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- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
BrownellHarvard Business School Case 813-122 Brent Grinna is evaluating different options for the technology development of his start-up's iPhone app, including hiring local programmers, finding a CTO, or outsourcing. He only has a little... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Calderón: Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change
the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate. Calderón chairs the initiative, which comprises corporate executives, local politicians, and former heads of state from 14 countries. ''If we provide economic arguments, we will win this... View Details
- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
properly? Possibly," she said. "Could they potentially put social pressure on CEOs who are acting badly?" Global Threatens Local Harvard Business School's Jan W. Rivkin, the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Support for Small Business Misplaced?
businesses often answer unmet wants and needs that they see on a local level." Gopal Padinjaruveetil asked " where is the wealth created? In the case of small business the wealth is created in the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 18 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?
through the years sharp rises in agricultural production and population quickly depleted the local water supplies. In response, the state and federal governments stepped in and created a water infrastructure of dams and aqueducts that... View Details
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
backlogs and delays in numerous Patent and Trademarks Offices, and litigation over IP rights is expensive with an uncertain outcome. Moreover, local governments can succeed in transferring value to local... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
adoption of feed-in tariffs, subsidies, and tax credits in the 1980s. However the poor technological capabilities of U.S.-based firms meant that it was Danish and other foreign companies that benefitted most. Subsequently the combination of public policies to grow wind... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for the Big Financial Brands
in the world, way more important than Intel. In any recession, consumers focus closer to home. They become more local and less global in outlook. So these are times of opportunity for the thousands of conservatively run community banks... View Details
- 16 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018
scholars (such as “p-hacking” and confounding local effects with global effects) pertinent to the norms of empirical research in the fields of strategy and management. We provide a step-by-step roadmap that illustrates how to use four ML... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 12
an organizational innovation still in progress can be taken elsewhere and maintain essential ingredients while also accommodating local and state differences. It raises questions about the necessary conditions for diffusion and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China
entrepreneurship in China? A: Our interviews in Beijing and Shanghai emphasized that China is not for everybody. Even though the country generates a lot of excitement, offers a huge consumer market, and retains a lower-cost but very well-educated labor force, China is... View Details
- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
pursued flexible business strategies beyond its "core" business, even distributing condoms. It maintained a high standard of corporate ethics. It was effective at building contacts with local business and government elites,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
agribusiness companies. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, the company has traditionally possessed a strong presence in Brazil. Describes Bunge's tradeoff between efficiency of global operations and local responsiveness in an uncertain... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
body and can potentially be harnessed by organizations and governments. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=dunn%20aknin%20norton%20CD.pdf August 2013 Globalizing Beauty: Consumerism and Body Aesthetics in the Twentieth Century The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018
Management Journal The Ethnic Migrant Inventor Effect: Codification and Recombination of Knowledge Across Borders By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Do Yoon Kim Abstract—Ethnic migrant inventors may differ from locals in terms of the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
factor-analytic procedures. Finally, we suggest how researchers, managers, and consultants can use our work to help owner-managers clarify and communicate their goals. Local Industrial Conditions and Entrepreneurship: How Much of the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 May 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global
my foreign assests and resources be protected? Are Global Brands Effective? Why Global Brands Work Japanese automakers create single products and brands for worldwide consumption, while Ford customizes products for local markets. You know... View Details
- 14 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
The Case for Consumer-Driven Medicaid
to pay for a consumer-driven option of a traditional Medicaid hospital insurance, along with a doctor of their choice; a managed care policy, with its deductibles and copayment; or a network group of local physicians. If employed, they... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
the answers in ways that are right for you. By asking these questions, you can craft new strategies for staying on top of your game. Publisher's Link: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/web/product_detail.seam?E=2420198&R=10352-HBK-ENG&conversationId=129872 View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2011
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Organizational Design
decentralized at the local level. Research finds that the average level of trust of a multinational's home country tends to influence the level of decentralization in that company. View Details
Keywords: Re: Ranjay Gulati & Raffaella Sadun