Migrant Inventors and the Technological Advantage of Nations
This study by Prithwiraj Choudhury and colleagues provides robust econometric evidence for how immigrant inventors shape the innovation dynamics of their receiving countries.
View ArticleReflexivity in Credit Markets
Investors’ biases and market outcomes affect each other in a two-way feedback loop. This study develops a model of a credit market feedback loop, finding that when investors become more bullish this...
View ArticleThe Powerful Strategy Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control
3QUESTIONS More executives are tapping user communities for strategic guidance, but productive relationships with fan groups require a nuanced approach, Frank Nagle says.
View ArticleIn the Platform Economy, Uplift Searches for Better Matches in the Cloud
Stephane Kasriel, the CEO of Upwork, the leading platform for freelance labor, considers different pricing solutions and ways to improve the matching process as part of a business model redesign.
View ArticleWhy the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More
US exporters have been slashing the prices of goods they sell to China to offset higher trade costs, but Chinese exporters are passing those costs to American companies, research by Alberto F. Cavallo...
View ArticleRituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good For Business, Too
Couples with deliberate rituals feel more satisfied with their relationships, says research by Michael I. Norton and Ximena Garcia-Rada. Can businesses benefit?
View ArticleThese Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway
As you contemplate your summer reading, consider these recent books from Harvard Business School management scholars that can boost your career and improve on-the-ground management skills.
View ArticleThe Effect of Payment Choices on Online Retail: Evidence from the 2016 Indian...
Online sellers in many emerging markets are in the early stages of a shift from cash-based payments to digital payments. Findings from this study of a leading Indian online retailer show that firms may...
View ArticleInfrastructure and Finance: Evidence from India's GQ Highway Network
In India, the Golden Quadrilateral highway network connects four major cities. This study of the relationship between the infrastructure project and development of the local financial sector finds...
View ArticleThe Comprehensive Effects of Sales Force Management: A Dynamic Structural...
When sales forces are well managed, firms can induce greater performance from them. For this study, the authors collaborated with a major multinational firm to develop and estimate a dynamic structural...
View ArticleThe Airbnb Lesson for Startups? Success Takes More Than Technology
As investors speculate about the timing of an Airbnb IPO, Thales S. Teixeira discusses the analog tactics and economic conditions that helped catapult the company.
View ArticleAre Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
Forget about management by objectives. Today's flashy performance motivators are 'super stretch goals,' and they have Silicon Valley buzzing. But can their audacious targets be managed properly? asks...
View ArticleRisk-Mitigating Technologies: The Case of Radiation Diagnostic Devices
Using media coverage of over-radiation accidents involving CT scanners, the researchers study the impact of consumers’ risk perception on firm innovation.
View ArticleWalmart's Workforce of the Future
A recent case study by William Kerr explores Walmart's efforts on workforce makeup and training, digital infrastructure, and automation technology.
View ArticleAre Paywalls Saving Newspapers?
Newspapers with reputable brands and unique content are finding success behind paywalls. For most papers, however, the future is not so clear, says Doug J. Chung.
View ArticleDeconstructing 'Customer Experience'
Providing great customer service is no longer the responsibility of just one department. Today it's callled "customer experience," and everyone in the company is responsible for exceeding expectations.
View ArticleMany Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
Mihir Desai explains how managers can increase their understanding of how finance works. EXCERPT: Three valuation mistakes to avoid.
View ArticleJuul's Mission: Convince 1 Billion Smokers to Switch Habits
In his case, JUUL and the Vaping Revolution, Harvard Business School Professor Mike Toffel discusses the controversy surrounding the exponential growth of JUUL vaping products in 2018, in particular...
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