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Research Community - Doctoral
Roche Strategy Charles Wang Accounting & Management Andy Wu Strategy Student Research Investor Influence on Media Coverage: Evidence from Venture Capital-Backed Startups By: Brian K. Baik and Albert Shin 02 JUN 2024 | Faculty Research...
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Strategic participation of social movement organizations
Social movements and related social movement organizations (SMOs) play an important role in the formation of new industries and market niches, as well as the emergence of new organizational forms. I argue that as SMOs become more sophisticated and... View Details
- 1996
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Limits on Interest Rate Rules in the IS Model
By: William R. Kerr and Robert G. King
There has been a substantial amount of research on interest rate rules. This literature finds that the feasibility and desirability of interest rate rules depends on the structure of the model used to approximate macroeconomic reality. We employ a series of...
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Keywords:
Inflation and Deflation;
Macroeconomics;
Interest Rates;
Price;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Performance Expectations
Kerr, William R., and Robert G. King. "Limits on Interest Rate Rules in the IS Model." Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Economic Quarterly 82, no. 2 (1996): 47–75.
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Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research
Investor Influence on Media Coverage: Evidence from Venture Capital-Backed Startups By: Brian K. Baik and Albert Shin We examine the role of investors on the media coverage of their private firm investments. Specifically, we survey VC...
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
Company, 1991–1999 Samuel M. ZemurrayUnited Fruit Company, 1938–1951 Vincent C. ZieglerGillette Company, 1965–1973 Adolph ZukorParamount Pictures, 1916–1966 Load More THE 20th CENTURY ZEITGEIST Six contextual factors deeply influenced the...
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The Economics of Enterprise IT
Why do some organizations adopt new information systems while others do not? Why do some face high costs while others do not? Professor Greenstein has been pursuing this stream of research throughout his career, analyzing the factors shaping the costs of acquiring... View Details
- May 2018
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The Economics of Patient-Centered Care
By: Guy David, Philip Saynisch and Aaron Smith-McLallen
The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a widely-implemented model for improving primary care, emphasizing care coordination, information technology, and process improvements. However, its treatment as an undifferentiated intervention in policy evaluation obscures...
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Primary Care;
Accreditation;
Patient-centered Medical Home;
Health Care and Treatment;
Economics
David, Guy, Philip Saynisch, and Aaron Smith-McLallen. "The Economics of Patient-Centered Care." Journal of Health Economics 59 (May 2018): 60–77.
- 2013
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Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India
By: Sonia Bhalotra, Guilhem Cassan, Irma Clots-Figueras and Lakshmi Iyer
This paper investigates whether the religious identity of state legislators in India influences development outcomes, both for citizens of their religious group and for the population as a whole. To control for politician identity to be correlated with constituency...
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Keywords:
Politician Identity;
Infant Mortality;
Primary Education;
India;
Muslim;
Fairness;
Religion;
Government and Politics;
India
Bhalotra, Sonia, Guilhem Cassan, Irma Clots-Figueras, and Lakshmi Iyer. "Religion, Politician Identity and Development Outcomes: Evidence from India." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-102, June 2013. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19173, July 2013.)
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Why Do Intermediaries Divert Search?
By: Andrei Hagiu and Bruno Jullien
We analyze the incentives to divert search for an information intermediary who enables buyers (consumers) to search affiliated sellers (stores). We identify two original motives for diverting search (i.e., inducing consumers to search more than they would like): 1)...
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Keywords:
Market Intermediation;
Search;
Two-Sided Markets;
Platform Design;
Demand and Consumers;
Motivation and Incentives;
Internet and the Web;
Digital Platforms;
Distribution Channels;
Business Strategy;
Retail Industry
Hagiu, Andrei, and Bruno Jullien. "Why Do Intermediaries Divert Search?" RAND Journal of Economics 42, no. 2 (Summer 2011): 337–362. (2012 Winner for Best Paper on Competition Economics, Association of Competition Economics.)
- 22 Jul 2008
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Financial Development, Bank Ownership, and Growth. Or, Does Quantity Imply Quality?
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Network Resources and the Performance of Interorganizational Exchange
By: Ranjay Gulati
My recent book (Managing Network Resources, Oxford University Press) introduced the idea of "network resources," valuable assets that accrue to a firm not from within its boundaries but from its ties to key external constituents including but not...
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Strategic Decision Making at Platform Transitions: The Case of Nokia (2010-2011).
By: Timo O. Vuori and Michael Tushman
We studied Nokia’s decision to adopt the Windows platform in 2011 to induce new theory on the emotional dynamics of incumbent firms’ strategic decision making at platform transitions. We find that platform companies’ entry into an established industry activates a...
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Vuori, Timo O., and Michael Tushman. "Strategic Decision Making at Platform Transitions: The Case of Nokia (2010-2011)." Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming). (Pre-published online April 23, 2024.)
- 2012
- Working Paper
Finding the God Particle of the Sustainability Business Case: Greener Pastures for Shareholder Value
By: Marc L Bertoneche and Cornis van der Lugt
The start of the 2000s saw a flurry of international publications on "the business case" for sustainability, seeking to map out the returns on investment and to differentiate recommended actions from cases of corporate philanthropy. Reports by business organisations...
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Bertoneche, Marc L., and Cornis van der Lugt. "Finding the God Particle of the Sustainability Business Case: Greener Pastures for Shareholder Value." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-072, February 2013.
- July/August 2004
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Stakeholders and Environmental Management Practices: An Institutional Framework
By: Magali Delmas and Michael W. Toffel
Despite burgeoning research on companies' environmental strategies and environmental management practices, it remains unclear why some firms adopt environmental management practices beyond regulatory compliance. This paper leverages institutional theory by proposing...
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Keywords:
Strategy;
Management Practices and Processes;
Environmental Management;
Adoption;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Organizational Structure;
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Competition;
Framework;
Governance Compliance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Delmas, Magali, and Michael W. Toffel. "Stakeholders and Environmental Management Practices: An Institutional Framework." Business Strategy and the Environment 13, no. 4 (July/August 2004): 209–222.
- November 1986 (Revised August 1989)
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Paul Revere Insurance Co. (A)
The Paul Revere Insurance Co. lost its number one position in disability insurance, its main product, and formulated a strategy to regain the lead through a comprehensive quality improvement effort. The case describes the forces influencing the strategic direction of...
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Keywords:
Quality;
Performance Productivity;
Competitive Advantage;
Insurance Industry;
United States
Hart, Christopher. "Paul Revere Insurance Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 687-013, November 1986. (Revised August 1989.)
- 03 Oct 2019
- News
How to Market Innovations to Small Mid-Sized Businesses
- April 2022
- Case
Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?
By: Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman
"Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?" traces the history of women in management from the early 20th to early 21st century through analysis of Harvard Business Review's coverage of women and gender. The case identifies six distinct phases in the...
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Keywords:
History;
Business History;
Gender;
Management;
Employees;
Leadership;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Work-Life Balance;
Prejudice and Bias;
Social Issues;
Diversity;
Equity;
United States
Groysberg, Boris, and Colleen Ammerman. "Gender Equality in Business: 100 Years of Progress?" Harvard Business School Case 422-066, April 2022.
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- 29 Jul 2011
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Who Is Governing Whom? Senior Managers, Governance and the Structure of Generosity in Large U.S. Firms
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by Christopher Marquis & Matthew Lee
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Institutions and Firm Strategy at the Bottom of the Pyramid: The Case of Business Formalization in Vietnam
In this paper, written together with Edmund Malesky (UCSD), we test a series of hypotheses about how institutions shape a strategic decision of significant importance to the evolution of inclusive markets: registration as companies by previously informal businesses at...
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