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- 24 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 24, 2007
Working Papers Using By-Product Synergy for Competitive Advantage Author: Deishin Lee Abstract We study how a manufacturer can leverage by-product synergy for competitive advantage. By focusing on the economic impact to the firm and the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Cheap, Fast, and In Control: How Tech Aids Innovation
Harvard Business School, discusses how businesses can sidestep the often prohibitive costs and time-consuming trials of experimentation by implementing new technologies. Wendy Guild: We've all heard the old saw, "If it ain't broke,... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 25 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Planning for Surprises
just two suppliers, while Great Britain has five suppliers to reduce the risk of supply disruptions. While fear of lawsuits has played a role, the fundamental problem is that the economics of vaccine production are unattractive for... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
likely economically motivated to invest in OSS projects that can serve as a complementary asset to vendors' core, proprietary businesses. Download this working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation
As Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), Karen Mills spent four years as part of President Barack Obama's senior economic team and a member of his Cabinet, specifically focused on the health and growth of America's... View Details
- 11 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 11
a 5.3% increase in RVUs per clinician workday; an increase in delegation of EHR tasks of 1 standard deviation resulted in an 11.0% increase in RVUs per clinician workday (P August 2013 Journal of Development Economics Evolution of Land... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-art-of-strategic-renewal/ August 2013 Journal of Development Economics Political Reservations and Women's Entrepreneurship in India By: Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Stephen D. O'Connell... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 06 Jan 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?
causing global warming and turn that energy and resources into actually improving our way of life with limited impact on our world." Tom Dolembo questioned whether agreements are necessary. He believes that change driven by entrepreneurs seeing an View Details
- 15 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise
like we got X donations, and we took care of 1,000 children at a cost of $80 a child, which is less than $120 a child spent by comparable organizations. Even that amount of reporting would be very useful, but it is not the norm. By and... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
purchasing departments. The process transforms these from functionally oriented cost centers into strategic partners with the line-operating units and the company. This alignment is often accomplished with a service agreement that defines... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Time that Government Reopens for Business
economic players. If you want to make sure that the small- to medium-sized enterprises that are the job engines of this economy are going to continue to grow, the government can't leave these firms with the impression that their View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 26 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way to Go to Market
could not be economically reached before. Customers need more than just information. They need the logistics to get the physical product, and they pay a considerable cost too, such as, for example, waiting... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
companies that have tried to improve their go-to-market strategies, we have learned that almost everyone agrees it is difficult to effect significant change in distribution channels. Even though technology has made access to customers easier, View Details
- 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008
order to smooth earnings (Graham, Harvey and Rajgopal, 2005). We estimate that marketing actions can be used to boost quarterly net income by up to 20% depending on the depth of promotion. But there is a price to pay, with the cost in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 20, 2007
are an enabling force legally astute management teams can use to manage the firm more effectively. In particular, it proposes that legally astute management teams can, inter alia, use formal contracts as complements to relational governance to define and strengthen... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Reducing Risk with Online Advertising
not being cheated? I've been looking at this for five years from a technical perspective. But it has struck me that this is basically an economic problem, namely a problem with incentives. The fraudsters do what they do with reasonable... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 5
perceived benefits from lowering transactions costs to foreign financial-statement users increase and contribute significantly towards the country's decision to adopt IFRS. We find that perceived network... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007
company SUN Brewing in the early 1990s, decided to partner with Belgian beer giant Interbrew to survive the Russian financial and economic crises. Since then, the family has used Interbrew's capital and beer industry know-how to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2016
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March 8, 2016
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50690 2016 Handbook of Media Economics User-Generated Content and Social Media By: Luca, Michael Abstract—This paper documents what economists have learned about... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
Publications The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative Organizations Author: Josh Lerner Publication: Harvard Business Press Books, 2012 Abstract Innovation is a much-used buzzword these days, but when it comes to creating... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne