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- June 2000
- Article
Imitation of Complex Strategies
By: J. Rivkin
Keywords:
Strategy
Rivkin, J. "Imitation of Complex Strategies." Management Science 46, no. 6 (June 2000): 824–844.
- September 2013 (Revised February 2016)
- Case
GlaxoSmithKline: Sourcing Complex Professional Services
By: Heidi K. Gardner and Silvia Hodges Silverstein
Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) uses an innovative new approach to procuring outside legal counsel: it replaces relationship-based selection and law firms' traditional time-based billing with data-driven decision making and an online reverse auction. In...
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Keywords:
Legal Industry;
Procurement;
Professional Service Firms;
Pricing;
Competition;
Change Management;
Supply Chain Management;
Legal Liability;
Business Processes;
Legal Services Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Gardner, Heidi K., and Silvia Hodges Silverstein. "GlaxoSmithKline: Sourcing Complex Professional Services." Harvard Business School Case 414-003, September 2013. (Revised February 2016.)
- 12 Nov 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Catering to Investors Through Product Complexity
- 09 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Solving the Complexities of the Biotechnology Industry
Biotechnology is a complex industry which combines applied science & engineering and applied business practices with life science. It is the most multi-faceted industry segment there is because it is ultimately focused on the most...
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- October 1998 (Revised April 2000)
- Background Note
Complexity and Error in Medicine
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer
Reviews the issues underlying the rate of error in medical practice and discusses the range of potential management interventions to decrease the risk of error.
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Keywords:
Health Care and Treatment;
Management Practices and Processes;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Complexity
Bohmer, Richard M.J. "Complexity and Error in Medicine." Harvard Business School Background Note 699-024, October 1998. (Revised April 2000.)
- 18 Dec 2011
- News
The case for labelling Newcits as complex
- March 1990 (Revised July 1991)
- Case
Digital Equipment Corp.: Complex Order Management
Describes the proposed creation of a low end 3000 configuration workstation using Digital's competitive advantage of offering a la carte configuration capability and ability to build different options for customers. Disadvantages of this 3000 configuration workstation...
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Keywords:
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Cost;
Management Practices and Processes;
Distribution;
Competitive Advantage
Hammond, Janice H. "Digital Equipment Corp.: Complex Order Management." Harvard Business School Case 690-081, March 1990. (Revised July 1991.)
- Feb 28 2018
- Testimonial
Preparing for Complex Negotiations
- 05 Oct 2014
- News
The Steve Jobs Industrial Complex
- 2014
- Working Paper
Linguistic Complexity in Firm Disclosures: Obfuscation or Information?
By: Brian J. Bushee, Ian D. Gow and Daniel Taylor
Prior research argues that the linguistic complexity of a firm’s disclosures reflects managerial obfuscation. However, complex language can be used either to obfuscate or to convey information, with the effect likely depending on the incentives of the source. We...
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- Mar 2015
- Report
Tax Complexity and the Importance of Simplification
Complexity in the tax code has negative redistributive and growth consequences that have only accelerated over time as more and more policy goals are now implemented through the tax system. This testimony outlines the harmful effects of...
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- November 2000 (Revised October 2002)
- Background Note
Dynamic Negotiation: Seven Propositions About Complex Negotiations
Challenges conventionally held views of negotiations, arguing that they are simplistic, static, and sterile. Develops seven propositions about real-world negotiations emphasizing the impact of complexity and the need for learning and adaption.
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Watkins, Michael D. "Dynamic Negotiation: Seven Propositions About Complex Negotiations." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-267, November 2000. (Revised October 2002.)
- 08 Mar 2022
- Video
Professors Josh Lerner and Shai Bernstein: Complexity
- April 2008
- Class Lecture
Can Complex Organizations Learn? (FSS)
By: Amy C. Edmondson
Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Edmondson, Amy C. "Can Complex Organizations Learn? (FSS)." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 608-717, April 2008.
- May 2014
- Teaching Note
GlaxoSmithKline: Sourcing Complex Professional Services
By: Heidi K. Gardner and Silvia Hodges Silverstein
- Jun 15 2018
- Testimonial
Develop Solutions for Complex Issues
- 11 Mar 2022
- News