaming without losing any of the tremendous creative momentum the team had built over the previous years. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Career Advancement Without Experience
do I get there?" For their study, O'Mahony and Bechky surveyed two strikingly different groups: high-tech contractors and film crew members. While roles in the film View Details