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2020, Paper, "The purpose of this toolkit is to facilitate the measurement of social capital and social cohesion, particularly in the context of evaluating Community-Driven Development (CDD) programs in settings affected by fragility, conflict, migration and forced displacement. The toolkit is designed to measure the multiple underlying dimensions of each concept while also being easy to use by evaluators and researchers. The toolkit contains…
| Mihir A. Desai | Felix Oberholzer-Gee | Youngme Moon
Standout Companies and Breakout Phenomena. Youngme Moon, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Mihir Desai, April 8, 2020, Audio, "Youngme Moon, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and Mihir Desai discuss companies that are standing out during the coronavirus crisis, including Zoom and World Central Kitchen (founded by Chef José Andrés). They also discuss breakout phenomena associated with the widespread shutdown. "…
| Ryan Raffaelli
January 20202, Paper, "This study examines how community-based brick-and-mortar retailers can achieve sustained market growth in the face of online and big box retail competition. The appearance of Amazon.com in 1995 led to a significant decline in the number of in- dependent bookstores in the United States, leading many analysts to predict the demise of the sector. However, between 2009 and 2018 independent bookstores proved to be far more…
| Shane Greenstein
November 15, 2019, Paper, "What determines variance in the supply of innovative digital infrastructure, and how does it shape economic outcomes? The first half of the essay covers the economic impact of deployment and adoption of access services, while the latter part of the essay covers complementary activities that enables internet access to deliver better performance. The latter discussion uses examples to illustrate broad observations and…
Slowing Tech Represents A 'Real Reckoning. Nancy Koehn, October 10, 2019, Audio, "Nancy Koehn, historian at the Harvard Business School, stopped by Boston Public Radio on Thursday to discuss the slowing growth of Silicon Valley tech companies, and the shifting interests toward profit and away from big spending.“This represents a real reckoning,” Koehn said of the dwindling growth for companies like Uber and Lyft. “The 32 tech companies that went…
| Edward Glaeser
Cities and Big Data. Edward Glaeser, September 2019, Paper, "Historically, there has been a divide between urban economics and the physical aspects of the city itself. Social scientific research has been detached from subjects such as architecture and streetscapes. This lack of connection has been driven in part by a lack of data on the physical attributes of urban spaces. The “big data” revolution will change this. Big data turns a cross…
| Hirotaka Takeuchi
The Wise Company: How Companies Create Continuous Innovation. Hirotaka Takeuchi, 2019, Book, "High-velocity change is the fundamental challenge facing companies today. Few companies, however, are prepared to continuously innovate-because they focus on the short-term and do not emphasize the wisdom needed to make sure that their interests are aligned with those of society. Practical wisdom is the bases of continuous innovation, where companies…
| Kenneth Rogoff
What About Rochester? Kenneth Rogoff, August 1, 2019, Opinion, "There is much to be celebrated in the rise of modern megacities, especially in developing countries. But if the trend persists in advanced economies, which is by no means certain, greater public and private innovation will be required to strike a better regional growth balance."…
| Gary Pisano
Getting to Yes, And… | Gary Pisano, Harvard Business School – “Creative Construction”. Gary Pisano, June 25, 2019, Audio, "Kelly talks to Gary Pisano about his new book Creative Construction that looks at the DNA of sustained innovation." Link
The Case For Breaking Up Big Tech. Nancy Koehn, May 15, 2015, Audio, "Calls to break up big tech companies like Facebook and Amazon are getting louder. After Sen. Elizabeth Warren called for Facebook, Google and Amazon to be designated as "platform utilities" and broken apart from their own services that compete on those platforms in March, other Democratic candidates for president have ratcheted up their own rhetoric on the issue. Facebook co-…