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- 29 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
Hunting for a Hot Job in High Tech? Try 'Digitization Economist'
consider potential partnerships with, say, Apple Wallet. Price setting. At Uber, a team of economists work on how to design and fine-tune its surge pricing system, which changes fares in real time and increases prices during peak hours.... View Details
- 17 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission
with the model is that hybrid organizations run the risk of suffering from so-called mission drift—meaning that they stray from their original goals—usually by focusing on profits to the detriment of the social good, but sometimes vice versa. "Mission drift has been... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 27 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Charting 'Cheapflation': How Budget Brands Got So Pricey
“cheapflation” isn’t unique to the US. The price gap between cheap and expensive goods widened most as inflation was peaking, but the spread remained even as prices stabilized, eating away consumers’ potential savings. “Prices for cheaper... View Details
Keywords: by Ana Elena Azpúrua
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
promptly weed out ideas that don't have potential and do a better job of doubling-down and improving their most promising ideas. I would imitate these startups when it comes to the holiday season: get creative, test out lots of ideas... View Details
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
narratives and frames that influence the perception of green building; and future directions for the theory and practice of sustainable construction. The essays offer uniquely multidisciplinary insights into the transformative potential... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 27 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Mattel: Getting a Toy Recall Right
million toys manufactured in China with lead paint and/or loose, potentially dangerous magnets. Clearly Mattel did not have sufficiently tight quality control procedures in its supply chain to compensate for the extra risks of outsourcing... View Details
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
possibly in potential danger." Hopeful news notwithstanding, this all remains true and will for some time. Kindness—to yourself and those around you—is essential. Stop and breathe. Light a candle, if you have one. If you are reading this,... View Details
- 25 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Has Occupational Licensing Outlived Its Usefulness?
Farronato, Andrey Fradkin, Boston University; Bradley Larsen, Stanford University; and Erik Brynjolfsson, MIT Sloan School of Management. We asked Farronato, whose interests include economics, innovation, electronic commerce, and electronic markets, to share the View Details
- 08 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019
green. The Digital Commons: Tragedy or Opportunity? A Reflection on the 50th Anniversary of Hardin’s Tragedy of the Commons By: Nagle, Frank Abstract—On the 50th anniversary of Garrett Hardin’s “The Tragedy of the Commons,” this article considers the benefits and View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
with sales totaling $2 billion), the Bayer M&A team was given a chance to revise their bid because another potential acquirer—likely Reckitt-Benckiser, a UK-based company that had outbid them in a few prior acquisition auctions—had... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos
In this case, the potential gain comes in the form of improving the viewer's reputation among friends and family, for example. Thus, it behooves advertisers to create videos that not only will make the product look good but, if shared,... View Details
- 23 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘Talk, Inc.’
understand that they can't avoid that conversation for very long. Nor can they fully control it. But if they engage with it in the right way, they have the potential to unleash organizational energy of a sort that no leader could ever... View Details
Keywords: Re: Boris Groysberg
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
the Sox had a player payroll of about $162 million for the 2011 season, the third highest in the league, with all-star caliber performers at almost every position. Fans and observers hailed the 2011 Red Sox as potentially one of the... View Details
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, edited by David Audretsch, Oliver Falck, and Stephan Heblich. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., forthcoming Abstract Financing constraints are one of the biggest concerns impacting View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Dec 2006
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First Look: December 12, 2006
potential move with the other members of his or her group to assess their level of interest and prepare them for the change. The second stage involves the integration of the team leader with the new company's top leadership. This part of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
the merchandise layout, and especially, talking with and touching potential consumers. "I'd make up every woman who stopped to look," Lauder remembered. "I would show her that a three-minute makeup could change her... View Details
- 20 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 20, 2016
suggest that the cost of a delay of this length is upwards of 7% of the total cost of bringing a new high-risk device to market. Considering potential explanations, I find that approval times are largely unrelated to technological novelty... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 18
bring about the downsizing of 219 drivers' positions. Lagrange had to figure out how to get the RATP employees on board, particularly drivers and trade unions. How could he convince them of the necessity to automate Line 1? How could he prevent the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 17
initial evidence for a positive feedback loop between prosocial spending and well-being, these data offer one potential path to sustainable happiness: prosocial spending increases happiness, which in turn encourages prosocial spending.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Jan 2012
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First Look: January 17
Evidence from the Indian Life Insurance Market Authors:Santosh Anagol, Shawn Cole, and Shayak Sarkar Abstract We conduct a series of field experiments to evaluate two competing views of the role of financial service intermediaries in providing product recommendations... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne