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Using a detailed panel dataset on supply relationships in the mobile telecommunications industry we address the following questions What factors contribute to a firm s ability to learn by supplying and build technological and market capabilities Does it matter to whom the firm supplies Is involvement in product design important or is manufacturing the key locus of learning How does a supplier s initial resource endowment play into the dynamic.


Our empirical analysis yields interesting findings that have implications for theory and practice and that suggest new directions for future research. Paper Information Full Working Paper Text pdf Working Paper Publication Date April HBS Working Paper Number Faculty Unit s Strategy No News Is Good News CSR Strategy and Newspaper South Africa WhatsApp Number List Coverage of Negative Firm Events by Jiao Luo Stephan Meier and Felix Oberholzer Gee This study examines the gatekeeping role of the media in determining which negative corporate events reach a broader audience. Jiao Luo Stephan Meier and Felix Oberholzer Gee test the idea that investments in corporate social responsibility CSR create public good will leading the media to treat companies with a superior CSR track record in a favorable manner. They find the opposite. negative news about companies if the companies invested heavily in CSR.





A For example oil companies that invest in clean energy face a greater risk of media coverage in the event of an oil spill. An analysis of the tone of media coverage shows that news reports are no more positive for CSR leaders than for the average company. Key concepts include As expectations about a company s performance rise with past investments in CSR the cost associated with negative corporate events increases. News editors favor two types of stories surprising incidents and events that conform to widely held beliefs.