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    Omar Olivarez

    Omar Olivarez is a doctoral candidate in the Technology & Operations Management unit. His interests lie at the intersection of automation, labor, innovation, and managerial views of the firm. Omar received his BBA in Management Information Systems from The... View Details
    • 18 Oct 2016
    • First Look

    October 18, 2016

    2016 New York: HarperBusiness Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice By: Christensen, Clayton M., Taddy Hall, Karen Dillon, and David S. Duncan Abstract—The foremost authority on innovation and growth presents a path-breaking book every... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 2024
    • Working Paper

    Why Has Construction Productivity Stagnated? The Role of Land-Use Regulation

    By: Leonardo D’Amico, Edward Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko, William Kerr and Giacomo A. M. Ponzetto
    We document a Kuznets curve for construction productivity in 20th-century America. Homes built per construction worker remained stagnant between 1900 and 1940, boomed after World War II, and then plummeted after 1970. The productivity boom from 1940 to 1970 shows... View Details
    Keywords: Governance Controls; Performance Productivity; Local Range; Construction Industry
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    • March 2018
    • Article

    Global Business over Time

    By: Geoffrey Jones
    This article explores how business enterprises have been powerful actors in the spread of global capitalism between 1840 and the present day. It also shows how global firms, emerging out of industrialized Western economies, created and co-created markets and ecosystems... View Details
    Keywords: Global; Multinational; Business History; Globalization; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Economic Systems
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    • 2007
    • Chapter

    Microeconomic Determinants of Location Competitiveness for MNEs

    By: Christian H.M. Ketels
    The concept of microeconomic competitiveness based on the frameworks developed by Michael Porter since 1990 are popular with policy makers interested in improving the attractiveness and economic performance of their countries and regions. This concept also has many... View Details
    Keywords: Microeconomics; Geographic Location; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Competition
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      When Do Stocks and Bonds Move Together, and Why Does it Matter?

      The co-movement of Treasury bonds and stocks is an important indicator for both policy makers and for long-term investors. A positive co-movement between nominal Treasury bonds and stocks, as in the 1980s, means that nominal bonds amplify the volatility of stock... View Details

        Chasing Stars

        It is taken for granted in the knowledge economy that companies must employ the most talented performers to compete and succeed. Many firms try to buy stars by luring them away from competitors. But Boris Groysberg shows what an uncertain and disastrous practice... View Details

        • 04 Apr 2023
        • Book

        Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

        While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details
        Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology
        • Web

        Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

        here , Jeremy’s other research here , and Adi’s other research here . More Info U.S. monetary policy and emerging market credit cycles By: Falk Bräuning & Victoria Ivashina JUNE 2020 For emerging market economies (EMEs), foreign bank... View Details
        • January 2008
        • Article

        Entrepreneurship and Urban Success: Toward a Policy Consensus

        By: Zoltan J. Acs, Edward L. Glaeser, Robert E. Litan, Lee Fleming, Stephan J. Goetz, William R. Kerr, Steven Klepper, Stuart S. Rosenthal, Olav Sorenson and William C. Strange
        Like all politics, all entrepreneurship is local. Individuals launch firms and, if successful, expand their enterprises to other locations. But new firms must start somewhere, even if their businesses are conducted largely or exclusively on the Internet. Likewise,... View Details
        Keywords: Business Headquarters; Business Startups; Development Economics; Economy; Entrepreneurship; Policy; Taxation; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Business Processes; Expansion; Internet
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        • 11 Mar 2024
        • Blog Post

        A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh

        and International Economy (BGIE) – and we are discussing Korea’s growth story. Our discussion centers around whether government intervention helps economic growth and on the impact of the Chaebols, or large family conglomerates. While... View Details
        • Web

        Events - Business History

        and was open to the public. Graduate students and faculty attended. Oct 23 23 Oct 2017 Business History Seminar The Origins of Ethnic Orders and the Political Economy of Identity in Malaysia Thomas Pepinsky, Cornell University Oct 19 19... View Details
        • 10 Nov 2003
        • Research & Ideas

        Globalization: The Strategy of Differences

        model and extending it geographically, with necessary modifications, to maximize the firm's economies of scale. From this perspective, the key strategic challenge is simply to determine how much to adapt the business model—how much to... View Details
        Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
        • 05 Mar 2009
        • What Do You Think?

        How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

        the authors, "how the economy really works" as opposed to the way that classical economics views it. They cite the importance of economists understanding the impact of such things as "confidence, fairness, corruption and... View Details
        Keywords: by Jim Heskett
        • 02 Apr 2020
        • What Do You Think?

        What Are Lessons for Leaders from This Black Swan Crisis?

        the past year or two. All of it is now down the drain as 80 percent of the economy shuts down while the other 20 percent operates beyond its supposed capacity. What’s the lesson here? Be careful of how much time is devoted to this kind of... View Details
        Keywords: by James Heskett
        • 09 Nov 2016
        • News

        6 Lessons from Donald Trump's Winning Marketing Manual

        • Research Summary

        The Competitive Advantage of Nations and Regions

        By: Michael E. Porter
        Michael E. Porter continues to extend his study first reported in The Competitive Advantage of Nations. Porter has published books and studies of other countries, states, and cities, including Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,... View Details
        • April 2012
        • Article

        Broadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities and Specialization in the Hospital Industry

        By: Jonathan R. Clark and Robert S. Huckman
        The long-standing argument that focused operations outperform others stands in contrast to claims about the benefits of broader operational scope. The performance benefits of focus are typically attributed to reduced complexity, lower uncertainty, and the development... View Details
        Keywords: Performance Capacity; Operations; Advertising; Production; Corporate Strategy; Relationships; Medical Specialties; Complexity; Risk and Uncertainty; Experience and Expertise; Diversification; Quality; Health Industry
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          Uncommon Service

          Most companies treat service as a low-priority business operation, keeping it out of the spotlight until a customer complains. Then service gets to make a brief appearance – for as long as it takes to calm the customer down and fix whatever foul-up jeopardized the... View Details
          • 06 Dec 2016
          • First Look

          December 6, 2016

          American economic development, Slavery's Capitalism identifies slavery as the primary force driving key innovations in entrepreneurship, finance, accounting, management, and political economy that are too often attributed to the so-called... View Details
          Keywords: Sean Silverthorne