Pulp and Paper Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

careers and businesses all the time. The power of the noncompete clause has led to a unique Harvard Business School paper with implications for day-to-day behavior, careers, business, View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

31 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World

occurred with ad-supported television, according to critics, where much airtime is devoted to cheap-to-produce but widely popular pulp fiction, or reality programs like Dancing with the Stars to Duck Dynasty. Zhu wondered whether this... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News

October 2002 (Revised March 2017)
Teaching Note

DIENA

By: Robert Simons and Indra Reinbergs

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Keywords: Strategy; Execution; Management Control Systems; Organization Design; Implementing Strategy; Pulp and Paper Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Latvia

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15 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Closing the ‘Intention-Action’ Gap

much more about the challenges facing the sale of sustainably produced palm oil. Ghassan E. Nuqul is Chairman of the Nuqul Group, a leading business group in Jordan which owns Fine Hygienic Holding – a global wellness company that sells hygienic View Details

02 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Casino Payoff: Hands-Off Management Works Best

researchers and practitioners alike: What is the proper balance to be struck by a business between encouraging autonomy so that employees can ignore red tape to serve the customer quickly and efficiently,... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Entertainment & Recreation

30 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 30

agglomeration evident in the 1970s and 1980s. The heightened ethnic agglomeration is particularly evident in industry patents for high-tech sectors, and similar trends are not... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

Ross to write the paper "Performance Pricing in Tough Times." Shapiro, an authority on marketing strategy and sales management, is the Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing, Emeritus at Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products

13 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt

School PhD candidate Samuel Hanson, and Harvard University Professor Jeremy C. Stein take on this question in a recent working paper titled A Comparative Advantage Approach to Government Debt Maturity. Their... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Financial Services

20 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 20

decentralization decisions—across a large range of industries and countries. In this paper we investigate whether greater product market competition increases decentralization.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

January 2018
Teaching Note

Suominen Wipes the Slate Clean

By: Boris Groysberg, Kalle Heikkinen, Michael Norris and James Barnett

In 2016, after successfully turning around Finnish nonwovens manufacturer Suominen, CEO Nina Kopola faces a decision on the company’s strategy moving forward. View Details

Keywords: Nonwovens; Female Protagonist; Turnaround; Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Pulp and Paper Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Europe; United States; Finland

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16 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation

prompted a new research paper that starts to investigate ways to make these patents less volatile and more efficient—and makes the case for increased government involvement. "Standards are ubiquitous... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Legal Services

10 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 10

Abstract—This working paper examines the growth of corporate environmentalism in the West German chemical industry between the 1950s and the 1980s. German business has been... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

How Following Best Business Practices Can Improve Health Care

Either Heal Health Care?A public insurance option could use its scale to hold prices down, but only if the approach avoids the financing gimmicks that are undermining Medicare. Research Papers Cohort Turnover View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

30 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Measuring the Efficacy of the World’s Managers

rewarding high-performing teachers, and retraining and/or firing badly performing teachers," the paper states. In the United States, India, and China, managerial use of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20

attaining quotas; and (3) quarterly bonuses help improve performance of the weak performers by serving as pacers to keep the sales force on track to achieve their annual sales quotas. The paper also... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

14 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 14

Working PapersThe Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras Authors:Mary J. Benner and Mary Tripsas Abstract New View Details