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The Design of Online Advertising Markets
By: Benjamin Edelman
Because the market for online advertising is both new and fast-changing, participants experiment with all manner of variations. Should an advertiser's payment reflect the number of times an ad was shown, the number of times it was clicked, the number of sales that...
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Misleading and Fraudulent Advertising;
Online Advertising;
Price;
Market Design;
Measurement and Metrics;
Sales;
Motivation and Incentives;
Internet and the Web
Edelman, Benjamin. "The Design of Online Advertising Markets." Chap. 15 in The Handbook of Market Design, edited by Nir Vulkan, Alvin E. Roth, and Zvika Neeman. Oxford University Press, 2013.
- October 2005 (Revised December 2006)
- Case
Magazine Luiza: Building a Retail Model of "Courting the Poor"
By: Frances X. Frei and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
Describes the innovative retail model of the Brazilian firm Magazine Luiza. Magazine Luiza enables low-income consumer credit by applying a flexible and nuanced evaluation system. Additionally, its dedication to customer service, employee motivation, and progressive...
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Motivation and Incentives;
Information Technology;
Income;
Innovation and Management;
Success;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Credit;
Retail Industry;
Brazil
Frei, Frances X., and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. Magazine Luiza: Building a Retail Model of "Courting the Poor". Harvard Business School Case 606-048, October 2005. (Revised December 2006.)
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=39914 Incentives for Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Reputations By: Exley, Christine L. Abstract—Do monetary incentives encourage volunteering? Or, do they...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
By Invitation Only: How We Built Gilt and Changed the Way Millions Shop by Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (both MBA 2004) (Portfolio) The founders of Gilt Groupe reveal how they built the web’s most famous fusion of high tech and high fashion. Sample sales...
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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Research Brief: Weatherproofing Renewables
expected when you’re counting on the sun to shine or the wind to blow. Renewables account for 35 percent of global energy use. If we’re going to see that figure increase, governments around the world can play a major role in building the right View Details
- 07 Aug 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Governance Through Shame and Aspiration: Index Creation and Corporate Behavior in Japan
- 22 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Earth Day: Recent Research on Sustainability
Environmental Performance: The Effect of Incentive Provision on Carbon EmissionsResearch has shown that reducing carbon emissions and exhibiting good environmental performance are important for corporations. But how exactly are these...
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- 05 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Taking Learning Beyond the Classroom
stakeholders and discussed the potential role of policy regulations and incentives in helping companies reach net zero goals. The next day, students were invited to a question-and-answer session with Heather Henriksen, Harvard...
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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Where Are They Now?
in management control systems through research focused on the various issues related to the design and effects of performance measurement, evaluation and incentive systems, and, more recently, corporate control and governance systems. “In...
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- 26 Jan 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Relative Performance Benchmarks: Do Boards Get It Right?
- September 1998 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Discovery Health (A)
A South African health insurance company undertakes a redesign of its prescription drug coverage policy in light of its experiences with Prozac.
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Motivation and Incentives;
Service Delivery;
Insurance;
Health Care and Treatment;
Insurance Industry;
South Africa
Chun, Samuel S., and Shaun Matisson. "Discovery Health (A)." Harvard Business School Case 599-046, September 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
- November 2008 (Revised January 2010)
- Teaching Note
Stone Finch, Inc.: Young Division, Old Division (Brief Case)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Elizabeth Collins
Teaching Note for 3214
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- 18 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Words Get in the Way: The Failure of Fiscal Language
accounting does, and in terms that are the same no matter what labeling convention one adopts. "We aren't being nihilistic," says Kotlikoff. "There are real government policies that affect the distribution of spending power across and within generations,...
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by Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund?
in part for their own enrichment. As one might imagine, he is not popular with many of his peers in the mutual fund industry. To combat these practices, he has been perhaps the strongest advocate for indexed (vs. managed) funds as well as management View Details
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by James Heskett
- 17 Sep 2018
- Blog Post
My Summer as a Venture Capitalist
tap a Core Partner who has experience running sales teams who will support the company for a few hours a month, or even take a more active role if needed. To align incentives with the founders, shares are given to Core Partners from...
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Venture Capital / Private Equity
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Awards | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
All requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Honorarium, gifts, or financial incentive payments are not eligible for grant funding (including gift certificates, chocolates, etc.). Meals, per diems, and stipends are not eligible...
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- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
achieve price parity with diesel trucks in 2023, five years sooner than previously forecasted. This is leading to big investments by EV battery manufacturers in the US, as well as fleet electrification investment opportunities. While most of the IRA takes the form of...
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- 31 May 2016
- First Look
May 31, 2016
prize, generate a threefold increase in participation compared to non-pecuniary incentives alone, such as prestige or recognition. Participation is also increased by a solicitation appealing to improving the workplace. However,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019
more important than when information is monopolized by the government. If not constrained, government’s monopoly control of information, combined with its incentives to shape support for its policies, may at some times and in some ways...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
streamline production processes, lower costs, produce better quality products, gain a first-mover advantage, and enhance their global competitiveness. Properly designed government regulation, Porter believes, can provide incentives for...
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