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- 14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14
list of the most eminent psychological scientists, provide a broad range of insightful perspectives. This book is essential reading for students, researchers, and professionals interested in learning about the development of the biggest ideas in modern psychological... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2016 (Revised January 2018)
- Module Note
Strategy Execution Module 4: Organizing for Performance
By: Robert Simons
This module reading explores the implications of different business models on organization design. After discussing the distinction between units focused on work processes and those devoted to markets, the analysis provides insight as to when to organize businesses by... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Implementing Strategy; Execution; Customer Focused Organization; Specialization; Span Of Control; Span Of Accountability; Span Of Attention; Strategy; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure
Simons, Robert. "Strategy Execution Module 4: Organizing for Performance." Harvard Business School Module Note 117-104, September 2016. (Revised January 2018.)
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Dean Nitin Nohria | About
School through periods of innovation and challenges. December 2020 Steps Down as Dean of Harvard Business School After agreeing to stay on through the end of 2020 due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Dean Nohria was succeeded as Dean by... View Details
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
expenditures, to manage earnings to meet or beat key benchmarks. This paper examines this hypothesis by testing how different types of marketing expenditures are used to boost earnings for a durable commodity consumer product, which can... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Professor Laura Alfaro + More Info – Less Info Fueled by a series of recent political events and actors, anti-globalization has been growing. From the rise of political platforms pinning blame on openness to imports and immigration to the... View Details
- September 2012 (Revised September 2016)
- Background Note
Convertible Notes in Seed Financings
This note introduces convertible notes in angel financing. It begins by delineating the differences between a priced and non-priced round. It then describes a specific example of a convertible note, with attention paid to technical details regarding valuation caps. View Details
Nanda, Ramana, William R. Kerr, and Robert F. White. "Convertible Notes in Seed Financings." Harvard Business School Background Note 813-017, September 2012. (Revised September 2016.)
- 2012
- Working Paper
Average Marginal Income Tax Rates in New Zealand, 1907-2009
By: Debasis Bandyopadhyay, Robert J. Barro, Jeremy Couchman, Norman Gemmell, Gordon Y Liao and Fiona McAlister
Estimates of marginal tax rates (MTRs) faced by individual economic agents, and for various aggregates of taxpayers, are important for economists testing behavioural responses to changes in those tax rates. This paper reports estimates of a number of personal marginal... View Details
Bandyopadhyay, Debasis, Robert J. Barro, Jeremy Couchman, Norman Gemmell, Gordon Y Liao, and Fiona McAlister. "Average Marginal Income Tax Rates in New Zealand, 1907-2009." Working Paper, July 2012.
- 13 Mar 2018
- First Look
March 13, 2018
multidivisional enterprises that have diversified into related product lines. The present book aims to fill in this gap in the literature by adopting a coherent approach to this elusive subject. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
mechanism. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-055.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsJetBlue Airways: Deicing at Logan Airport Douglas Fearing and Robert S. HuckmanHarvard Business School Case 612-028 The case explores... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2018
- Article
The Effect of Cost Sharing on an Employee Weight Loss Program: A Randomized Trial
By: Leslie K. John, Andrea Troxel, William Yancy, Joelle Y. Friedman, Jingsan Zhu, Lin Yang, Robert Galvin, Karen Miller-Kovach, Scott Halpern, George Loewenstein and Kevin Volpp
Purpose: We tested the effects of employer subsidies on employee enrollment, attendance, and weight loss in a nationally-available weight management program.
Design: A randomized trial tested the impact of employer subsidy: 100%; 80% 50% and a hybrid 50% subsidy... View Details
Design: A randomized trial tested the impact of employer subsidy: 100%; 80% 50% and a hybrid 50% subsidy... View Details
Keywords: Affordable Care Act (ACA); Subsidies; Weight Loss; Obesity; Incentives; Behavioral Economics; Motivation and Incentives; Behavior; Health Disorders; Health Care and Treatment; Compensation and Benefits; United States
John, Leslie K., Andrea Troxel, William Yancy, Joelle Y. Friedman, Jingsan Zhu, Lin Yang, Robert Galvin, Karen Miller-Kovach, Scott Halpern, George Loewenstein, and Kevin Volpp. "The Effect of Cost Sharing on an Employee Weight Loss Program: A Randomized Trial." American Journal of Health Promotion 32, no. 1 (January 2018): 170–176.
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Case Studies - Social Impact Collaboratory
Ford Foundation (A) (220026) by Shawn Cole , Michael Norris and T. Robert Zochowski FEBRUARY 2020 (REVISED JANUARY 2022) Darren Walker and his staff have been preparing for months to present the final... View Details
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Recommended Reading - Advancing Racial Equity
campus change strategies for achieving equitable outcomes. Drawing from campus-based research projects sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities and the Center for Urban Education at the University of Southern... View Details
- 11 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 11
Sustainable Evaluation System Strategy By: Eccles, Robert G., and Peijun Duan Abstract—China's sustainable development faces three challenges: first, the follow-up momentum of sustainable economic growth and economic transformation is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- January 2012 (Revised May 2013)
- Case
Integrated Assurance at Philips Electronics N.V.
By: Robert G. Eccles and Daniela Saltzman
Philips Electronics is a leader in integrated reporting. In 2010 it produced its third generation report. Since its first report in 2008, Philips' integrated reports and its integrated reporting website had grown in sophistication. In planning for its integrated report... View Details
Eccles, Robert G., and Daniela Saltzman. "Integrated Assurance at Philips Electronics N.V." Harvard Business School Case 412-054, January 2012. (Revised May 2013.)
- 07 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 7, 2006
"Washington Crossing the Delaware" in Düsseldorf. The article narrates how by means of various cooperative efforts growing out of a sense of paternal social engagement, which we would today call corporate social responsibility,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
makers, HBS faculty members, and leading HBS alumni to examine and reflect on the events of the fall of 2008. In preparation for this event, the Behavioral Finance and Financial Stability Project (BFFS) at HBS conducted the 2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey.... View Details
- April 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
By: Robert G. Eccles and David Lane
As CEO of leading executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles for the past 18 months, Kevin Kelly was pleased with his accomplishments so far but concerned about threats he perceived to Heidrick's position at the highest levels of the executive search business. In... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Recruitment; Disruptive Innovation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Employment Industry; Service Industry
Eccles, Robert G., and David Lane. "Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 408-066, April 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
advertising market—one that suffers quite a different set of problems. Display advertising systems place ads-typically, rectangular "banners"—on the majority of popular web sites. Though display ads are widespread, they are also troubled—ignored View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 8
structural estimation methods. Our results confirm the belief expressed by industry experts that in the fast-food drive-thru industry, customers trade off price and waiting time. More interestingly, our estimates indicate that consumers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2013 (Revised August 2024)
- Exercise
Process Analytics Simulation: Solutions
A set of exercises and instructions to be used with the Process Simulator software made by Pro Model. These exercises allow students to investigate the impact of variable processing times on the performance of simple in-line processes. Includes color exhibits. View Details
Huckman, Robert S., Aizan Radzi, Willy Shih, Roy D. Shapiro, and Michael W. Toffel. "Process Analytics Simulation: Solutions." Harvard Business School Exercise 614-029, September 2013. (Revised August 2024.)