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- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
that technology diffuses slower to locations that are farther away from adoption leaders. This effect is stronger across rich countries and also when measuring distance along the south-north dimension. A simple theory of human... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
Penelope RossanoHarvard Business School Case 411-081 This case is about the establishment, growth, and direction of the Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park (Zhangjiang Park), which is located in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai. Considered to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
core function in a business of making anything from widgets to washing machines to life-saving drugs. McDonald's sells burgers worldwide, but the way it does so has to change from location to location, adapting to the institutional voids... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2012
- What Do You Think?
How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?
organizations like Factual (founded by a former Google employee) have set as their goal that of providing access to all of the world's facts. Presumably this means data such as the location of every factory in the world, data that has not... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 18 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth
paper concludes that savings contributes to growth in locations where entrepreneurs and companies lack access to necessary technological advances, in countries far away from the "technological frontier." To overcome this... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 16 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
From another viewpoint, sustainable competitive advantage is diminishing because, increasingly, firms can locate plants anywhere, and call on human, financial, and other resources without regard for locale. How is organizational design... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/618002-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 618-007 Fuyao Glass: Americas Sourcing Decision In today's global economy, what are the factors that go into production location choice? This case... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 19
new location was about $58,000 and would require a $300,000 build-out. While the owner of Red Hen was excited about the possibility of a new, efficient bakery, he wondered if it was worth the added expense and risk. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
R. Kerr Publication:The American Economic Review (forthcoming) Abstract Why do firms cluster near one another? We test Marshall's (1920) theories of industrial agglomeration by examining which industries locate near one another, or... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
a given stage of the value chain is shaped by the relative contractibility of the stages located upstream versus downstream from that stage, as well as by the firm's productivity. Our results suggest that contractual frictions play an... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
as the sector faced increased competition from foreign innovation hubs, was being reshaped by the growth of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) locating R&D centers in Israel, and had to contend with a vexing shortage of human capital... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2016
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October 25, 2016
growing component of many firms' retailing strategies, particularly in the fashion industry. Outlet stores offer attractive prices in locations far from central shopping districts. The main perspectives on why outlet stores exist can be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
cluster-based approach to economic development. When firms locate near each other they can benefit by sharing knowledge, pooling resources, and establishing relationships with local educational institutions that train potential employees.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Reducing Risk with Online Advertising
States. Furthermore, figuring out whether partners really are where they say they are can be a challenge. One shouldn't assume that they're telling the truth about their location when they are lying about everything else. So that's one... View Details
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
utilize technology to ensure individual privacy. In this world, the system works in favor of privacy, not against it. The distributed imperative we describe recognizes that all value is located in individual end consumers and all cash... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
depended on a more dynamic development of the entire regional economy. On his own initiative, in 1997, Groot launched a private sector-driven effort to enhance the economic development in central Germany, the region located around... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
Airbnb on travelers, hosts, and hotels. The welfare gains from Airbnb are concentrated in locations (New York) and times (New Year’s Eve) when hotels are capacity constrained. This occurs because peer hosts are responsive to market... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
counterparties located in the same city. Further analyses suggest that location-specific goods such as opera tickets, cultural factors, and the possibility of direct contract enforcement in case of breach may be the main reasons behind... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Grocery Bags Manipulate Your Mind
managers should reconsider where they display their organic items. In short, it may make sense to locate the kale near the Kit Kats. "The research implies that the area near the checkout counter is a good place to display organic or... View Details
- 15 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 15
that because a sufficient number of R&D intensive firms were located in counties with lower levels of bank distress, or were operating in less capital intensive industries, the negative effects were mitigated in aggregate. Although... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne