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- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
Abstract—Learning in organizations is a key determinant of individual and organizational success, and one valuable source of this learning is prior failure. Previous research finds that although individuals can learn from failed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
changed the accounting standards of various country-pairs, we examine how two sources of changes in accounting distance-(i) change due to IFRS adoption of the investee and (ii) change due to IFRS adoption in the investor's country-affect... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
willingness to pay. Lal: They've created new sources of value for their customers that did not exist before. Q: And PetSmart. What's made them so successful? Lal: PetSmart saw the online threat early and built a strategy to insulate... View Details
- 18 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 18
traditional Afghani designs and using only locally grown cotton. Sherjan wants to grow Boumi so that it can be a substantial, if not major, funding source for Aid Afghanistan for Education. In order to grow Boumi, Sherjan must confront a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
This paper presents a model that can reconcile these apparently contradictory perspectives. We show that if the source of long-term advantage is modeled as a stock of capability that accumulates gradually over time, a firm's proclivity to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2022
- News
Well Said
If you're an entrepreneur, it makes you 23% less likely to get funded. People form opinions on who you are based on how you speak within three seconds of opening your mouth, right? So it's not about substance. It's a lot about that first... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
test my limits and spark my sense of purpose. When the Peace Corps turned me down (it typically requires a college degree), I moved to Latin America. The experience blew open my sense of self and what I wanted to do with my life. Ever... View Details
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
is set inside IBM Research's efforts to build a computer that can successfully take on human challengers playing the game show Jeopardy! It opens with the machine named Watson offering the incorrect answer "Toronto" to a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 May 2019
- Blog Post
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS
different. That is, until I open my mouth and a peculiar mix of French, American, and Shanghainese accents imbue my Mandarin. For a long time, this trifecta of identities has made me question where I belong. Today, I acknowledge that I... View Details
- 05 Sep 2017
- News
Living the Quantitative Life
works in San Francisco, where he co-founded the solar energy software company Folsom Labs with fellow HBS alum, Paul Gibbs. And he's still dutifully collecting stats, having now amassed a full eight years of data about himself. He and I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
Tushman and senior lecturer Mike Roberts, opens with Jamie Houghton (MBA 1962), the great-great-grandson of the company’s founder, taking over the corner office of his family’s firm. After a grooming process begun at a Corning lightbulb... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
The new capabilities and vast quantities of data that smart, connected products offer are redefining the activities of the core functions of companies—sometimes radically. As software and cloud-based operating systems become integral to... View Details
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
Gender-class differences are reflected in women’s employment beliefs and behaviors. Research integrating social class with gendered experiences in homes and workplaces deepens our understanding of the complex interplay between sources of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Case Method - Research Resources | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Research Resources: History of the Case Method at HBS Research Resources: History of the Case Method at HBS Compiled by the HBS Archives, this guide provides links to key sources on the history of teaching with the case method at Harvard... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
Commons Project, a nonprofit that in April launched Common Health, an Android app that allows users to securely download their health information from Electronic Health Records (EHR) and lab sources (similar to Apple Health). The... View Details
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
of trade finance terms is shaped by the risk that an importer defaults on an exporter and by the possibility that an exporter does not deliver goods as specified in the contract. The empirical results indicate that cash in advance and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
international stations," he says. "We also look to expose international audiences to all sorts of new music, not just American." In fact, he says, "one of our dreams is to make the American audience more open to the incredible diversity... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 09 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership
century when various entrepreneurs competed for dominance. During this time, success was dependent on securing U.S. airmail contracts as well as on reliable and safe aircraft. Access to government officials, sources of capital, and... View Details
- 06 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 6, 2007
Karl Ulrich, Wharton professor, must decide between a commercial and "open source" model for his new business case venture. Students analyze a variety of open source and proprietary business models... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
returns. However, these findings are driven by differences in the stocks recommended and their market capitalization. After controlling for these selection effects, we find no difference in the performance of the buy- and sell-side analysts' Strong Buy/Buy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne