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- 14 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 14
PublicationsThe Paradox of Excellence Authors:Thomas J. DeLong and Sara DeLong Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 6 (June 2011) Abstract Why is it that so many smart, ambitious professionals are less productive and satisfied...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 17
opportunity for multinationals. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-011.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsProPublica Michel Anteby, Philippe Bertreau, Charlotte NewmanHarvard Business School Case 410-140 Stephen...
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Martha Lagace
- 10 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 10
for interaction, but how these two mechanisms interact in formal organizations is not well understood. We argue that organizational structures and geography delimit opportunities for interaction, but that within the opportunity sets created by View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008
Media.) Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-039.pdf From Social Control to Financial Economics: The Linked Ecologies of Economics and Business in Twentieth Century America Authors:Marion Fourcade and Rakesh Khurana...
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Martha Lagace
- 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15
business and, if economies of scope are unavailable, to simply reproduce entrant behavior by creating a "firm within a firm." There are two broad streams of explanation for incumbent failure in...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25
the common failure to think about the decisions of others contributes to suboptimal outcomes. Yet sometimes, an excess of cynicism appears to lead us to over-think the actions of others and make negative attributions about their...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Dec 2015
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December 8, 2015
2015 Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing The Impact of Globalization on Argentina and Chile: Business Enterprises and Entrepreneurship By: Jones, G. Abstract—This book compares the effects of globalization on two Latin American...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009
businesses outperform both single-unit firms and multi-unit firms composed of unrelated businesses. Explanations for this relationship between focus and firm performance have largely centered on economies of scope achieved by sharing...
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Martha Lagace
- 22 Mar 2016
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March 22, 2016
in 2012. However, doing business in emerging markets remains subject to a high degree of "policy risk," namely the risk that a government will discriminatorily change the laws, regulations, or contracts governing an...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 31 May 2011
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First Look: May 31
election years. These results describe how failures in electoral accountability can lead to suboptimal policy outcomes. Read the paper: http://www.cgdev.org/doc/events/MADS/Shawn_Cole.pdf Earnings and Ratings at Google Answers...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 23
that pursue a social mission through the use of market mechanisms. These hybrid organizations, often referred to as social enterprises, combine aspects of both charity and business at their core. In this paper we distinguish between two...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2012
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50 Years & Counting
The Power of Women Related LinksThe Accidental Pioneers From Where We Stand Celebrating the Women of HBS W50 Summit Registration A Daring Experiment exhibit Women's Student Association 2013 Dynamic Women in Business Conference Kathleen...
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- 2004
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When Good Names Go Bad: Organizational Illegitimacy, and the Dotcom Collapse
By: Mary Ann Glynn and Christopher Marquis
Glynn, Mary Ann, and Christopher Marquis. "When Good Names Go Bad: Organizational Illegitimacy, and the Dotcom Collapse." In Legitimacy Processes in Organizations. Vol. 22, edited by Cathryn Johnson, 147–170. Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Elsevier Science, 2004.
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Bruce Gago
me to pursue this new business immediately after HBS. Finally, HBS quite simply gave me the confidence to embrace risk. Many students--including me--attended HBS in order to reduce future career risk. Throughout my two years at HBS, I...
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- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
contribute to the development of broader firm capabilities. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-019.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAkshaya Patra: Feeding India's Schoolchildren Harvard Business School Case 608-038 No...
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Martha Lagace
- 13 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 13
PublicationsHigher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value Authors:Michael Beer, Russel A. Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote, Tobias Fredberg, and Flemming Norrgren Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 4
PublicationsCases about Redefining Global Strategy Authors:Pankaj Ghemawat and Jordan I. Siegel Publication:Harvard Business Publishing, 2011 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Publisher's Link:...
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Apr 2001
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New Ventures New Gains
waited seven to ten years before setting up their own shops, today’s graduates are taking the plunge much sooner. In 1997, the first-ever HBS Business Plan Contest yielded a formidable number of participants and mobilized a strong...
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Determinants of Early-Stage Startup Performance: Survey Results
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by Thomas R. Eisenmann
- 01 Jun 2002
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Faculty Debates Lessons from Enron's Collapse
unprecedented session brought together faculty with expertise in all aspects of business for a far-reaching discussion of the fallen corporate giant. Palepu opened the discussion by stating the afternoon's objectives. “Together, we will...
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