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- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
accuracy of daily sales forecasts. We collaborated with an online apparel retailer to assemble a dataset that combines (1) detailed internal operational information, including data on sales, advertising, and promotions, as well as (2)...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
when the costs of financing a reorganization are greater than financing costs to a potential acquirer. Consistent with a senior creditor liquidation bias, the greater use of secured debt leads to more sales in bankruptcy-but, this result...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
established market channels. Many top-notch sales reps balked at taking on a new company that would compete with the brands they were used to selling. Similarly, many retail outlets weren’t interested in adding a new brand to their...
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- 15 Jan 2013
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First Look: January 15
Organizing for Society: A Typology of Social Entrepreneuring Models Authors:Mair, Johanna, Julie Battilana, and Julian Cardenas Publication:Journal of Business Ethics Abstract In this article, we use content and cluster analysis on a global sample of 200 social View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
support for the hypothesis that rising high-frequency turbulence in the sales of large publicly traded U.S. firms over the past three decades has raised their workers' high-frequency wage volatility. The evidence comes from two datasets:...
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Martha Lagace
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
Israel, Knesset members, Israel’s Chief Scientist, prominent business leaders, academics, and journalists weigh in on the formation of the Israeli entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem, the challenges it faces going forward, and what...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
Could you describe some of these entrepreneurial efforts? A: There is a lot of talk—both in this book and elsewhere—about the massive potential consumer market at the base of the economic pyramid. However, for a poor consumer,...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
case. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407009 M-TRONICS (A) Harvard Business School Case 807-156 The new CEO of a small manufacturing firm pursues growth through the launch of View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
firms headquartered in the United States have performed well since 1980 when compared to firms in Europe or Asia (measured both by sales and by numbers of new product introductions), this essay explores the interplay of regulation,...
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Martha Lagace
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
about 22,000 employees and made about 4.5 billion Swiss Francs (or $4.589 billion USD) in sales in 2015, managed 1.5 million tools under fleet management contracts in 40 countries, resulting in a contract value of more than 1.2 billion...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 16
strategy, innovation, entrepreneurial vision, and customer service. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/starbucks-coffee-company-transformation-and-renewal/an/314068-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 614-035 3D Systems In late...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
improved diversity. Download working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52703 Homophily in Entrepreneurial Team Formation By: Gompers, Paul A., Kevin Huang, and Sophie Q. Wang Abstract—We study the role of homophily in...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 18
providing new free housing to tens of thousands of slum dwellers, which is anticipated to be paid for from the revenues from developing and selling market-rate housing. While the primary concerns are cost of construction, cost of capital, and revenues from View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
Life Green Day Related Links What businesses can do to make a difference Takeaways: Preparing for the population boom Case study: Slum for sale Conference report: Investing in Cities of the 21st Century Making a Difference in the World -...
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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Innovation, Inc.
will help it thrive in captivity? Three professors in the School’s Entrepreneurial Management unit who focus on the study of creativity recognize the romantic allure of believing it’s a rare quality bestowed on a chosen few, but all agree...
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- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
imperfections, government policies, and entrepreneurial ambition in their creation, as well as the organizational challenges posed by managing such diversified firms owned by a family. Much of the firm's growth came from licensing and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
1986) (Brick Tower Press) This book offers tested solutions to a variety of problems from a multitude of expert sources. The problems discussed are ones most frequently asked about by readers of the Small Business Digest (SBD) during the past 15-plus years. Topics...
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- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
Cornell works for Blue Origin, where she is head of astronaut strategy and sales and supports engine sales for the space exploration company. Along with a few dozen fellow employees, all dressed in royal...
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Robert S. Benchley
- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
the final stages of a 10-year plan of rejuvenation under CEO Kim Lopdrup. When he took over as CEO in 2004 the chain was closing restaurants and suffering declining same-store sales and declining customer satisfaction. But in 2010, even...
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- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
financial value. Yet scholars have recently shown that entrepreneurial activity by users is more widespread than previously believed. We present data and statistics documenting the prevalence, technological impact, and economic impact of...
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Sean Silverthorne