Publications

January 1990 (Revised September 1994)
Case

Cray Research, Inc.: Preparing for the 1990s

By: Francis Aguilar

Describes the major changes Cray Research faced from 1985 (the time of the original case) to 1990. The dramatic decision to divide the company into two separate firms sets the stage for an analysis of the major strategic and organizational challenges facing senior... View Details

Keywords: Policy; Management Systems; Change Management; Technology Adoption; Business Units; Organizational Structure; Business Strategy; Management Teams; Growth and Development Strategy; Information Technology

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18 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

British merchant houses established business groups with diversified portfolio and pyramidal structures overseas, especially in developing economies, including both British colonies and the independent nations of Latin America. While... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Jul 2016
First Look

July 19, 2016

the years, with the number of proposals filed doubling from 1999 to 2013. We use recent innovations in accounting standard setting to classify 2,665 shareholder proposals that address environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues as... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Dec 2004
Research & Ideas

How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

the organizational structures and routines for accountability, collaboration, and initiative. External confidence: This is confidence that external stakeholders, based on their positive expectations produced by the previous three levels... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

30 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 30, 2015

underlying the ratings. Our tests examine whether these forms of disclosure reflect firms' real efforts to combat corruption or are cheap talk. We find that the ratings are related to enforcement and monitoring, country and industry corruption risk, and View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

21 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?

creation. In the next post in our series, Mills will explore both the cyclical impact of the recession on small-business lending, along with the structural issues that will continue to impede bank credit markets. Other Articles In This... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Manufacturing

February 1988 (Revised August 2000)
Background Note

Note on the U.S. Freight Transportation Industry

By: Janice H. Hammond and John E. P. Morrison

Describes the major modes of domestic freight transportation (motor carrier, rail, air, water, and pipelines). Examines the characteristics of the transportation service that each mode provides and discusses changes in the industry that have resulted from recent... View Details

Keywords: Change; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Industry Structures; Logistics; Service Operations; Transportation; United States

12 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World

dramatically. Q: If there is agreement that a broadband explosion is generally a desirable thing, what role should government regulators and policymakers play in encouraging it? A: This is one of the major issues in the book, but there is... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

July 2015 (Revised October 2015)
Case

Building Strong Partnerships at the Inter-American Development Bank

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Erin L. Henry, Andreas Georgoulias and Natalie Bartlett

Building Strong Partnerships at the Inter-American Development Bank details the development of the bank's new Office of Outreach Partnerships to sustain a culture of innovation through maintaining and generating partnerships in order to fulfill the bank's greater... View Details

27 Jan 2009
First Look

First Look: January 27, 2009

models and policies are incomplete without taking into account the bargaining process and, in particular, the way in which this process interacts with underlying control structures in the household. Testing the Commitment Hypothesis in... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

14 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets

through turbulence. In particular, she and her family emphasized maintaining strong capital equity structures to deal with currency volatility, seeking reliable local partners, and never forgetting long-term opportunities. "For managers... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Manufacturing; Auto

28 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 28

Deloitte, and the Centre for Corporate Governance in Africa, 2012. Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Book: http://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/news_events/upcoming/RioCSF/partner_deliverables/Making_Investment_Grade.pdf... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 12

prosperity. How can the future of capitalism be secured? And who should spearhead the effort? Many observers point to government. But in Capitalism at Risk, the authors argue otherwise. While they agree that governments must play a role,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 5, 2008

focuses on incentives, responsibilities, and structures, we adopt a process perspective and find that integration was achieved despite an incentive structure which did not support it. By drawing a distinction between the incentive... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 23, 2015

see a complex technical system in an abstract way and change the system's structure to manage bottlenecks and modules in conjunction with the firm's organizational boundaries and property rights. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 25

317-093 Elements of Japanese Corporate Governance No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/317093-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 316-098 Health Catalyst Dan Burton, Health Catalyst CEO (HBS... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 5, 2008

penetrated the field of negotiation and then presents a framework for bridging the gap between these two literatures. The paper notes that one of the reasons for its limited impact on negotiation research is that extant research on social influence focuses almost... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

June 2008 (Revised September 2019)
Case

Yataro Iwasaki: Founding Mitsubishi (A)

By: Geoffrey Jones, Masako Egawa and Mayuka Yamazaki

Considers the entrepreneurial career of the founder of Mitsubishi, Yataro Iwasaki, who built a large shipping company against the opposition of powerful Western incumbents. Although sometimes supported by the Japanese government, and often times opposed, the case... View Details

Keywords: History; Leadership; Business History; Organizational Structure; Entrepreneurship; Business and Government Relations; Japan