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  • 31 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 31

various disciplines. Recent work has begun to focus on a previously overlooked factor predicting dishonest behavior: the beneficiary or victim of dishonest acts. In two laboratory experiments, we manipulate the level of resources View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Nov 2013
  • HBS Seminar

Laura Diaz Anadon, Harvard Kennedy School

  • January 2023
  • Case

The END Fund: To Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Courtney Han
Founded in 2012, the END fund focused on eliminating five Neglected Tropical Diseases that accounted for 80% of the tropical diseases affecting nearly 1.5 billion people worldwide. Its roughly $25 million/year annual budget was fully committed when it got news that the... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Health Disorders; Health Care and Treatment; Resource Allocation; Global Range; Decisions; Investment Funds
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  • 22 Nov 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

their planning processes and make smart choices. Here's an excerpt outlining the seven questions every manager should ask. 1. Who Is Your Primary Customer? The first imperative—and the heart of every successful strategy implementation—is View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
  • 22 Dec 2009
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First Look: Dec. 22

take advantage of factor cost differences. Instead, multinationals tend to own the stages of production proximate to their final production, giving rise to a class of high-skill, intra-industry vertical FDI. Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Web

Strategy - Faculty & Research

longer-term tensions, leaders can build stakeholder support for complex resource reprioritization efforts. Keywords: Framing ; Stakeholder Management ; Capabilities ; Transformation ; Leading Change ; Crisis Management ; Resource View Details
  • July 2024
  • Case

ZEISS: Commercializing Science

By: Maria P. Roche, Carlota Moniz and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Karl Lamprecht, President and CEO of the ZEISS AG Group, mused on how far ZEISS had come in 175 years of being a pioneer in optics, and how the course he had charted since taking the helm of the company could keep it on track. In his role, he oversaw the four core... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Organization; Decisions; Business Strategy; Competition; Business History; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Independent Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Knowledge Sharing; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Organizational Culture; Supply Chain Management; Partners and Partnerships; Risk and Uncertainty; Adaptation; Commercialization; Resource Allocation; Corporate Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; Technology Industry; Germany; Europe
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  • 08 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 8

assets; they aren't hamstrung by substantial resource allocation decisions, giving them remarkable flexibility. Now incumbent firms are seeing their competitive position eroded by technology, alternative staffing models, and other forces.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jan 2016
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January 19, 2016

politician allocating all of her portfolio to risky investments has double the odds of being involved in a political sandal compared to a politician allocating all of her portfolio to safe investments. This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Dec 2012
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First Look: Dec. 11

and Models, edited by G. Caprio, 47-58. U.K.: Academic Press, 2012 Abstract Despite its developmental justification, aid is deeply political. This paper examines the political economy of aid allocation first from the perspective of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

medical condition or segment of a primary care population. Outcomes for a condition are always multidimensional and include what matters to clinicians and patients – patient reported outcomes form an essential component. The outcomes cover the full cycle of care for... View Details

    William A. Sahlman

    William Sahlman is a Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

    Mr. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business... View Details

    Keywords: airline; beverage; biotechnology; broadcasting; clothing; communications; computer; consumer products; e-commerce industry; education industry; electronics; energy; entertainment; fiber optics; financial services; food processing; furniture; grocery; health care; high technology; hotels ＆ motels; information; information technology industry; internet; investment banking industry; management consulting; manufacturing; marketing industry; medical supplies; motorcycles; nonprofit industry; pharmaceuticals; professional services; publishing industry; real estate; recreation; restaurant; retailing; semiconductor; service industry; soft drink; software; telecommunications; toy; transportation; travel; venture capital industry; video games
    • 11 Apr 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide

    managers wanted to hedge that risk. Well, how can I hedge my risk against a portfolio that has retail stocks and technology stocks? If you have put Amazon into the retail, you're not putting the right notional View Details
    Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consumer Products; Real Estate; Financial Services; Retail
    • 03 Nov 2015
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    November 3, 2015

    Child Left Behind Affects the Allocation of School Leaders By: Li, Danielle Abstract—The move toward increased school accountability may substantially affect the career risks that school leaders face without... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 03 Mar 2023
    • Research & Ideas

    When Showing Know-How Backfires for Women Managers

    management, and why men tend to be promoted to upper management sooner. About 40 percent of managers are women, and their representation shrinks to just 26 percent of the C-suite, according to McKinsey. The paper’s findings also emerge as remote and hybrid work View Details
    Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Retail; Consumer Products

      Robert Simons

      Robert Simons is a Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School. For over 35 years, Simons has taught accounting, management control, and strategy execution courses in both the Harvard MBA and Executive Education Programs. For 2024/25, he is teaching a... View Details

      • 15 Nov 2016
      • First Look

      November 15, 2016

      Falato, Antonio, and David Scharfstein Abstract—We present evidence that pressure to maximize short-term stock prices and earnings leads banks to increase risk. We start by showing that banks increase risk when they transition from... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • Research Summary

      Mastering Strategy Execution

      By: Robert Simons

      Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details

      • 01 Oct 2001
      • Research & Ideas

      How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

      company can divest a subsidiary through a tax-free spin-off, management must first decide how corporate overhead will be allocated between the subsidiary and the parent. The allocation decision can be... View Details
      Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson
      • Web

      Business History - Faculty & Research

      Technological Innovation ; Growth and Development Strategy ; Knowledge Sharing ; Industry Growth ; Monopoly ; Organizational Culture ; Supply Chain Management ; Partners and Partnerships ; Risk and Uncertainty ; Adaptation ;... View Details