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  • 23 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

construct narratives explaining the dynamics of three nascent technical systems: early aircraft, high-speed steel in machine tools, and container shipping. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55140 Assessing the Impact of CEO View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • October 2023
  • Case

Kevin O'Leary: Building a Brand in Shark-infested Waters

By: Reza Satchu and Patrick Sanguineti
For more than fifteen years, successful Canadian entrepreneur and investor Kevin O’Leary had developed his brand into a global powerhouse. Since his first appearance on the Canadian television program Dragons’ Den in 2006 and his meteoric rise to stardom through the... View Details
Keywords: Personal Brand; Crisis; Brands and Branding; Entrepreneurship; Crisis Management; Social Media; Public Opinion; Power and Influence; Financial Services Industry
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    Roy D. Shapiro

    Roy D. Shapiro is the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.  He is currently the faculty co-chair of the School's Technology and Operations Management Unit... View Details

      Joseph L. Bower

      JOSEPH L. BOWER, Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for 51 years. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School during its first decade.  He has served in many administrative roles... View Details

      Keywords: banking; chemical; electronics; financial services; home appliances; hotels ＆ motels; information technology industry; insurance industry; private equity (LBO funds); retailing
      • 22 Nov 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      Humans vs. Machines: Untangling the Tasks AI Can (and Can't) Handle

      explains. The second would engage in “business problem-solving tasks using quantitative data, customer and company interviews, and a persuasive writing component.” The experiments represent typical activities for consultants; some... View Details
      Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology
      • 10 Mar 2010
      • Working Paper Summaries

      A Reexamination of Tunneling and Business Groups: New Data and New Methods

      Keywords: by Jordan I. Siegel & Prithwiraj Choudhury
      • 2017
      • Chapter

      High Stakes Negotiation: Indian Gaming and Tribal/State Compacts

      By: Gavin Clarkson and James K. Sebenius
      Although Indian tribes and the surrounding states were often bitter enemies throughout much of the history of the United States, recently tribes and states have been able to work cooperatively in a number of areas. In some instances, Congress has mandated such... View Details
      Keywords: Indian Gaming; Negotiation; Regulation; Tribal Sovereignty; Sovereign Finance; Negotiation Participants; Relationships; Cooperation; Connecticut
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      • 30 May 2017
      • First Look

      First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

      diverse methodology to understand the relationships between firm boundaries, firm activities, and geographic borders. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52688 2017 Geography, Location, and Strategy. Multinational View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

        Howard H. Stevenson

        Howard H. Stevenson is Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor emeritus, former Senior Associate Dean, Director of Publishing, and Chair of the Harvard Business Publishing Company board. The Sarofim-Rock Chair was established in 1982 to provide a continuing base for... View Details

        Keywords: broadcasting; communications; computer; construction; financial services; forest products; health care; high technology; industrial goods; insurance industry; investment banking industry; manufacturing; paper; professional services; real estate; service industry; software; venture capital industry
        • Web

        Program for Research in Markets & Organizations - Doctoral

        campus housing, a partial board plan, and a modest research stipend. As part of the community of researchers, students will participate in enrichment activities such as faculty lectures, professional development workshops, presentation... View Details
        • July 2021 (Revised October 2021)
        • Case

        Trouble at Basecamp: Managing Politics, Polarization, and Conflict in the Workplace (A)

        By: Nour Kteily, Deepak Malhotra and David Lane
        As founders of the software company Basecamp, Jason Fried and David H. Hansson were used to being the subjects of social media attention. Both maintained active and dedicated Twitter followings for their unique perspectives on management and life. But on April 26,... View Details
        Keywords: Change; Communication; Policy; Diversity; Fairness; Values and Beliefs; Governance; Employees; Working Conditions; Leading Change; Leadership Style; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Work-Life Balance; Labor and Management Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Identity; Social Issues; Equality and Inequality; Digital Platforms; Conflict Management; Information Technology Industry; United States
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        • September 2023
        • Article

