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- 06 Nov 2008
- Conference Presentation
Quality Management & Job Quality: How ISO 9001 Affects Employees & Employers
- Article
On the Causality and Cause of Returns to Organizational Status: Evidence from the Grands Crus Classés of the Médoc
By: Daniel Malter
This paper identifies the causal symbolic effect of status on the prices organizations charge for their products. I exploit the classification of the châteaux of the Médoc, which sorted 61 wine producers into five growth classes in 1855, as a fixed hierarchical symbol... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Status; Quality Signals; Conspicuous Consumption; Wine Classification Of 1855; Grand Cru; Status and Position; Quality; Reputation; Price; France
Malter, Daniel. "On the Causality and Cause of Returns to Organizational Status: Evidence from the Grands Crus Classés of the Médoc." Administrative Science Quarterly 59, no. 2 (June 2014): 271–300.
- June 2018
- Supplement
PCAOB Efforts to Improve Audit Quality (B): Excerpts of Public Comment Letters
By: Aiyesha Dey and Paul Healy
Dey, Aiyesha, and Paul Healy. "PCAOB Efforts to Improve Audit Quality (B): Excerpts of Public Comment Letters." Harvard Business School Supplement 118-109, June 2018.
- November 2008
- Article
The Effects of Colleague Quality on Top Performance: The Case of Security Analysts
By: Boris Groysberg and Linda-Eling Lee
Groysberg, Boris, and Linda-Eling Lee. "The Effects of Colleague Quality on Top Performance: The Case of Security Analysts." Special Issue on Professional Service Firms: Where Organization Theory and Organizational Behavior Might Meet, edited by Roy Suddaby, Royston Greenwood, and Celeste Wilderom Journal of Organizational Behavior 29, no. 8 (November 2008): 1123–1144.
- 01 Jan 1999
- Conference Presentation
A Framework for Measuring the Quality of Medication Prescribing Using Administrative Data
By: R. S. Stafford, Richard Bohmer and R. Gaudette
- Fall 2011
- Article
Exclusivity and Control
By: Andrei Hagiu and Robin S. Lee
We analyze platform competition for content in the presence of strategic interactions between content distributors and content providers. We provide a model of bargaining and price competition within these industries and show that whether or not a piece of content ends... View Details
Keywords: General Strategy; Entertainment And Leisure; Software; Quality; Competition; Price; Sales; Expansion; Digital Platforms; Revenue; Negotiation
Hagiu, Andrei, and Robin S. Lee. "Exclusivity and Control." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 20, no. 3 (Fall 2011).
- 21 Nov 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Intellectual Property Rights Protection, Ownership, and Innovation: Evidence from China
- October 5, 2017
- Article
Making Patients and Doctors Happier—The Potential of Patient-Reported Outcomes
By: Lisa Rotenstein, Robert S. Huckman and Neil Wagle
Rotenstein, Lisa, Robert S. Huckman, and Neil Wagle. "Making Patients and Doctors Happier—The Potential of Patient-Reported Outcomes." New England Journal of Medicine 377, no. 14 (October 5, 2017): 1309–1312.
- 2020
- Book
Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity
By: Joseph Allen and John D. Macomber
By the time you reach 80, you will have spent 72 years of your life indoors. Like it or not, humans have become an indoor species. This means that the people who design, build, and maintain our buildings can have a major impact on our health.
Ever feel tired... View Details
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Keywords: Architecture; Real Estate Development; Air Pollution; Air Quality; Public Health; Productivity Gains; Buildings and Facilities; Health; Pollutants; Performance Productivity; Construction Industry
Allen, Joseph, and John D. Macomber. Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2020.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Managing Remote Work Quality: Evidence from Auditing Management Systems Standards
By: Ashley Palmarozzo and Michael W. Toffel
Remote work has become more common, providing operational flexibility and productivity
benefits, but questions remain about whether and how it affects work quality. We investigate the
quality effects of remote work in a context in which remote work separates workers... View Details
Keywords: Audit; Auditing; Remote Work; Compliance; Assessment; Environment; Management Systems; Quality Management; Quality Management System; Quality; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Environmental Management; Safety
Palmarozzo, Ashley, and Michael W. Toffel. "Managing Remote Work Quality: Evidence from Auditing Management Systems Standards." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-002, July 2023. (Revised August 2024.)
- 07 Feb 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Which Does More to Determine the Quality of Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies, Firms or Countries?
Keywords: by Andrea Hugill & Jordan Siegel
- March 1994
- Supplement
Measure of Delight: The Pursuit of Quality at AT&T Universal Card Services (B)
By: Roy D. Shapiro and Michael D. Watkins
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry
Shapiro, Roy D., and Michael D. Watkins. "Measure of Delight: The Pursuit of Quality at AT&T Universal Card Services (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 694-077, March 1994.
- December 2020 (Revised May 2021)
- Technical Note
Tales of Life-changing Innovations: High Quality and Radiation Free | Note on the Development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (through the 1990s)
By: Amar Bhidé, Srikant M. Datar and Katherine Stebbins
Bhidé, Amar, Srikant M. Datar, and Katherine Stebbins. "Tales of Life-changing Innovations: High Quality and Radiation Free | Note on the Development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (through the 1990s)." Harvard Business School Technical Note 321-056, December 2020. (Revised May 2021.)
- 22 Feb 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Private and Social Returns to R&D: Drug Development and Demographics
- January 2019 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
New Balance: Managing Orders and Working Conditions
By: Michael W. Toffel, Eileen McNeely and Matthew Preble
New Balance Athletics, Inc., a major U.S.-based athletic footwear and apparel brand, sources most of its footwear products from independent suppliers whose factories are located in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Monica Gorman, vice president of responsible leadership... View Details
Keywords: Footwear; Athletic Footwear; Manufacturing; CSR; Sustainability; Quality Management; Supply Chains; Operations; Management; Production; Working Conditions; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Labor and Management Relations; Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Toffel, Michael W., Eileen McNeely, and Matthew Preble. "New Balance: Managing Orders and Working Conditions." Harvard Business School Case 619-002, January 2019. (Revised July 2019.)
- 2021
- Working Paper
Diagnosing Quality: Learning, Amenities, and the Demand for Health Care
By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Emilio Gutierrez, Anant Nyshadham and Jorge Tamayo
We study the role of amenities in increasing demand for underutilized healthcare services. We evaluate the offer of a high-amenity diagnostic consultation for cataracts with a randomized price and find that a lower price for the high-amenity consultation increases... View Details
Keywords: Health Care Demand; Amenities; Health Care Quality; Cataracts; Surgery; Health Care and Treatment; Demand and Consumers; Quality; Learning; Mexico
Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Emilio Gutierrez, Anant Nyshadham, and Jorge Tamayo. "Diagnosing Quality: Learning, Amenities, and the Demand for Health Care." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-110, March 2021.
- 01 Nov 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Patent Disclosures and Standard-Setting
- May 2013
- Case
Education in Brazil: Waiting for a Revolution
By: Aldo Musacchio and Alejandra Meraz Velasco
This case describes the situation of the education system in Brazil circa 2012. The case discusses first some of the problems of the Brazilian education system. Then, the case summarizes the findings of a recent study of high performing schools in Brazil and outlines... View Details
- June 2015 (Revised May 2017)
- Teaching Note
Philips Healthcare: Marketing the HealthSuite Digital Platform
By: John A. Quelch