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- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
carefully analyzed their incentives but that we know little about the broader strategic dimensions of this market. The paper explores three related strategic dimensions of the certification market: the...
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Martha Lagace
- 09 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit
far from clear. Brexit proponents continue to argue that getting out from under the yoke of the EU will solve all its problems through better trade deals, fewer regulations, and curtailed immigration. But an objective strategic assessment...
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by Michael Blanding
- 29 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records
Charlotte, which in 2014 owned and managed hospitals and acute care facilities in three states. In 2011, Carolinas launched Dickson Advanced Analytics, which incorporated complex clinical, financial, demographic, and claims data to develop analytical tools that would...
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- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
cinema chain in Peru, to reinvent the movie-going experience for Peruvians. Cineplanet wishes to better align their operating model with the needs and behaviors of its customers. Please note: This case study includes mandatory video...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018
forthcoming Strategic Management Journal When Does Advice Impact Startup Performance? By: Chatterji, Aaron, Solene Delecourt, Sharique Hasan, and Rembrand Koning Abstract—Why do some entrepreneurs thrive while others fail? We explore...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Support Staff Identity Crisis
marketer's DNA"-that are necessary to convert marketing from a support function to a strategic one. These four roles include the instigator (someone willing to shove change forward), the innovator (the idea person), the integrator...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
functional specialists, not general managers responsible for cross-functional integration. Three decades ago, COOs outnumbered CFOs in Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies, but the proportions have flipped. Many CFOs are now charged with driving View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
completely aligned with managerial needs. Therefore, our goal is to draw on previous research and current practice to provide insights on managing retention and identify areas for future research. This examination leads us to advocate a...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
consistent with a view that cross-border social networks play an important role in helping entrepreneurs to circumvent the barriers arising from imperfect domestic institutions in developing countries. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-003.pdf...
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Martha Lagace
- 16 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 16
managerial skill, and significant alignment of interests. All these abound in the private sector. Thus major opportunities exist for businesses that can create and claim value by improving resource efficiency. The products and services...
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Anna Secino
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
toward gunfire, where they certainly would be needed. Southwest Airlines famously provides structure to staff built on culture and an aligned operating model. In the field, staff members know what levers they can pull to respond to...
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by Euvin Naidoo
- 25 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
recall leads to a one-month reduction in time to major innovation. Our results suggest that product failures influence subsequent innovation but that their impact is dependent upon recall source, proximity, and severity. The strategic and...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
officer, chief financial officer, and a senior staff executive) had final authority. This promised a far shorter deliberation process than was typical of the Innovation Board in the second period. 39 The intention of XTV was to align...
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by Henry Chesbrough
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
effects of signals generated by different types of networks on new ventures' formation of future strategic alliances. We argue that the signaling value of a given tie in reducing adverse selection is more pronounced when another type of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
or putting their strategy into action. Owing to execution failures, companies realize just a fraction of the financial performance promised in their strategic plans. It doesn't have to be that way, maintain Robert Kaplan and David Norton...
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Martha Lagace
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
outside investor who changes the company's trajectory and who brings in a new chief executive. Later, tensions rise between the two founders as their strategic visions diverge and as the company grows. Wozniak has now learned some...
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Martha Lagace
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
under-provision of innovation. Firms have clear incentives to engage in strategic behavior because policymakers use market outcomes as a benchmark in designing regulation. This study examines a unique energy efficiency standard for...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
allowed for different rates of evolution in different software modules and in another case conferred distinct strategic advantages on a firm (by permitting substitution of an at-risk software module without substantial change to the rest...
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Martha Lagace
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
our discussions and suggests directions for research to investigate its validity. Publisher's link: http://pps.sagepub.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/content/10/1/3.full.pdf+html February 2015 Antitrust Bulletin The Influence of Strategic...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
framework to address this problem, allowing a firm to better align the design of its development processes to the specific aims of individual projects. We illustrate this framework with examples from Hewlett-Packard, a large, diversified...
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Sean Silverthorne