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- 29 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors
right now in our research, but it appears that the distant ties are much more important than the clustering. Clustering has a negative influence, unless each cluster contains people with a variety of backgrounds. However, in addition to... View Details
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Commencement 2013 Address | About
that I called the 5 Is: innovation, intellectual ambition, internationalization, inclusion, and integration. When people heard these 5 Is, they told me I was in love with alliteration. Let me talk with you today about 3 As: Audacity,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
to your life, this combination becomes highly combustible. So, for instance, we can learn about the spike proteins on viruses, and then we can use that knowledge to create a vaccine to counter these viruses. One, two, bang. That’s how it works in the View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
intellectual content." A Balancing Act Carter Brown, who now chairs the cable television arts network Ovation and sits on the boards of some twenty nonprofit, public, and private institutions, observes, "You always have to be careful in... View Details
- 28 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 28
dissensus, a team property that reflects the variance in team members' perceptions of one another's levels of expertise. We argue that it matters how team members perceive all others' expertise-not just how they view the most expert team... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
Aires exploiting a natural experiment that induced an allocation of property rights that is exogenous to the characteristics of the squatters. There are significant differences in the beliefs that squatters... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
“The fellows we’ve had here ask questions like, Why are we doing it this way? Is there another option? Just imagine for a moment if . They bring a new perspective to the table and an enormous amount of intellectual energy.” That MBA... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Class Learning
At the conclusion of the session, McCormick inquires, "So, how did this case method discussion feel to you?" "Frustrating," comes one response. "There are so many ideas and not enough opportunities to discuss or express them," says another. "There isn't one lesson or... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
prices determine organizational design by studying how trade policy affects vertical integration. Property rights theory asserts that firm boundaries are chosen by stakeholders to mediate organizational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
The online group launched along with the physical space in July 2014, just nine months after the Local Motors and GE partnership began on paper. In addition to any potential royalties or lump sum prizes for winning design challenges, community members get to keep the... View Details
- 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15
increase of 285% of a standard deviation in income. We also present different estimates of adaptation across subgroups. For example, we find that those on the right (left) of the political spectrum adapt to status (income) but not to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
levels of interest—founders in the early stages, joiners seeking practice in the field, or those debating if the entrepreneurial path is right for them. Teams of three to four students are matched after acceptance into the program, and... View Details
- 07 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 7, 2008
subfields can increase the impact they have on the broader intellectual discourse of their field by situating their phenomena in rich contexts that illuminate the connections between their findings and questions of interest to the broader... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2013
- Op-Ed
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In
the income taxes paid by residents with good jobs, from the tolls paid by drivers, from property and sales taxes. Without revenue, costs can't be covered. Can cities with high liabilities expect to be bailed out and propped up without... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion
many ways, Wu Yajun is the personification of China’s newfound wealth. As one of Chongqing’s leading property developers, she is among the wealthiest women in China, worth over $9 billion — the living antithesis of those Scotsmen who made... View Details
- 15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15
designers must think about how to distribute property rights, people, and activities across numerous self-governing enterprises in ways that are advantageous for the group (ecosystem) as well as for the designer's own firm or community.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
7, I argued that sponsors of large technical systems (including platform systems) must manage the modular structure of the system and property rights in a way that solves four inter-related problems: provide... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007
This chapter proposes that patents are real options that allow holders of patents the right but not the obligation to sue others. We suggest that the likelihood of a patent's being litigated is positively associated with the value of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- July 2024
- Case
Wizards of the Coast and Magic: The Rebounding
By: Boris Groysberg and Tom Quinn
This case traces the history and growth of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. From its development in 1993 by tiny studio Wizards of the Coast, to Wizards’ acquisition by toy giant Hasbro in 1999, to its evolution into a billion-dollar brand in 2023,... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Change Management; Transformation; Cost vs Benefits; Business Cycles; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Global Strategy; Growth and Development; Selection and Staffing; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Intellectual Property; Job Design and Levels; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Succession; Risk Management; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Expansion; Mergers and Acquisitions; Product Development; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; Washington (state, US); Seattle; Japan
Groysberg, Boris, and Tom Quinn. "Wizards of the Coast and Magic: The Rebounding." Harvard Business School Case 424-047, July 2024.
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Management) Nori Gerardo Lietz Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Real Property John Macomber Camille Douglas Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Strategies for Value Creation - Abridged (SVC-S) (also listed under Strategy) Scott Mayfield Spring 2026 Q3 1.5 Sustainable... View Details