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Organizational Design and Control across Multiple Markets: The Case of Franchising in the Convenience Store Industry (08 May 07:26) |
| Published:May 8, 2008Paper Released:April 2008Authors:Dennis Campbell, Srikant M. Datar, and Tatiana SandinoExecutive Summary:Chain organizations operate units that are typically dispersed a... |
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The Intellectual History of Harvard Business School (07 May 07:27) |
| Published:May 7, 2008Author:Richard S. TedlowDate: April 17-18, 2008
Faculty Chair: Richard S. TedlowFaculty Summary Report:Colloquium: The Intellectual History of the Harvard Business Schoo... |
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First Look: May 6, 2008 (06 May 07:26) |
| High-stakes decision-making in the presence of an audience can bring out the worst in leaders. As HBS professor Deepak Malhotra and colleagues write in the May issue of Harvard Business Revi... |
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Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors (05 May 07:30) |
| Published:May 5, 2008Author:Martha LagaceThink of famous brands you know: Hallmark cards and Coca-Cola soft drinks, for example. What do these products have in common for consumers? An emoti... |
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What is the Future of State Capitalism? (02 May 07:27) |
| Published:May 2, 2008Author:Jim HeskettWhether we think we are part of a free market or not, are we really living in an era of state capitalism? What are we to make of estimates that state-o... |
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The Marketing Challenges of the China Olympics (01 May 07:27) |
| Published:May 1, 2008Author:John QuelchEditor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online... |
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Sharpening Your Skills: Brand Management (30 April 07:29) |
| Published:April 30, 2008Author:StaffSharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills.Questions to be An... |
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Venture Capital (29 April 07:27) |
| Published:April 29, 2008Author:Josh LernerDate: January 9-10, 2008
Faculty Chairs: Josh Lerner, William SahlmanFaculty Summary Report:Colloquium: Venture CapitalWhat were the overall goals o... |
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First Look: April 29, 2008 (29 April 07:27) |
| It sounds counterintuitive, but one of the most valuable skills to learn is how to manage your manager. "By managing your boss—clarifying your own and your supervisor's strengths, weak... |
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HBS Cases: Negotiating with Wal-Mart (28 April 07:26) |
| Published:April 28, 2008Author:Julia HannaWal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, sold $315 billion worth of goods in 2006. With its single-minded focus on "EDLP" (everyday low prices) and t... |
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Bank Accounting Standards in Mexico: A Layman's Guide to Changes 10 Years after the 1995 Bank Crisis (24 April 08:27) |
| Published:April 24, 2008Paper Released:April 2008Authors:Gustavo A. Del Angel, Stephen Haber, and Aldo MusacchioExecutive Summary:Mexico was the first emerging market compelled to reformulat... |
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The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations (23 April 08:03) |
| Published:April 23, 2008Author:Dwight CraneThe U.S. Treasury recommendations for restructuring the nation's system of financial regulation are an important start in the process of strengthen... |
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An Exploration of Technology Diffusion (22 April 08:05) |
| Published:April 22, 2008Paper Released:April 2008Authors:Diego A. Comin and Bart HobijnExecutive Summary:How long are technology adoption lags? Can cross-country differences in technology ad... |
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First Look: April 22, 2008 (22 April 08:05) |
| This week offers a heads-up of To Lead the World: American Strategy after the Bush Doctrine, an edited volume of thought pieces due out this summer from Oxford University Press. To Lead the ... |
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The New Math of Customer Relationships (21 April 07:59) |
| Q&A with:James HeskettPublished:April 21, 2008Author:Sean SilverthorneIt's the E=MC2 of customer loyalty. Deeply satisfied employee = deeply satisfied customer = lifelong profit.Harvard ... |
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Diffusing Management Practices within the Firm: The Role of Information Provision (17 April 06:14) |
| Published:April 17, 2008Paper Released:March 2008Authors:Michael J. Lenox and Michael W. ToffelExecutive Summary:Managers face a range of options to diffuse innovative practices within their... |
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Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom (16 April 07:54) |
| Published:April 16, 2008Author:Deborah BlaggIn the opening minutes of the only classroom video ever made of the man widely recognized as the world's leading authority on case-method teaching... |
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First Look: April 15, 2008 (15 April 07:59) |
| How long does it take the average country to adopt a typical technology? The surprising answer: nearly half a century, or 47 years. "There is, however, substantial variation in these lags, b... |
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The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing (14 April 05:53) |
| Published:April 14, 2008Author:Martha LagaceIf there is one job that many software analysts and programmers cannot stand, it is testing software on the path to launch. The grinding concentra... |
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Where Does it Go? Spending by the Financially Constrained (10 April 07:53) |
| Published:April 10, 2008Paper Released:March 2008Authors:Shawn A. Cole, John Thompson, and Peter TufanoExecutive Summary:Despite widespread interest by academics, businesspeople, and policym... |
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The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy (09 April 11:52) |
| Published:April 9, 2008Author:Spencer E. AnteEditor's Note: A legendary professor at Harvard Business School for 40 years, Georges Doriot was a pivotal player in the founding of the modern v... |
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First Look: April 8, 2008 (09 April 11:52) |
| "How people spend their money may be at least as important as how much money they earn," according to new research by HBS professor Michael I. Norton and colleagues Elizabeth W. Dunn and Lar... |
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First Look: April 9, 2008 (09 April 01:51) |
| "How people spend their money may be at least as important as how much money they earn," according to new research by HBS professor Michael I. Norton and colleagues Elizabeth W. Dunn and Lar... |
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The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits (07 April 09:55) |
| Q&A with:Mihir A. DesaiPublished:April 7, 2008Author:Sean SilverthorneCongress and the next president of the United States will be under pressure to make major changes to U.S. corporate ... |
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Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Organizations of the Future (04 April 09:55) |
| Q&A with:Teresa M. Amabile and Mukti KhairePublished:April 7, 2008Date: December 7-8, 2007
Faculty Chairs: Teresa Amabile, Mukti KhaireFaculty Summary Report:What were the overall goals ... |
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Who Owns Intellectual Property? (04 April 07:53) |
| Published:April 4, 2008Author:Jim HeskettTwo Chinese students, entrepreneurs designing a start-up involving software and products linked to an Internet website to be developed and distribut... |
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Bridge Building in Venture Capital-Backed Acquisitions (03 April 07:54) |
| Published:April 3, 2008Paper Released:March 2008Authors:Paul A. Gompers and Yuhai XuanExecutive Summary:The acquisition of new capabilities through the purchase of small venture capital-back... |
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Four Companies that Conquered America (02 April 11:56) |
| Published:April 2, 2008Author:John QuelchEditor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Onli... |
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First Look: April 1, 2008 (01 April 11:53) |
| What can information technology strategists learn from Japan's Shinsei Bank? Writing in the Harvard Business Review, HBS professor David M. Upton and doctoral candidate Bradley R. Staats des... |
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No Harm, No Foul: The Outcome Bias in Ethical Judgments (01 April 11:53) |
| Published:April 1, 2008Paper Released:February 2008Authors:Francesca Gino, Don A. Moore, and Max H. BazermanExecutive Summary:Too often, workers are evaluated based on results rather than on... |
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HBS Cases: JetBlue's Valentine's Day Crisis (31 March 08:06) |
| Published:March 31, 2008Author:Julia HannaYou don't need to be a frequent flier to know that the friendly skies aren't so friendly anymore. Cramped, overloaded planes, flight delays, and bar... |
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Exploring the Duality between Product and Organizational Architectures: A Test of the Mirroring Hypothesis (27 March 07:51) |
| Published:March 27, 2008Paper Released:March 2008Authors:Alan D. MacCormack, John Rusnak, and Carliss Y. BaldwinExecutive Summary:Products are often said to "mirror" the architectures of the... |
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First Look: March 26, 2008 (26 March 07:54) |
| When retail sales drop, management's first impulse is to trim payroll. A better strategy: do the opposite and buttress payroll to keep the stores' operations running smoothly, says HBS prof... |
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Sharpening Your Skills: Disaster! (26 March 07:54) |
| Published:March 26, 2008Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills.Questions to be AnsweredHow do... |
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Incompatible Assumptions: Barriers to Producing Multidisciplinary Knowledge in Communities of Scholarship (25 March 07:52) |
| Published:March 25, 2008Paper Released:December 2007Authors:Corinne Bendersky and Kathleen L. McGinnExecutive Summary:Just as flows of knowledge within and across communities of practice imp... |
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Optimal Deterrence when Judgment-Proof Agents Are Paid In Arrears—With an Application to Online Advertising Fraud (24 March 09:51) |
| Published:March 24, 2008Paper Released:February 2008Author:Benjamin G. EdelmanExecutive Summary:It is commonplace for large entities (both advertisers and ad networks) to enter into relation... |
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Reducing Risk with Online Advertising (24 March 09:51) |
| Published:March 24, 2008Author:Martha LagaceHow can online advertising fraud be detected and prevented? What should we look at, where should we look, and what methods and tools should we use... |
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Sell Side School Ties (20 March 07:52) |
| Published:March 20, 2008Paper Released:February 2008Authors:Lauren H. Cohen, Andrea Frazzini, and Christopher J. MalloyExecutive Summary:Certain agents play key roles in revealing informatio... |
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Finding Success in the Middle of the Market (19 March 07:52) |
| Published:March 19, 2008Author:John QuelchEditor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Onl... |
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Modeling Expert Opinions on Food Healthiness: A Nutrition Metric (18 March 07:49) |
| Published:March 18, 2008Paper Released:March 2008Authors:Jolie Mae Martin, John Leonard Beshears, Katherine Lyford Milkman, Max H. Bazerman, and Lisa SutherlandExecutive Summary:Despite an i... |
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First Look: March 18, 2008 (18 March 07:49) |
| What kind of word-of-mouth advertising drives sales? According to new research by HBS professor David Godes and Yale colleague Dina Mayzlin, word of mouth that is most effective at moving sa... |
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The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook (17 March 07:59) |
| Q&A with:Geoffrey G. JonesPublished:March 17, 2008Author:Sean SilverthorneConfined to specialist journals and books, business history research too often lacks the impact it should have o... |
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An Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions (13 March 07:50) |
| Published:March 13, 2008Paper Released:February 2008Authors:Craig J. Chapman and Thomas J. SteenburghExecutive Summary:Earnings management behavior may be divided into two categories: 1) the... |
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Allocating Marketing Resources (12 March 07:52) |
| Published:March 12, 2008Paper Released:February 2008Authors:Sunil Gupta and Thomas J. SteenburghExecutive Summary:Deciding how to allocate marketing resources is particularly difficult becau... |
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First Look: March 11, 2008 (11 March 09:51) |
| “Too often, workers are evaluated based on results and not based on the quality of the decision” behind the results, write HBS professor Max Bazerman and colleagues. “Given... |
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Finding Missing Markets (and a disturbing epilogue): Evidence from an Export Crop Adoption and Marketing Intervention in Kenya (11 March 09:51) |
| Published:March 11, 2008Paper Released:February 2008Authors:Nava Ashraf, Xavier Giné, and Dean KarlanExecutive Summary:Why do farmers continue to grow crops for local markets when crops for... |
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Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy (10 March 07:49) |
| Published:March 10, 2008Author:Julia HannaIt's common wisdom: When it comes to starting a new business, it matters who you know and how much money you have. But research into the inspiration... |
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Board of Directors' Responsiveness to Shareholders: Evidence from Shareholder Proposals (05 March 09:48) |
| Published:March 5, 2008Paper Released:January 2008Authors:Yonca Ertimur, Fabrizio Ferri, and Stephen R. StubbenExecutive Summary:How well do boards of directors respond to shareholder concer... |
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Where Will Management Innovation Take Us? (05 March 09:48) |
| Published:March 5, 2008Author:Jim HeskettThere appears to be a growing impatience with the lack of progress in management innovation and change in the very roles that managers play. Gary Ham... |
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First Look: March 4, 2008 (04 March 05:13) |
| Americans do not generally keep money under their mattresses, but the level of financial sophistication in the country indicates a lot of room for improvement, according to new research. As ... |
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