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- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
we conceptualize two key challenges of governance they face: accountability for dual performance objectives and accountability to multiple principal stakeholders. We revisit the potential and limitations of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2007
- What Do You Think?
Are Elite Business Schools Fostering the Deprofessionalization of Management?
capitalism"? The effect on the elite business school was, in Khurana's view, substantial. The forces described above have led to the hiring of faculty well-trained in economics and math, ready View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
Johnson, David Simchi-Levi, and He Wang Abstract—We consider a price-based network revenue management problem where a retailer aims to maximize revenue from multiple products with View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- April 2002 (Revised September 2002)
- Background Note
Capital Controls
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Laura Alfaro
Only in the waning years of the 20th century did international financial markets begin to enjoy the freedom from government regulation that they had experienced before the first world war. By 2002, international capital markets had grown to be enormous--$1.2 trillion... View Details
Keywords: History; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Change Management; Cost vs Benefits; Governance Controls; Governance Compliance; Emerging Markets; Financial Markets; Network Effects; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Laura Alfaro. "Capital Controls." Harvard Business School Background Note 702-082, April 2002. (Revised September 2002.)
- March 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
NeoPets, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Elizabeth Kind
NeoPets, a rapidly growing Internet start-up, faces decisions about its international expansion strategy--whether to enter a joint venture with a conglomerate in Singapore to exploit Asian markets as well as which other regions to target. NeoPets allows its... View Details
Keywords: Expansion; Global Strategy; Network Effects; Joint Ventures; Business Conglomerates; Age; Internet and the Web; Product Positioning; Digital Marketing; Internet and the Web; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Information Technology Industry; Asia; Singapore
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Elizabeth Kind. "NeoPets, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 802-100, March 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- 06 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy
short-term increase in otherwise steady charitable-giving patterns among firms that are headquartered in the event's host city. Natural disasters also have a strong effect on firms' giving patterns, according View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
Working PapersLetting Misconduct Slide: The Acceptability of Gradual Erosion in Others' Unethical Behavior (revised) Authors:Francesca Gino and Max H. Bazerman Abstract Previously titled "Slippery Slopes and Misconduct: The Effect... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
copyrighted content over peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing networks and its impact on the music industry and to assess the viable business models for the industry in the future. Competitiveness: Business Model... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
that technology diffuses slower to locations that are farther away from adoption leaders. This effect is stronger across rich countries and also when measuring distance along the south-north dimension. A... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 11, 2007
Lincoln's own words, the case traces the development of the 16th president's leadership philosophy, ethics, and skills in the years leading up to war. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
design business models to generate winner-take-all effects similar to the network externalities that high-tech companies such as Microsoft, eBay,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 25
cross-group network effects are neither necessary nor sufficient for an organization to be a MSP. Second, our definition emphasizes the difference between MSPs and alternative... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
The Peek Weekend Stem Cohort Experience
all very helpful before, throughout, and after the program. Peek for me was an HBS sampler for an intensive few days; with cases drawn from real life, everything we learned was very applicable. I never knew about the network View Details
- 12 May 2015
- Blog Post
"Every Day at HBS is a Gift"
your biggest takeaway from HBS? They say that the HBS experience is a transformative one, and I couldn’t agree more. I’m much more effective as a leader, having been given incredible opportunities here to... View Details
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
delegation, but there is less empirical evidence, especially across countries. This has limited the ability to understand the phenomenon of decentralization. To address the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- December 1978 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Pepsi-Cola (A)
By: Walter J. Salmon and Steven R. Palesy
Combining aspects of a functionally organized marketing management system, with a franchised channel of distribution network. Focuses on extending an innovative promotional program to a market where competitive conditions differ. View Details
Keywords: Innovation Strategy; Management; Marketing; Marketing Reference Programs; Network Effects; Distribution; Organizational Design; Franchise Ownership; Competition; Food and Beverage Industry
Salmon, Walter J., and Steven R. Palesy. "Pepsi-Cola (A)." Harvard Business School Case 579-108, December 1978. (Revised January 1986.)
- Profile
Cynthia Samanian
that the case method would challenge me to think critically and communicate effectively in the classroom. These are skills I highly value as part of my HBS experience and look forward View Details
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
and the fluidity of most work structures mean that it's not really about creating effective teams anymore, but instead about leading effective teaming. Teaming shows that organizations learn when the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
particularly the weak level of protection afforded by the California courts), it was unclear how effective a policy of aggressive litigation would be. Furthermore, such a policy might reduce Xerox's ability View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
seven large institutions. These direct investments perform better than public market indices, especially buyout investments and those made in the 1990s. Outperformance by the direct investments, however, relative to the corresponding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne