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  • 2010
  • Chapter

From Visible Harm to Relative Risk: Centralization and Fragmentation of Pharmacovigilance

By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
Adverse drug reactions pose distinct but potentially catastrophic risks to patients, physicians, pharmaceutical firms, and regulators. Between the early 1960s and the present, national systems were built to collect, standardize, and respond to individual reports of... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Testing and Trials; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Safety; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
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  • 15 Oct 2013
  • First Look

First Look: October 15

designated partners within the larger fluid department. Our multi-method study reveals the design and benefit of minimal team structures (team scaffolds) in fluid work settings. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1987724... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • December 6, 2013
  • Article

Family Businesses Shouldn't Hunt for Superstar CEOs

By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
This article discusses the challenges faced by family businesses when it comes to succession planning, particularly in selecting an outside CEO. It presents a case study of a third-generation family business looking for an external CEO, named "Mr. Wonderful," to manage... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Management Succession
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  • 2016
  • Book

Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business

By: John A. Quelch
The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under increased scrutiny in the last decade, with an increased expectation that private profit not come at the expense of consumer welfare.

Consumers, Corporations, and Public... View Details
Keywords: Consumer; Corporate Culture; Public Health; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Health; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Supply Chain Management; Advertising Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Communications Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Distribution Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Insurance Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; Tourism Industry; Transportation Industry; Travel Industry; Asia; Oceania; North and Central America; Middle East; Latin America; Europe
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  • 2007
  • Working Paper

The Political Economy of 'Natural' Disasters

By: Charles Cohen and Eric D. Werker
Natural disasters occur in a political space. Although events beyond our control may trigger a disaster, the level of government preparedness and response greatly determines the extent of suffering incurred by the affected population. We use a political economy model... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Government and Politics; Strategic Planning; Mathematical Methods; Natural Disasters; Welfare or Wellbeing
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  • 09 Jan 2020
  • News

FT business books of the month: January edition

    Consumers, Corporations and Public Health (Oxford University Press, 2016)

    The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under increased scrutiny in the last decade, with an increased expectation that private profit not come at the expense of consumer welfare.

    Consumers, Corporations, and Public... View Details
    • 01 Jul 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan

    Trichakis says. While the Credem case study focuses on the cheese-as-collateral model, Trichakis notes that this comprises only one percent of the bank's overall business. But in terms of goodwill, the model... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Food & Beverage
    • 01 Jul 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: July 1

    increased visibility in the public arena. Yet organizational research has lagged behind in recognizing and studying this category of organizational members. This article offers a critical review of this growing body of research. More... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
    • 17 Aug 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: August 17

    companies increasingly are participants in open communities of science and technology. To participate in the system of exchange in such communities, firms often publicly disclose what would otherwise remain private discoveries. In a quantitative View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 21 Nov 2017
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017

    value) of watches. This study reveals the process and mechanisms associated with the notion of technology reemergence, i.e., the resurgence of substantive and sustained demand for an old (legacy) technology following the introduction of a... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 10 Jan 2012
    • First Look

    First Look: January 10

    normative approach by focusing on the question of how people should act when resolving ethical dilemmas. In this paper, we briefly describe the traditional approach to ethics and then present a (biased) review on the behavioral approach to ethics. We define behavioral... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 16 Sep 2014
    • First Look

    First Look: September 16

    channel is the most relevant one. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2419522 Competition and Social Identity in the Workplace: Evidence from a Chinese Textile Firm By: Kato, Takao, and Pian Shu Abstract—We study the impact... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • June 2024
    • Case

    Building Innovation at VINCI

    By: Dennis Campbell, Aluna Wang and Carlota Moniz
    This case study explores how the VINCI Group, a French multinational operating in concessions, energy, and construction, bolstered awareness and adoption rates of new technologies within the organization. Through its separate innovation hub, Leonard, VINCI aimed to... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Business Organization; Decisions; Business Earnings; Business Strategy; Competition; Energy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Global Range; Global Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Corporate Accountability; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Sharing; Organizational Culture; Technology Adoption; Innovation Leadership; Organizational Structure; Construction Industry; Energy Industry; Technology Industry; France; Europe
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    • November 2003 (Revised December 2003)
    • Case

    Proteome Systems Limited: The First Five Years

    A Sydney-based biotechnology company is moving from the development of proteomics technology to the commercialization of its first instruments in the worldwide proteomics market. The case study highlights the range of activities engaged in by the 120-person company,... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Commercialization; Entrepreneurship; Biotechnology Industry; Sydney
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    • Other Article

    Exploring the Relationship Between Architecture Coupling and Software Vulnerabilities

    By: Robert Lagerstrom, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Alan MacCormack, Daniel J. Sturtevant and Lee Doolan
    Employing software metrics, such as size and complexity, for predicting defects has been given a lot of attention over the years and proven very useful. However, the few studies looking at software architecture and vulnerabilities are limited in scope and findings. We... View Details
    Keywords: Security Vulnerabilities; Software Architecture; Metrics; Software; Complexity; Measurement and Metrics
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      Brian J. Hall

      Brian J. Hall is the Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He served as the Unit Head for the Negotiation, Organizations and Markets (NOM) Unit for 14 years. Previously, he was an assistant professor of economics in the... View Details

      Keywords: accounting industry; consulting; consumer products; executive search; financial services; high technology; investment banking industry; management consulting; private equity (LBO funds); restaurant; sports; venture capital industry
      • 13 Jun 2011
      • HBS Case

      Mobile Banking for the Unbanked

      we need.” The Harvard Business School case study Mobile Banking for the Unbanked explores two very different examples of mobile financial service models: WIZZIT, a third-party startup that teamed with a... View Details
      Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Communications; Telecommunications
      • 09 Dec 2014
      • First Look

      First Look: December 9

        Publications December 2014 Academy of Management Journal Harnessing Productive Tensions in Hybrid Organizations: The Case of Work Integration Social Enterprises By: Battilana, Julie, Metin Sengul, Anne-claire Pache, and Jacob Model... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 23 Feb 2016
      • First Look

      February 23, 2016

      February 2016 Review of Financial Studies Industry Window Dressing By: Chen, Huaizhi, Lauren Cohen, and Dong Lou Abstract— We explore a new mechanism by which investors take correlated shortcuts and present evidence that managers... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne