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- Other Unpublished Work
The Development of the Cluster Concept—Present Experiences and Recent Developments
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
This review presents an overview of the current research on clusters and cluster-based economic development. It is organized in three parts: First, it takes a look at the conceptual foundations of the cluster approach, discussing the definition of clusters, the...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Industry Clusters;
Development Economics;
Performance;
Framework;
Knowledge Sharing;
Policy
Ketels, Christian H.M. "The Development of the Cluster Concept—Present Experiences and Recent Developments." Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, Dusseldorf, Germany, December 2003.
- 18 Nov 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Financial Development and Technology Diffusion
Keywords:
by Diego Comin & Ramana Nanda
- June 1992
- Article
Product Development and Competitiveness
By: K. B. Clark and T. Fujimoto
Clark, K. B., and T. Fujimoto. "Product Development and Competitiveness." Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 6 (June 1992): 101–143.
- Research Summary
Leadership Development
Professor George has completed his research study on leadership development, based on in-person, in-depth interviews with 125 business and non-profit leaders, over half of whom are chief executive officers. They range in age from 23 to 93, with thirty per cent... View Details
- June 2022 (Revised March 2024)
- Teaching Note
Mexico, Trade, and Development
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 722-062.
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- 1998
- Working Paper
Organizational Behavior and Development
By: Michael Beer
Beer, Michael. "Organizational Behavior and Development." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 98-115, June 1998.
- September 2013 (Revised November 2013)
- Case
Qatar: Energy for Development
By: Aldo Musacchio, Colin Donovan, Samir Mikati, Rami Sarafa and Abdulla AlMisnad
Despite being the richest country in the world on a per capita basis, for analysts Qatar belongs in the group of emerging markets considered "frontier markets." This case analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the development strategy of this small country as set...
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Keywords:
Frontier Markets;
State-owned Enterprises;
State Capitalism;
Sovereign Wealth Funds;
Economic Development;
Sovereign Finance;
State Ownership;
Development Economics;
Energy Industry;
Middle East;
Qatar
Musacchio, Aldo, Colin Donovan, Samir Mikati, Rami Sarafa, and Abdulla AlMisnad. "Qatar: Energy for Development." Harvard Business School Case 714-003, September 2013. (Revised November 2013.)
- Research Summary
The Exercise and Development of Leadership
My research in this stream contributes to three recent trends in leadership scholarship. The first is the resurgence of a perspective less preoccupied with leaders' impact on organizational performance and more with their function as sources and symbols of the... View Details
- October 2023
- Article
Laboratory Safety and Research Productivity
By: Alberto Galasso, Hong Luo and Brooklynn Zhu
Are laboratory safety practices a tax on scientific productivity? We examine this question by exploiting the substantial increase in safety regulations at the University of California following the shocking accidental death of a research assistant in 2008....
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Keywords:
Economics Of Science;
Risk Perception;
Safety Regulations;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Working Conditions;
Safety;
Performance Productivity
Galasso, Alberto, Hong Luo, and Brooklynn Zhu. "Laboratory Safety and Research Productivity." Art. 104827. Research Policy 52, no. 8 (October 2023).
- November 1990 (Revised November 1991)
- Case
Time Inc. and New Magazine Development
By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue
Looks at the magazine development at Time Inc. in light of the growing dominance of the video group and the modern management of the 1980s. Highlights the firm's magazine development during 1989.
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Collis, David J., and Nancy Donohue. "Time Inc. and New Magazine Development." Harvard Business School Case 391-110, November 1990. (Revised November 1991.)
- 2011
- Teaching Note
CSCEC: Transformation and Development (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Hong Zhang
In 2001, CSCEC, the largest residential building constructor in China, greeted its new General Manager, Wenjie Sun, who was the President of China Overseas, a Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of CSCEC. In the following 9 years, Sun strived to advance the transformation and...
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McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Hong Zhang. "CSCEC: Transformation and Development (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2011.
