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- 23 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 23
measured by the maximum Sharpe ratio achievable. We propose a model in which menu setters differ in their ability to preselect the menu. We show that when the cost of increasing the menu size is sufficiently small, a lower-ability menu setter View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Money (Actually) Can Buy Happiness
greater overall satisfaction with their lives. One of the things we are working on now is understanding how decisions about time, money, and happiness play out in the context of romantic relationships. What is the optimal way you and your... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 26 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 26
stocking decision, our model is generalizable to other types of capacity investment decisions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-105.pdf Heterogeneity and Optimal Capital Income Taxation Authors:Mikhail Golosov, Maxim... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Career Coach
Jill Huggett
experience enables Jill to fully appreciate the many challenges one faces throughout their career. Jill's coaching style is realistic, practical and applicable. She coaches people to strive for the optimal outcome and persist until... View Details
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- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
and the size and quality of the menu. We show that when the cost of increasing the size of the menu is sufficiently small, low-ability menu setters optimally offer more items in the menu than high-ability menu setters. Nevertheless, the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Portrait Project
Kevin Mohr
I would like to write a book filled with love, comedy, episodes of tragedy, and obstacles that are heroically overcome. My book will be rather easy to write because most of the stories will come from my own life, and the people who read my book will not be able to put... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Bart Harvey: Opportunities for Others
even as he enjoyed a successful career as a high-flying real-estate dealmaker at Dean Witter Reynolds. Then he was introduced to the late James Rouse, the visionary developer who founded the Enterprise Foundation in 1982. "Jim Rouse imparted to me the gift of his joy... View Details
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Behavioral Economists Can Make You a Healthier Consumer and Smarter Marketer
Click Here If people made purely rational decisions, life might be much easier for marketers in selling products and services. But few of us are that rational. Instead, our decisions are based on illogical biases such as loss aversion and over View Details
Keywords: by Amelia Kunhardt
- 06 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Van den Ende Rozen: Greenhouse Rose Production
Decarbonization and Sustainable Production, our group visited Van den Ende Rozen, a family business located in Monster, near The Hague and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The company leverages greenhouse technology and digitalization to View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
choices to optimally guide the other choices." This definition captures the idea of strategy as the core of an intended course of action that is potentially flexible and adaptive. It coincides with the equilibrium outcome of a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 08 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Women Negotiating in the New Millenium
goals, Riley replied, "I just wish these women would set higher goals, and tell themselves, 'There's a chance I'm not asking for enough.'... A bit of buoyed optimism pays off." Valley suggested getting more experience through an... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Information Management | Baker Library
and effectively, optimizing the experience for end users. We provide enhanced search, findability, and user behavior analysis for the many information products (websites, newsletters, articles, databases, etc.) across HBS. What we can... View Details
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
parameter is calibrated to local interest rates. A quantitative exercise calibrated to Brazil finds welfare gains of the optimal fiscal policy to be economically substantial, and the optimal rule to not... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Jan 2014
- Case
Rail Transportation in the United States
BNSF, CSX, and Norfolk Southern. Today, by most measures, freight rail is doing better than ever, while passenger rail faces significant challenges—though it is clear that numerous pain points and bottlenecks interfere with optimal use of... View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 14 Sep 2017
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
Why Competition in the Politics Industry Is Failing America
It is often said that "Washington is broken," but this reflects a common misunderstanding of the problem. Washington isn't broken--it is delivering exactly what its currently designed to deliver. The problem is that our political system is no longer designed to serve... View Details
- Portrait Project
Myoung Cha
To be changed by the world around me. Many people come to HBS to "change the world." I was one of those people. But I have come to realize that it is HBS that has changed me. I have learned how to optimize a cranberry factory,... View Details
- 24 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Internship In Action
and optimizing internal resources to increase profitability. Thanks to the empowering management at work, the amazing office culture, the great friendships, and the beautiful places I’ve had the chance to visit in the region, I could not... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- Profile
John Bracaglia
launching a business, but HBS has everything you need – it's very enticing. I at least want to explore the possibilities." Whatever happens in the next few years, John "wants to be involved in research that optimizes the good in... View Details
- Profile
Alika Phipps
Ratings and Capital Structure Advisory Group, “advising clients on the optimal capital structure to maintain a favorable credit rating. JP Morgan was a great experience. But although I gained a lot of expertise in finance, I was missing... View Details
- 24 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco
the career opportunities for MBAs that want to make a big impact on climate. Alumni entrepreneurs, investors, and operators gathered after the panel to network with one another. I met alumni working in a vast array of companies such as a trucking logistics company... View Details