Filter Results:
(2,230)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(2,230)
- People (5)
- News (417)
- Research (1,455)
- Events (16)
- Multimedia (21)
- Faculty Publications (853)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(2,230)
- People (5)
- News (417)
- Research (1,455)
- Events (16)
- Multimedia (21)
- Faculty Publications (853)
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize
trading has been beneficial. Derivatives serve as a form of sophisticated "adapters," he said, linking economic systems together and helping to bring about a unified world economy. They have also brought about vast reductions in costs by connecting these systems with... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
New Chairman Updates Development in MBA Program
provide more efficient and customized services. What are some of the changes in the Admissions area? This year we are putting more resources into marketing - both to the world in general and, in particular, to underrepresented groups that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Patrick Moreton
small towns. But Wal-Mart’s success suggests that the benefits of this type of consolidation — efficiencies related to being big — outweigh its costs, at least in the eyes of individual consumers, who apparently see it as a net gain.... View Details
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
depth against scope of MSP functions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-115.pdf Proprietary vs. Open Two-Sided Platforms and Social Efficiency Author:Andrei Hagiu Abstract This paper identifies a fundamental economic... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, July 11
teams to win, but also to lay odds for other punters to back. This business model allows punters to cut out the middleman of the bookmaker and leads to a much more efficient two-sided market. Betfair.com's domination of the betting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
(albeit still contrary to merchants' interests), foregoing the efficiencies of specialization in favor of the better incentives of a company's staff. We consider implications for marketing of online affiliate programs and for online... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 27
Boston mechanism. Both results have important implications for the efficiency and the stability of the mechanisms. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-093.pdf Network Effects in Countries' Adoption of IFRS... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
economic theory of GAAP under the assumption that GAAP's objective is to facilitate efficient capital allocation within an economy. The theory predicts that GAAP, as shaped by the economic forces of demand for and supply of financial... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change
analyze data as it comes in so that you can confirm or reorient your strategy, if necessary. That way, you can align your tactical decisions with your larger objectives. The more efficiently you manage this process, the more up to date... View Details
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care
stifle competition, which in turn slows quality and efficiency improvements that would otherwise benefit all patients. Without service-by-service competition, costs spiral ever higher while quality lags. The cost of dysfunctional... View Details
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
tracking configuration changes will pay off over the long run. As many companies discovered with quality management and industrial safety programs, perceptions of tradeoffs between security and productivity are often incorrect. Security concerns can drive operational... View Details
- Web
Executive Education Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
your organization's strategic agenda. Key Benefits Focused on improving the quality and delivery of health care, Value Measurement for Health Care provides more efficient and more cost-effective approaches to measuring patient outcomes,... View Details
- 03 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The State of Customer Service Leadership
to improved efficiency and productivity. Yet you write that there are dangers in overdoing it. How so? Schlesinger: Technology can be used effectively to replace low-contact service work. But when Starbucks introduced a faster, larger... View Details
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers
studying the broader consequences of reform. We have some preliminary evidence that reforms provide multinationals with assurances that encourage the use of more efficient global production arrangements. In developing countries that... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #3: Keith Kinch, BlocPower
with an employer pool that we’ve helped to create that hires locally. We’re creating a training network that’s more efficient and provides better opportunities for actual jobs.” At a March 16th American Clean Energy Leadership Symposium,... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
performance. In summary, the polarized claims that corporate voluntary regulation represents a win-win opportunity-or constitutes a smokescreen that allows firms to operate with less regulatory oversight-are misguided. Instead, the key to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit
reason that the UK has been able to attract top Japanese and German company investment is that it is both a relatively efficient place to do business and one with access to the broader EU market. Companies in the United States have also... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 20
efficiency and traceability of the global food system. This case focuses on how best to implement this new system and respect the privacy of the ultimate consumer, and the teaching purpose is to analyze the impact of EPC on the global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 24
assumptions, so that correcting for the former-a primary focus of the ICC literature-is insufficient by itself. From these findings, I argue that the choice between ICCs and realized returns involves a tradeoff between bias and efficiency... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 6
efficiencies and lower costs. Publisher's link: http://people.hbs.edu/asheen/consumer%20mergers%206-28-13.pdf Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 413-013 Women MBAs at Harvard Business School: 1962-2012 Eight women... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino