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- September 2012
- Article
The Size and Composition of Corporate Headquarters in Multinational Companies: Empirical Evidence
By: David J. Collis, David Young and Michael Goold
Based on a six-country survey of nearly 250 multinationals (MNCs), this paper is the first empirical analysis to describe the size and composition of MNC headquarters and to account for differences among them. Findings are as follows: MNC corporate headquarters are...
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Headquarters;
Subsidiaries;
Multinational Corporations;
Organization Design;
Administrative Heritage;
International Strategy;
Business Subsidiaries;
Organizational Design;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Size;
Business Headquarters;
Global Strategy
Collis, David J., David Young, and Michael Goold. "The Size and Composition of Corporate Headquarters in Multinational Companies: Empirical Evidence." Journal of International Management 18, no. 3 (September 2012): 260–275.
- 02 Aug 2021
Life at HBS: Business of Sports Club
Life At HBS Chats are a unique opportunity to hear straight from current HBS students regarding their MBA experience. These current students will share their backgrounds and talk about how they have cultivated their personal and...
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- 01 Jun 1999
- News
HBSAA of Israel Sponsors Middle East Outreach
The HBS Alumni Association of Israel (HBSAAI) is involved in several efforts to help HBS graduates learn more about visiting and doing business in Israel and the Middle East. "The technology sector in Israel is really booming," notes...
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- 02 Jan 2013
- What Do You Think?
Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?
importance of measuring the quality of the contribution that individuals make to a team. Tom Dolembo pointed out that "Teamwork isn't about falling backwards into a mattress, it is about a specific skill...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Impact: Business in an Age of Sustainability
What is the role of business in addressing climate change? How should asset managers weigh the social impact of their investments? What steps should a company take to ensure transparency in management and...
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- 01 Jun 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
The First Deal: The Division of Founder Equity in New Ventures
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by Thomas F. Hellmann & Noam Wasserman
- Web
Research - Managing the Future of Work
Fuller Financial expertise and operational experience will only take executives so far. More than ever, companies want senior leaders with strong social skills and emotional intelligence, says research by Raffaella Sadun and Joseph...
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- 29 Oct 2018
HBS Information Session at University of Pennsylvania
Join us to learn more about Harvard Business School and the 2+2 admissions process to the MBA at HBS. The event will include a presentation about our college programs and an opportunity to ask questions with a member View Details
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
to take advantage of it. What’s clear, though, is that AI will reshape the global economy and the world of work. The International Monetary Fund [IMF] estimates that 40 percent...
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- 18 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
4 Advantages of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
very interesting group of game-changing MBAs, a group that will be unique in both its shared interests as well as its diverse individuals. I’m most excited about the cohort aspect View Details
- 2016
- Working Paper
Paying (for) Attention: The Impact of Information Processing Costs on Bayesian Inference
By: Scott Duke Kominers, Xiaosheng Mu and Alexander Peysakhovich
Human information processing is often modeled as costless Bayesian inference.
However, research in psychology shows that attention is a computationally costly and potentially limited resource. We study a Bayesian individual for whom computing posterior beliefs is...
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Kominers, Scott Duke, Xiaosheng Mu, and Alexander Peysakhovich. "Paying (for) Attention: The Impact of Information Processing Costs on Bayesian Inference." Working Paper, February 2016.
- 19 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard
directors should ask the critical questions and debate whether it has sufficient visibility into the CEO's leadership style, interpersonal skills, and norm-setting/role-modeling behaviors. This debate will allow the board to assess its...
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- 05 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
The Softer Side of Business at HBS
3. It’s Amazing How Much You Will Learn about Yourself These classes aren’t for the faint of heart – if you’re not willing to reconsider longstanding assumptions about...
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- 16 Dec 2019
- News
Jeff Shell to Become CEO of NBCUniversal
Current chairman of NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment Jeff Shell (MBA 1991) will take over as CEO of the media company on January 1, reports the Los Angeles Times. In a...
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- 29 Jun 2016
- News
Women of Wall Street Tell Their Story
depicting the circumstances as it does, the movie will still send a message, says Mandelli. “The message is of women being ambitious, and that being okay, and the message of...
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Turnkey or Tailored? Relational Pluralism, Institutional Complexity, and the Organizational Adoption of More or Less Customized Practices
By: Ryan Raffaelli and Mary Ann Glynn
We examine how the organizational adoption of new practices is influenced by relational pluralism, i.e., an organization's multiple ties to actors inside and outside its industry. We theorize that institutional mechanisms of practice diffusion underlying relational...
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Networks;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business Processes;
Adoption;
Customization and Personalization
Raffaelli, Ryan, and Mary Ann Glynn. "Turnkey or Tailored? Relational Pluralism, Institutional Complexity, and the Organizational Adoption of More or Less Customized Practices." Academy of Management Journal 57, no. 2 (April 2014): 541–562.
- 25 Apr 2017
Real Students of HBS Webinar: Real Estate
This webinar will focus on the resources available at HBS for students with an interest in real estate. It will also include a Q&A with a current student panel.
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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Future of VR is Animated Bunnies
Media Partners, and China’s state-sponsored Shanghai Media Group. Hollywood’s commitment to VR storytelling will eventually usher the technology into the mainstream, Fan says. “It was never a question that VR was going to come, it is a...
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Janelle Nanos
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
A legacy of social and environmental respect
preserve his native Odishan culture. “Through my films, I hope to create an awareness in the world about the threat of climate change, the need for environmental protection, the legacy we leave for future generations, and the importance...
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
will be 70 or 80 years long pretty soon. Right now, there are people retiring early, because they’re fed up with the pandemic. But I think that’s a particular situation because of the current economic cycle....
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