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  • August 2013
  • Case

Desi Shack: Location Choice in the Big Apple

By: William R. Kerr and Alexis Brownell
Desi Shack is a “fast casual” restaurant, started by two HBS alumni, that serves Indian and Pakistani cuisine in midtown Manhattan. The founders are looking to expand into a second location and also plan to hire a COO, and there is very little room for error in the... View Details
Keywords: Restaurant; New York City; Location Choice; Entrepreneurship; Food; Geographic Location; Food and Beverage Industry; New York (city, NY)
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Kerr, William R., and Alexis Brownell. "Desi Shack: Location Choice in the Big Apple." Harvard Business School Case 814-012, August 2013.
  • February 2015
  • Article

Location Choices under Strategic Interactions

By: Juan Alcacer, Cristian Dezso and Minyuan Zhao
The literature on location choices has mostly emphasized the impact of location and firm characteristics. However, most industries with a significant presence of multi-location firms are oligopolistic in nature, which suggests that strategic interaction among firms... View Details
Keywords: Location Strategies; Multinational Strategy; Oligopolistic Competition; Firm Heterogeneity; Geographic Location; Multinational Firms and Management; Balance and Stability; Decision Choices and Conditions; Game Theory
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Alcacer, Juan, Cristian Dezso, and Minyuan Zhao. "Location Choices under Strategic Interactions." Strategic Management Journal 36, no. 2 (February 2015): 197–215.
  • November 2016
  • Article

Spatial Organization of Firms and Location Choices Through the Value Chain

By: Juan Alcacer and Mercedes Delgado
We explore the impact of geographically bounded, intra-firm linkages (internal agglomerations) and geographically bounded, inter-firm linkages (external agglomerations) on firms' location strategies. Using data from the Census Bureau's Longitudinal Business Database,... View Details
Keywords: Location Choices; Agglomeration Economies; Value Chain; Organization Theory; Geographic Location; Business Strategy
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Alcacer, Juan, and Mercedes Delgado. "Spatial Organization of Firms and Location Choices Through the Value Chain." Management Science 62, no. 11 (November 2016).
  • December 2014
  • Article

Location Strategies for Agglomeration Economies

By: Juan Alcácer and Wilbur Chung
Geographically concentrated industry activity creates pools of skilled labor and specialized suppliers, and increases opportunities for knowledge spillovers. The strategic value of these agglomeration economies may vary by firm, depending upon the relative value of... View Details
Keywords: Location Strategies; Location Choices; Agglomeration Economies; Strategy; Value Creation; Geographic Location; Industry Clusters; Microeconomics; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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Alcácer, Juan, and Wilbur Chung. "Location Strategies for Agglomeration Economies." Strategic Management Journal 35, no. 12 (December 2014): 1749–1761.
  • September 2012 (Revised December 2013)
  • Supplement

Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (B)

By: Juan Alcacer and Kerry Herman
In February 2006, Intel has selected the location for its new assembly and test plant. This case discusses why this location was chosen from the list of possibilities introduced in "Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A)." View Details
Keywords: Location Choices; Location Strategies; Strategy; Geographic Location; Global Strategy; Technology; Technology Industry; United States; Viet Nam
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Alcacer, Juan, and Kerry Herman. "Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 713-419, September 2012. (Revised December 2013.)

    Location Choices under Strategic Interactions

    The literature on location choices has mostly emphasized the impact of location and firm characteristics. However, most industries with a significant presence of multi-location firms are oligopolistic in nature, which suggests that strategic interaction among firms... View Details
    • October 2012 (Revised February 2014)
    • Teaching Note

    Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A) and (B)

    By: Juan Alcácer
    The case is used in Harvard Business School's (HBS) elective course "Competing Globally" as the first case in the third module (see "Competing Globally: Course Note for Instructors," HBS No. 713-422). As the first case in the module, it introduces the framework to... View Details
    Keywords: Strategic Positioning; Location Choices; Location Strategies; Strategic Planning; Strategy; Global Strategy; Geographic Location; Computer Industry
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    Alcácer, Juan. "Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 713-445, October 2012. (Revised February 2014.)
    • 08 Jun 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Location Choices Under Strategic Interactions

    Keywords: by Juan Alcacer
    • May 2011 (Revised March 2013)
    • Background Note

    Location Choice for New Ventures: Cities

    By: William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda
    Location choice is a critical decision for entrepreneurs. This note explores how entrepreneurs should think about different city options through a systematic framework that encompasses professional and personal issues. We use the intellectual frameworks of the cluster... View Details
    Keywords: City; Business Startups
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    Kerr, William R., and Ramana Nanda. "Location Choice for New Ventures: Cities." Harvard Business School Background Note 811-106, May 2011. (Revised March 2013.)
    • September 2012 (Revised December 2013)
    • Case

    Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A)

