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  • 27 May 2014
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First Look: May 27

Jones, G. Abstract—This article highlights the role of business enterprises as influences on ideals of human beauty. The homogenization of such ideals has been one of the most noteworthy features of globalization over the last two... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

problems that hold back the rest of their economy. The problem is, isolated zones for processing foreign inputs and exporting all these outputs are the antithesis of cluster development. Emerging nations must create programs and incentives that encourage View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
  • 22 Mar 2010
  • Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

middle managers and line employees attempt to execute the explicit strategy. Unfortunately, these strategies often diverge. They are not aligned. And so the potential of the enterprise becomes unrealized. "Strategy therefore becomes... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services
  • 04 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 4

http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/science/article/pii/S0305750X1400254X November 2014 Special Issue on Governments as Owners: Globalizing State-Owned Enterprises Governments as Owners: State-Owned Multinational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 14

Cloud Computing Authors:Kyle Armbrester and Robert G. Eccles Publication:European Business Review (January 2012) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link: http://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/?p=5748 Assent-maximizing... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 11 Apr 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Financial Services 24/7

Business Administration. "There are many challenges for firms in figuring out how to position themselves," notes Crane, who has taught finance and banking at HBS for many years. As consumers get more accustomed to using their computers to... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
  • 12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007

that only large enterprises could attempt. IBM, for instance, has created a nonprofit partnership, World Community Grid, through which any organization or individual can donate unused computing power to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 Feb 2016
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February 2, 2016

ownership position (>50%) in the state-owned enterprise (SOE)—something that had not been done before; how much to pay for the stake; and how to ensure commercial, regulatory, and political approval for the deal. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 12

enterprising companies, the current threats to market capitalism present vital opportunities. Drawing on discussions with business leaders around the world, the authors argue that companies must stop seeing themselves as bystanders and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016

potential adverse event once the test-statistic crosses a stopping boundary. We employ asymptotic analysis that assumes a large number of observations in a given window of time to show how to compute the stopping boundary by solving a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 07 Feb 2012
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First Look: February 7

minimizes a convex approximation of this metric. We further develop an exponential penalty approach and show that its computational performance is far superior and its trade-off between delay and fairness compares favorably. In our... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Feb 2009
  • Research & Ideas

In Praise of Marketing

less worthy a profession. Marketing in the United States benefited mightily from the endorsement of management guru Peter Drucker, who famously stated: "Because its purpose is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two—and... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Advertising
  • 26 Sep 2006
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First Look: September 26, 2006

the economy that have occurred during the same time and argue that they are consistent with an increased use of information technology (IT) in general and enterprise information technology in particular. In a series of case studies, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 28 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 28

Eigenfactor scores are readily computed for collectives such as departments or institutions. We show that a collective's Eigenfactor score can be computed either by summing the Eigenfactor scores of its... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

computer consulting firm specializing in e-commerce; Akal Security Company; and natural food enterprises such as the Yogi Tea Company), for which he serves as executive vice president. "Our goal is to... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
  • 06 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 6

this article, I outline an agenda for strengthening the links between key institutions. Leaders, I argue, should focus on four goals: 1) linking knowledge creation to venture creation to speed the conversion of ideas into market-ready enterprises; 2) linking small and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 11

evolution of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in host countries over time. We argue that a change in the policy environment in a host country presents an MNE with two sets of interrelated decisions. First, the MNE has to decide whether to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 13, 2007

Enterprise Capital Markets Harvard Business School Case 307-078 Seeking to impact global poverty and philanthropy, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar donates $100 million to Tufts University for a trust restricted to investment in microfinance.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 29

risks. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2332106 Pricing and Efficiency in the Market for IP Addresses By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Schwarz Abstract—We consider market rules for transferring IP addresses, numeric identifiers required by all View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 15

Harvard Business School Case 614-052 SAP 2014: Reaching for the Cloud In May 2014, Bill McDermott will become the sole CEO of SAP AG, the world leader in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) field. The case occurs in January 2014 at... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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