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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
fifth box? 3) Consider partnering with local humane societies. For example, offer a reduced-cost first package after an adoption—the goal being to associate the joy of bringing a pet home with your product. — Laura Viaches (MBA 2008) View Details
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49883 forthcoming Review of Economic Studies Do Prices Determine Vertical Integration? By: Alfaro, Laura, Paola Conconi, Harald Fadinger, and Andrew F. Newman Abstract—What is the View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 1
Abstract We study the relationship between different margins of information technology (IT) use and vertical integration using plant-level data from the U.S. Census of Manufactures. Focusing on the short-run...
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Carmen Nobel
- 15 May 2007
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First Look: May 15, 2007
Although I will describe research on networks at both the organizational and the individual levels, I shall focus on the organization level. In addition, in the interest of brevity, I will emphasize horizontal relationships among...
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Martha Lagace
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
relationship between green business and governments. The struggles of entrepreneurial pioneers have rarely proved profitable, as they were forced to compete with conventional businesses that ignored negative environmental externalities...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 22
we find the share of vertical FDI (subsidiaries that provide inputs to their parent firms) to be larger than commonly thought, even within developed countries. Most subsidiaries are not readily explained by the comparative advantage...
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Martha Lagace
- 18 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
Amira Rashad: An Ambidextrous Mind Meets Consumer Needs in the Middle East
Amira launched an extension of the platform for small and micro businesses. In an unusual turn for an ecommerce business, BulkWhiz retains distribution and delivery. "The lifetime value of a CPG customer is a lifetime!" explains Amira. "If you own the...
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- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
of their corporate governance, placing them within the wider context of the economic and social history of Germany. Based on both quantitative data and archivally based case studies, this book explores how the relationship between the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
started developing them have ceased to exist as independent entities. In those cases in which the skills and capabilities that characterized new ecosystem domains were distinct enough to justify a truly focused strategy (for example, personal financial accounting or...
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by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 15 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 15
relationships between this philosophy and well-being. We asked participants to answer two binary choice questions: Is life short or long? And, is life easy or hard? Across a series of studies, the majority of participants indicated that...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 23
press An abstract is unavailable at this time. Book: http://ceo.usc.edu/book/doing_research_that_is_useful.html Business Network Transformation in Action Authors: Marco Iansiti and Ross Sullivan Publication: In Business Network Transformation: Strategies to Reconfigure...
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Martha Lagace
- 07 Sep 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?
great they are as individuals, reap the personal benefits of their position, and deftly blunt competition from potential inter-organizational rivals.” His point is that an age of knowledge sharing facilitated by networks negates the effectiveness of View Details
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by James Heskett
- 17 Jul 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Developing a Strategy for Digital Convergence
other industry executives don't, including: The tech company's most valuable assets in the form of human capital walk out the door every day. Tech companies largely rely on components from other vendors, meaning that complementary assets must be managed adroitly. Case...
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- 08 Jan 2001
- What Do You Think?
Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?
standards of the Internet and willing to transfer databases to a "rival supplier" in the event of an unsatisfactory relationship (Joshua Doherty), and those maintaining a highly focused in-house R&D capability while...
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by James Heskett
- 13 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Problem with Productivity of Multi-Ethnic Teams
Pons. At the same time, the findings of Pons and his fellow researchers offer a note of caution in how teams are put together. “Ethnic homogeneity matters a lot, and it may affect productivity in different ways, whether it’s on a horizontal or View Details
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by Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Message and the Media: Advertising's Brave New World
to expand their market power through vertical and horizontal integration," Silk explains. Within the media industry, a central fact is that its many actors, from venerable big-city dailies to the hottest Internet sites, are competing for...
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Peter K. Jacobs
- 25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007
A number of patterns emerge from the data. Most foreign direct investment (FDI) occurs between rich countries. The share of vertical FDI (subsidiaries which provide inputs to their parent firms) is larger than commonly thought, even...
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Aug 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
Under the Magnifying Glass: The Benefits of Being a Case Study
the study period as an HBS case was a highly revelatory process. "They have to do a cross section and a vertical section to see hidden corners of the organization," Garcia explained. "The resulting document is a wonderful...
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by Martha Lagace
- 04 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 4
Industry By: Baldwin, Carliss Y. Abstract—This paper seeks to explain the technological forces that led to the rise of vertically integrated corporations in the late 19th century and the opposing forces that led to a...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
identified and classified in terms of specifying, allocating, and utilizing capacity. The first two categories reflect challenges faced by infrastructure providers; the last category, challenges faced by airlines. Building Effective Business View Details
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Sean Silverthorne