COST Control - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Nov 2009
What Do You Think?

What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?

economic model . The problem with this model is that we are greedy human beings." Paul Browne commented, "Capitalism as an economic ideology that confers control of productive institutions to the owners of capital is often at... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

24 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

and leadership. Results: Seventy-two frontline staff submitted 138 ideas addressing wide-ranging issues including patient experience, cost of care, workflow, utilization, and access. Two hundred forty-five participated in evaluation.... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem

have created, balancing their generosity with the need to keep some of that value for themselves. Achieving this balance may not be as easy as it seems. Keystone organizations must make sure that the value of their platforms, divided by the View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

22 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 22

impact of mourning rituals after losses-of loved ones, lovers, and lotteries-on mitigating grief. Participants who were directed to reflect on past rituals or who were assigned to complete novel rituals after experiencing losses reported lower levels of grief.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault

before.” “Today’s jobs are expanding in terms of what is expected of people, but the resources people get to do those jobs is not expanding” “In many companies today, people are being held accountable for measures that are much wider than the resources and the amount... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

26 Jun 2013
News

How a Trivial Pursuit Became a Significant Case

resources beyond his current control to pull the project together. He successfully raced to get TV Guide's TV Game distributed to both high-end and discount retailers (priced accordingly) in time for Christmas 1984—and just ahead of... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

20 Nov 2012
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First Look: November 20

Snack Foods, located in Austin, Texas, manufactures, markets, and distributes snack foods and frozen treats. The CEO is passionate about maximizing shareholder value and believes in keeping tight control over View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

strategy. You’ll explore common challenges that prevent or derail execution and learn how to design systems and structures that meet your organization’s strategic objectives. Highlights Making Tough Choices Performing the X-Test Using View Details

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why IT Does Matter

cost performance of IT technologies over the first forty years changed by roughly 107, and for the foreseeable future will continue to evolve at the same rate. That is in sharp contrast to a train, which after eighty years moved six times... View Details

Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan

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Cluster Studies - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

important new direction in economic policy, building on earlier efforts in macroeconomic stabilization, privatization, market opening, and reducing the costs of doing business. Cluster Mapping Jun 2017 Cluster Mapping as a Tool for... View Details

16 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

efficiency and cost minimization shall be accompanied by more attention toward a diversification and also of the currencies used for transactions. Question: What are some implications for policymakers? Answer: Here there is role for local... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First

Job openings in the United States continue to hover at record high levels, exacerbated by the Great Resignation and a sputtering emergence from the pandemic. Competition remains fierce among companies struggling to find qualified workers. Yet many employers,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

10 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone

company takes that create unintended consequences for others—can be good or bad. An example of a positive externality is reduced healthcare costs for everyone when employees are required to get COVID-19 vaccines. A negative externality... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

Controlling IT costs is an important financial priority for the School, and toward that end HBS has begun to shift toward software-as-a-service platforms rather than custom-developed applications. The School... View Details

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

Development Organization controlled by a federally recognized tribe.[27] There are also $550 million for Bureau of Reclamation domestic water supply projects,[28] which funds the planning and construction of water projects that are... View Details

29 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Delving Deeper into Development with the MBA/MPA-ID Program – a Q+A with Zainab Raji (MBA/MPA-ID 2022)

in Winter 2019 I joined Deloitte’s Risk Advisory practice in Atlanta shortly after graduating from Emory with the goal of deepening my accounting expertise. At Deloitte, I designed and tested risk controls for leading Enterprise... View Details

2017
Working Paper

Creating the Market for Organic Wine: Sulfites, Certification, and Green Values

By: Geoffrey Jones and Emily Grandjean

This working paper examines the history of organic wine, which provides a case study of failed category creation. The modern organic wine industry emerged during the 1970s in the United States and Western Europe, but it struggled to gain traction compared to other... View Details

Keywords: Product Launch; Failure; Problems and Challenges; Complexity; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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Doubling Down on Women’s Health Innovation and Leveraging the Private Sector in a Post-Roe v. Wade Era - Blog: Health Supplement

right to determine if and when to have children. No matter what one’s personal or religious views are, the impact will be felt by all - health systems and payors bearing costs from pregnancies now forced to continue, employers with more... View Details

26 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018

sellers' product spaces. We find evidence consistent with the former explanation: the likelihood of Amazon's entry is positively correlated with the popularity and customer ratings of third-party sellers' products. We also find that Amazon's entry reduces the shipping... View Details