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Driving Nonprofit Performance and Innovation—Virtual
Summary Performance measurement is essential for organizational innovation, learning, and success. Nonprofits, however, must evaluate social or environmental outcomes as well as financial performance, and... View Details
- 16 Feb 2024
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Workplace Biased Against Introverts?
they show passion through higher quality of work and in conveying positive emotions, and less frequently through body language and voice, immersion, social interactions, and quantity of work. The results of the study indicate that introverts are at a View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 15 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Giving to Others Makes Us Happy
results Study participants also routinely expressed more happiness when their prosocial spending was tied to a specific outcome that showed the impact that they made, which acted as a sign of success and connection with those they helped.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Strategy for Health Care Delivery—Virtual
Lead strategic and organizational change to generate value Improve health care quality, system delivery, and patient value Access a network of health care institutions and facilities to enhance quality and coordination of care Leverage partnerships and implement View Details
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Key Concepts - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient Aligning Reimbursement with Value Systems Integration Geography of Care Information Technology Key Concepts Value-based health care is one of the most important... View Details
- June 2009 (Revised February 2014)
- Case
Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (A)
By: Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin and Marc Shotland
Green Bank of the Philippines was known for its product innovation and its ability to bring new products to market. In 2002, Green Bank designed an untested commitment savings product that both gave individuals access to formal savings and helped them commit to... View Details
Keywords: Saving; Innovation and Invention; Measurement and Metrics; Product Design; Success; Performance Evaluation; Banking Industry; Philippines
Ashraf, Nava, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin, and Marc Shotland. "Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (A)." Harvard Business School Case 909-062, June 2009. (Revised February 2014.) (Request a courtesy copy.)
- September 2004
- Article
Trust in Agency
Existing models of the principal-agent relationship assume the agent works only under extrinsic incentives. However, many observed agency contracts take the form of a fixed payment. For such contracts to succeed, the principal must trust the agent to work in the... View Details
Keywords: Trust; Agency Theory; Relationships; Behavior; Motivation and Incentives; Contracts; Business Model; Emotions; Forecasting and Prediction; Ethics; Standards; Risk and Uncertainty
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "Trust in Agency." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 13, no. 3 (September 2004): 375–404.
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Research Areas - Doctoral
international ventures; the environments in which entrepreneurs make decisions; and social entrepreneurship. 4. Performance Measurement and Outcomes scholars study drivers and effectiveness of performance... View Details
- 03 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All
Measuring success from 5 million resumes The researchers focused on entrepreneurs backed by venture capitalists, but they faced a challenge right off the bat. How do you measure success for job holders in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Nov 2023
- Research & Ideas
Voting Democrat or Republican? The Critical Childhood Influence That's Tough to Shake
political beliefs. The strategy was to measure the “extent to which a voter whose family moves to a new neighborhood during their childhood adopts a political behavior similar to their permanent-resident peers in that neighborhood,” the... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 12 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
What Actually Draws Sports Fans to Games? It's Not Star Athletes.
suggests that spectators also value something far simpler: the suspense of not knowing who will win. In fact, stadiums sell more tickets when the outcome of a game is less predictable, says a study by Harvard Business School Professor... View Details
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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Outcomes Health Care Measurements that Improve Patient Outcomes by Robert S. Kaplan, PhD, MS, Lara Jehi, MD, MHCDS, Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, FASCRS, Andrea Pusic,... View Details
- 17 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Companies Getting Away with 'Cheap Talk' on Climate Goals?
Companies regularly set ambitious climate goals, but these plans often end up like many people’s New Year’s resolutions: unmet aspirations that quietly fizzle out. While companies often gain positive media attention by trumpeting plans for reducing greenhouse gas... View Details
Keywords: by Tim Gray
- March 2011
- Case
Insight Communications
By: Rajiv Lal and Natalie Kindred
After undertaking a multi-year, metrics-driven operational and cultural overhaul, in April 2010 Insight Communications was planning the next phase of its development. Insight was a New York-based provider of cable, landline phone, and high-speed Internet service to... View Details
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Health-care Applications
Active postmarketing drug surveillance. There is substantial interest within the U.S. health community and among health policymakers in developing a surveillance system that scans public health databases in order to proactively detect potential drug safety... View Details
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Organize Care Around Medical Conditions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Measure Outcomes & Cost for Every Patient Aligning Reimbursement with Value Systems Integration Geography of Care Information Technology Organize Care Around Med... Organize Care Around Medical Conditions To... View Details
- May–June 2023
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Which Firms Gain from Digital Advertising? Evidence from a Field Experiment
By: Weijia Dai, Hyunjin Kim and Michael Luca
Measuring the returns of advertising opportunities continues to be a challenge for many
businesses. We design and run a field experiment in collaboration with Yelp across 18,294
firms in the restaurant industry to understand which types of businesses gain more from... View Details
Dai, Weijia, Hyunjin Kim, and Michael Luca. "Which Firms Gain from Digital Advertising? Evidence from a Field Experiment." Marketing Science 42, no. 3 (May–June 2023): 429–439.
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Business, Government & the International Economy - Faculty & Research
feminization and gender backlash are causally connected beyond other well-known factors, such as cultural change. Using Swiss panel data and a novel shift-share instrument measuring men’s exposure to changes in the gender composition of... View Details
- October 1989 (Revised June 1993)
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RKO Warner Video, Inc.: Incentive Compensation Plan
By: George P. Baker III
Details the design and implementation of an incentive bonus plan for video store managers. The problem for top management of the chain is to induce the store managers to "sweat the details," to keep the stores neat and well organized, and to deal courteously and... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Change; Strategic Planning; Performance Improvement; Sales; Management; Employee Relationship Management; Situation or Environment; Success; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Baker, George P., III. "RKO Warner Video, Inc.: Incentive Compensation Plan." Harvard Business School Case 190-067, October 1989. (Revised June 1993.)
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Biography - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
a leading non-profit strategy firm conducting research and advising corporations, NGOs, and foundations on improving social value creation; and the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement... View Details