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  • 2020
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Sex Selection and the Indian Marriage Market

By: Reshmaan N. Hussam
I consider the widespread phenomenon of sex ratios skewed by parental preference. Edlund (1999) proposes that if parents prefer sons and permit only women to marry up in social class, sexes will segregate by wealth in equilibrium. Using data on 30,000 Indian children,... View Details
Keywords: Sex Selection; Marriage Market; Bargaining Power; Gender; Information Technology; Household; Outcome or Result; India
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Hussam, Reshmaan N. "Sex Selection and the Indian Marriage Market." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-029, September 2017. (Revised October 2020.)
  • May 2018
  • Article

Selection and Market Reallocation: Productivity Gains from Multinational Production

By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie X. Chen
Assessing the productivity gains from multinational production has been a vital topic of economic research and policy debate. Positive aggregate productivity gains are often attributed to within-firm productivity improvement; however, an alternative, less emphasized... View Details
Keywords: Productivity Gains; Multinational Production; Selection; Market Reallocation; And Within-firm Productivity; Multinational Firms and Management; Production; Performance Productivity; Competition; Mathematical Methods
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Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie X. Chen. "Selection and Market Reallocation: Productivity Gains from Multinational Production." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 10, no. 2 (May 2018): 1–38. (Also NBER Working Paper 18207. See Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12–111, 2015 for longer version.)
  • April 2001
  • Exercise

Selecting a Hosting Provider

Asks students to develop criteria for selecting a Web hosting company, then to select one of three profiled in case exhibits. In choosing a hosting vendor, students represent one of two companies: one a start-up, the other an industrial-age manufacturer. By assigning... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Partners and Partnerships; Internet
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Austin, Robert D. "Selecting a Hosting Provider." Harvard Business School Exercise 601-171, April 2001.
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

The Benefits of Selective Disclosure: Evidence from Private Firms

By: Joan Farre-Mensa
Private firms’ ability to communicate confidentially with selected investors implies that valuation disagreements between firms and investors are larger at public firms than at private ones. Consistent with the notion that misvaluation concerns lead public firms to... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Equity; Private Companies; Corporate Cash; Precautionary Motives; Share Issuance; IPOs; Selective Disclosure; Private Ownership; Cash; Market Timing; Corporate Finance; Public Ownership; Corporate Disclosure; United States
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Farre-Mensa, Joan. "The Benefits of Selective Disclosure: Evidence from Private Firms." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-095, April 2014. (Revised March 2017.)
  • September 2009
  • Case

CapitaLand Ltd: CEO Selection

By: Thomas J. DeLong, Michael Shih-ta Chen and G.A. Donovan
In September 2007, the Group President of CapitaLand has to select a new CEO for a key subsidiary. The case presents the profiles of three candidates—two internal and one external—and ends with the senior management team debating the candidates' merits. View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Personal Characteristics
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DeLong, Thomas J., Michael Shih-ta Chen, and G.A. Donovan. "CapitaLand Ltd: CEO Selection." Harvard Business School Case 410-055, September 2009.
  • 1999
  • Chapter

Selected Commentaries

By: M. H. Bazerman
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Bazerman, M. H. "Selected Commentaries." In The Consensus Building Handbook, edited by S. McKearnan, L. E. Susskind, and J. Thomas-Larmer. Sage Publications, 1999.
  • 9 Feb 2021 - 13 Feb 2021
  • Conference Presentation

Tie Selection Strategies

By: Amit Goldenberg
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Goldenberg, Amit. "Tie Selection Strategies." Paper presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, February 9–13, 2021.
  • October 2001
  • Case

Mountain Dew: Selecting New Creative

Highlights the key role of selecting creative in brand communications, the challenges of building a brand in a turbulent cultural environment, the challenges of extending an advertising campaign, and the interpretation of ads as a crucial senior management skill.... View Details
Keywords: Creativity; Advertising; Brands and Branding
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Holt, Douglas B. "Mountain Dew: Selecting New Creative." Harvard Business School Case 502-040, October 2001.
  • August 1986
  • Case

Selected Investment Alternatives

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
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Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Selected Investment Alternatives." Harvard Business School Case 287-010, August 1986.
  • Feb 2020
  • Conference Presentation

Network Selection Strategies

By: Amit Goldenberg and J. J. Gross
Keywords: Social Psychology; Personality; Emotions
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Goldenberg, Amit, and J. J. Gross. "Network Selection Strategies." Paper presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, February 2020.
  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Employee Selection as a Control System

By: Dennis Campbell
Theories from the economics, management control, and organizational behavior literatures predict that when it is difficult to align incentives by contracting on output, aligning preferences via employee selection may provide a useful alternative. This study... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Decision Making; Governance Controls; Employees; Selection and Staffing; Management Systems; Financial Services Industry
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Campbell, Dennis. "Employee Selection as a Control System." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-021, August 2010. (Revised September 2010, April 2012.)
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Employee Selection as a Control System

