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  • April 1990
  • Case

Nestle Alimentana S.A. -- Infant Formula (Abridged)

By: James E. Austin
The new vice president of infant and dietetic products of Nestle Alimentana S.A. has to make recommendations on the company's marketing programs for its infant formulas in developing countries. The U.S. subsidiary is currently the target of a consumer boycott because... View Details
Keywords: Product Marketing; Emerging Markets; Developing Countries and Economies; Distribution Channels; Marketing Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Food; Business Subsidiaries; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Switzerland
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  • 15 Mar 2016
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March 15, 2016

Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50763 Finding Excuses to Decline the Ask By: Exley, Christine L., and Ragan Petrie Abstract—A growing body of empirical evidence documents a reluctance to give. Individuals avoid donation asks, and... View Details
  • 16 Dec 2014
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First Look: December 16

benefits are at most partially realized. The same institutions and practices that facilitate efficient ad placement can also facilitate fraud. The networks that should be serving advertisers have decidedly mixed incentives, such as cost savings from cutting corners,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 7, 2006

Authors:Michael E. Porter, Christian H. M. Ketels, and Mercedes Delgado-Garcia Publication:In Global Competitiveness Report2006-2007, edited by Augusto Lopez-Claros, Michael E.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?

with the unsexy title, A Nation Transformed by Information: How Information Has Shaped the United States from Colonial Times to the Present. Co-edited by HBS professor emeritus Alfred D. Chandler and View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne & Martha Lagace; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

    Howard H. Stevenson

    Howard H. Stevenson is Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor emeritus, former Senior Associate Dean, Director of Publishing, and Chair of the Harvard Business Publishing Company board. The Sarofim-Rock Chair was established in 1982 to provide a continuing base for... View Details

    Keywords: broadcasting; communications; computer; construction; financial services; forest products; health care; high technology; industrial goods; insurance industry; investment banking industry; manufacturing; paper; professional services; real estate; service industry; software; venture capital industry
    • 15 Oct 2013
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    First Look: October 15

    Publications August 2013 Economic Development and Cultural Change The Costs of Favoritism: Is Politically-Driven Aid Less Effective?" By: Dreher, Axel, Stephan Klasen, James Raymond Vreeland, and Eric Werker Abstract—As is now well... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 05 Aug 2008
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    First Look: August 5, 2008

    Rebalancing by Individual Investors Authors:Laurent E. Calvet, John Y. Campbell, and Paolo Sodini Abstract This paper investigates the dynamics of individual portfolios in a unique dataset containing the... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 21 Dec 2010
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    First Look: December 21

    article reviews recent research conducted by the authors that finds that intellectual property rights reform increases technology transfers, foreign direct investment inflows, and industrial development. It also places the findings of... View Details
    • 13 Jan 2015
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    First Look: January 13

    colleges by limiting the number of possible applications. Download working paper: http://www.nber.org/papers/w20774 Does Front-Loading Taxation Increase Savings? Evidence from Roth 401(k) Introductions By: Beshears, John, View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 13 Jan 2009
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    First Look: January 13, 2009

    purchase that follows an ad-click (CPA). Our analysis extends classic auction results by allowing players to make bids using two different pricing schemes, while the driving information for bidders' endogenous selection—the conversion... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 10 Oct 2007
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    First Look: First Look: October 10

    defeated by a less reformist coalition. Stock prices of government-controlled companies that had been slated for definite privatization by the BJP dropped by 3.5 percent... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • Web

    Organizational Behavior - Doctoral

    Tsedal Neeley Michael I. Norton Leslie A. Perlow Jeffrey T. Polzer Ryan L. Raffaelli Lakshmi Ramarajan James W. Riley Clayton S. Rose Raffaella Sadun Emily Truelove Michael L. Tushman Ashley V. Whillans Letian Zhang Ting Zhang Julian J.... View Details
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    Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

    Watch Company, 1930–1958 Steven A. Burd Safeway, 1993–Present James E. Burke Johnson & Johnson Company, 1976–1989 Leo Burnett Leo Burnett Company, 1935–1971 Duane L. Burnham Abbott Laboratories, 1990–1999... View Details
    • 10 Mar 2015
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    First Look: March 10

    By: Coates, John C., Jesse M. Fried, and Kathryn E. Spier Abstract—We report the results of an online survey, conducted on behalf of Harvard Law School, of 124 practicing attorneys at major law firms. The survey had two main objectives:... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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    How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition

    By: Michael E. Porter and James E. Heppelmann
    Information technology is revolutionizing products. Once composed solely of mechanical and electrical parts, products have become complex systems that combine hardware, sensors, data storage, microprocessors, software, and connectivity in myriad ways. These "smart,... View Details
    Keywords: Strategy; Competition; Information Technology; Transformation; Information Technology Industry
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    • 02 Aug 2011
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    workday events can make or break employees' inner work lives. But it's forward momentum in meaningful work—progress that creates the best inner work lives. Through rigorous analysis of nearly 12,000 diary entries provided by 238 employees... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 13 Jul 2010
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    First Look: July 13

    matching candidates are attractive by reducing the competition among agents on the same side of the market. An agent who sees fewer candidates knows that these candidates also see fewer potential matches, and so are more likely to accept... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 13 Nov 2012
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    First Look: November 13

    the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1625503 The Determinants of National Competitiveness Authors:Mercedes Delgado, Christian Ketels, Michael E. Porter, and Scott Stern Abstract We define foundational competitiveness as the expected level... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 10 Apr 2012
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    First Look: April 10

      PublicationsHow Will You Measure Your Life? Authors:Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, and Karen Dillon Publication:HarperBusiness, forthcoming Abstract In 2010 world-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen gave a... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel