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Organization and Management Theory
This doctoral seminar explores fundamental aspects of organizations and organization theory. This seminar will cover various approaches to organizations and the institutional contexts within which they operate. We will pay particular attention to innovation and... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
The Cycles of Theory Building in Management Research
- Article
Imprinting: Toward A Multilevel Theory
By: Christopher Marquis and Andras Tilcsik
The concept of imprinting has attracted considerable interest in numerous fields—including organizational ecology, institutional theory, network analysis, and career research—and has been applied at several levels of analysis, from the industry to the individual. This...
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Marquis, Christopher, and Andras Tilcsik. "Imprinting: Toward A Multilevel Theory." Academy of Management Annals 7 (2013): 195–245.
- 1983
- Working Paper
A Theory of Bargaining with Monetary Transfers
By: Jerry R. Green
Green, Jerry R. "A Theory of Bargaining with Monetary Transfers." Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper, No. 966, February 1983.
- January 2005 (Revised March 2007)
- Background Note
Game Theory and Business Strategy
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Dennis A. Yao
Provides a brief introduction to the application of game theory to business settings. Sets up and analyzes a minicase involving commitment.
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Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Dennis A. Yao. "Game Theory and Business Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-471, January 2005. (Revised March 2007.)
- July 1975
- Article
An Asymptotic Theory of Growth Under Uncertainty
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "An Asymptotic Theory of Growth Under Uncertainty." Review of Economic Studies 42, no. 3 (July 1975): 375–393. (Chapter 17 in Continuous-Time Finance.)
- December 1998 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
Mind of the Market: The Objectivity of Experience, Primer Four
By: Gerald Zaltman and Kathryn A. Braun
Keywords:
Markets
Zaltman, Gerald, and Kathryn A. Braun. "Mind of the Market: The Objectivity of Experience, Primer Four." Harvard Business School Case 599-004, December 1998. (Revised April 1999.)
- 2007
- Article
Entrepreneurial Theory and the History of Globalization
By: G. Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani
Jones, G., and R. Daniel Wadhwani. "Entrepreneurial Theory and the History of Globalization." Business and Economic History (Online) 5 (2007).
- January 2006
- Article
The Ongoing Process of Building a Theory of Disruption
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Christensen, Clayton M. "The Ongoing Process of Building a Theory of Disruption." Journal of Product Innovation Management 23 (January 2006): 39–55.
- April 2020
- Article
A Theory of Experimenters: Robustness, Randomization, and Balance
By: Abhijit Banerjee, Sylvain Chassang, Sergio Montero and Erik Snowberg
This paper studies the problem of experiment design by an ambiguity-averse decisionmaker who trades off subjective expected performance against robust performance guarantees. This framework accounts for real-world experimenters’ preference for randomization. It also...
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Banerjee, Abhijit, Sylvain Chassang, Sergio Montero, and Erik Snowberg. "A Theory of Experimenters: Robustness, Randomization, and Balance." American Economic Review 110, no. 4 (April 2020): 1206–1230.
- fall 1993
- Article
Theory of Risk Capital in Financial Firms
By: Robert C. Merton and André Perold
Merton, Robert C., and André Perold. "Theory of Risk Capital in Financial Firms." Continental Bank Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 6, no. 3 (fall 1993): 16–32.
- 1996
- Other Presentation
A Network Structuration Theory of Interorganizational Ties
By: Ranjay Gulati
- Article
How Actors Change Institutions: Towards a Theory of Institutional Entrepreneurship
By: Julie Battilana, Bernard Leca and Eva Boxenbaum
As well as review the literature on the notion of institutional entrepreneurship introduced by Paul DiMaggio in 1988, we propose a model of the process of institutional entrepreneurship. We first present theoretical and definitional issues associated with the concept...
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Keywords:
Change;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Framework;
Research;
Theory;
Organizations;
Management Practices and Processes
Battilana, Julie, Bernard Leca, and Eva Boxenbaum. "How Actors Change Institutions: Towards a Theory of Institutional Entrepreneurship." Academy of Management Annals 3 (2009): 65–107.
- Column
The Mind of the Negotiator: The Winner's Curse
By: Max H. Bazerman
Keywords:
Negotiation
Bazerman, Max H. "The Mind of the Negotiator: The Winner's Curse." Negotiation 7, no. 4 (April 2004). (newsletter.)
- May 2007
- Article
Aspects of Endowment: A Query Theory of Value Construction
By: Eric Johnson, Gerald Häubl and Anat Keinan
How do people judge the monetary value of objects? One clue is provided by the typical endowment study (D. Kahneman, J. L. Knetsch, & R. H. Thaler, 1991), in which participants are randomly given either a good, such as a coffee mug, that they may later sell ("sellers")...
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Keywords:
Profit;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Theory;
Valuation;
Loss;
Ownership;
Decision Choices and Conditions
Johnson, Eric, Gerald Häubl, and Anat Keinan. "Aspects of Endowment: A Query Theory of Value Construction." Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition 33, no. 3 (May 2007): 461–474.
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Subconscious Mind of the Consumer (And How To Reach It)
Harvard Business School professor Gerald Zaltman's latest book, How Customers Think: Essential Insights into the Mind of the Market, delves into the subconscious mind View Details
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by Manda Mahoney
- April 2016 (Revised April 2017)
- Case
Reimagining Capitalism: Towards a Theory of Change
By: Rebecca Henderson, Tony L. He and Brian Tomlinson
Henderson, Rebecca, Tony L. He, and Brian Tomlinson. "Reimagining Capitalism: Towards a Theory of Change." Harvard Business School Case 316-162, April 2016. (Revised April 2017.)
- 1998
- Chapter
A Theory of the Firm's Knowledge-Creation Dynamics
By: Ikujiro Nonaka and Hirotaka Takeuchi
- 2013
- Working Paper
Imprinting: Toward A Multilevel Theory
By: Christopher Marquis and Andras Tilcsik
The concept of imprinting has attracted considerable interest in numerous fields—including organizational ecology, institutional theory, network analysis, and career research—and has been applied at several levels of analysis, from the industry to the individual. This...
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Marquis, Christopher, and Andras Tilcsik. "Imprinting: Toward A Multilevel Theory." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-061, January 2013. (Forthcoming in Academy of Management Annals.)
- 1984
- Chapter
The Theory of Corporate Finance: A Historical Overview
By: Michael Jensen and Clifford W. Smith Jr.
Jensen, Michael, and Clifford W. Smith Jr. "The Theory of Corporate Finance: A Historical Overview." In The Modern Theory of Corporate Finance, edited by Michael C. Jensen and Clifford H. Smith Jr., pp. 2–20. McGraw-Hill, 1984.