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29 Sep 2009
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First Look: September 29

to be the most efficient. The central insight of the theory is that each method offers a different way of aligning decision-making authority with valuable "specific knowledge" inside the organization. The theory suggests that View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Apr 2011
What Do You Think?

When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?

them lack of public credit for prevention (as opposed to recovery), political opposition to preemptive actions, and the sheer cost of insuring against meltdowns (Phil Clark). David Physick responds with questions: "Is the question... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

15 Mar 2016
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March 15, 2016

Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50752 Voter Registration Costs and Disenfranchisement: Experimental Evidence from France By: Braconnier, Celine, Jean-Yves Dormagen, and Vincent Pons Abstract—A large-scale... View Details

2022
White Paper

The Options Multiplier: Decoding the CareerWise Youth Apprentice Journey

By: Joseph B. Fuller, Rachel Lipson, Farah Mallah, Girish Pendse and Rachel Snyder

As more Americans question the appeal of costly higher education programs, earn-and-learn models, like apprenticeship, are attracting increasing attention from policymakers and employers alike. While apprenticeship is widespread in many parts of Europe,... View Details

Keywords: Apprenticeship; Higher Education; Training; Personal Development and Career; Cost vs Benefits; Success; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms

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15 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

The U.S. health care industry is unique in that despite the presence of significant competition, which usually drives increased value through decreased costs and improved quality, the nature of the competition in health care has been... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

02 Jul 2013
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personal connections amongst U.S. politicians have a significant impact on Senate voting behavior. Networks based on alumni connections between politicians are consistent predictors of voting behavior. We estimate sharp measures that View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

13 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative

think the chances of a government plan supplanting private options are slim," he writes. But the existence of both public and private insurance plans might provide enough competition to improve overall value for patients. Professor Michael Porter cautions that a public... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

15 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Growing Pains: Prescriptions for U.S. Health Care

at its upper end." Christensen sees the same pattern in health care. Sophisticated procedures and treatments, along with an abundance of highly trained professionals, have combined to drive costs out of sight. Today's general... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

30 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Reflecting on my service

$4,000,000 of equipment and challenged to become fluent in Pashto. By twenty-two, I was part of a small team leading hundreds of men on the battlefield, conducting dozens of raids and capturing Taliban leaders to destabilize the insurgency. Unfortunately, the most... View Details

01 Dec 2001
News

BOOK: Ruling the Waves

in their early stages, to threaten governmental control and authority. While aspects of its power may indeed be diminished, government inevitably survives these apparent challenges, Spar observes, because the state provides "the property... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

16 May 2011
Research & Ideas

What Loyalty? High-End Customers are First to Flee

service quality are more or less immune from the high-end challenger. These findings suggest that before mounting a counterattack on a competitor's incursion, it's important to understand your customer priorities and your business's place along the service View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Jun 2022
News

Case Study: Glass Half Full

extensions that would justify the heavy investment necessary to build a brand outside of Amazon. The question is whether there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Should Humpierres risk leaving Amazon in order to retain more control of the... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

17 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 17

(2012) Abstract This paper summarizes research trends and opportunities in the area of managing air transportation demand and capacity. Capacity constraints and resulting congestion and low schedule reliability currently impose large View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 27, 2009

control on the part of the primary agent. Experiment 2B indicates that reflective moral judgment is sensitive to indirect agency, but only to the extent that indirectness signals reduced foreknowledge and/or control. Experiment 3... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy

maintained his control in part by creating a banking system that functioned more as a kind of investment club, Maurer says. Local businessmen would agree to lend each other money to finance one another's companies, while also selling... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

30 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 30

recognizes that contingent debt can be associated with incentive problems and lack of commitment. Thus, the benefits of unexpected inflation are tempered by higher interest rates. We obtain that costs from inflation more than offset the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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From the CFO - Financial Report 2015

School’s operating margins as the fixed costs associated with its strategic initiatives continue to increase. One of our financial planning goals is for HBS to serve as a living model of a well-run organization—consistent with the skills,... View Details

01 Jan 2002
News

Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)

demand and thus make Esquel's production planning as efficient as possible. Advances in engineering-from conserving natural resources such as energy and water to computerized color matching in the dyeing process-ensure considerable cost... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Truth Be Told

“cash for information” may not be the right way to talk about it, because it comes across as if someone is making a lot of money without any costs. It’s more like an insurance payment. Whistleblowers incur a lot of costs and get some... View Details

Keywords: April White; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

02 Oct 2008
What Do You Think?

Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?

to have cost citizens about $200 billion, a sum that went to those who were more expert at determining value than the government's representatives. The proposal would have immediate effects, but they might not be as noticeable to "Main... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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