Geography Of Flows - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 4

home. While both types of visits increased registration, home registration visits had a higher impact than information-only visits, indicating that both information costs and administrative barriers impede registration. Home registration... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Feb 2020
News

How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business

Fellow at HBS who founded the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard, where he and Iansiti are codirectors. “With the spread of digital technology, the economy has become much more connected in a massive network,” says Iansiti.... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Apr 2001
News

Books: A Nation Transformed by Information

open systems or licensing agreements. Their actions stimulated entire industries and innumerable start-ups that would further facilitate and propagate the flow of information. Americans, the editors... View Details

Keywords: Information

26 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

Learning from Failed Political Leadership

directly impacts the success or failure of American companies abroad. For example, wars currently impede ordinary business in the Mideast and Africa. Anti-Americanism is curtailing the flow View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

25 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 25

outstanding. The increased debt from the deal would increase the risk to the company and to the existing bonds, and the bonds' prices would fall significantly as a result. Students can use discounted cash flow techniques to value the LBO.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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REITs (real estate investment trusts)

Where do I find information on real estate investment trusts (REITs)? General Background: National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts: Produces the global and domestic indices for... View Details

09 Jan 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

budget constraints, EDs must better understand bottlenecks and their effect on process flow to improve process efficiency. The primary objective of this study was to identify bottlenecks in obtaining a head... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

business owners to understand their own cash flow and prospects. Now the fintech innovation cycle is at an inflection point—new streams of data have the power to illuminate the opaque nature View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Oct 2000
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Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney

their careers in nonprofits. We all have to work harder to eliminate these barriers. The nonprofit sector presents an outstanding opportunity for talented managers and consultants to put their skills to work for a wide range of worthy... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Venture capital firms: create a list

select Fund Manager. Under Asset Class, select Private Equity. Under Strategy, select Venture Capital. (Or click to expand to select more specific types of venture capital). Select any View Details

September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
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Keroche (A): Fighting for Share in the Kenyan Alcoholic Drinks Market

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding

This case discusses the challenges faced by Kenyan alcoholic drinks producer Keroche Industries Limited in 2003, when the Kenyan government accused the company of manufacturing and selling substandard alcoholic drinks, revoked its liquor licenses, and shut down its... View Details

Keywords: Keroche; Alcohol; Wine; Manufacturing; Informal Market; Regulation; Illicit; Illegal; Shutdown; Factory; Low-income Consumers; Multinational; Local; Government; Allegations; Accusations; Negative Press; EABL; Tusker; Beer; SAB; Chang'aa; Naivasha; Rift Valley; East Africa; Lawsuit; Legal Battle; Business Ventures; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Production; Safety; Quality; Distribution; Small Business; Family Business; Crime and Corruption; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Income; Demographics; Geographic Scope; Geographic Location; Goods and Commodities; Government Legislation; Growth and Development; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Lawfulness; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Problems and Challenges; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Competition; Entrepreneurship; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa

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September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
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Keroche (E): Considering Additional Capacity

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding

This case describes Keroche’s growth after entering the beer business in 2008. Although the company was operating at full capacity and not able to fulfill all of its orders, Tabitha Karanja had set a goal of growing Keroche’s share of the Kenyan beer market from... View Details

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01 Oct 2000
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Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning

customers and products. A free flow of information that keeps people at the top informed, yet empowers those on the front lines to solve problems quickly, is crucial to implementing a successful strategy in... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

find that increases in demand for entrepreneurial capital—as proxied for by patenting, IPOs, and stock market valuations—led to a higher likelihood of the introduction of second-tier exchanges. We find no... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet

their life as a quartet the players came to appreciate the steadiness of that flow of income. Paul, as he says in the case, never could understand why they would choose... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

02 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

forthcoming Annual Review of Economics History, Micro Data and Endogenous Growth By: Akcigit, Ufuk, and Tom Nicholas Abstract—Economic growth is concerned with long-run changes, and as a result historical data should be especially... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2010
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$how Me the Money

business, government, and the global economy. It saps the strength of people and institutions, especially in developing countries. Everyone’s against corruption, or so they claim. But virtually all countries are involved in facilitating... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs; Administration of Economic Programs

February 2013 (Revised December 2015)
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Groom Energy Solutions: Selling Efficiency

By: Michael W. Toffel, Kira R. Fabrizio and Stephanie van Sice

Groom Energy Solutions helps organizations reduce their energy use and costs through the implementation of energy efficiency measures, which create long-term financial and environmental benefits. With early success serving customers in the cold storage and industrial... View Details

Keywords: Groom Energy Solutions; Jon Guerster; Salem, MA; Energy Management; Energy Efficiency Paradox; Sustainability Management; Manufacturing; Cold Storage; Commercial Real Estate; Enterprise Smart Grid; Carbon Accounting; LED Lighting; Sustainability Research; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Entrepreneurship; Energy Entrepreneurship; Energy Services; Electricity; Startup; Expansion; Growth; Sustainability; Business Startups; Forecasting and Prediction; Energy Conservation; Revenue; Geographic Location; Human Resources; Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Operations; Service Delivery; Strategic Planning; Science; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Society; Social Issues; Technology Adoption; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; United States; Boston

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19 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Inexperienced Investors and Market Bubbles

"Past performance is no guarantee of future results." —standard financial disclaimer Neophyte investors—it is believed—play a role in creating asset price bubbles such as the tech collapse a few years ago. Just think back to the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

September 2021 (Revised November 2022)
Case

Community Solutions

By: Brian Trelstad and Tom Quinn

Community Solutions was an anti-homelessness nonprofit founded in 2011 after protagonist Rosanne Haggerty grew frustrated with the limited impact of traditional housing and outreach strategies. It set an ambitious goal, reached in some partner communities, of ending... View Details