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Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research

Technology & Operations Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students More Local Events Local Community Events Harvard Wyss institute- upcoming events... View Details
  • 14 Sep 2011
  • Working Paper Summaries

Ethnic Innovation and US Multinational Firm Activity

Keywords: by C. Fritz Foley & William R. Kerr
  • Research Summary

Professor Wei-Skillern's research is focused in the field of Social Enterprise. Her research examines the creation of social value in both commercial and nonprofit organizations. In the former stream of research on corporate social responsibility, she has studied... View Details
  • November 2022
  • Article

Hate Crime Towards Minoritized Groups Increases as They Increase in Sized-Based Rank

By: Mina Cikara, Vasiliki Fouka and Marco Tabellini
People are on the move in unprecedented numbers within and between countries. How does demographic change affect local intergroup dynamics? In complement to accounts that emphasize stereotypical features of groups as determinants of their treatment, we propose the... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice; Minority; Hate Crimes; Reference Dependence; Prejudice and Bias; Attitudes; Demographics
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  • September 2021 (Revised December 2021)
  • Case

STARZPLAY: Shooting for the Stars

By: Elie Ofek, Marco Bertini and Alpana Thapar
In mid-2021, Maaz Sheikh, cofounder and CEO of STARZPLAY, a Dubai-based subscription video on demand (SVOD) provider that catered to the Middle East and North Africa region, was wrestling with how to find the right balance between continued subscriber growth and... View Details
Keywords: Pricing; Growth; Profitability; Subscription Business; Business Model Innovation; Fintech; Subscription; Performance Measurement; Promotions; International Marketing; Streaming; Competition; Marketing; Price; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Performance; Measurement and Metrics; Business Model; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Middle East; North Africa
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Beyond the Target Customer: Social Effects in CRM Campaigns

By: Eva Ascarza, Peter Ebbes, Oded Netzer and Matthew Danielson
Customer relationship management (CRM) campaigns have traditionally focused on maximizing the profitability of the targeted customers. The authors demonstrate that in business settings characterized by network externalities, a CRM campaign that is aimed at changing the... View Details
Keywords: Social Effects; Field Experiment; Mobile; Customer Relationship Management; Network Effects; Consumer Behavior
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The Role of Finance and Private Investment in Developing Sustainable Cities

By: John D. Macomber
Three trends will drive urban investment, development, and entrepreneurship in the next two decades. This article provides tools to identify the situations and circumstances that will be most favorable for private sector involvement in consideration of these trends.... View Details
Keywords: Trends; Demographics; Private Sector; Investment; City; Infrastructure; Opportunities; Urban Development
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    Making Meritocracy

    How do societies identify and promote merit? Enabling all people to fulfill their potential, and ensuring the selection of competent and capable leaders are central challenges for any society. These are not new concerns. Scholars, educators, and political and economic... View Details
    • 20 Feb 2009
    • Working Paper Summaries

    When Does Domestic Saving Matter for Economic Growth?

    Keywords: by Philippe Aghion, Diego Comin, Peter Howitt & Isabel Tecu
    • 2022
    • Article

    Science-based Entrepreneurship in India: A Policy Glass (as yet) Quarter-Full

    By: Tarun Khanna
    India is celebrated for a resurgence of de novo entrepreneurship in recent decades. Entrants have engaged in creative risk-taking to provide market-based solutions for private or social needs despite not being scions of wealthy industrial or business families. In this... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Science; Policy; Investment
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    • 2015
    • Working Paper

    Moving to the Adjacent Possible: Discovering Paths for Export Diversification in Rwanda

    By: Ricardo Hausmann and Jasmina Chauvin
    How can Rwanda, which currently has one of the lowest levels of income and exports per capita in the world, grow and diversify its economy in presence of significant constraints? We analyze Rwanda's historical growth and trade performance and find that Rwanda's high... View Details
    Keywords: Export Diversification; Industrialization; Economic Complexity; International Trade; Rwanda; Diversification; Trade; Transportation; Developing Countries and Economies; Rwanda
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    • February 2015 (Revised December 2016)
    • Case

    Poseidon Carlsbad: Desalination and the San Diego County Water Authority

    By: John Macomber
    Extreme drought conditions in California have significant impacts on the ability of the San Diego County Water Authority to provide adequate water for current users. Water shortfalls also could curtail the economic development of one of the fastest growing regions in... View Details
    Keywords: Risk Management; Partners and Partnerships; Resource Allocation; Public Sector; Private Sector; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Infrastructure; Green Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; California
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    • February 2015
    • Article

    Location Choices under Strategic Interactions

    By: Juan Alcacer, Cristian Dezso and Minyuan Zhao
    The literature on location choices has mostly emphasized the impact of location and firm characteristics. However, most industries with a significant presence of multi-location firms are oligopolistic in nature, which suggests that strategic interaction among firms... View Details
    Keywords: Location Strategies; Multinational Strategy; Oligopolistic Competition; Firm Heterogeneity; Geographic Location; Multinational Firms and Management; Balance and Stability; Decision Choices and Conditions; Game Theory
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    • March 2006 (Revised November 2006)
    • Case

    The Market and the Mountain Kingdom: Change in Lesotho's Textile Industry

    By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Regina M. Abrami, Noel Maurer and Aldo Musacchio
    In Maseru, the capital of the Kingdom of Lesotho, the stirrings of industrialization and modernization were promising, and more than 50,000 workers, mostly women, were employed in the textile sector; the figure reflected more than a threefold increase in just a few... View Details
    Keywords: History; Labor Unions; Trade; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Financial Crisis; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business and Government Relations; Decision Choices and Conditions; Foreign Direct Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Lesotho
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    • 07 Jul 2021
    • Book

    Good News for Disgraced Companies: You Can Regain Trust

    on impromptu performances in the hallways, and panels interspersed with local singers and dancers giving mini shows, we attended a panel on the future of environmental sustainability. There, a senior leader from a major oil and gas... View Details
    Keywords: by Lane Lambert
    • 09 Jan 2012
    • Research & Ideas

    Location, Location, Location: The Strategy of Place

    them." Alcácer advises companies to consider sending an advance team to live in a target locale to research the market and business models before expanding. Another problem with following competitors: an increasing risk that those... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • Web

    Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

    Local Services and Transportation (pdf) , CESifo Forum, 2020. With Catherine Thomas. How Has COVID-19 Affected Health Insurance Offered by Small Businesses in the U.S.? Early Evidence from a Survey , NEJM Catalyst, 2020. With Leemore S.... View Details
    • 25 Aug 2014
    • HBS Case

    Starbucks Reinvented

    employees), deliver personalized customer service, and maintain a close connection to the local community. In addition, McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts had emerged as serious competitors, offering their own lines of specialty coffee... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage
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    Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research

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    • 07 Jul 2023
    • News

    A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions

    Every evening on the streets of Pune, in western India, a 67-year-old man offers food to the people in his community in need of a meal. He’s a community leader in the Robin Hood Army, a no-funds volunteer organization with a massive goal to end world hunger, community... View Details