By: Dennis Campbell
Theories from the economics, management control, and organizational behavior literatures predict that when it is difficult to align incentives by contracting on output, aligning preferences via employee selection may provide a useful alternative. This study... View Details
Keywords: Management Systems; Governance Controls; Employees; Selection and Staffing; Motivation and Incentives; Decision Making; Business Model
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Campbell, Dennis. "Employee Selection as a Control System." Journal of Accounting Research 50, no. 4 (September 2012): 931–966.
  • July 1999 (Revised January 2003)
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Harley-Davidson Motor Company: Enterprise Software Selection

Describes Harley-Davidson's decision process for defining and selecting an enterprise-wide procurement software package and the institutional changes introduced as part of this process. Tells the story of Harley-Davidson's approach in developing integrated business... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Groups and Teams; Software; Motorcycle Industry
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Austin, Robert D., Deborah Soule, and Mark J. Cotteleer. "Harley-Davidson Motor Company: Enterprise Software Selection." Harvard Business School Case 600-006, July 1999. (Revised January 2003.)
  • January 2003
  • Case

Mountain Dew: Selecting New Creative

The key role of selecting creative in brand communications, the problems with building a brand in a turbulent cultural environment, the challenges of extending an advertising campaign, and the senior management skills needed to interpret ads are highlighted. View Details
Keywords: Advertising Campaigns; Culture; Brands and Branding
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Holt, Douglas B. "Mountain Dew: Selecting New Creative." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 503-038, January 2003.
  • September 2008
  • Case

Israeli Special Forces: Selection Strategy

By: Boris Groysberg, Tal Riesenfeld and Eliot Sherman
Ron Guntz, commander of recruiting for Israel's Special Forces, had been instructed by his superiors to evaluate the process by which he selected solders for a 20-month-long training program. Was the Army conducting this process in an ideal manner? The case examines... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Training; National Security; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Public Administration Industry; Israel
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Groysberg, Boris, Tal Riesenfeld, and Eliot Sherman. "Israeli Special Forces: Selection Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 409-041, September 2008.
  • September 1987 (Revised September 1988)
  • Background Note

Selecting and Developing People

By: James L. Heskett
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Heskett, James L. "Selecting and Developing People." Harvard Business School Background Note 388-045, September 1987. (Revised September 1988.)
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

Firm Selection and Corporate Cash Holdings

By: Juliane Begenau and Berardino Palazzo
Among stock market entrants, more firms over time are R&D intensive with initially lower profitability but higher growth potential. This sample-selection effect determines the secular trend in U.S. public firms’ cash holdings. A stylized firm industry model allows us... View Details
Keywords: Initial Public Offering; Market Entry and Exit; Supply and Industry; Research and Development
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Begenau, Juliane, and Berardino Palazzo. "Firm Selection and Corporate Cash Holdings." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 23249, March 2017. (Revised February 2017. Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 16-130, May 2016)
  • September 2022
  • Background Note

Highly Selective College Admissions

By: Randolph B. Cohen
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Cohen, Randolph B. "Highly Selective College Admissions." Harvard Business School Background Note 223-031, September 2022.
  • January 1998 (Revised February 1998)
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Timberjack Parts: Packaged Software Selection Project

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Mark Keil and Darryl S. Romanow
This case provides a realistic, current, and detailed view of software procurement in an international business environment where the competition in enterprise-wide software solutions is growing. Focuses on the selection of packaged software to serve multiple sites... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Information Technology; Analytics and Data Science; Multinational Firms and Management; Operations; Management Practices and Processes; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Mark Keil, and Darryl S. Romanow. "Timberjack Parts: Packaged Software Selection Project." Harvard Business School Case 398-085, January 1998. (Revised February 1998.)
  • September 2018 (Revised June 2019)
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THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS: Selecting Impact Funds

By: Vikram Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Nathaniel Schwalb
After much internal debate, THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS of Denmark have decided to allocate a small percentage of their investment portfolio to impact investments. Cambridge Associates, one of the leading investment advisory firms in the world, has been engaged to assist... View Details
Keywords: Impact Investing; Mission-Related Investing; Foundations; Investment; Venture Capital; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Strategy; Investment Funds; Decision Making; Consulting Industry; Financial Services Industry; Denmark; Europe
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Gandhi, Vikram, Caitlin Reimers Brumme, and Nathaniel Schwalb. "THE VELUX FOUNDATIONS: Selecting Impact Funds." Harvard Business School Case 819-021, September 2018. (Revised June 2019.)
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