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- 2014
- Working Paper
The Organizational and Geographic Drivers of Absorptive Capacity: An Empirical Analysis of Pharmaceutical R&D Laboratories
By: Francesca Lazzeri and Gary P. Pisano
Scholars and practitioners alike now recognize that a firm's capacity to assimilate and use know-how from external sources—what Cohen and Levinthal (1990) called "absorptive capacity"—plays a central role in innovation performance. In recent years, a common strategy...
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Geographic Location;
Industry Clusters;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
San Francisco;
San Diego;
Massachusetts
Lazzeri, Francesca, and Gary P. Pisano. "The Organizational and Geographic Drivers of Absorptive Capacity: An Empirical Analysis of Pharmaceutical R&D Laboratories." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-098, April 2014.
Paul M. Healy
Paul Healy is the James R. Williston Professor at the Harvard Business School. His research covers a broad range of topics, including white collar crime, governance, business ethics, financial analysis, and Wall Street research. He joined the HBS faculty in 1998,... View Details
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Faculty & Advisors - MBA
Operating Committee with responsibility for licensing and acquisitions and R&D. Eric Dunn MBA ’83, Harvard University; AB, Physics, Harvard University Eric is currently the CEO of Quicken Inc. Prior to his current role, Eric served as a...
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- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
enough about the general practice of management that they can communicate effectively with the management team. A lawyer who can't read an income statement or understand the rudiments of strategy is far less able to help the non-lawyers...
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- April 2011
- Article
The Emotional Impact and Behavioral Consequences of Post-M&A Integration: An Ethnographic Case Study in the Software Industry
By: David Ager
This ethnographic case study has focused in depth on one type of acquisition, that of two small, young firms (each with less than 2,000 employees and less than ten years in operation) acquired by one company in the software development industry based in the United...
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Integration;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Behavior;
Groups and Teams;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Emotions
Ager, David. "The Emotional Impact and Behavioral Consequences of Post-M&A Integration: An Ethnographic Case Study in the Software Industry." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 40, no. 2 (April 2011): 199–230.
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
and practice are discussed. Download the revised paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-080.pdf PublicationsShould You Invest in the Long Tail? Author:Anita Elberse Periodical:HBS Centennial Issue. Harvard Business Review 86, nos. 7/8 (July-August 2008): 88-96...
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Martha Lagace
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309042 Israeli Special Forces: Selection Strategy Harvard Business School Case 409-041 Ron Guntz, commander of recruiting for Israel's Special Forces, had been instructed by...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
Special Collections and Archives Exhibits | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
This exhibit highlights the Special Collections and Archives' collecting program, featuring donations and acquisitions in each of our major collecting areas ---the Baker Old Class and Kress Collections, Historical Manuscript Collections,...
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- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
4+2 = Sustained Business Success
percent between 1990 and 2000. (We confirmed our findings in the five years following the study period.) Both companies' performance was directly linked to whether or not they adhered to the 4+2 formula. In the strategy practice, for...
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- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
an honest, collective, and public conversation about their organization's alignment with espoused strategy and values. The research has identified a syndrome of six silent barriers to effectiveness and a dynamic theory of organizational...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
developing his strategy for Zensar against a backdrop of a rapidly changing IT industry. Kishore, a strong proponent of digitizing business processes in order to increase productivity and revenue, wants to execute his idea to make Zensar...
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Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research
Social Enterprise Social Enterprise April 2013 Article Who Is Governing Whom? Executives, Governance, and the Structure of Generosity in Large U.S. Firms By: Christopher Marquis and Matthew Lee We examine how organizational structure influences View Details
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Past Issues - Alumni
soil—one garden at a time Future Vision Dean Srikant Datar reflects on his first two years leading HBS and outlines the strategies that will shape the School’s future My First Job The mistakes and memorable moments from our earliest...
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- 01 Feb 2022
- Book
Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed
professor at Stanford University. The book examines how the best corporate explorers create new enterprises inside large corporations. The authors explain the challenges explorers face, along with the strategies they need to gather...
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by Lane Lambert
- 09 May 2017
- What Do You Think?
Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?
align managers’ interests with those of shareholders), a reduction in the defenses against hostile takeovers (that typically increase short-term value for owners of the acquired company), increased merger and acquisition activity,...
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by James Heskett
- 05 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2006
significantly more on upfront marketing than non-pioneers. Contrary to expectations, however, firms in markets that exhibited increasing returns did not spend more on their early customer acquisition efforts than other sample companies....
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Sean Silverthorne
- February 2008 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
Weber Shandwick: The Client Relationship Leader Program
By: Robert G. Eccles and Kerry Herman
In 2002 Weber Shandwick, a leading global public relations agency, instituted a Client Relationship Leader (CRL) Program for its top 32 global accounts. The purpose of the program is to ensure that all of the firm's resources across geographies, practice areas, and...
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Blogs;
Competency and Skills;
Customer Relationship Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Design;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Competitive Advantage;
Public Relations Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and Kerry Herman. "Weber Shandwick: The Client Relationship Leader Program." Harvard Business School Case 408-077, February 2008. (Revised December 2011.)
- 08 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Are Paywalls Saving Newspapers?
jobs across the country and a slew of mergers and acquisitions as companies struggle to regain financial footing. As of 2015, 78 percent of US print media firms with a daily circulation of over 50,000 were using a digital subscription...
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- 09 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase
and which will be most responsive to email campaigns, information that firms can use to improve marketing strategy and return on investment. “Companies are leaving money on the table,” says Ascarza, because they don’t know how to use most...
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- 31 Aug 2007
- Working Paper Summaries