    By: Juan Alcacer and Kerry Herman
    In mid-2005, Intel is examining its options for where to locate its next assembly and test plant. On its short list of potential sites include locations in China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Each country has its own unique benefits and risks related to... View Details
    Keywords: Strategic Positioning; Location Choices; Location Strategies; Technology; Geographic Location; Global Strategy; Information Technology; Strategy; Technology Industry; United States; China; India; Thailand; Viet Nam
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    Alcacer, Juan, and Kerry Herman. "Intel: Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A)." Harvard Business School Case 713-406, September 2012. (Revised December 2013.)
    • 01 May 2010
    • Lecture

    Clusters and Start-Up Location Choice

    By: William R. Kerr
    Keywords: Industry Clusters; Decision Choices and Conditions; Geographic Location
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    Kerr, William R. "Clusters and Start-Up Location Choice." Lecture at the HBS Faculty Research Symposium, Harvard Business School, May 01, 2010.
    • March 2013
    • Module Note

    Launching Global Ventures: Location Choices

    By: William R. Kerr
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    Kerr, William R. "Launching Global Ventures: Location Choices ." Harvard Business School Module Note 813-160, March 2013.
    • November 2011 (Revised February 2012)
    • Background Note

    Location Choice for New Ventures: Choices within Cities

    By: William R. Kerr and Alexis Brownell
    Keywords: Business Startups; Urban Scope; Geographic Location
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    Kerr, William R., and Alexis Brownell. "Location Choice for New Ventures: Choices within Cities." Harvard Business School Background Note 812-036, November 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
    • June–July 2013
    • Article

    Firm Rivalry, Knowledge Accumulation, and MNE Location Choices

    By: Juan Alcacer, Cristian Deszo and Minyuan Zhao
    The international business (IB) literature has mostly emphasized the impact of location and firm characteristics on location choices. However, industries with a significant presence of multinational enterprises (MNEs) are oligopolistic in nature, which suggests that... View Details
    Keywords: Geographic Location; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Game Theory; Global Strategy
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    Alcacer, Juan, Cristian Deszo, and Minyuan Zhao. "Firm Rivalry, Knowledge Accumulation, and MNE Location Choices." Special Issue on The Multinational in Geographic Space. Journal of International Business Studies 44, no. 5 (June–July 2013): 504–520.
    • October 2006
    • Article

    Location Choices across the Value Chain: How Activity and Capability Influence Collocation

    By: Juan Alcacer
    There has been a recent revival of interest in the geographic component of firm strategy. Recent research suggests that two opposing forces—competition costs and agglomeration benefits—determine whether firms collocate in a given geographic market. Unexplored is (1)... View Details
    Keywords: Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Sales; Research and Development; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Markets; Production; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Distribution; Cost vs Benefits; SWOT Analysis; Telecommunications Industry
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    Alcacer, Juan. "Location Choices across the Value Chain: How Activity and Capability Influence Collocation." Management Science 52, no. 10 (October 2006): 1457–1471.
    • December 2002
    • Article

    Knowledge Seeking and Location Choice of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

    By: Juan Alcacer and Wilbur Chung
    To what extent do firms go abroad to access technology available in other locations? This paper examines whether and when state technical capabilities attract foreign investment in manufacturing from 1987-1993. We find that on average state R&D intensity does not... View Details
    Keywords: Knowledge Acquisition; Foreign Direct Investment; Research and Development; Information Technology; Production; Geographic Location; United States
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    Alcacer, Juan, and Wilbur Chung. "Knowledge Seeking and Location Choice of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States." Management Science 48, no. 12 (December 2002): 1534–1554.
    • May 2007
    • Article

    Location Strategies and Knowledge Spillovers

    By: Juan Alcacer and Wilbur Chung
    Given the importance of proximity for knowledge spillovers, we examine firms' location choices expecting differences in firms' strategies. Firms will locate to maximize their net spillovers as a function of locations' knowledge activity, their own capabilities, and... View Details
    Keywords: Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; For-Profit Firms; Knowledge Management; Research and Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Disruptive Innovation; Five Forces Framework; Cost Management; Technology; Competition; United States
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    Alcacer, Juan, and Wilbur Chung. "Location Strategies and Knowledge Spillovers." Management Science 53, no. 5 (May 2007): 760–776.
    • October 2012 (Revised March 2014)
    • Teaching Note

    Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A) and (B)

    By: Juan Alcácer
    The teaching plan to accompany "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A)," HBS No. 713-430; "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (B)," HBS No. 713-471. It is divided into an introduction, followed by three discussion... View Details
    Keywords: Strategic Positioning; Location Choices; Location Strategies; Strategic Planning; Strategy; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Food and Beverage Industry; Sweden; Soviet Union
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    Alcácer, Juan. "Baltic Beverages Holding: Competing in a Globalizing World (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 713-461, October 2012. (Revised March 2014.)
    • 11 Sep 2012
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Spatial Organization of Firms: Internal and External Agglomeration Economies and Location Choices Through the Value Chain

    Keywords: by Juan Alcácer & Mercedes Delgado
    • 07 Apr 2010
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Location Strategies for Agglomeration Economies

    Keywords: by Juan Alcácer & Wilbur Chung; Technology
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