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- 26 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward
negotiate in the right order. Sorting Out The Possibilities When Steve Perlman was preparing to launch WebTV in 1996, he faced a critical sequencing dilemma. He had obtained seed funding, developed the technology to bring the Internet to... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
changing world, if your business is built on the assumption that diversity and inclusion is a ‘nice to have,’ it’s an unstable territory,” Ric Lewis (PMD 69, 1995), executive chairman and CIO of London-based Tristan Capital Partners, recently told the View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 2
faced and an inability to respond effectively once they did. We focus particularly on the problems GM encountered in developing the relational contracts essential to modern design and manufacturing. We discuss a number of possible causes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
behavioral hazard, providing a theoretical foundation for value-based insurance design and a way to interpret behavioral "nudges." Once behavioral hazard is taken into account, health insurance can do more than just provide View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Five Bright Ideas
technologies to come) is needed to develop that knowledge. "Education is a $3 trillion industry globally, and no player in the world controls even 1 percent of it," he says. "I think there will be a Facebook or Google in learning. I'd... View Details
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
American voters want their government to reign in rising drug spending, according to recent polls. They spend twice as much a year per person on medications than the average Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member... View Details
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Incentives and Operational Excellence
delivery—for free. If you run the video store, you worry about the customer who comes in specifically to rent The Matrix but leaves annoyed and empty handed because the video isn't on the shelves today. According to Harvard Business School professor V.G. Narayanan, a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Fast Answer
Digital Innovation and Transformation: Resources useful for Course Assignments
sans-serif">LSEG Workspace Features market quotes, earnings... View Details
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
exchanges. Shareholder protection strongly predicted exchange success, even in countries with high levels of venture capital activity, patenting, and financial market development. Second-tier exchanges in countries with better shareholder... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
American tradition of a well-regulated society with the legacy of Gilded Age laissez-faire capitalism produced the modern American regulatory state. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=48304 forthcoming Review of Finance View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
debt for firms in the vicinity of financial distress. We show that this ruling increased the likelihood of equity issues, increased investment, and reduced firm risk, consistent with a decrease in debt-equity conflicts of interest. The... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
tax system can help us get there" On a recent and unexpectedly warm day for a New England fall, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge sat down to discuss tax policy in general and reform in particular with Professor Matthew C. Weinzierl and Mihir A. Desai,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History
development of new frameworks. Fierce argument and methodological innovation have moved academic subjects forward, not bland rejections of previous frameworks." An excerpt from the essay, "Business History: Time for... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
- 12 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 12, 2016
By: Agrawal, Ajay, Christian Catalini, Avi Goldfarb, and Hong Luo Abstract—Traditional innovation models assume that new ideas are developed up to the point where the benefit of the marginal project is just equal to the cost. Because... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
developing economic powerhouse. In the evening light, silhouettes of high-rises under construction punctuate the modern skyline, and a gleaming urban mall stands ready to serve Mumbai’s growing, consumer-oriented middle class. This is the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 24 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018
develop an active customer base, focusing on two questions. First, how does the way that customers use the service postadoption to meet their own needs (personal usage) and to interact with one another (social usage) vary across customer... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
6 I got to work in my basement on starting FreeMarkets. The first thing we did was raise some money, and then we built some software. We found some pilot clients and started to develop market-making skills, a supplier database, rules for... View Details
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“It’s like a pie-eating contest” | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
top levels of the hospital’s executive team. Josh started as a Special Assistant to Alastair, who oversaw a hospital-wide strategy team responsible for a wide range of initiatives. “On my first assignment, I used skills I already had to make a View Details
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Content & Community for Students | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
internal experts to campus to speak on a variety of topics. And community : we hope that students can find a home with the SEC at HBS and develop friendships with students who share similar views and values. Sage: To add to that, I see... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Finding The Right Patient-Provider Match
you are an $8 billion health system and you have 2 percent more appointments scheduled, that’s $160 million of downstream revenue.” While the financial savings are significant, equally important—to both doctors and patients—is the ability... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young