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- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
markets faster through the existing distribution network of the acquirer, or through the ability to invest quickly in significantly expanded facilities. Compared to an IPO, it allows the careful delineation of accountability and performance. An IPO puts pressure on the... View Details
- 26 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
evidence to challenge a common misperception about internalization theory. The theory has often been criticized for maintaining that it assumes a hierarchically organized MNE based on knowledge flowing from the home country. This is not an accurate description of how... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007
the performance of mechanisms intended for human use. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-064.pdf PublicationsBusiness Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements. 4th ed. Authors:Paul M. Healy and Krishna G.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018
clarify matters. There are many areas, like how firm performance connects to entrepreneurial personality, that are woefully understudied and ripe for major advances if the appropriate cross-disciplinary... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 30
and high levels of press freedom. We further demonstrate that suppliers perform better when they serve buyers located in countries where consumers are wealthy and socially conscious. Taken together, these findings suggest the importance... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 30, 2007
PublicationsManaging School Districts for High Performance: Cases in Public Education Leadership Authors:Stacey Childress, Richard F. Elmore, Allen Grossman, and Susan Moore Johnson, editors Publication:Cambridge: Harvard Education Press, 2007 Abstract Managing School... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 4
Working PapersThe Impact of Private Equity Ownership on Corporate Tax Avoidance Authors:Brad Badertscher, Sharon P. Katz, and Sonja Olhoft Rego Abstract This study investigates how private equity ownership affects corporate tax avoidance. Private equity (PE) View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 18
consumers who have access to vouchers must generally be lower than those of consumers who do not have access to vouchers. Offering vouchers tends to be more profitable for firms that are patient or relatively unknown and for View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Winners and Losers in the Internet Economy
calls the "less glamorous layer" that supports those big brand names, such as digital advertising agencies, ad networks, ad exchanges, customer analytics firms, listening platforms, and other firms both large and small, many of... View Details
- 15 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
venture capitalists want more from their clients in terms of an ownership stake or in terms of meeting tougher performance benchmarks? Gompers and Lerner: Many of the changes in the venture capital industry over the past eighteen months... View Details
- 25 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 25
firms to alleviate capital constraints and increase capital expenditures. Yet we also find instances in which governments use their minority positions to intervene in the management of firms, especially in natural resource industries.... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 05 Jun 2013
- What Do You Think?
Do We Need to Extend ‘No Surprises Management?’
symptom of competent managers than (a) cause of good performance " Another may have been provoked by Kapil Kumar Sopory when he offered the opinion that "NSM is an ideal concept. However, it will work upwards only if it is first... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
The New Science of Retailing: How Analytics Are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance (Harvard Business Press). As a practical guide, The New Science of Retailing helps retailers mine their sales data to identify and... View Details
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures
finance, and entrepreneurship. An increasing number of entrepreneurial firms go abroad much earlier in their lives than ever before in recent business history.— Walter Kuemmerle The twenty-nine sites he has studied range from start-ups to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Fast Start on Your New Job
school; those early impressions, right or wrong, can really stick. And the stakes are high. Failure to create momentum during the first few months guarantees an uphill battle for the rest of their tenure in the job. Building credibility and securing some early wins... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Aug 2021
- What Do You Think?
Can Companies with Remote Management Succeed?
(Image credit: iStockphoto/SDI Productions) Despite reams of material written about remote work in recent months, we know very little about the impact of remote management on performance. Perhaps it’s too soon. Until we can assess longer-term View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud
and Perez Cavazos identified False Claim Act cases against publicly listed companies and matched the legal filings with detailed contract specifications. They assessed the contract relationship between the firm and the government entity... View Details
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
imprint, such as a strong corporate culture, should help individuals better evaluate future employers and recognize the ways in which that first career experience may shape not simply the skills they acquire, but also their assumptions about how to lead and manage a... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 28 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 28
Management: Can a Balanced Scorecard Change a Culture? By: Gibbons, Robert, and Robert S. Kaplan Abstract—Agency theorists, historically, have analyzed what kinds of performance measures should be used in formal incentive contracts. For... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 26, 2008
Examiner shares are highest for non-US applicants and in electronics, communications, and computer-related fields. However, most of the variation is explained by firm-specific variables, with the largest patent applicants having high examiner shares. Moreover, a large... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne