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- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
Abstract—This article seeks to encourage scholars to conduct research that is more relevant to the decisions faced by managers and policymakers. I define relevant research papers as those whose research questions address problems found (or potentially found) in...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
complex political environment; and 3) Manage a team: Forge a high-performing "we" out of all the "I"s who report to you. Packed with compelling stories and practical guidance, Being the Boss is an indispensable guide...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
to Platforms: Making the Leap By: Zhu, Feng, and Nathan Furr Abstract—Following the path of companies such as Apple and Amazon, more and more firms are trying to become not just product purveyors but also platform providers, facilitating direct View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45842 Strategic Channel Selection with Online Platforms: An Empirical Analysis of the Daily Deal Industry By: Zhang, Lingling, and Doug J. Chung Abstract—The platform—a business model that creates value by View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
but these are also good times to be shipping physical cargo the way it was done when America first began to industrialize. Indeed, says Ward, it’s back to the future: The country is in the midst of a “rail renaissance.” One heartening example — considering the...
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
Chile. I saw sort of the extremes in Latin America. And I thought that may not be, even though I knew Spanish, that may not be where my interest lies. I’d already had an introduction to the Soviet economy, to Soviet political...
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- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
technological innovations that would ultimately feed back into the commercial world, as they did during the first "space race." The psychological impact of achieving such a goal would be huge, as would the political capital...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
Photographed by Luciano Munhoz From her São Paulo office, Claudia Sender (MBA 2002) has a clear view of the Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge, a spectacular 450-foot-tall structure of yellow steel cables laid over an X-shaped support tower that spans the Pinheiros River...
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- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
increase of 285% of a standard deviation in income. We also present different estimates of adaptation across subgroups. For example, we find that those on the right (left) of the political spectrum adapt to status (income) but not to...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
undermines creative thinking in tasks that draw on knowledge from multiple cultures. Three studies (a network survey and two experiments) found that ambient cultural disharmony decreased individuals' effectiveness at connecting ideas from...
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
the course of the 20th century. We use the Wharton School as an illustration of the earliest trends and dilemmas (c. 1900-1930), when business schools found themselves caught between their business connections and their striving for moral...
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- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
listed company and the largest telecom provider in New Zealand, was being divided into two publicly traded companies, Chorus, a telecom infrastructure company, and new Telecom, a telecom retail services provider. In connection with this...
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Anna Secino
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
risks. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2332106 Pricing and Efficiency in the Market for IP Addresses By: Edelman, Benjamin, and Michael Schwarz Abstract—We consider market rules for transferring IP addresses, numeric identifiers required by all...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
sound decision making as it is about money. And when it works, innovative finance gives us the tools, motivation, and security to invest in our shared future. Off Script: An Advance Man’s Guide to White House Stagecraft, Campaign Spectacle, and View Details
- 02 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 2
Accounting Research (forthcoming) Abstract We examine the accrual choices of outsourcing firms with links to U.S. congressional candidates during the 2004 elections, when corporate outsourcing was a major campaign issue. We find that View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 15 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 15
Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc. 2006 Harvard Business School Case 110-022 This case centers around a dispute between the owners and the players regarding the profitability of professional baseball teams in connection with the negotiations for...
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Martha Lagace
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
asking businesses who are apolitical to suddenly become political,” Lewin says. “This is asking businesses that are already very effective political actors to use some of that influence, not just on behalf of their own interests and their...
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Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS - MBA
resiliency of the LASO familia. LASO has been challenged to rethink hosting key events and fostering community in a largely virtual world. Looking ahead, we’re excited to continue to offer our members and prospective students a wide range of events and opportunities to...
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
certainly skill sets of currency that are required to navigate most of those roles. And so, it is important to us—and gen AI is obviously a current example—it is important to us to have some connective tissue around skills and learning,...
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- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
problem-solving, so you’re probably going to be able to see two or three solutions around something in a way that other people don’t.” The other benefit, the neurologist noted, was creativity. While Lo never saw herself as a creative person, she did seem to have a...
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