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- 15 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 15, 2008
because many allocators now keep the entire endowment for themselves (without playing the lottery). In our standard dictator game, the median transfer amounts to 41% of the dictators' endowment. Once the lottery option is present, the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008
its exit options from this investment? Should it go in deeper and acquire a larger stake as a "first" step towards an exit? To complicate matters further, JPMP was now managing its Global Fund, whereas its existing stake in the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018
methods for exploring layoff alternatives (such as furloughs, retraining, and reassignments), and determine options for three scenarios: a healthy present, short-term volatility, and an uncertain future. As firms like AT&T, Michelin,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 3
Case 713-536 Jamba Juice (A) James White, the new CEO of Jamba Juice, has successfully averted bankruptcy and must now decide the future path for Jamba Juice, the leader in the smoothie and fresh bar industry. This two-part case presents the various strategic View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jan 2009
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First Look: January 27, 2009
differences between the preferences people anticipate they will have over a series of options in the future and their subsequent revealed preferences over those options. Using a novel panel data set, we analyze the film rental and return... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 29, 2008
investment options available to participants. In practice, most plan sponsors have chosen to offer a menu of plain vanilla mutual funds plus company stock. Thus mutual funds have become the main retirement investment vehicle in the United... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Best Place for Retirement Funds
consumers? Do you think the number of options in this category will increase in the future? A: There are a variety of other tax-favored savings vehicles. For example, there are now tax-advantaged savings vehicles that focus on saving for... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 13 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13
Laoye must decide which of these options offers the greatest growth opportunities. In addition, as her company grows, she must decide how best to structure the payer and provider aspects of her business in a way that maximizes synergies... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases
agreement, learn to quickly regain one's footing when challenged, and develop an appreciation for why her request might be resisted. These negotiations entail skill not only at assessing which options might lead to mutually acceptable... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?
between book and tax income, and yet this disparity has been growing. Other factors such as the peculiar accounting treatment of stock option compensation and differential treatment of overseas income, subsidiary income, and pension... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17
three options to address this threat: doing nothing, licensing the focal IP ex ante, and paying agents to stay loyal. His optimal choice depends on external parameters-the share of untrustworthy agents in the population, the intensity of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 22 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
VELUX only invests in funds (as opposed to direct investments) and must now decide on fund selection criteria and on specific fund investment options that have been presented to them. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017
that the time was now to capitalize on the trust that the platform had built with its members and explore adjacent opportunities. The options in front of them represented a wide variety of ways to grow, but how should the team prioritize... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 1
integrated Chinese pharmaceutical conglomerate, was considering its strategic options in the context of a rapidly evolving industry, policy, and economic environment. The company-essentially a collection of subsidiaries operating under a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 6, 2007
with one of the top-tier telecommunications equipment vendors. Both options require some investment in order to be profitable. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807058 Tiberg Co. Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
Survival usually required some degree of “restructuring the organization.” A real estate CEO provided an example: “We had the option to shut down our hotel business but decided to keep it open and offer it as housing to international... View Details
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
optional for a transaction, including travel booking networks, restaurant ordering services, online rebate services, and some kinds of insurance. Overall, the researchers find that price coherence actually leads to inflated retail prices,... View Details
- 05 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
It’s Alive! Business Scholars Turn to Experimental Research
a popular ride, they had the option of purchasing a photo of themselves enjoying the ride. For the experiment, some visitors were told upon purchase that half of the photo proceeds would go to a charity. The results showed that visitors... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 10 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 10
DeckingerHarvard Business School Case 110-035 This case illustrates a comprehensive valuation of a firm specializing in the "speed dating" niche of the dating/entertainment industry. The founders of HurryDate, a small, privately held firm, are considering... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 20, 2007
after 1989. Also describes the various options open to coffee producers, including recartelization, diversification, fair trade, and selling to boutique markets, the strategy of the Thousand Hills Coffee Co. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace