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- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
for positions of international leadership in research and education. Bargains-then-ripoffs: Innovation, Pricing and Lock-in in Enterprise Software Author:Ian Larkin Periodical:Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management (2008). Abstract In industries with quick... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- November 2024
- Teaching Note
Mercado Bitcoin: M&A, IPO, or Series B?
By: Raymond Kluender, Emanuele Colonnelli and Sabrina Howell
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 825-047. In April 2021, Brazilian cryptocurrency platform Mercado Bitcoin, had to decide how to scale: go public, M&A with a bank, or take a VC big check. In a highly volatile market, Roberto Dagnoni, chairman of the board, viewed the... View Details
Keywords: Cryptocurrency; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Decision Making; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Strategic Planning; Venture Capital; Problems and Challenges; Business Cycles; Digital Platforms; Emerging Markets; Market Timing; Expansion; Diversification; Valuation; Value Creation; Investment Funds; Initial Public Offering; Price; Price Bubble; Negotiation Offer; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Brazil; Latin America
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
peripheral products. I wanted to explain in some detail how this happened. Nancy Koehn: Reading Al's work, I was struck by the implications of technological change for the demand side of the economy. As a historian watching the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
healthcare—i.e., patient-centered outcomes achieved per healthcare dollar spent—can define quality and unify performance improvement goals with health outcomes of importance to patients across the entire cycle of care. We describe the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 5, 2016
healthcare providers are associated with a significant reduction in medical device patenting. Tort reforms have the strongest impact in medical fields in which the probability of facing a malpractice claim is the largest, and they do not seem to affect the propensity... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Oct 2024
- In Practice
Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged
inability to do so for just as long. How can someone overcome that cultural inheritance? It starts with managing one’s time at work. Technology allows work to encroach relentlessly on employees’ personal lives. If a person fails to put... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
vulnerable are economic interventions to capture by politicians, how are captured resources used, and how costly are the resulting distortions? This paper answers these questions in the context of the credit market in India. Integrating theories of political budget... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Let Customers Call the Shots
technologies could be used to create a captive one-to-one relationship between firms and consumers, so that customers could literally be viewed as assets. We should start to realize that things are not that simple. Ultimately, a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
recommendations cover the entire hiring cycle in seven steps: anticipating the need for new hires, specifying the job, developing a pool of candidates, assessing the candidates, closing the deal, integrating the newcomer, and reviewing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 12, 2016
focus of this case is how a technology company such as Avocent, with a dramatically different business model compared to its acquirer, should be integrated into a large, multi-industry conglomerate like Emerson. Underlying this managerial... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?
hopped in lateral cycles and the upward flow of creative offensive schemes stopped at the college level, with most teams running similar, risk-averse offenses, and innovation taking root slowly.” This conservative approach to hiring seems... View Details
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
in the market research labs don't necessarily see," she says. "Montague wanted a real bicycle that would fold—something to use for serious cycling that was sturdier than available folding models. He designed and built a... View Details
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
coevolutionary model of technological frames and the technology life cycle to explain sources of variation in the era of ferment, conditions under which a dominant design may... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
influence a team's knowledge-integration capability. We test our theoretical framework using data on knowledge workers in professional services and discuss implications for research and practice. Manage the Culture Cycle Author:James L.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 3
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-005.pdf The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras Authors:Mary J. Benner and Mary Tripsas Abstract New industries sparked by View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
may explain different ways of organizing across organizations. This study contributes to understanding social entrepreneurship as a field of practice and it describes avenues for theorizing about the different organizational approaches adopted by social entrepreneurs.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
Authors:Mary J. Benner and Mary Tripsas Publication:Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract New industries sparked by technological change are characterized by high technological, market, and competitive uncertainty. In this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
It Matters That Your CEO Doesn't Know Much About Sales
“The single greatest driver of cash in a business is typically the selling cycle,” says Cespedes. “Accounts payable are accumulated during selling, and accounts receivable are largely determined by what’s sold, how fast, and at what price. That’s why accelerating... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
(BRFSS) data on 2.3 million U.S. respondents, and Eurobarometer data that cover multiple business cycles over four decades. This research provides a new perspective on the welfare cost of business cycles, with implications for growth... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 1, 2016
economic conflicts behind the arguments put forward by the different parties. We also identify several key open questions. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50676 Credit-Market Sentiment and the Business View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne