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- 15 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
markets and ecosystems through their ability to transfer a package of financial, organizational, and cultural assets, skills, and ideologies across national borders. It argues such firms have been shapers of, as well as responders to,...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
R&D Failures By: Krieger, Joshua Lev Abstract— I analyze project continuation decisions where firms may resolve uncertainty through news about competitors' failures as well as through their own results. I examine the trade-offs and interactions between...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
the world after COVID-19 and will perhaps expand further. I believe that startups that offer technology and software that enable physicians to confidently practice medicine from afar will become more valuable. My sense is that this trend...
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by Danielle Kost
- 26 Apr 2011
- Op-Ed
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day
Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and...
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- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53636 Scale versus Scope in the Diffusion of New Technology: Evidence from the Farm Tractor By: Gross, Daniel P. Abstract—Using the farm tractor as a case study, I show that lags in View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 May 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018
and examples of how it is impacting the food industry. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517064 Harvard Business School Case 218-085 Patent Trolling The U.S. Intellectual Property (IP) Ecosystem is one of the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 11, 2016
Exploring Langerian Models Understanding Confidence: Its Roots and Role in Performance By: Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Daniel Fox Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51716 October 2016 Harvard Business Review...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
in 2016 as Barbaros Ozbugutu, co-founder and CEO of the Istanbul-based payment technology start-up iyzico, contemplates the offers the company received for its Series C round. The case then describes iyzico’s origins and provides a...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
technology is revolutionizing the global banking and payment industry. It offers new opportunities for banks to provide added convenience to their existing customers in developed countries and reach a large population of unbanked...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
forthcoming Handbook of International Trade and Transportation Transportation Cost and the Geography of Foreign Investment By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Chen Abstract—Falling transportation costs and rapid technological progress in recent...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
and growing difficulties for environmentalists in gaining control of ecosystems through land purchases led these organizations to reassess their opposing strategies. Their 1994 landmark agreement to jointly manage unique forested wetlands...
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by James Austin
- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
technology and processes to support customers that align with their entrepreneurial culture. If you are a professional today buying from Home Depot, an app on your phone lets you order directly from the job site and gives you the option...
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- 18 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 18
un‐cited or self-cited, suggesting that incumbents are more likely to engage in incremental innovation compared to VC-backed startups. Third, we document a rising share of patenting by startups that coincided with the surge in venture capital finance for renewable...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
processing, storage, and communication costs have long been an important constraint on innovation and a reason for innovative activities to take place inside the boundaries of an organization. However, exponential technological progress...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
developed economies (N) tend to have large and persistent effects on developing countries (S). We study the transmission of business cycle fluctuations for developed to developing economies with a two-country asymmetric DSGE model with two features: (i) endogenous and...
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Carmen Nobel
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
VR beyond gamers and technology enthusiasts was off to a slower start in general due to high cost, lack of quality content, and some user discomfort while using the technology. Wang endeavors to be the leading VR company, though...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52652 Learning to Manage: A Field Experiment in the Indian Startup Ecosystem By: Chatterji, Aaron, Solene Delecourt, Sharique Hasan, and Rembrand Koning Abstract—Management styles and...
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Carmen Nobel
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
Design in Online Businesses Peter A. ColesHarvard Business School Note 911-066 "Market Design in Online Businesses" characterizes the challenges entrepreneurs may face in creating a well-functioning ecosystem of users and helps...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration
pursue her passion in technology and risk not seeing her family for a long time; or visit her family in Canada or the U.K., and risk losing her livelihood. The question she posed: Would I be willing to sign the ‘no-to-immigration-ban’...
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by Staff
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
problems that influence the ecosystem for business success: climate change, crumbling infrastructure, digital divides, health disparities, racial equity, public education, and firmer safety nets. There will undoubtedly be tightening of...
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by Dina Gerdeman