Subjective Value Of Money - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

report beliefs closer to those that favor the workings of a free market. Examples include materialist and individualist beliefs (such as the belief that money is important for happiness or the belief that... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 1

theories: in the language of March (1991), clustering promotes exploration in information space but decreases exploration in solution space. Previous research, generally focusing on only one of those two... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 1997
News

Manager's Notebook

one time, consumers readily shared personal information. Recently, however, many customers have begun to bristle when asked personal questions. They wonder: Who else is privy to this information? What's in it for me? In their 1996 working paper, "The Real View Details

Keywords: Judith Ross

08 Mar 2016
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March 8, 2016

subjective value, persuasion, and attention. We discuss how an understanding of these mechanisms can be used to better elucidate various elements of consumer psychology. We... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Jessica Kramer

up in fifteen years doing the same thing. Eventually, I realized the values of the people surrounding me were not my own. When you’re trading financial assets, you’re moving View Details

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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog

era where our notions of ‘value’ and money itself would be redefined, were under house arrest for fraud. Further in the background, a quiet revolution has been taking place in reengineering life itself.... View Details

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs

navigate conflicts both external and internal. Today, more than ever, markets exert continual pressure on organizations to cut costs and return capital to the bottom line, but building value demands that much View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

01 Dec 2000
News

Taiwan Club President Thrives on Region's Entrepreneurial Energy

high-tech-driven economy and his role as president of the Harvard Business School Club of Taiwan. "If you have a good idea, there is venture money available," he continued.... View Details

22 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

Name Your Price. Really.

galleries. But there was a catch: I couldn't just put my money in a slot; I had to stand in line with everyone else, many of whom were paying the suggested donation of $15.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

12 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

Does Your HQ Operation Fit With Corporate Strategy?

size of a company's headquarters—it could be that profitable companies waste their money on large headquarters—but it does suggest that companies should not necessarily be looking to minimize the size View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

31 Jan 2012
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First Look: Jan. 31

with a decrease in debt-equity conflicts of interest. The changes are isolated to firms relatively closer to default. The ruling was also followed by an increase in average leverage and a reduction in covenant use. Finally, we estimate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

30 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 30, 2015

employee, and as a result leaders hire for attitude and train for skills; (5) effective operating strategies have to create value for employees, customers and investors, so leaders ensure the achievement of... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission

addition to avoiding interpersonal strife, Los Andes was more successful than BancoSol in avoiding mission drift. By the turn of the century, Los Andes had both lower average loans and a lower percentage of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2008
News

In Africa, Porter Sees Lessons for Health Care

practices to understand principles,” Porter has said. As part of that effort, and emerging from his trip, Porter and several GHD colleagues have written a case study, “HIV Care in Rwanda,” that was the View Details

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2006
News

Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum

the unique juncture at which the United States now finds itself, with many speakers urging their audience to get involved in the issues of the day. The event also featured some twenty sessions led by HBS faculty on a variety View Details

Daniel P. Tully

Believing that two of Merrill’s biggest problems were complacency and arrogance, Tully’s first task as CEO of the large investment bank was to achieve a value system that... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Mar 2004
News

David Horgan: Iraqi Briefing, 21st November, 2003

create only the illusion of transparency - while delaying work. Donations yield reduced value because of inefficiency and security costs. A worse problem surrounds Madrid... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

10 Feb 2016
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: New Insights into Career Development

Few of us want to take less money to move to another organization, but Boris Groysberg and Abhijit Naik point to research that shows hooking up with the right manager—whether in sports or business—can... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

25 Feb 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs by Linda J. Bilmes (MBA 1984) Routledge In Valuing U.S. National Parks and Programs, author Linda J. Bilmes develops a... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

Short Takes

Green Stuff: Value, Risk, and Environmental Management Environmental issues increasingly influence companies in their approach to fundamental business concerns. How these matters play out in terms of corporate behavior is the View Details

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