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- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
Professor Ramana Nanda and his colleague asked: Did the crowd choose to fund the same theater projects that expert judges would have? The answer: yes, and then some. “Our findings highlight the wisdom of crowds,” Nanda says. “Trend number...
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- 05 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 5, 2016
avoid approaches that could undermine one another (e.g., economic incentives crowding out intrinsic incentives). Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51300 Notes on Developing a Strategy and Designing a Company...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
drew large crowds of shoppers who came to see the entrepreneur, have a makeover, and sample her products. She had learned early on that touching her customers was a very effective way of establishing a connection with them. Photograph...
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The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog
very crowded calendars precisely because this area is important to them, and yet they don’t often get asked about their deepest commitments and influences that inform their leadership. Why Should You Take This Course? The following are...
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- 19 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Racist Umpires and Monetary Ministers
doesn't crowd out other incentives," says Parsons. "I think it's a safe call to say that not many ministers get into the ministry to make a buck, but that doesn't mean a monetary incentive for doing a good job doesn't...
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- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
free, the more consumers expect to get for free." And with consumer expectations high, the already crowded and competitive mutual fund industry—with more than seven thousand funds currently offered—faces a future in which the strong...
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Contemporary Black Artists at Harvard Business School | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Society (ARS), New York Art Is (Star East Monuments) , 1983/2009 (top left) Art Is (Women in Crowd Framed) , 1983/2009 (top right) Art Is (Young Women Leaning on Barrier) , 1983/2009 (lower left) Art Is (Dancer in Grass Skirt) , 1983/2009...
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- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
Will you ever again step onto a crowded elevator without hesitation? Reach for a doorknob without concern (or gloves)? Easing social distancing restrictions might reopen businesses, but as long as memories of COVID-19 lockdowns are still...
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- 05 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Changing Face of American Innovation
many research and policy questions on issues such as the appropriate quota for H1-B temporary visas, the possible crowding out of native students from the science and engineering fields, the brain-drain or brain-circulation effect on...
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- 28 Jul 2015
- First Look
First Look: July 28, 2015
inventors. However, the model also shows that as NPEs become effective at bringing frivolous lawsuits, the resulting defense costs inefficiently crowd out some firms that, absent NPEs, would produce welfare-enhancing innovations without...
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
With the addition of Dick Jenrette (MBA ’57) as the third founder, the new firm was ready to be launched. DLJ made a name for itself as a pioneer in several other ways as well. Rather than following the crowd and focusing on high-priced...
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- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
growth at the firm level. Importantly, however, we also document substantial crowding out of non-treated firms' employment within local labor markets. While the overall net employment effect was positive, it was close to zero in tight...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
from the crowd of more experienced users and are therefore able to better capture value from using the goods. Data on firm contributions to open source software (OSS), an important crowdsourced public good, is used to test the theoretical...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
fall short, too. India’s struggle with poverty comes into clear view on the taxi ride downtown: Crowded slums with makeshift housing hug the roadway, and entire families settle down for the night on the city’s sidewalks. Also visible are...
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Julia Hanna
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/315047-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 615-072 Innovating with the Crowd No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/615072-PDF-ENG Harvard Business...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Commencement 2018 Address | About
my turn. But now it was Jim who goaded me on: “I dare you to do that again!” So, I threw again, and, believe it or not, dunked him a second time. The crowd thought this was hysterical, but the person who was laughing hardest of all was...
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- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
Life in modern India, despite all of the advances of the last decade, is still barely controlled chaos. On the crowded streets, camels and donkeys mix with handcarts, three-wheeled scooter taxis, massive Tata trucks, luxury cars, and...
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- 20 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All
buckle up, and general rule-breaking, like smoking in the bathroom. Popular explanations for bad behavior include crowded conditions, long delays, and shrinking seats. The researchers also evaluated other possible rage-inducing factors,...
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- 26 Jun 2012
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First Look: June 26
agents, for whom the relative value of the reward is higher. Second, contrary to existing laboratory evidence, financial incentives do not appear to crowd out intrinsic motivation in this setting. Third, non-financial rewards elicit...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Case for Studying Financial History
HISTORY LESSONS: Ferguson shares his views on the global financial crisis with an attentive crowd at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge. Professor Niall Ferguson, born in Glasgow and educated at Oxford and Cambridge universities, argues...
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