Institution - Publications - Faculty & Research

2010
Working Paper

Marketplace Institutions Related to the Timing of Transactions

This paper describes the unraveling of transaction dates in several markets, including the labor markets for new lawyers hired by large law firms and for gastroenterology fellows, and the market for post-season college football bowls. Together these will illustrate... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Market Timing; Market Transactions; Marketplace Matching; Competitive Strategy

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1 Jul 2006
Conference Presentation

The Role of Individuals in Institutional Change: When Individuals Act as Institutional Entrepreneurs

By: Julie Battilana

Keywords: Change; Entrepreneurship; Identity

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Pre-colonial Ethnic Institutions and Contemporary African Development

By: Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou

We investigate the role of deeply rooted pre-colonial ethnic institutions in shaping comparative regional development within African countries. We combine information on the spatial distribution of ethnicities before colonization with regional variation in contemporary... View Details

Keywords: Ethnicity; Development Economics; Local Range; Government and Politics; Africa

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December 2002 (Revised February 2005)
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McKinsey and Company: An Institution at a Crossroads

By: Ashish Nanda

This case tracks McKinsey's evolution from its origin in 1926 to 2002, emphasizing the institutional heritage of the firm. It closes with a description of the challenges facing the firm's leadership in 2002. View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Growth Management; Organizational Culture; Service Industry

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March 2006
Module Note

Finance in Weak Institutional Environments

By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs

Describes the sixth module in the International Finance course at Harvard Business School. The module explores the issues confronting firms that operate in weak institutional environments. The cases examine situations where investor protections are limited and how... View Details

Keywords: International Finance; Curriculum and Courses; Business Ventures; Framework; Organizational Design; Outcome or Result; Education Industry

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Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate Strategy The Role of Leaders Related Topics Strategy Some companies perform better than others, and keep innovating so they grow and thrive over time. This has been... View Details

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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Institutional Review Board-approved study, the... 1 JUN 2020 Presentation Are Cost Advantages from a Modern Indian Hospital Transferable to the United States? Are Cost Advantages from a Modern Indian Hospital Transferable to the United... View Details

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ICHOM - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative Affiliated Organizations... Affiliated Organizations &... View Details

17 Sep 2009
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Institutional Dimensions of the Malnutrition Problem

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Nutrition; Food; Problems and Challenges

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04 Apr 2024
HBS Seminar

Sinan Aral, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

16 Dec 2020
HBS Seminar

Antoinette Schoar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

November 2005 (Revised January 2006)
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Commercialization at the Garvan Institute for Medical Research (A)

A large and successful not-for-profit medical research institute must decide strategy to commercialize its discoveries. In the process, it must balance multiple conflicting demands from its stakeholders. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Public Sector; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Nonprofit Organizations; Conflict and Resolution; Commercialization; Balance and Stability; Health Industry

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Data - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

regional economic development initiatives. Visit the U.S. Cluster Mapping website Other Cluster Mapping Projects The Institute has worked with partner institutes in many countries around the world to develop... View Details

19 Jun 2013
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How Institutional Theorists Can Help Solve Big Business Problems

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The Design of Mechanisms and Institutions

Professor Coughlan's research also investigates the design of public policy and collective choice institutions. His research publications have applied game theory, mechanism design, and laboratory experiments to explore incentives and outcomes under alternative legal,... View Details