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- 08 Apr 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are Technology Companies Ripe for Disruption?
close proximity to one another, frequenting the same restaurants, and speaking a language of their own? They represent a classic "cluster" from the world of competitive strategy. But are they denied exposure to consumers who are...
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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy
the proximity that clusters provide, companies can do things together without formal ownership or legal relationships. And this kind of flexibility opens up more possibilities for change and dynamism, which are crucial ingredients in a...
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Re: Michael E. Porter
- 25 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017
neighborhoods with better initial appearances experience, on average, larger positive improvements—an observation that is consistent with “tipping” theories of urban change. Third, neighborhood improvement correlates positively with physical View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 19 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 19
of development, equity retention, proximity and ease of collaboration, and control of intellectual property. The case further provides an opportunity for discussing the business models of global firms like oDesk and Dashfire. Purchase...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
and residences with proximity at least as convenient as current bus stops, and a quality of service far above what buses can offer. Right now, the field is wide open. Companies with existing transit experience are certainly watching PRT....
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- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
used to characterize the jurisdictions' IFRS responses: proximity to existing political powers at the IASB and own potential political power at the IASB. Based on how countries are classified along these dimensions, I offer predictions,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster
production capabilities continuously. The other two clusters studied—wooden chairs in Manzano and furniture in Livenza—show a similar pattern. Taking root in the 1800s due to the proximity of raw materials, both clusters boomed from the...
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- 17 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 17, 2009
markets for upstream inputs such as scientific knowledge, proximity also may matter for licensing, which they conceptualize as downstream end markets for small biotechnology firms. They examine whether co-location affects the likelihood...
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Martha Lagace
- 27 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 27
size and close proximity can help smaller brands instead of harming them. We find that support for small brands goes up when faced with a competitive threat from large brands, versus when they are in competition with brands that are...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 22
take advantage of factor cost differences. Instead, multinationals tend to own the stages of production proximate to their final production, giving rise to a class of high-skill, intra-industry vertical FDI. Measuring and Managing...
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Martha Lagace
- 05 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2007
findings, we consider both information and social factors. We find that firms are more likely to protect proximate employees in soft information industries (i.e., when information is difficult to transfer over long distances). However,...
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Martha Lagace
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
mandated to disclose information. We find particularly rapid improvement among establishments located close to their headquarters and among establishments with proximate siblings, especially when the View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2013
- Research & Ideas
How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals
of Quest Diagnostics who now serves as dean of Boston University School of Management. Freeman said that when he became dean, his plush CEO-like office was on the top floor, so he decided to move to a small windowless office in close View Details
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 19 May 2016
- Research Event
Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium
Sciences is moving to Allston, Mass., across the Charles River from its current location in Cambridge, in 2020. The move will make it a close neighbor of Harvard Business School, and there’s hope the proximity will encourage more...
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by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
stated that their ventures were separate from their parent company, but their daily work processes indicated otherwise. Online sales reps still reported to and had offices near their print managers, for example. This direct reporting and physical View Details
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by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
in the existing network structure. Specifically, we propose that the dynamics of proximate network structures, which reflect firms' and their partners' direct connections, affect the formation of bridging ties by shaping the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
University Hospital, Martini was a "hospital in a hospital" in close proximity to other hospital departments and services. By 2013, Martini Klinik had become the largest prostate cancer treatment program in the world with 5,000...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
and value of specific interstate relations. Results indicate that network-weaving organizations are easier to operate when they encompass proximate and similar actors, yet they also reap rewards for bringing together otherwise...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
investors. We find that solo investments by institutions outperform co-investments and a wide range of benchmarks for traditional private equity partnership investments. The outperformance is driven by deals where informational problems are not too severe, such as more...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
financial system. In this article, the authors consider how the economic landscape in the West will be affected by oil exporters' new investment strategies and interests over the next decades, how proximate emerging markets will be...
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Martha Lagace