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  • 16 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018

Methods By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Ryan Allen, and Michael G. Endres Abstract—We describe how to employ machine learning (ML) methods in theory development. Compared to traditional causal inference methods, ML methods make far fewer a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 30 Oct 2006
  • First Look

First Look: October 31, 2006

poor financial markets, b) increases in the share of FDI or the relative productivity of the foreign firm leads to higher additional growth in financially developed economies compared to those observed in financially under-developed ones,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • September 2012
  • Article

Food Choices of Minority and Low-Income Employees: A Cafeteria Intervention

By: Douglas E. Levy, Jason Riis, Lillian M. Sonnenberg, Susan J. Barraclough and Anne N. Thorndike

Background: Effective strategies are needed to address obesity, particularly among minority and low-income individuals.

Purpose: To test whether a two-phase point-of-purchase intervention improved food choices across racial, socioeconomic (job... View Details

Keywords: Working Conditions; Safety; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Competitive Advantage; Cost
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Publications Publications Show Results For All HBS Web (118,360) Faculty Publications (37,770) Page 1 of 37,770 Results 2024 Working Paper Corporate Actions as Moral Issues By: Zwetelina Iliewa, Elisabeth Kempf and Oliver Spalt We study... View Details

    NGOs and Organizational Change

    The organizational dynamics of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly complex as they have evolved from small local groups into sophisticated multinational organizations with global networks. Alnoor... View Details

    • 2023
    • Article

    Bridging the Gap with the ‘New’ Economic History of Africa

    By: Ewout Frankema and Marlous van Waijenburg
    This review article seeks to build bridges between mainstream African history and the more historically oriented branch of the ‘new’ economic history of Africa. We survey four central topics of the new economic history of Africa—growth, trade, labor, and inequality—and... View Details
    Keywords: Economic Growth; Trade; Labor; Equality and Inequality; Development Economics; History; Africa
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    Biosimilars and Follow-On Products in the United States: Adoption, Prices, and Users

    By: Ariel Dora Stern, Jacqueline L. Chen, Melissa Ouellet, Mark R. Trusheim, Zeid El-Kilani, Amber Jessup and Ernst R. Berndt
    Biologic drugs account for a disproportionate share of the increase in pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. and worldwide. Against this backdrop, many look to the expanding market for biosimilars—follow-on products to biologic drugs—as a vehicle for controlling... View Details
    Keywords: Pharmaceuticals; Drug Spending; Drug Pricing; Health Care and Treatment; Spending; Price; Markets; Cost Management; United States
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    • 2019
    • Working Paper

    Migrant Inventors and the Technological Advantage of Nations

    By: Prithwiraj Choudhury
    We investigate the relationship between the presence of migrant inventors and the dynamics of innovation in the migrants’ receiving countries. We find that countries are 25% to 50% more likely to gain advantage in patenting in certain technologies given a twofold... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation; Migration; Patent; Immigration; Innovation and Invention; Patents; Information Technology; Knowledge Dissemination
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    • 2017
    • Chapter

    U.S. High-Skilled Immigration, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Empirical Approaches and Evidence

    By: William R. Kerr
    High-skilled immigrants are a very important component of U.S. innovation and entrepreneurship. Immigrants account for roughly a quarter of U.S. workers in these fields, and they have a similar contribution in terms of output measures like patents or firm starts. This... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation; Diaspora; Diasporas; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Immigration; United States
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    • April 2015
    • Article

    Anxious and Egocentric: How Specific Emotions Influence Perspective Taking

    By: Andrew R. Todd, Matthias Forstmann, Pascal Burgmer, Alison Wood Brooks and Adam D. Galinsky
    People frequently feel anxious. Although prior research has extensively studied how feeling anxious shapes intrapsychic aspects of cognition, much less is known about how anxiety affects interpersonal aspects of cognition. Here, we examine the influence of incidental... View Details
    Keywords: Anxiety; Egocentrism; Emotion; Perspective Taking; Risk and Uncertainty; Perspective; Emotions
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    • 1994
    • Article

    Three-dimensional Finite Element Modeling of a Cervical Vertebra: An Investigation of Burst Fracture Mechanism

    By: Kevin J. Bozic, J H Keyak, H B Skinner, H U Bueff and David Bradford
    Finite element modeling was used to study the mechanical behavior of a cervical vertebra under axial compressive loading. A three-dimensional (3-D) finite element (FE) model of a mid-cervical vertebra using inhomogeneous material properties was generated from... View Details
    Keywords: Performance Expectations; Strength and Weakness; Health; Mathematical Methods; Health Industry
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    • 27 Feb 2019
    • HBS Seminar

    David Robinson, Fuqua School of Business at Duke University

    • 05 Apr 2011
    • First Look

    First Look: April 5

    Authors:Tiona Zuzul and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract Building on research in strategy formation and organizational innovation, this paper reports on a field study of a young company in the sustainable cities industry. We examine how company... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • December 6, 2013
    • Article

    Family Businesses Shouldn't Hunt for Superstar CEOs

    By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
    This article discusses the challenges faced by family businesses when it comes to succession planning, particularly in selecting an outside CEO. It presents a case study of a third-generation family business looking for an external CEO, named "Mr. Wonderful," to manage... View Details
    Keywords: Family Business; Management Succession
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    • 2016
    • Book

    Consumers, Corporations, and Public Health: A Case-Based Approach to Sustainable Business

    By: John A. Quelch
    The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under increased scrutiny in the last decade, with an increased expectation that private profit not come at the expense of consumer welfare.

    Consumers, Corporations, and Public... View Details
    Keywords: Consumer; Corporate Culture; Public Health; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Health; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Supply Chain Management; Advertising Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Communications Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Distribution Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Insurance Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; Tourism Industry; Transportation Industry; Travel Industry; Asia; Oceania; North and Central America; Middle East; Latin America; Europe
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    • 2007
    • Working Paper

    The Political Economy of 'Natural' Disasters

    By: Charles Cohen and Eric D. Werker
    Natural disasters occur in a political space. Although events beyond our control may trigger a disaster, the level of government preparedness and response greatly determines the extent of suffering incurred by the affected population. We use a political economy model... View Details
    Keywords: Policy; Government and Politics; Strategic Planning; Mathematical Methods; Natural Disasters; Welfare or Wellbeing
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    • 09 Jan 2020
    • News

    FT business books of the month: January edition

      Consumers, Corporations and Public Health (Oxford University Press, 2016)

      The public health footprint associated with corporate behavior has come under increased scrutiny in the last decade, with an increased expectation that private profit not come at the expense of consumer welfare.

      Consumers, Corporations, and Public... View Details
      • October 2024
      • Case

      Nvidia

      By: Andy Wu and Matt Higgins
      This case study examines Nvidia's strategic pivot from gaming GPUs to becoming a leader in general-purpose computing and AI. It explores how Nvidia leveraged its GPU architecture to dominate the growing fields of data center acceleration and AI training, outpacing... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Technological Innovation; AI and Machine Learning; Product Development; Manufacturing Industry; Technology Industry; Electronics Industry; United States; China; Taiwan
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      • 2022
      • Chapter

      Measuring Compliance Risk and the Emergence of Analytics

      By: Eugene F. Soltes
      Corporate compliance manages a diverse set of regulatory and reputational concerns ranging from fraud to privacy to discrimination. However, effectively managing such risks has often been hampered by a lack of adequate information about when, where, and why misconduct... View Details
      Keywords: Compliance; Risk; Analytics; Governance Compliance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Risk Management; Analytics and Data Science
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