        The Health Costs of Dirty Energy: Evidence from the Capacity Market in Colombia

        By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Theresa Molina, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo and Nicholas Torres
        The health effects of “dirty” (fossil fuel driven) energy production are difficult to measure accurately due to the endogeneity of fuel choice. We exploit an electricity policy in Colombia that generates a price-based trigger for the use of thermal energy sources.... View Details
        Keywords: Pollution; Health Disorders; Energy Industry; Colombia
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        Corporate Culture and Analyst Catering

        By: Joseph Pacelli
        This study examines the relation between financial institutions’ corporate culture and the quality of analysts’ research services. Using data collected from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, I measure the weakness of financial institutions’ corporate culture... View Details
        Keywords: Analysts; Corporate Culture; Global Settlement; Financial Institutions; Organizational Culture; Conflict of Interests; Performance; Quality
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        • 2021
        • Working Paper

        Proxy Advisory Firms and Corporate Shareholder Engagement

        By: Aiyesha Dey, Joshua White and Austin Starkweather
        We examine the influence of proxy advisors on firms’ shareholder engagement behavior. Our analyses exploit a quasi-natural experiment using Say-On-Pay voting outcomes near a threshold that triggers a review of engagement activities by Institutional Shareholder Services... View Details
        Keywords: Proxy Advisors; ISS; Shareholder Engagement; Disclosure; Business and Shareholder Relations; Executive Compensation; Corporate Disclosure
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        • July 2018
        • Article

        Revisiting the Classical View of Benefit-Based Taxation

        By: Matthew Weinzierl
        This article incorporates into modern optimal tax theory the classical logic of benefit‐based taxation in which an individual's benefit from the activities of the state is tied to his or her income‐earning ability. First‐best optimal policy is characterized... View Details
        Keywords: Taxation; Theory; Policy
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        The Effects of Media Slant on Firm Behavior

        By: Vishal P. Baloria and Jonas Heese
        The media can impose reputational costs on firms because of its important role as an information intermediary and its ability to negatively slant coverage. We exploit a quasi-natural experiment that holds constant the information event across firms, but varies the... View Details
        Keywords: Media Slant; Reputational Capital; Strategic Corporate Decisions; Media; News; Communication Strategy; Reputation
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        • May 2014
        • Article

        Political Reservations and Women's Entrepreneurship in India

        By: Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr and Stephen D. O'Connell
        We quantify the link between the timing of state-level implementations of political reservations for women in India with the role of women in India's manufacturing sector. While overall employment of women in manufacturing does not increase after the reforms, we find... View Details
        Keywords: Women; Female; Political Reservations; Development; Informal Sector; Entrepreneurship; Gender; Manufacturing Industry; India; South Asia
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        • December 2014
        • Article

        The Real Product Market Impact of Mergers

        By: Albert Sheen
        I document sources of value creation in mergers by analyzing novel data on the quality and price of goods sold by merging firms. When two competitors in a product market merge, their products converge in quality, and prices fall relative to the competition. These... View Details
        Keywords: Value Creation; Quality; Price; Goods and Commodities; Mergers and Acquisitions
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        • August 2012 (Revised May 2013)
        • Case

        Milwaukee (A): Making of a World Water Hub

        By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird
        Starting in 2007 Milwaukee leaders from different areas (large established companies, civic organizations, public sector, academia, and entrepreneurs) negotiated a path for converting the region into a global water hub to address economic and environmental concerns.... View Details
        Keywords: Change Management; Growth Management; Business or Company Management; Leading Change; Wisconsin
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        • March 2011
        • Article

        Cheaper Patents

        By: Tom Nicholas
        The 1883 Patents Act in Britain provides perspective for modern patent policy reforms because it radically changed incentives for inventors by reducing filing fees by 84 percent. Patents increased 2.5 fold after the reform, which was evenly distributed across the... View Details
        Keywords: Patents; Global Range; Distribution; Demand and Consumers; Organizational Structure; Business Processes; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Fluctuation; Motivation and Incentives; Distribution Industry; United States; Great Britain
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