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  • Research Summary

Coordination, Control, and the Management of Organizations

Michael C. Jensen's research is aimed at obtaining a clearer understanding of how the 'organizational rules of the game' affect a manager's ability to accomplish his or her goals and how the rules can be structured to resolve problems and increase productivity. ... View Details
  • 2014
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An Analysis of the Competitive Advantage of the United States of America in Commercial Human Orbital Spaceflight Markets

By: Greg Autry, Laura Huang and Jeff Foust
The “Public/Private Human Access to Space” / Human Orbital Markets (HOM) study group of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has established a framework for the identification and analysis of relevant factors and structures that support a global human... View Details
Keywords: Air Transportation; Infrastructure; Emerging Markets; Analysis; Competitive Advantage; Aerospace Industry; United States
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    Lead and Disrupt: How to Solve the Innovator's Dilemma

    by O’Reilly, C. & Tushman, M. L. 2016. Stanford: Stanford University Press.

    In the past few years, a number of well-known firms have failed; think of Blockbuster, Kodak, or RadioShack. When we read about their demise, it often seems inevitable—a... View Details

    • 03 Aug 2010
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    First Look: August 3

    substantial information about GMO products, they positively affect approval rates of GMOs by threatening the reputation of the regulatory agency. Our study further shows that firm and product uncertainty increases the impact of the social... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • August 2020 (Revised August 2023)
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    Nubank: Democratizing Financial Services

    By: Michael Chu, Carla Larangeira and Pedro Levindo
    Nubank, a wholly-digital solution created to disrupt Brazilian banking, with 6 million clients and a $4 billion valuation after five years, must decide whether to expand to Mexico. The company was founded in São Paulo in 2013 by Colombian-born David Vélez to seize what... View Details
    Keywords: Fintech; Financial Inclusion; Digital Banking; Credit Cards; Banks and Banking; Disruption; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Financial Services Industry; South America; Brazil; North America; Mexico
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    • March 2024
    • Case

    Nomad: A License to Bank

    By: Paul A. Gompers and Pedro Levindo
    In late 2023, Lucas Vargas, CEO and co-founder of Nomad, a fintech that offered financial services in the United States for Brazilian residents, had to decide what to do to ensure the company’s continued expansion. Nomad launched its first product, a U.S. digital bank... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Customer Satisfaction; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Banks and Banking; Initial Public Offering; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Organizational Culture; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Innovation and Invention; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Leadership; Law; Banking Industry; Technology Industry; Service Industry; Brazil; United States; North America; Latin America
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    • 2023
    • Working Paper

    The Benefits of Revealing Race: Evidence from Minority-owned Local Businesses

    By: Abhay Aneja, Michael Luca and Oren Reshef
    Is there latent demand to support Black-owned businesses? To explore, we analyze a new feature that made it easier to identify Black-owned restaurants on a large online platform. We find that labeling restaurants as “Black-owned” increased customer engagement and... View Details
    Keywords: Black-owned Businesses; Race; Prejudice and Bias; Ownership; Knowledge Dissemination; Digital Platforms; Consumer Behavior; Food and Beverage Industry
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    • 05 Nov 2013
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    First Look: November 5

    role of firms as facilitators of globalization during the nineteenth century and more recently and as preservers of it when governments sought to close it down in the interwar years. However the ability of firms to shape the world was always constrained, especially... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 19 Apr 2011
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    First Look: April 19

    the answers in ways that are right for you. By asking these questions, you can craft new strategies for staying on top of your game. Publisher's Link:... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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    HBS Working Knowledge – Harvard Business School Faculty Research

    way of supporting employees' well-being, drawing on case studies about people who have been deeply affected by mental illness. Did You Hear What I Said? How to Listen Better by View Details
    • 24 Jun 2008
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    First Look: June 24, 2008

    sectors. Originality/value—This paper is the first in measuring regional concentration patterns in Europe at this fine level and is based on a new methodology developed by Professor Michael E. Porter at... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 02 Feb 2016
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    February 2, 2016

    for rigorous accounting research. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50473 forthcoming Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Hiding Personal Information Reveals the Worst By: John, Leslie K., Kate... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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    Faculty & Research

    Bernstein 20 Nov 2024 Harvard Gazette Harvard, MIT, Mass General Form Renewable Energy Collaboration Re: Michael Toffel 20 Nov 2024 Harvard Business School Behind the Research: Max Miller Re: Max Miller More Faculty News The Case Method... View Details
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    Political Economy and Effects of Gun Policy

    In two projects with Mike Luca and Deepak Malhotra, I examine the causes and consequences of gun policy.

     

    The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy

    There have been dozens of high-profile mass shootings in... View Details

    Keywords: Gun Policy; Firearms; Political Economy; United States
    • November – December 1998
    • Article

    Clusters and the New Economics of Competition

    By: Michael E. Porter
    This article explains how clusters foster high levels of productivity and innovation and lays out the implications for competitive strategy and economic policy. Economic geography in an era of global competition poses a paradox. In theory, location should no longer be... View Details
    Keywords: Economics; United States
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    • 31 Jul 2007
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    First Look: July 31, 2007

    driving force of capitalism. Described by John Kenneth Galbraith as "the most sophisticated conservative" of the twentieth century, Schumpeter made his mark as the prophet of incessant change. His vision was stark: Nearly all... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 07 Oct 2008
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    First Look: October 7, 2008

    and the environment will make the relevance of microprocess research findings to broader organizational questions easier to discern and therefore more likely to disseminate to the larger field of organizational research. We empirically assess this assertion View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 24 Oct 2013
    • News

    When 3+1 is more than 4

    • 24 Sep 2013
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    First Look: September 24

    invest in platform quality in open-source and proprietary two-sided platforms. Open platforms have open access, and developers invest to improve the platform. Proprietary platforms have closed access, and investment is done by the... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 05 Mar 2013
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    First Look: March 5

    issuers deteriorates during credit booms, and that this deterioration forecasts low excess returns to corporate bondholders. The key insight is that changes in the pricing of credit risk disproportionately affect the financing costs faced View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne