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      • 06 Apr 2021
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Disrupting the Waste Industry with Technology

      Rubicon began with a bold idea: create a cloud-based, full-service waste management platform, providing efficient service anywhere in the US. Their mobile app did for waste management what Uber had done for taxi service. Five years after the case’s publication, Harvard Business School Associate Professor Shai Bernstein and Rubicon founder and CEO Nate Morris discuss how the software startup leveraged technology to disrupt the waste industry and other enduring lessons of professor Bill Sahlman’s case about Rubicon.  Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.

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      • 05 Jan 2021
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers

      For child and family social workers, coping with the hardships of children and parents is part of the job. But that can cause a lot of stress. Is it possible for financially constrained organizations to improve social workers’ well-being using non-cash rewards, recognition, and other strategies from behavioral science? Assistant Professor Ashley Whillans describes the experience of Chief Executive Michael Sanders’ at the UK’s What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care, as he led a research program aimed at improving the morale of social workers in her case, “The What Works Centre: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Social Worker Well-being.” Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 10 Aug 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Collaborating During Coronavirus: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Nature of Work

      by Evan DeFilippis, Stephen Michael Impink, Madison Singell, Jeffrey T. Polzer, and Raffaella Sadun

      This study of 16 cities is the first large-scale analysis of how digital communication patterns have changed in the early stages of the pandemic. The overall pattern of more meetings and more emails points to a spillover of virtual communication beyond normal working hours.

      • 10 Aug 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists

      by Rachel Layne

      Women scientists and those with young children are paying a steep career price in the pandemic, according to new research by Karim Lakhani, Kyle Myers, and colleagues. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 14 Jul 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

      by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

      A survey of 50 companies across countries and industries reveals business leaders are hard at work adapting to the COVID threat. Research by Raffaella Sadun and colleagues. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 23 Jun 2020
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Dignity, Inequality, and the Populist Backlash: Lessons from America and Europe for a Sustainable Globalization

      by Rawi Abdelal

      COVID-19 has enhanced already existing fissures undermining some societies’ commitments to globalization. Governments and firms need to act decisively to make the models of capitalism in the United States and Europe more friendly to small- and medium-sized firms, more equal in opportunity, and more meritocratic.

      • 23 Apr 2020
      • Research & Ideas

      This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money

      by Rachel Layne

      Following the 2008 financial crisis, France offered a business loan program that helped firms, employees, and even the government, says Boris Vallee. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 19 Nov 2019
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Lessons from IBM in Nazi Germany

      Geoffrey Jones discusses his case study, "Thomas J. Watson, IBM and Nazi Germany," exploring the options and responsibilities of multinationals with investments in politically reprehensible regimes. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 20 Aug 2019
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Spatial Agglomeration and Superstar Firms: Firm-level Patterns from Europe and US

      by Laura Alfaro, Maggie X. Chen, and Harald Fadinger

      Large, productive, or internationalized firms tend to co-locate geographically. This study of the United States and Eurozone shows greater agglomeration around high performance plants, particularly multinationals. For policymakers, then, policies aimed at improving industry performance should pay attention to firm productivity distribution and not only focus on average performance.

      • 06 Aug 2019
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Field-Level Paradox and the Co-Evolution of an Entrepreneurial Vision

      by Ryan Raffaelli and Richard DeJordy

      Swiss watchmaking embodies the classic strategic paradox created by the introduction of new technology: the choice between resisting and defending, or embracing and prospecting. This paper offers a model for how fields and organizational leaders experiencing similar paradoxes can adapt to environmental change while still preserving valuable aspects of their past success.

      • 24 Jul 2019
      • Lessons from the Classroom

      Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?

      by Dina Gerdeman

      In the Harvard Business School course Behavioral Insights, students work in the UK with psychology experts to understand what motivates consumers and workers. What they learn can help businesses of all types, says Michael Luca. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 22 Apr 2019
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Government Technology Policy, Social Value, and National Competitiveness

      by Frank Nagle

      This study examines the impact of a French law requiring government agencies to favor open source software (OSS) over proprietary software in technology procurement processes. Results suggest a cost-effective policy lever that countries can use to both create global social value and increase their own national competitiveness.

      • 21 Mar 2019
      • HBS Case

      The Ferrari Way

      by Michael Blanding

      Secretive sports car maker Ferrari opens up to Stefan Thomke about how it has bucked industry trends to achieve success. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 21 Feb 2019
      • Research & Ideas

      Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)

      by Sean Silverthorne

      Voter ID laws are often proposed as an antidote to election fraud. There's just one problem, according to Vincent Pons. They don't work. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 09 Jan 2019
      • Research & Ideas

      The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit

      by Michael Blanding

      There is little doubt that the United Kingdom’s separation from Europe will reduce its competitiveness for the foreseeable future, argues Michael E. Porter. Here's what can be done about it. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 10 Dec 2018
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Platform Competition: Betfair and the U.K. Market for Sports Betting

      by Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Neil Campbell

      Since the early 2000s, online betting exchanges have had a new relationship with customers relative to traditional bookmakers, providing a platform to match individuals willing to lay and back the same outcome. This study shows how exchanges’ platform design choices have major implications for their likelihood of success.

      • 09 Oct 2018
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Towards a New Approach for Upgrading Europe’s Competitiveness

      by Christian Ketels and Michael E. Porter

      Is the EU’s model of European integration a driver or a barrier towards higher European prosperity? This paper analyzes why the integration model that was successful in the past has lost effectiveness, and sets out strategic principles to guide a new approach. Integration remains key for upgrading European competitiveness, but needs to move towards a new form.

      • 28 Sep 2018
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Rankings Matter Even When They Shouldn't: Bandwagon Effects in Two-Round Elections

      by Vincent Pons and Clémence Tricaud

      Results of the French parliamentary and local elections since 1958 show that candidates ranked higher in the first round are more likely to stay in the race for the second round and win it. Arriving first instead of second and second instead of third increases winning by 5.8 and 9.9 percentage points, respectively.

      • 27 Sep 2018
      • Working Paper Summaries

      UK Competitiveness after Brexit

      by Michael E. Porter

      This paper discusses the UK’s economic performance and policy approach in the run-up to the June 2016 Brexit referendum, analyzes the impact of European Union membership and loss of membership on UK competitiveness, and sets forth a new strategic agenda to enhance UK competitiveness in the post-Brexit era.

      • 06 Sep 2018
      • Cold Call Podcast

      Should US Companies Still Care About the Paris Climate Change Agreement?

      American President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 Paris agreement on climate change one year ago. Vincent Pons discusses what it means for US business leaders in confronting environmental challenges. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

      • 18 Jul 2018
      • Research & Ideas

      No More General Tso's? A Threat to 'Knowledge Recombination'

      by Michael Blanding

      Immigrants bring with them innovations from their homelands, knowledge that local inventors often build upon, says Prithwiraj Choudhury. Examples: turmeric medicine, double-entry bookkeeping, and American Chinese food. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

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