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  • 17 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 17, 2007

turned their attention from local to more distant sources of news and entertainment. While the integration of media markets will raise the private welfare of many consumers, critics of a globalized information and entertainment industry... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 17 Oct 2016
  • HBS Case

Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste

fields discussed how to remedy the fact that up to 40 percent of the food grown in the United States for human consumption is wasted, even as about 15 percent of US households are considered “food insecure,” meaning they lack reliable access to affordable, nutritious... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage
  • 27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007

July 2004, Shiv, Nand, and Uday Khemka are discussing their holdings in SUN Interbrew, a leading Russian beer producer that is part of the family's global portfolio of businesses. SUN Interbrew has been operating as a joint venture since... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 12

asymmetric information concerning the value of a new technology affect the strategies of the platforms and the market outcome. We find that the incumbent dominates the market by setting the welfare-maximizing quantity when the difference in the degree of asymmetric... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 07 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 7, 2008

  Working PapersSpanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment Authors:Juan Alcacer and Paul Ingram Abstract Global economic transactions such as foreign direct investment... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Missing the Wave in Ship Transport

price increases drove an industry uptick as the market shifted from oil to coal. Demand for ships outstripped supply until 1981, when a global recession and the US coal miners' strike led to a collapse in ship-hire rates. By 1983,... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Transportation
  • 16 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 16, 2010

more likely to invest in skill, but caste affinity to the politician's party base also helps secure important positions. Global Shinjidai no Kachi Souzou (Value Creation during a Global Era) Author:Hirotaka... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Oct 2006
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First Look: October 3, 2006

  Working PapersRacial Diversity Initiatives in Professional Service Firms: What Factors Differentiate Successful from Unsuccessful Initiatives? Authors:Modupe Akinola and David A. Thomas Abstract Diversity continues to be a key focus for organizations, driven by View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Sep 2014
  • First Look

First Look: September 23

Context: How States, Markets, and Civil Society Shape Adherence to Global Labor Standards By: Toffel, Michael W., Jodi L. Short, and Melissa Ouellet Abstract—Transnational business regulation is increasingly implemented through private... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

Evolution and Resilience Britain: Global Legacy and Domestic Persistence By: Jones, G. Abstract—This chapter explores the British experience in a volume which examines the historical evolution of business groups in developed Western... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Feb 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Big Deal: Reflections on the Megamerger of American and US Airways

effectively in global markets, the American-US Airways combination was, in several important respects, made possible by Chapter 11 and the legal and financial tools it offers to companies in need. The deal still faces significant... View Details
Keywords: Re: Rosabeth M. Kanter & Stuart C. Gilson; Air Transportation
  • 12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007

whistle. 'Chimerica' and Global Asset Markets Authors:Niall Ferguson and Moritz Schularick Periodical:International Finance 10, no. 3 (winter 2007): 215-239 Abstract In this essay we present a potential explanation for the persistent and,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Jun 2014
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First Look: June 10

demonstrate that supplier factory compliance is associated not only with institutions in the supplier's home country, but also with institutions in the global buyer's home country: suppliers are more compliant with View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Apr 2016
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April 12, 2016

Andrei Hagiu of Harvard Business School and venture capitalist Simon Rothman of Greylock Partners. Most entrepreneurs and investors attribute this to the challenge of quickly attracting a critical mass of buyers and suppliers. But it is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Dec 2016
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December 13, 2016

the process? Features such as “instant book,” allowing a buyer to sign up for a rental, say, without the seller’s prior approval, can reduce discrimination while increasing convenience; 3) Can we make discrimination policies more top of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 09 Aug 2016
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August 9, 2016

biosimilar drugs, we analyze how market features and public policies predict entry, market prices, and penetration of biosimilars. We find significant heterogeneity across countries and drug classes in all of these outcomes. While we observe that effective View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 7, 2009

the semiconductor industry in Taiwan is a striking success for advocates of strong industrial policy. It has led to the island nation's domination of the global "foundry" business in which firms like Taiwan Semiconductor... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 19

innovator develop his idea before selling it? In the context of selling original movie ideas, I present a model that features the writer's private information on the idea's value, different protection levels associated with different development stages, as well as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 8

to divert search for an information intermediary who enables buyers (consumers) to search affiliated sellers (stores). We identify two original motives for diverting search (i.e., inducing consumers to search more than they would like):... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Aug 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies

In the run-up to the global financial crisis, credit rating agencies gave high marks to such risky financial vehicles as collateralized debt obligations, which few people understood. It has been argued that these ratings misled investors... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

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