- May 2003
- Module Note
Product Development Process Design and Improvement
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Describes the conceptual foundations and pedagogy for a module on the design and improvement of processes for the development of products and services. Can also be used as part of a more general course on Managing Technology and Innovation. Central to Managing Product...
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- June 2012 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Business-driven Research at IBM Research India
By: Willy Shih, Margaret Pierson, Pankaj Agarwal, Diego Medicina and Juan Prajogo
What is the right mix between business-driven and pure research? This case considers the question in the setting of IBM Research India, where a management push for balance between exploratory research and the fulfillment of business needs meets some resistance from...
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Keywords:
R&D;
Computer Services Industries;
IT R&D;
Internet;
Web-enabled Application;
Technological Planning;
Emerging Technologies;
Information Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Research and Development;
Projects;
Practice;
India
Shih, Willy, Margaret Pierson, Pankaj Agarwal, Diego Medicina, and Juan Prajogo. "Business-driven Research at IBM Research India ." Harvard Business School Case 612-076, June 2012. (Revised July 2012.)
- December 2009
- Case
TruEarth Healthy Foods: Market Research for a New Product Introduction
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sunru Yong
Topics covered include: consumer marketing, market research, new product introduction, and quantitative analysis. TruEarth Healthy Foods, a maker of gourmet pastas, sauces, and meals, wants to build on its successful introduction of fresh whole grain pasta by...
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Keywords:
Market Research;
Consumer Marketing;
Brands;
Food;
Marketing Strategy;
Consumer Behavior;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Product Launch;
Brands and Branding;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Sunru Yong. "TruEarth Healthy Foods: Market Research for a New Product Introduction." Harvard Business School Brief Case 094-065, December 2009.
- September 2013
- Case
Homestrings, Inc.: Diaspora-Based Financing and the Crowd Funding of Development
By: William R. Kerr and Alexis Brownell
Homestrings is an online investment platform for overseas diasporas to link financially with their home countries. The founder believes crowd-funding can become a pillar for development, but U.S. regulatory hurdles and resources constraints are substantial. The company...
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Keywords:
Diasporas;
Investments;
Regulations;
Africa;
Crowd-funding;
Development Finance;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Financial Services Industry;
Africa;
United States
Kerr, William R., and Alexis Brownell. "Homestrings, Inc.: Diaspora-Based Financing and the Crowd Funding of Development." Harvard Business School Case 814-031, September 2013.
- June 2019
- Article
Financial Development and Technology Diffusion
By: Diego Comin and Ramana Nanda
We examine the extent to which financial market development impacts the diffusion of 16 major technologies, looking across 17 countries, from 1870 to 2000. We find that greater depth in financial markets leads to faster technology diffusion for more capital-intensive...
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Comin, Diego, and Ramana Nanda. "Financial Development and Technology Diffusion." IMF Economic Review 67, no. 2 (June 2019): 395–419.
- 1985
- Book
Self-Assessment and Career Development
By: J. P. Kotter, J. Clawson, V. Faux and C. McArthur
Keywords:
Personal Development and Career
Kotter, J. P., J. Clawson, V. Faux, and C. McArthur. Self-Assessment and Career Development. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1985.
- Article
Uncovering Mechanisms of Theory Development in an Academic Field: Lessons from Leadership Research
By: Mary Ann Glynn and Ryan Raffaelli
A long-standing debate in organization studies has centered on the tension between paradigmatic consensus and theoretical pluralism in an academic field, but little attention has been paid to the underlying processes of field development that account for this. Using a...
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Glynn, Mary Ann, and Ryan Raffaelli. "Uncovering Mechanisms of Theory Development in an Academic Field: Lessons from Leadership Research." Academy of Management Annals 4 (2010): 359–401.
- September 1983
- Article
A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Boundary Spanning Supervision on Turnover and Promotion in Research and Development
By: Michael Tushman and R. Katz
Tushman, Michael, and R. Katz. "A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Boundary Spanning Supervision on Turnover and Promotion in Research and Development." Academy of Management Journal 26, no. 3 (September 1983): 437–459.